Love and Parapsychology
In 1984, Joseph Friedman published an essay titled "Love and Parapsychology" in the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research (Vol 52, No 796, pp. 253-260). I have condensed his essay below, as I believe... More »
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In 1984, Joseph Friedman published an essay titled "Love and Parapsychology" in the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research (Vol 52, No 796, pp. 253-260). I have condensed his essay below, as I believe... More »
For fifteen years, between 1986 and 2001, I hosted my own national, public television series -- Thinking Allowed . But, CNBC is an entirely different animal. On Thinking Allowed, I conducted half-hour, uninterrupted discussions with... More »
We live at a time when, it seems, heroes are becoming harder to identify. Cynicism is on the rise. Most of our gurus, we discover, have feet of lead. So, I am happy to say... More »
One of my mentors, and in my view, a hero in modern parapsychology is Professor Charles T. Tart. You can visit his website . I think you'll enjoy reading his "Archive of Scientist's Transcendental Experiences."... More »
It's been six weeks since I last posted to this blog. During that period, I've been traveling and had a fascinating visit to Warsaw, Poland. I've also had some elective surgery (which, perhaps, will become... More »
Scientists or Shamans: The Schism Within Parapsychology (From Chapter One of Psi Development Systems ) As has been pointed out in the previous section, the critics of parapsychology have frequently confused the scientific study of... More »
Zaadster, Jacob Gorban , has posed a number of excellent questions to me regarding my work in parapsychology. I have listed them below, with my answers: Jacob: On your site you're telling the story how... More »
Alan Vaughan Training [From Chapter Three of Psi Development Systems ] Alan Vaughan has one of the better test records among psi practitioners in the United States. His talents are described in Dream Telepathy (1973),... More »
Milan Ryzl Training Program [From Chapter Three of Psi Development Systems ] This program deserves special attention since Dr. Ryzl is a member of the Parapsychological Association and has also published articles about psychic training... More »
Repeatability, Fraud and A Priori Objections [From Chapter One of Psi Development Systems ] In 1971, Ransom surveyed criticisms of the parapsychology research published since 1940. The foremost of these criticisms was the non-repeatability of... More »