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SPR/PA conference abstracts

The abstracts for the joint 2015 SPR/Parapsychological Association conference are available as a downloadable PDF. read more >>

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'A sneak preview of SPR/PA conference highlights'

Dr Caroline Watt of the Koestler Parapsychology Unit has highlighted some of the talks that will be given at the forthcoming joint SPR/PA conference later this month. read more >>

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New SPR President!

At the SPR Council meeting on 18 June, Professor John Poynton, our long-serving Hon. Secretary, was elected President of the Society. The role of Hon. Secretary has been taken by Professor Donald West. read more >>

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Recent Publications

Defending Bridey's Honor: The Reality of Reincarnation, by Miles Edward Allen

From the publisher: The idea that we live more than one life on Earth has been taught since philosophy and theology were invented. But not everyone accepts it. There are secular critics who find the idea unscientific, religious critics who feel it violates their unassailable doctrines, and just plain critics who attack it on pragmatic grounds. Not only does the author of this book demonstrate the faults in such criticisms, he presents conclusive evidence that reincarnation is a reality, at least for some of us, some of the time.

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Defending Bridey's Honor. CreateSpace, June 2013. ISBN-13: 978-1490312101