The presentation will begin with an overview of what we know currently about psi. I will continue by presenting the "psi paradox", which invites us to take a fresh look at the results of empirical psi research. I will then outline the theoretical architecture of the book - the Orpheus model - which aims to explain psi and its conditions of emergence. I will then show how the case of Ted Serios allows us to test the theoretical foundations of such a model,
inviting us to rethink our conception of consciousness, space and time. I will conclude by discussing the consequences of the "taboo of psi" and why, mainly for sociological and anthropological reasons, it might be impossible, for the moment, to integrate psi into modern Western societies.
Thomas Rabeyron is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology at the University of Lorraine in Nancy. He is a Director of the INTERPSY laboratory, which encourages collaboration between clinical psychology and medicine, with the aim of improving mental health care delivery. Since 2014, in addition to his French academic appointments, he has been an honorary research fellow at the University of Edinburgh, completing part of his PhD under the supervision of Caroline Watt.
Rabeyron’s research interests span understanding the clinical aspects of anomalous experiences and exploring precognition and presentiment effects. In 2009 he co-created the Centre for Information, Research and Counselling about Exceptional Experiences (CIRCEE), whose counselling service he supervises. He has also contributed to reviews of several bodies of psi data.
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