A preview of Dean Radin’s new book, Supernormal, Uri Geller’s life as a Cold War spy, the Society for Psychical Research’s first president gets an iris named after him, and the International Association for the Study of Dreams annual Psi Dream Game goes public, in this edition of Psi in the News!
- August 1-4, 2013, the World Institute for Scientific Exploration is hosting the International Conference on Life Energy in Viterbo, Italy. (WISE)
- Italy will be awash in anomalous science this summer with the 56th Annual Parapsychological Association Conference being held a few days later, August 8-11, in Viterbo as well. (Convene)
- Remote Viewers NYC is hosting a 3 hr Remote Viewing seminar on June 29th. (Remote Viewers NYC)
- The European Journal of Parapsychology is available for free download back to 2004 (European Journal of Parapsychology)
- Our friends at the Windbridge Research Institute are featured in this piece from Michael Schmicker which explores their medium certification process, and experimental research into mediumship phenomena. (Red Room)
- Jacob Glazier, a graduate student at University of West Georgia, has received this year’s Robert L. Morris Student Travel Fund grant. (Parapsychological Association)
- The first chapter of Dean Radin’s upcoming book, Supernormal, is available for preview. (DeanRadin.Com)
- If you are interested in testing, or training, your aptitude for psycho-kinesis, the Psi Sigh blog has a nice post up on some easy, DIY methods to get started. (Psi Sigh)
- Charles Emmons has made an excerpt from his book Science and Spirit available on his website. (Science and New Age)
- A new documentary on the spoon bending performance artist Uri Geller uncovers possible links to his continued work in global espionage. (Huffington Post)
- Robert McLuhan gives us an update on what how the TED controversy has affected Rupert Sheldrake, and some of the in roads he has made in bringing psi research to a wider audience. (Paranormalia)
- Tom Ruffles posted a link to a new form of iris flower that has been developed and named after the Socieity for Psychical Research’s first president Henry Sidgwick. (Society for Psychical Research)
- Larry Burk has a new article up on Reality Sandwich which discusses the use of dreams in warning about potential health threats. (Reality Sandwich)
- Jack Hunter posted a link to an interesting paper titled, Contemporary Mediumship: Anthropological Perspectives on the Long Island Medium. (Totem: The University of Western Ontario Journal of Anthropology)
- In a new piece addressing the Sally Morgan controversy, Chris Jensen Romer discusses the difference between psychics and mediums, and the role that Hilter played in confusing the issue in the public media. (And Sometimes He’s So Nameless)
- New Scientist has an article up on how researchers have discovered a way to use the sound and rhythm of the human heart beat to induce out of body experiences. (New Scientist)
- Dead Symphony is a new project from sound artist Saskia Moore that uses the sounds heard during Near Death Experiences to compose works of music. (Kent News)
- Carlos Alvarado, visiting scholar at the Rhine Research Center, continues his exploration of the hidden history of parapsychology in one of his recent posts. (Parapsychology – News, History, Research)
- In another recent post Alvarado details some of the new peer reviewed material on Near Death Experiences. (Parapsychology – News, History, Research)
- Why is the surge in NDE interest so important? As this article seeks to show, our perceptions of death and the possibilities of what comes next play a guiding role in how we live. (Auckland Now)
- One of the problems with mainstream scientific acceptance of research into anomalous phenomena is that by definition it is the investigation of things that defy dominant cultural ideologies. This blog post outlines these issues very succinctly. (Sondra’s Web Page)
- Robert Van de Castle began conducting a “Psi Dream Contest” at the 1985 conference for the International Association for the Study of Dreams. This contest has been run at the IASD’s annual conference each year since then, and, for the first time this year, will be available to the public via digital communication technology. (PR Web)
- Ursula Bielski has written a brief introduction to one of Chicago’s most famed anomaloies, “thoughtographer” Ted Serios. (Examiner)
- Professor Chris Roe, University of Northampton, presented an informal talk on parapsychology at the home of Dr. Alan Roberts, which has now been made available through YouTube. (YouTube)
- There’s a new interview with Dr. Stanley Krippner up on Grimerica which talks about his distinguished career combining anthropological approaches to psychology. (Grimerica)
- In a new post from Malcolm Smith we’re introduced to Michaela Denis, a wildlife documentarian whose psychic sensitivity became an integral part of her biography. (Malcolm’s Musings)
- New York Times columnist David Brooks discusses the danger of “buttists” and overplaying the explanatory power of neuroscience. (New York Times)
- A satire that begs the question, funny now, but how long until it’s a reality? Are you ready for telepathic advertising? (Io9)
- Dr. David Luke’s piece in the Evolver anthology, Exploring the Edge Realms of Consciouness, actually covers some current research that shows this may be closer than you think. (Evolver Editions)
- The use of psychics in detective work has taken some hits lately, but is reported to have been rather successful in finding a lost pony 70ft down a ravine. (Horse and Country)
- Before It’s News has a two’fer on Rupert Sheldrake’s morphic field theory, with a YouTube clip featuring Sheldrake explaining his work followed by information on the “100th Monkey Theory” which discusses changes in group behavior once a certain number of members is reached. (Before It’s News)
- If not morphogentic fields, than at least we have hereditary epigenetic expressions to carry on our ancestor’s experiences. (Discover Magazine)
- A new post up on the International Academy of Consciousness website discusses psychology and the “paranormal.” (International Academy of Consciousness)
- An accountant is about to begin testing his claims of telepathic diagnosis, an ability he says he inherited from his Chinese father who is active in Chi Gong practice. (St. George & Sutherland Shire Leader)
- We probably don’t need any more recaps on recent bestsellers featuring Near Death Experiences, but this article at least has a nice title, On Life in the After-Death. (DNA)
- Peter Rogerson reviews Erlendur Haraldsson’s book The Departed Among the Living: An Investigative Study of Afterlife Encounters. (Magonia)
- Sam Parnia’s book, The Lazarus Effect, is reviewed in another new post on Magonia. (Magonia)
- Haley Stevens reviews Brian Clegg’s new book, Extra Sensory -The Science and Pseudoscience of Telepathy and Other Powers of the Mind. From her review it does sound like a balanced book, however I’d encourage anyone interested in these areas to get as close to the actual research as possible, there are results that don’t need statistical confirmation, and, although I haven’t read the book, these secondary and tertiary sources rarely address things at this level. (Haley is a Ghost)
- Lorenzo Marchessi reviews Christopher Coppes’ book, The Essence of Religion: A Glimpse of Heaven in the Near Death Experience. (NoHo Arts District)
Note: Special thanks to Greg Taylor, The Daily Grail, Tom Ruffles, of the Society for Psychical Research, John Kruth, of the Rhine Research Center, and Jack Hunter, Editor at Paranthropology Journal, for a number of links included in this edition of Reality Sandwich’s Psi-in-the-News.
