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Soul Weighing Experiments โ€“ Psi Encyclopedia

Soul Weighing Experiments - A few researchers have attempted to confirm the existence of a soul by looking for a change of weight in bodies at the point of death: psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/sou...

06.03.2026 19:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Some Dying Children Regain Consciousness and Talk to Invisible Others Just Before Passing One of the many strange experiences reported near the time of death is what has come to be known as โ€˜terminal lucidityโ€™: an โ€œunexpected surge of mental clarity shortly before deathโ€ that usually contr...

One child discussed joining a deceased sibling whom the parents had not mentioned to the child before: โ€œHe talked about joining his brother who was a still-birth, and he told his parents he was going to be fine.โ€

www.dailygrail.com/2026/03/some...

06.03.2026 01:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jap Herron โ€” Curious Publications Mark Twain was not a Spiritualist, though he was known to attend sรฉances for their entertainment value. He died in 1910-but, according to two mediums, he wasn't finished writing. The famed author alle...

Out next month from Curious Publications -Jap Herron: A Novel Written from the Ouija Board: www.curiouspublications.com/portfolio-1/...

06.03.2026 12:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Ingo Swann Research Fellowship | UWG

Ingo Swann Research Fellowship: www.westga.edu/library/spec...

05.03.2026 20:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Immortal Mind: A Neurosurgeonโ€™s Case for the Existence of the Soul, by Michael Egnor and Denyse Oโ€™Leary | spr.ac.uk

The Immortal Mind: A Neurosurgeonโ€™s Case for the Existence of the Soul, by Michael Egnor and Denyse Oโ€™Leary,reviewed on the SPR website by Gregory M. Westlake: www.spr.ac.uk/ImmortalMind...

05.03.2026 20:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Matthew Manning - Anecdotes From My Past Anecdotes From My Past. Matthew Manning

Matthew Manning anecdotes: matthewmanning.net/anecdotes-fr...

04.03.2026 21:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Skill and Scale in Transnational Mediumship This open access book presents inquiries into new transnational communities of practice and enskilment that evolve around techniques of mediumship.

Skill and Scale in Transnational Mediumship - Ethnographic Inquiries into New Communities of Practice and Enskilment: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

04.03.2026 20:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Psi phenomena & the Post-Materialist Metacrisis by Matt Colborn
Psi phenomena & the Post-Materialist Metacrisis by Matt Colborn YouTube video by watkinsbooks

Psi phenomena & the Post-Materialist Metacrisis by Matt Colborn: www.youtube.com/watch?v=td2i...

04.03.2026 20:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Renaissance (a near death experience documentary)
Renaissance (a near death experience documentary) YouTube video by Anthony Chene production

Renaissance (a near death experience documentary): www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYBG...

04.03.2026 20:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Would you like me to come to your event to talk about this very peculiar incident? (I would keep it shorter than this, but I'm keen for discussion!) Contact details in bio...

03.03.2026 13:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - The Long View, The Long View: Deep Fakes - Seeing is Believing Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of Deep Fakes.

The Long View on BBC Radio 4 links deepfakes with the Cottingley fairies: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

03.03.2026 08:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Science of Magic: How the Mind Weaves the Fabric of Reality, by Dean Radin | spr.ac.uk

The Science of Magic: How the Mind Weaves the Fabric of Reality, by Dean Radin, has been reviewed by Gerhard Mayer for the SPR website: www.spr.ac.uk/ScienceofMagic

02.03.2026 17:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Battersea Poltergeist (1928) โ€“ Psi Encyclopedia

Abnormal disturbances, reported in a small house in Battersea, London, in 1928, were investigated and described by Harry Price. The episode conforms to the poltergeist type, but some of the incidents may have been faked by the family for domestic reasons: psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/bat...

02.03.2026 17:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
AWARE NDE Studies โ€“ Psi Encyclopedia

AWARE and AWARE II are large-scale studies carried out from 2008 to 2023 to test for veridical perceptions recalled by hospital patients during near-death experiences. Both were led by British medical professor and resuscitation specialist Sam Parnia. psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/awa...

02.03.2026 17:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Robert Bigelow and the Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies โ€“ Psi Encyclopedia

Robert Bigelow is a billionaire American real estate developer who has funded paranormal studies over three decades. He is founder of the Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies, which has awarded substantial sums for research on post-mortem survival: psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/rob...

02.03.2026 17:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Christopher Robinson โ€“ Psi Encyclopedia

Chris Robinson is a British psychic whose specialty is precognition in dreams. He is credited with having provided UK police, military and intelligence authorities actionable information on terrorist bombings, air crashes, murders and other disasters. psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/chr...

02.03.2026 17:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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02.03.2026 09:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Jeffrey Epstein, Parapsychology and the Telepathy Tapes feat. Jerry Coe and Tanner F. Boyle
Jeffrey Epstein, Parapsychology and the Telepathy Tapes feat. Jerry Coe and Tanner F. Boyle YouTube video by Weird Reads with Emily Louise

Jeffrey Epstein, Parapsychology and the Telepathy Tapes feat. Jerry Coe and Tanner F. Boyle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUyK...

02.03.2026 09:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Narodil se v Thajsku. O 8 let pozdฤ›ji tvrdil, ลพe uลพ jednou zemล™el. Pล™รญpad, kterรฝ dฤ›sรญ i vฤ›dce Malรฝ chlapec zaฤal mluvit o svรฉ vlastnรญ smrti. Tvrdil, ลพe byl zastล™elen. Uvรกdฤ›l jmรฉna lidรญ, kterรก nikdy nemohl slyลกet. Popisoval dลฏm, ve kterรฉm nikdy...

Narodil se v Thajsku. O 8 let pozdฤ›ji tvrdil, ลพe uลพ jednou zemล™el. Pล™รญpad, kterรฝ dฤ›sรญ i vฤ›dceHe was born in Thailand. 8 years later, he claimed to have already died once. A case that scares even scientists: zpravy.tiscali.cz/narodil-se-v...

02.03.2026 09:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Haunted History Chronicles My personal Substack. Click to read Haunted History Chronicles, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

When Tarot Meets Tort Law: The Idaho Defamation Case That Put the Paranormal in the Dock: hauntedhistorychronicles.substack.com/p/bd225a4d-6...

02.03.2026 09:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kent Stateโ€™s Unknown Emissary to the Heart of the Sixties I was incredibly flattered to read this tribute!

Kent Stateโ€™s Unknown Emissary to the Heart of the Sixties (Stan Krippner): stanleykrippner.substack.com/p/stanley-kr...

01.03.2026 20:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When Dead Authors Kept Writing: The Strange Obsession With Spirit Literature Did Mark Twain write a book via a medium after heโ€™d died? It went to court, but it wasnโ€™t the only book by a spirit.

When Dead Authors Kept Writing: The Strange Obsession With Spirit Literature - Did Mark Twain write a book via a medium after heโ€™d died? It went to court, but it wasnโ€™t the only book by a spirit: intriguingtimes.substack.com/p/when-dead-...

01.03.2026 20:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
APA PsycNet

Terminal Lucidity in Children: A Contemporary Case Collection: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

01.03.2026 20:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

From Poltergeist to Preacher: The Changing Image of the Ghost in Official Investigations of Hauntings in Southwest Germany, 16th to 19th Centuries: akjournals.com/view/journal...

01.03.2026 20:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Beyond Time and Space: How Science Studies the Powers of the Mind and Its Possible Survival of Physical Death, by Piero Calvi Parisetti | spr.ac.uk

Beyond Time and Space: How Science Studies the Powers of the Mind and Its Possible Survival of Physical Death, by Piero Calvi Parisetti, reviewed on the SPR website by Nemo C. Mรถrck: www.spr.ac.uk/BeyondTime

01.03.2026 20:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
I'm Open to the Reality of the Paranormal โ€” and I Hate Authoritarianism. What Does That Make Me? A recent study in Germany concluded there's a cognitive link between the acceptance of authoritarianism and belief in the paranormal. Why I disagree.

I'm Open to the Reality of the Paranormal โ€” and I Hate Authoritarianism. What Does That Make Me? evworld.com/article.php?...

28.02.2026 22:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Death and Enlightenment with Michael Grosso
Death and Enlightenment with Michael Grosso YouTube video by New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlove

Death and Enlightenment with Michael Grosso: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X5Y...

28.02.2026 20:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The City of London Poltergeist: Episode One | The Poltergeist Project A new series of the Poltergeist Project starts with a strange story from the City of London. An office is terrorised by objects flying around, doors slamming and items disappearing but its location ha...

The City of London Poltergeist: Episode One: thepoltergeistproject.podbean.com/e/the-city-o...

28.02.2026 20:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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29.4: The Pirate King of the Spirit Realms โ€” Occult Confessions

The Pirate King of the Spirit Realms: www.occultconfessions.com/episodes/202...

28.02.2026 20:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you, and this was so much fun to do! @spr1882.bsky.social @derbyuni.bsky.social

27.02.2026 18:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0