And Anomalist Books has a new book out about parapsychology researchers called Men and Women of Parapsychology, Volume 2, edited by Rosemarie Pilkington. From their website: “In this second volume of personal reflections by Men and Women of Parapsychology, Rosemarie Pilkington has asked some brilliant, talented people who have spent most of their lives exploring the mysteries of consciousness why they entered the realm of parapsychology, why they persisted in investigating it even though they might be ridiculed or ostracized by many mainstream scientists, and what advice they have for young people entering the field.”

The second cool thing is an online course offered by the Rhine Research Center titled, An Introduction to Parapsychology, and taught by Dr. Nancy Zingrone, with a guest lecture by a prominent parapsychologist. The course will be held from April 29th to June 17th. From the course description:

“Dr. Nancy Zingrone will present a series of seven (7) online classes to introduce students to the basics of parapsychology; the scientific study of paranormal experiences. This interesting course will use case studies and experiments to explore extrasensory perception (ESP), psychokinesis (mind over matter), near death and out of body experiences, apparitions (including ghosts), and modern research in parapsychology. Students taking this course will gain a deeper understanding of subjective paranormal experiences and the nature of consciousness, and learn that there are a variety of ways to explore these fascinating experiences.”

Rupert Sheldrake at TEDx.

1. Parapsychology by Richard S. Broughton Ph.D. (Sep 1, 1992)

2. I Believe by Patti Roberts (Nov 30, 2011)

3. An Introduction to Parapsychology by Harvey J. Irwin and Caroline A. Watt (Feb 21, 2007)

4. Unbelievable: Investigations into Ghosts, Poltergeists, Telepathy, and Other Unseen Phenomena, from the Duke Parapsychology… by Stacy Horn (Mar 9, 2010)

5. The Parapsychology Revolution: A Concise Anthology of Paranormal and Psychical Research by Robert M. Schoch and Logan Yonavjak (Jan 31, 2008)

6. The Conscious Universe: The Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena by Dean Radin (Jun 30, 2009)

7. Science and Psychic Phenomena: The Fall of the House of Skeptics by Chris Carter and Rupert Sheldrake (Feb 22, 2012)

8. Your Psychic Potential: A Guide to Psychic Development by Richard Ireland and Mark Ireland (Jan 11, 2011)

9. Parapsychology: Research on Exceptional Experiences by Jane Henry (Dec 31, 2004)

10. Entangled Minds: Extrasensory Experiences in a Quantum Reality by Dean Radin (Apr 25, 2006)

“Reality Sandwich is a web magazine for this time of intense transformation. Our subjects run the gamut from sustainability to shamanism, alternate realities to alternative energy, remixing media to re-imagining community, holistic healing techniques to the promise and perils of new technologies. We hope to spark debate and engagement by offering a forum for voices ranging from the ecologically pragmatic to the wildly visionary (which, to our delight, sometimes turn out to be the one and the same). Counteracting the doom-and-gloom of the daily news, Reality Sandwich is a platform for voices conveying a different vision of the transformations we face. Our goal is to inspire psychic evolution and a kind of earth alchemy.”

They have a regular section called Psi in the News, which is written by David Metcalfe, “a Contributing Editor to Reality Sandwich and Books Editor for The Revealer, the online journal of NYU’s Center for Religion and Media.”

Finally, here is a list of courses that are being offered at the Rhine Education Center Winter Session, 2013. Loyd Auerbach is teaching a class titled, Investigating Apparitions, Hauntings, and Poltergeists.

J. B. Rhine, teaching class at Duke University (I believe). This picture makes me think of that scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark, when Indiana Jones is teaching an archaeology class.

When I was researching the history of the former Duke Parapsychology Laboratory, BettyMac’s letters were my favorites to read because she always included personal details and I feel like I got to know the lab scientists, many long gone, through her.

I couldn’t find a list of illustrations to explain this drawing, but I believe she made it in 2001, and I’m guessing it was for her nieces and nephews. Thank you for sharing your wonderful drawings BettyMac, and Happy Holidays everyone!

“Zener cards is the original name given to the ESP cards, named after the perceptual psychologist Karl Zener, a colleague of JB Rhine’s who suggested the five symbols to be used on the cards.”

If you haven’t been to the Rhine website in a while, it’s worth revisiting. The latest Rhine Newsletter is available for download, and I also learned that they plan to start live streaming their lectures and presentations.

Here is a picture from the Rhine Research Center archives of Gaither Pratt with ESP cards. I don’t know who the woman is, but if someone can identify her I will update this post.

This is from 1925, and it’s of Mina Crandon, aka Margery. There are many posts here about Mina. If you put Margery in the search box on the upper right you’ll find them. The photographer is only credited as Gerke, and the pictures show ectoplasm coming out of Mina’s nose and ear.

Thursday, October 4, 7:30 to 9:00 pm
University of Manitoba Archives
Room 330 – Elizabeth Dafoe Library,
Fort Garry Campus, Winnipeg

More information here. The picture below is from The Perfect Medium: Photography and the Occult. The photographer credited is Sven Turck, and it is dated 1940-1945.

And, an article about a 5 million grant from the John Temple Foundation to UC Riverside philosopher John Fischer for research on aspects of immortality. Here is his website, The Immortality Project.

Scientists at the former Duke Parapsychology Laboratory. The original immortality project (in America).