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Founded in 1882, the SPR aims to advance the understanding of events and abilities commonly described as psychic or paranormal. Posts are not endorsements. Our website address is spr.ac.uk.

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Center for Research on Consciousness and Anomalous Psychology (CERCAP) โ€“ Psi Encyclopedia

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

09.02.2026 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Reincarnation and the Population Problem โ€“ Psi Encyclopedia

The โ€˜population problemโ€™ 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...

09.02.2026 20:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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 ๐Ÿ˜‚)

wapo.st/4kia8Sq

07.02.2026 01:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

07.02.2026 10:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

08.02.2026 20:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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...

08.02.2026 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Witchcraft โ€“ Psi Encyclopedia

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...

06.02.2026 19:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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...

06.02.2026 16:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Society for Scientific Exploration - Call for EIC

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

06.02.2026 16:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Death is not the End

Death is not the End: deathisnotend.com

06.02.2026 16:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

06.02.2026 16:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Planned Reincarnations โ€“ Psi Encyclopedia

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...

05.02.2026 20:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Alexander Nikolayevich Aksakov โ€“ Psi Encyclopedia

Alexander Nikolayevich Aksakov (1832โ€“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...

05.02.2026 20:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
FJM Stratton โ€“ Psi Encyclopedia

FJM Stratton (1881โ€“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...

05.02.2026 20:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Eileen J Garrett โ€“ Psi Encyclopedia

Eileen Garrett (1892โ€“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...

05.02.2026 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Suburban Sublime Artist Shannonย Taggartย discusses the archive and legacy of the paranormal research group SORRAT in โ€œSuburban Sublimeโ€

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

03.02.2026 16:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Science of Magic: Learning How to Unlock Our Psychic Powers, with Dr Dean Radin
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

03.02.2026 14:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Frontier Journalists Network is starting a class on Media Training on Feb. 17th
frontiernet.org/media-traini...

03.02.2026 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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).

03.02.2026 15:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A pseudociรชncia da vida apรณs a morte Doaรงรฃo milionรกria feita a organizaรงรฃo britรขnica abre novo ciclo de interesse em estudos sobre o Alรฉm

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

03.02.2026 14:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
My interview with GhostBox radio on 2nd February 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

02.02.2026 22:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Hรถrspiel: Gestรคndnisse eines Mediums London, 1879. Der moderne Spiritismus ist auf dem Hรถhepunkt seiner Popularitรคt. Der leichtglรคubige Parker wirdย Assistent eines bedeutenden Mediums โ€“ oder istย Thomsonย ein Mentalist? Von A.L. Kennedy In...

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

03.02.2026 10:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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...

03.02.2026 10:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Society for Scientific Exploration - Mitteldorf RFP

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

03.02.2026 09:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We're finally learning what it's like to die. And it's not as bad as you think... | BBC Science Focus Magazine What does dying feel like? By studying patients whoโ€™ve suffered near-death experiences, scientists are one step closer to finding out what happens in our brains during our last moments

We're finally learning what it's like to die. And it's not as bad as you think... www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-bo...

02.02.2026 09:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 510    ๐Ÿ” 97    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 76    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24
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The Individually Tailored Near-Death Experience Hypothesis - Near-Death Experiences and the Afterlife Near-Death Experiences and the Afterlife profiles The Individually Tailored Near-Death Experience Hypothesis . Did you enjoy reading this post, we have more!

The Individually Tailored Near-Death Experience Hypothesis: near-death.com/individually...

31.01.2026 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When Apparitions Get Observed by Not Just One Cosmology,philosophy of biology,philosophy of mind, paranormal,futurology,anthropic,mind-body,neuroscience,intelligent design,memory,parapsychology

When Apparitions Get Observed by Not Just One: futureandcosmos.blogspot.com/2026/01/when...

31.01.2026 16:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Really looking forward to this. Understanding why we find it so easy to believe things that aren't true is fundamental to so many things and @profchrisfrench.bsky.social is an expert on why we believe them.

29.01.2026 12:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Editor, Psi Encyclopedia | spr.ac.uk

A reminder that the SPR is seeking a new editor for its Psi Encyclopedia, to succeed Robert McLuhan. The deadline for applications is 20 February: www.spr.ac.uk/node/19776

28.01.2026 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
ร€lex Gรณmez-Marรญn โ€“ Psi Encyclopedia

Alex Gรณmez-Marรญn is a Spanish physicist and neuroscientist with research interests in parapsychology: psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/ale...

28.01.2026 20:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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