Coming up on zoom 23rd Feb, @spr1882.bsky.social event. Details: www.spr.ac.uk/civicrm/even...
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Coming up on zoom 23rd Feb, @spr1882.bsky.social event. Details: www.spr.ac.uk/civicrm/even...
The editorial in the latest issue of the SPR's magazine: www.spr.ac.uk/magazine-soc...
I love the treasures that @edinburghforteansociety.org.uk dig up!
Finished βChasing the Dark' by Ben Machell - a fascinating biography of the life of rationalist and sceptic Tony Cornell of the Society for Psychical Research. He was as much a social worker, sensitive to the lives of the people he investigated. Utterly fascinating!
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New Book Announcement! My latest releases this week- Full info on how to order here: www.curiouspublications.com/portfolio-1/...
Monday 15th December - ZOOM SPR WEB EVENT at 8pm (GMT): - Schizotypy and Anomalous Experiences: What is the link? - Matthew Hopkins: www.spr.ac.uk/civicrm/even...
Psychical Research and Parapsychology with Bernard Carr (4K Reboot): www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBNc...
Followed by 2025 PA conference replay, incl opportunity to chat w/ delegates and speakers
Tomorrow, free online event celebrating IGPP's 75th anniversary www.airmeet.com/e/320fc120-a...
JΓΌrgen Kornmeier is head of the Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Health (IGPP) in Freiburg, Germany, with research interests in perception, altered states and consciousness: psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/j%C...
A new Psi Encyclopedia entry on Jim Kennedy, who established the KPU Study Registry with me way back in 2012!
If youβre in Edinburgh come and join me for an exploration of the Dance of Death. Tomorrow night!
Tonight!
Check out my lovely colleague Prof Peter Lamont's Substack The Faculty of Wonder, here: peterlamont.substack.com
The Mild Mannered Englishman Who Was the Worldβs Most Prolific Ghost Hunter (Tony again, though he was far from mild): lithub.com/the-mild-man...
The latest issue of the Magazine of the Society for Psychical Research (issue 14) has been uploaded to the SPR website. SPR members need to log in to access the full issue. Editorial: www.spr.ac.uk/magazine-soc...
Book review: "The original ghostbuster - An entrancing biography of Tony Cornell, who displayed a scientistβs commitment to impartiality as he investigated the paranormal" (Taipei Times): www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
Vol. 89 No. 3 (2025): Journal of the Society for Psychical Research: jspr.spr.ac.uk/index.php/js...
Oh look, the FH podcast is now also on Youtube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The SPR's Psi Open Data Project (an open repository for parapsychological and psychical research data) has been moved to Zenodo, which is operated by CERN. The links remain unchanged: www.spr.ac.uk/publications...
4 episodes (each in English & German) already available. Would be keen to hear what you lovely people think! π₯Ή
Chasing the Dark: Encounters with the Supernatural. Ben Machell uncovers the archives of psychical researcher Tony Cornell and his investigations into ghosts, poltergeists and psychic powers. Conway Hall, London, 25 September: conwayhall.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
King's College London study examining voice hearing in the general population: www.spr.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
Reminder, SPR talk via Zoom TONIGHT. Monday 21st July at 8pm (BST): Embodied Liminality: Sensory isolation in floatation tanks as a method of promoting psi phenomena - Kirsty Allan. NB Registration closes 2 hours before talk is due to start: www.spr.ac.uk/civicrm/even...
A Brief Analysis of Norway's Most Documented Poltergeist Investigation, by Lucas Cardholm: www.linkedin.com/pulse/prank-...
Next EdFortSoc : Wednesday 9th of July The next meeting of the Edinburgh Fortean Society will be Gavin Ritchie talking on: The Unavoidable Subject An apple falls in gravity irrespective of the hand that drops it, so why are outcomes in parapsychology so dependent on the individuals involved? This presentation explores subjectivity within experiences of psi and the paranormal. If our individuality truly is a decisive factor in these experiences, what might that tell us about the reality of reported phenomena, or even, about reality itself? Wednesday 9th of July The Royal Oak 1 Infirmary Street Edinburgh 7.30pm, Β£1
Next EdFortSoc : Wed 9th July
Gavin Ritchie: The Unavoidable Subject
An apple falls in gravity irrespective of the hand that drops it, so why are outcomes in parapsychology so dependent on the individuals involved? This presentation explores subjectivity within experiences of psi and the paranormal.
Many congratulations to Dr Abby Pooley, my final PhD student, who graduates tomorrow! @schoolofppls.bsky.social
The 2025 SPR conference will be held at Milton Hill House, Steventon, Abingdon, Oxford, 18/19 October. CALL FOR PAPERS - DEADLINE is 31st August. Details: www.spr.ac.uk/civicrm/even...
The John BjΓΆrkhem Memorial foundation has announced that grants for parapsychological research are available. Deadline: 10 Nov, 2025. www.spr.ac.uk/node/19642