…the perception prevalant among many sceptics that the phenomenon is an artefact of neurological and psychological factors, shaped by culture. An opposing view, suggested independently by reincarnation and mediumistic research, is that aspects of mentality held in the subconscious mind, such as emotions, skills, preferences and habits, carry over from…
…Targ’s complex Minkowski space models and May’s Decision Augmentation Theory. Dossey argues that demonstrating nonlocal consciousness effects would fundamentally transform scientific understanding, as nonlocal consciousness implies infinitude in space and time.2Dossey (2002). Cellular Memory, NDEs and Reincarnation Following cases of transplant recipients reportedly acquiring donor characteristics, the ‘cellular memory’ hypothesis…
…described the effect as negative. Over 65% noted a positive belief in reincarnation – much above the general American statistic of 27%. This finding aligns with earlier follow-up studies carried out in Lebanon and Sri Lanka.1Pehlivanova et al (2024). Parental Responses In the DOPS database of past-life memory investigations Cozzolino…
…of special interest because it can produce visible physiological evidence, as mentioned above. It is now possible both to record telepathy instrumentally as it happens, and to observe its after-effects. There have been detailed studies of purported reincarnations involving twins,22Wehrstein (https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/twins-reincarnation-research2019). but despite more than two centuries of well documented…
…Prophecies in Helping Relationships by G. Smale (1977). Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 49, 545-56. Psi: Scientific Studies of the Psychic Realm by C.T. Tart (1978). Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 49, 758-89. Cases of the Reincarnation Type, Vol. II: Ten Cases in Sri Lanka, by…
…Rio de Janeiro. His investigations also covered Kardecist Spiritism, in which he claimed a ‘sympathetic interest’. Playfair’s The Flying Cow (1975) describes psychical research in Brazil, with chapters on Chico Xavier, Mirabelli, Arigo, Edivaldo and others, as well as poltergeist, survival and reincarnation cases. The biological organizing model explored by…
…and Eusapia Palladino from attacks by sceptics.6For instance, Barrington (1992, 1994). Possession and Reincarnation Cases In 2005, Barrington reported an investigation in Hungary of Iris Farczady, a teenage girl who had undergone a dramatic change of personality, becoming that of a recently-deceased middle-aged Spanish woman who called herself Lucia and…
…of Besant’s works see here. For a detailed list of Besant’s articles see here. For a detailed list of Besant’s editorials see here. Selected Books Reincarnation (1892). London: Theosophical Publishing Society. Death and After (1893). London: H.P.B. Press. Annie Besant: An Autobiography (1893). London: T. Fisher Unwin. The Ancient Wisdom:…
…such as memory or powers of concentration’, and that to explain ‘the narrowness’ of such talents it is important to ‘appeal to learning’. Some parapsychologists, by contrast, have considered such cases as possible evidence of reincarnation and past life memories.19Tayo (2011), 24. Roberto R. Narváez Literature Addington Bruce, H. (1912)….
