New Books and Media

From the publisher's website: We measure the world with finite concepts such as up and down, left and right, dark and light, north and south, and so on. In this reality of many realities, our world is a quantum leap beyond our perceptions, so vast that it is understandable that we should feel safer mapping our perceptual plot of land in the universe. It is when we spend our lives nurturing the existence of that perceived plot of land that we lose sight of the vast valleys beyond, as we are convinced that plot is all there is. What if the parameters were all false?

Further information at the publisher's website: 6th Books.

From the publisher's website: How can science explain ghost sightings, psychic readings, or the feeling of presence in an empty room? This book explores eerie, unexplained experiences through the lens of neuroscience and psychology. With chapters on sleep paralysis, alien abductions, false memories, psychic readings, mystical experiences, and even zombies, it invites readers to examine how the brain generates strange sensations - and why we often interpret them as supernatural. Designed to spark curiosity and sharpen critical thinking, this book blends scientific insight with storytelling. It is perfect for students, educators, and curious readers alike. Whether you're a skeptic, a believer, or somewhere in between, you'll come away with a deeper understanding of how our brains shape belief.

Further information at: Cambridge University Press,

From the back cover: After nearly two decades investigating reports of paranormal activity in private homes, I can say with certainty that most cases have logical explanations. In fact, skepticism is the first rule of any serious investigation. But not all cases end this way. Between Fear and Fact documents real investigations conducted by Archangel Paranormal Society, cases where witnesses, data, and recorded evidence refused to align with conventional explanations. These are not stories of haunted mansions or abandoned asylums. They are ordinary homes, occupied by ordinary families, where something quietly disrupted their sense of safety. Blending firsthand accounts, investigative methodology, historical context, and scientific limits, this book does not ask you to believe. It asks you to examine. Because belief proves nothing. Evidence deserves attention. And sometimes, despite every rational explanation, something remains.

From the publisher's website: The Therapeutic Afterlife: Spirituality and the New Sacred provides a compelling and original analysis of how contemporary self-help literature is transforming our ideas about God, the soul, and life after death. As more people identify as “spiritual but not religious,” these concepts—once grounded exclusively in formal religious traditions—are now recast in the language of healing, growth, empowerment, and wellness, reshaping both spirituality and health discourses in the 21st century.

Topics explored include after-death communication, near-death experiences, reincarnation, past-life memories, karma, mediumship, paranormal trauma, out-of-body experiences, suicide, angel therapy, demonology, spirit possession, clinical exorcism, psychic abilities, and more. The study shows how these themes are integrated into therapeutic culture, reframing the afterlife as an essential part of a holistic, transformative approach to living—one that challenges conventional psychotherapeutic frameworks, secular worldviews, and traditional religion. It offers a novel examination of the popular ‘afterlife therapeutic’ as indicative of a profound re-enchantment of society.

Further information at the publisher's website: Routledge.

From the back cover: This book approaches the persistent allure of the paranormal not with dogma or dismissal, but with a spirit of rigorous scientific inquiry and a critical, evidence-based perspective. Designed for readers with no prior knowledge, it demystifies the scientific investigation of psi phenomena, including:

• Extrasensory Perception (ESP): Telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition.
• Psychokinesis (PK): The mind's purported ability to influence physical matter.

From the back cover: Outrageous Synchronicity is a captivating memoir that will challenge conventional paradigms and inspire the reader to a deeper knowledge of life and relationships. Offering a unique blend of the mystical and the everyday, it traces one woman's life-changing journey as she seeks truth and knowledge in the face of personal upheaval and grief.
Judith Crichton seemed to have it all - success as a senior executive in a major international financial firm, a young family, and a sharp, analytical mind. But a single extraordinary event in her early forties shattered her sense of reality and launched her into a world of psychic insight, spiritual awakenings, and synchronicities too precise to ignore. In an engaging narrative, she chronicles incidents from telepathy and precognition to near-death and shared-death experiences and explores leading science behind them.

From the publisher's website: Paranormal Media – Beyond Hauntology is an investigation of paranormal media and its pervasive influence on popular culture. By examining the intersection of the supernatural and media with transnational examples this book sheds light on how paranormal phenomena from ghosts to cryptids captivate our collective imagination. Drawing on psychology, sociology, cultural studies, and history this interdisciplinary approach unravels the complexities of our fascination with the paranormal. The chapters investigate key concepts including hauntology, the uncanny, and the role of technology in shaping our understanding of paranormal media. Readers are invited to explore critical questions: How do paranormal beliefs shape cultural narratives? What role does media play in perpetuating these beliefs? And how do these phenomena reflect our deepest fears and desires? By engaging with these questions the book offers a nuanced and challenging perspective on the enduring allure of the paranormal.

Further information at the publisher's website: Palgrave Macmillan.

The open access volume “Skill and Scale in Transnational Mediumship” presents ethnographic inquiries into new communities of practice and enskilment that revolve around techniques of mediumship, spirit possession, and trance rituals in a globally interconnected world. The increased mobility of people, things, signs, and symbols that shape and reshape trance practices and spiritual experiences has significantly widened their scope and outreach. Circulating body techniques, symbols, and artifacts play a major role in the re-organization of spirituality and contribute to the emergence of transnational “spirited publics”.

The book is available here: Springer.

From the publisher's website: More than just a familiar sense, moments of déjà rêvé (meaning “already dreamed”) are tied to specific dreams, often inspiring life changes. Daniel Bourke presents accounts of déjà rêvé from ancient folktales, historical letters, and modern internet reports. He documents dream-related folklore practices, including charms and spells to induce prophetic dreams of a future lover.

Further information at the publisher's website: Destiny Books.

From the publisher's website: Originally published in 1887 by researcher Richard Hodgson and amateur magician Samuel John Davey, The Mal-Observation Report is a classic of psychical research that remains startlingly relevant to modern psychology. This 292-page volume brings together two seminal papers that revealed how performance magic methods can be used to reveal surprising limits and eccentricities of human minds.

Further information at the publisher's website: Curious Publications.

Review by Samuel Varg.

From the back cover: Those looking for a collection of amazing anecdotes about the so-called paranormal will be disappointed: this is a serious book for serious, inquisitive, intelligent readers. With a language that is both accessible and rigorous, and with the aim of combating prejudice and misinformation, the author, a medical doctor and university researcher, systematically reviews 50 peer reviewed scientific papers capturing the state of the art of research on alleged psychic phenomena such as telepathy, precognition, psychokinesis and remote viewing.

Review by Nemo C. Mörck.

From the back cover: Through the Veil: A Soul’s Journey in Grief and Grace is a sacred testimony of love that defied death. In the raw aftermath of unimaginable loss, Janet Kaufman opened a door she never expected, to hear from her son Alexander across the realms of spirit. This book is not about belief. It is about experience. It is about the quiet ways spirit speaks when the heart is broken wide open, and the extraordinary story that unfolded when love, intention, and even technology became the bridge. Part memoir, part dialogue across dimensions, and part guide for those who grieve, this book meets you where you are and gently walks with you to where your soul remembers.