Past Events
July 14, 2017
July 12, 2017
In the Autumn 2016 edition of the Paranormal Review there were various articles on animals and psi, among them one by Dr Zofia Weaver on materialisation by the Polish medium Franek Kluski of strange animals, birds and grotesque creatures, though at other times at séances with the same medium human figures would materialise and be recognised by sitters as their deceased loved ones, and interacting with them appropriately.
April 29, 2017
The study day will consider the general theme of the future of ghost hunting and how the SPR should adjust its role in light of the large number of amateur groups now involved. Many illustrious scientists brought their expertise to the field in the early days of the SPR but in the current media-driven age where are the scientists now? Who are the ghost hunters? What do they do and why? How can they improve their prospects of catching ghosts in the future? The contributors include several…
April 17, 2017
41st INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE
DE VERE HORSLEY ESTATE, Ockham Road, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6DU
5 pm Friday 1st to 5 pm Sunday 3rd September 2017
FIRST NOTICE AND CALL FOR PAPERS
DE VERE HORSLEY ESTATE, Ockham Road, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6DU
5 pm Friday 1st to 5 pm Sunday 3rd September 2017
FIRST NOTICE AND CALL FOR PAPERS
March 29, 2017
The autumn 2016 issue of the Paranormal Review made a feature of psi and animals, and the forthcoming discussion meeting will explore some of these fundamental aspects of biology.
March 9, 2017
Following her fourth year of successful, sell-out shows at
The Edinburgh International Festival Fringe, Ann Treherne,
Chair of The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, joins us to talk
about this famous man of literature - and spiritualism.
The Edinburgh International Festival Fringe, Ann Treherne,
Chair of The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, joins us to talk
about this famous man of literature - and spiritualism.
February 2, 2017
Water can be seen to have been involved in some aspects of anomalous experiences since early civilisations. Various examples of scrying, and the witnessing of spiritual beings associated with water, often appear to relate to altered states of consciousness when interacting with water in some way. When we consider modern day research in parapsychology, there is no obvious link to water, except when the suggestion of the use of sensory deprivation via floatation tanks is casually raised. This…
December 8, 2016
Saint Pantaleon was a martyr during the Diocletian persecution of 303AD in the northwest region of Anatolia (the westernmost protrusion of Asia). His fascinating life was a mix of religious fervour and science, of a man battling with early instruction in Christianity and a passion for medicine. He became a faith healer, miraculously healing a blind man by invoking the name of Jesus over him. With his knowledge of medicine and his new found healing abilities he became revered in some circles…
November 16, 2016
1. Prof. John Poynton's recent series of Presidential Letters in the Journal and 2. articles in the recent Paranormal Review on the researcher/psychic Dr Alex Tanous.
Prof. Poynton and Callum Cooper will be present at the meeting.
ALL WELCOME - NO NEED TO REGISTER
Prof. Poynton and Callum Cooper will be present at the meeting.
ALL WELCOME - NO NEED TO REGISTER
November 3, 2016
In 1954 Aldous Huxley published his now famous book The Doors of Perception. This described in detail Huxley’s experiences with mescaline. From this, he concluded that Henri Bergson was right to conclude that the human brain acts as a “reducing valve” in that it filters sensory information and presents to consciousness a restricted and censored version of the true “reality” of the external world.
In his new book, Opening The Doors of Perception, Anthony Peake has taken Huxley’s…
In his new book, Opening The Doors of Perception, Anthony Peake has taken Huxley’s…
October 8, 2016
Psychical Research could be defined as the study of unpredictable events and uncontrollable effects, so that a repeatable experiment, meaning one where a stated effect will always follow a prescribed cause, may demonstrate something, but it will not be psi. Taking the opposite standpoint, it can be maintained that if we knew enough about the causes of psi, then it could be controlled and made to perform to order by any competent person following the specified methodology. Where in this clash…