Society for Psychical Research

Psychische Studien was a German psychical research journal published between 1874 and 1925, containing reports of experiences and investigations of psychic phenomena. psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/psy...

Allan Kardec (1804–1869) was an educator and pedagogue who became interested in mediumship. His work with mediums led to the development of Spiritism. Spiritism and its derivatives today have millions of adherents worldwide, notably in Brazil: psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/all...

Sepia toned photograph of Conan Doyle, seated.

Arthur Conan Doyle announced his spiritualist beliefs as early as 1887; he later wrote:
The subject of psychical research is one upon which I have thought more and been slower to form my opinion about, than upon any other subject whatever… I have not been hasty in forming my opinion.
#PhantomsFriday

Paranormal States: Psychic Abilities in Buddhist Convert Communities, by D. E. Osto | spr.ac.uk Reviewed by Michael Daw

"If you enjoy reading compelling anecdotes about remarkable (and often veridical) paranormal experiences, then you’ll no doubt find much of this material to be fascinating." Read the rest of the review of PARANORMAL STATES from The Incorporated Society for Psychical Research.

Neuroimaging and Psi - Recent advances in brain imaging technology have been exploited in several lines of parapsychological research: psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/neu...

The Phenomenon of Déjà Rêvé: Meeting in Dreams Before Meeting in Life

The Phenomenon of Déjà Rêvé: Meeting in Dreams Before Meeting in Life, DANIEL BOURKE: daniel8489.substack.com/p/the-phenom...

The Center for Research on Consciousness and Anomalous Psychology (CERCAP) is a research organization dedicated to the study of anomalous experiences, headed by Etzel Cardeña and based at Sweden’s Lund University: psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/cen...

The ‘population problem’ in reincarnation research refers to the argument, first advanced in ancient times, that the continually growing human population proves the impossibility of reincarnation. Several solutions to the problem have been proposed: psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/rei...

These patients saw what comes after death. Should we believe them? Researchers have developed a model to explain the science of near-death experiences. Others have challenged it.

The Washington Post covers a recent debate in the field of near-death experiences.

(Plenty of comments from people asking if WaPo is ready for its own NDE, given the recent lay-offs 😂)

wapo.st/4kia8Sq

As a deliverance minister, I regularly confront hauntings and paranormal activity – but I’ve no idea why poltergeists keep throwing shoes, writes Jason Bray. web.archive.org/web/20260203... www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...

Aperture Magazine IRVA's Aperture Magazine serves as a resource for both seasoned practitioners and those interested in the responsible development of remote viewing, with contributions focused on research projects, in...

The latest issue of IRVA magazine Aperture (Spring 2026): www.irva.org/aperture

What Happens to Consciousness After Death? Scientists and Researchers Are Still Debating This Age Old Question A growing number of professional institutions are seriously looking at questions involving consciousness and what happens to it after we die.

WHAT HAPPENS TO CONSCIOUSNESS AFTER DEATH? SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS ARE STILL DEBATING THIS AGE OLD QUESTION: thedebrief.org/what-happens...

This article traces the development of witchcraft from Antiquity to the beginnings of Christian persecution in the Middle Ages and the witch hunts of sixteenth and seventeenth century Europe, culminating in its recent re-imagining in Wicca: psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/wit...

Ethical Issues in Ghost Investigation | Skeptical Inquirer Art by Lar DeSouza Q: On television, ghost hunting seems harmless, but do you have any ethical concerns about it? Are ethics even discussed among ghost hunt ...

Ethical Issues in Ghost Investigation - Benjamin Radford: skepticalinquirer.org/2025/12/ethi...

Call for applications - Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Scientific Exploration: www.scientificexploration.org/Call-for-EIC

Death is not the End: deathisnotend.com

The Keighley Poltergeist | Stephen Miller 1924 - Keighley, West Yorkshire, England</p> <p>A 19-year-old mill worker has a breakdown after being terrorised by a suspected poltergeist. When local medical services and scientific experiments fail...

The Keighley Poltergeist, 1924: thekeighleypoltergeist.podbean.com

Among spontaneous reincarnation cases are some in which a person appeared to succeed in reincarnating to a particular family or in a particular way after planning to do so before dying. This suggests that some aspects of reincarnation can be chosen: psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/pla...

Alexander Nikolayevich Aksakov (1832–1903), a Russian government official, was an admirer of Swedenborg and occupied much of his time researching mediums and psychics. He is believed to have been the first psychical researcher in Russia: psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/ale...

FJM Stratton (1881–1961), a soldier and professor of astrophysics, was also interested in psychical research. He published reports on telepathy, hauntings and other psi phenomena: psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/fjm...

Eileen Garrett (1892–1970) was a trance medium. Born in Ireland, she lived in England and France before immigrating to America in 1941. She founded the Parapsychology Foundation to support research on psychic phenomena and disseminate its results: psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/eil...

Suburban Sublime Artist Shannon Taggart discusses the archive and legacy of the paranormal research group SORRAT in “Suburban Sublime”

SUBURBAN SUBLIME - On the paranormal archive of SORRAT, by Shannon Taggart: www.artforum.com/features/sor...

YouTube video by Daily Grail The Science of Magic: Learning How to Unlock Our Psychic Powers, with Dr Dean Radin

New from the Daily Grail: Our interview with parapsychologist Dr Dean Radin!

youtu.be/CKxsyQN_7zg

The Frontier Journalists Network is starting a class on Media Training on Feb. 17th
frontiernet.org/media-traini...

I appreciate the point, Craig - and I've had similar over on Facebook - but I try to cover a range of opinions, pro and anti. I'm not pushing a particular agenda (the SPR does not hold corporate views, as you know).

A pseudociência da vida após a morte Doação milionária feita a organização britânica abre novo ciclo de interesse em estudos sobre o Além

A pseudociência da vida após a morte/The pseudoscience of life after death: www.revistaquestaodeciencia.com.br/artigo/2026/...

My interview with GhostBox radio on 2nd February 2026.

I was interviewed a few weeks ago for this US radio show, which is going to be broadcast tomorrow morning at about 4am GMT but you'll be able to catch up.
I have three more podcasts in the next few weeks about the Titanic and a few more ghost interviews lined up for later on in the year. #ghosts

Hörspiel: Geständnisse eines Mediums London, 1879. Der moderne Spiritismus ist auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Popularität. Der leichtgläubige Parker wird Assistent eines bedeutenden Mediums – oder ist Thomson ein Mentalist? Von A.L. Kennedy In...

Radio play, Confessions of a Medium – In Search of Truth. Hörspiel. Geständnisse eines Mediums – Auf der Suche nach Wahrheit. Das Hörspiel steht ab 31.1. für 12 Monate bei SWR Kultur und in der ARD Audiothek im Hörspiel-Speicher online, dort auch zum Download: www.swr.de/swrkultur/ho...

Gef, the Extra Clever Mongoose: Fake, Poltergeist or Talking Animal? - Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural Podcast In 1931 at the Irvings' farmhouse on the Isle of Man there were poltergeist bangs, words and, then, the appearance of Gef a talking weasel-like creature with human hands, 'the extra, extra clever mong...

Gef, the Extra Clever Mongoose: Fake, Poltergeist or Talking Animal? www.buzzsprout.com/1859647/epis...

The Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE) is excited to announce a new series of Frontier Science Grants funded by SSE member Josh Mitteldorf, Ph.D.: scientificexploration.wildapricot.org/Mitteldorf-RFP