The idea that ‘something leaves the body’ during an out-of-body experience (OBE) has a long history in the literatures of spiritualistic and psychical research. ‘Projection’ theories suggesting that consciousness can function outside of the physical body and the idea that OBEs supported the notion of postmortem survival were common from…
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…insert. Clinching testimony came from eyewitnesses who had seen the plane was hit in the engine, which exploded in a ball of fire before it crashed, confirming James’s account.9E.g., John Richardson; see Leininger & Leininger (2009), 217. A unit logbook recording the crash can now be viewed online (scroll to…
…the Advancement of Postmaterialist Sciences.4Schwartz et al. (2020). In 1971, Schwartz began working for the American government, writing speeches for President Richard Nixon, Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger, and US Navy commanders.5Schwartz (n.d.). He was one of a small group that transformed the American armed forces from ‘a racist, elitist,…
Field-based psychical research in late twentieth-century Britain found one of its most energetic advocates in Montague Keen (1925–2004), a journalist-turned-farmer who investigated crop circles, dowsing and physical mediumship. His work reflects a strong preference for real-world case inquiry and survival-focused investigation over laboratory-based approaches. Keen investigated crop circles in the…
…March, 349-51. De Morgan, A. (1863). Preface to “C. D.” [Elizabeth De Morgan], From Matter to Spirit. The Result of Ten Years’ Experience in Spirit Manifestation. Intended as a Guide to Enquirers (v-xlv). London: Longman & Co. Faraday, M. (1859). Experimental Researches in Chemistry and Physics. London: Richard Taylor and…
…(1986). In 1994, Antonia Mills contributed data from three other first nations in British Columbia, the Gitxsan, Beaver and Witsuwit’en.2Mills (1994), 242-46. That same year, Richard Slobodin supplied data for the Kutchin (Gwitchen) of the Canadian Northwest Territories.3Slobodin (1994), 141, 147. We also have figures on some variables for Brazil.4Haraldsson…
…channel HBO and carried out by a CSI (CSICOP) team consisting of Hyman, Andrew Skolnick and Richard Wiseman. In the first test, Demkina interacted with six patients in her usual manner, impressing five out of six of them with her accuracy. However, Hyman and his colleagues argued that she could…
…has been nominated by three Directors b) who has been elected by a unanimous vote of the Membership Committee.14http://www.parapsych.org/join_the_pa.aspx Currently, Honorary Membership has been given to only four people: Richard Adams, Lisette Coly, Robert Franklin, and Luis Portela. All members receive access to the Journal of Parapsychology and Mindfield. Members…
