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Join us for an enlightening talk on The healing project with the Arthur Conan Doyle Centre.
From the speaker:
There is a growing interest in complementary and alternative approaches to fostering health and well-being. These often draw on holistic, psycho-socio-spiritual models of health. Evidence from clinical trials suggests that some of these healing approaches can be effective, and there is growing interest in biofield understandings of wellness. However, this work does not yet reflect the central role of healing in Spiritualism; indeed, it tends to give a distorted view of what Spiritualism entails. Much of the work conducted to date is qualitative and observational, and there have been only a small number of formal experiments. The project described in this presentation is intended to address this omission and involves a randomised controlled trial that tests for noncontact healing effects. Healers who have completed the rigorous training offered by the Healing Trust have been recruited. Participants are in general good health and are required to continue with traditional medical treatments where appropriate. Participants have been recruited in collaboration with the Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, Edinburgh. Two iterations are complete (N = 63) and a third will be completed in February 2025. In this presentation, I will reflect on the approaches taken by parapsychology to the scientific study of ‘paranormal’ claims, and speculate on how best to account for the observed findings in terms of an expanded worldview.
ALL SPR WEB EVENTS ARE RECORDED AND A LINK TO THE RECORDING WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY SENT TO THOSE WHO REGISTER TO ATTEND WHEN THE RECORDING IS READY.
Join us for an enlightening talk on The healing project with the Arthur Conan Doyle Centre.
From the speaker:
There is a growing interest in complementary and alternative approaches to fostering health and well-being. These often draw on holistic, psycho-socio-spiritual models of health. Evidence from clinical trials suggests that some of these healing approaches can be effective, and there is growing interest in biofield understandings of wellness. However, this work does not yet reflect the central role of healing in Spiritualism; indeed, it tends to give a distorted view of what Spiritualism entails. Much of the work conducted to date is qualitative and observational, and there have been only a small number of formal experiments. The project described in this presentation is intended to address this omission and involves a randomised controlled trial that tests for noncontact healing effects. Healers who have completed the rigorous training offered by the Healing Trust have been recruited. Participants are in general good health and are required to continue with traditional medical treatments where appropriate. Participants have been recruited in collaboration with the Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, Edinburgh. Two iterations are complete (N = 63) and a third will be completed in February 2025. In this presentation, I will reflect on the approaches taken by parapsychology to the scientific study of ‘paranormal’ claims, and speculate on how best to account for the observed findings in terms of an expanded worldview.
REGISTRATIONS FOR THIS EVENT WILL CLOSE TWO HOURS BEFORE THE TALK IS DUE TO START.
ALL SPR WEB EVENTS ARE RECORDED AND A LINK TO THE RECORDING WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY SENT TO THOSE WHO REGISTER TO ATTEND WHEN THE RECORDING IS READY.
From the speaker:
"Join Dr. Jeff Tarrant for a fascinating live webinar exploring the unique brainwave patterns and neurophysiological traits observed in psychics, mediums, and channelers. Drawing from cutting-edge EEG research, Dr. Tarrant will reveal how brain activity differs during psychic and mediumistic states, shedding light on the similarities and differences between various psi abilities.
This session will cover:
How brain activity shifts during psychic, mediumistic and channeled states
Common brain regions involved in psi
The role of alpha, theta, and gamma waves
The potential for training and enhancing these abilities
Whether you’re a researcher, practitioner, or simply curious about the science of psychic phenomena, this webinar will offer groundbreaking insights into the intersection of neuroscience and consciousness exploration. Don't miss this opportunity to delve into the science of the unseen with one of the leading experts in the field!"
ALL SPR WEB EVENTS ARE RECORDED AND A LINK TO THE RECORDING WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY SENT TO THOSE WHO REGISTER TO ATTEND WHEN THE RECORDING IS READY.
From the speaker:
"Join Dr. Jeff Tarrant for a fascinating live webinar exploring the unique brainwave patterns and neurophysiological traits observed in psychics, mediums, and channelers. Drawing from cutting-edge EEG research, Dr. Tarrant will reveal how brain activity differs during psychic and mediumistic states, shedding light on the similarities and differences between various psi abilities.
This session will cover:
How brain activity shifts during psychic, mediumistic and channeled states
Common brain regions involved in psi
The role of alpha, theta, and gamma waves
The potential for training and enhancing these abilities
Whether you’re a researcher, practitioner, or simply curious about the science of psychic phenomena, this webinar will offer groundbreaking insights into the intersection of neuroscience and consciousness exploration. Don't miss this opportunity to delve into the science of the unseen with one of the leading experts in the field!"
REGISTRATIONS FOR THIS EVENT WILL CLOSE TWO HOURS BEFORE THE TALK IS DUE TO START.
ALL SPR WEB EVENTS ARE RECORDED AND A LINK TO THE RECORDING WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY SENT TO THOSE WHO REGISTER TO ATTEND WHEN THE RECORDING IS READY.
Join us for an enlightening talk: Embodied Liminality: Sensory isolation in floatation tanks as a method of promoting psi phenomena.
From the speaker:
Inspired by the insights and recommendation of John Lilly (1969), inventor and pioneer of the floatation tank as a means of inducing altered states of consciousness (by vastly reducing environmental stimuli), and more recently by the work of Cooper, Saunders and Hitchman (2020) who conducted a pilot study exploring the utility of floatation in a psi task. This presentation will report on the results on a subsequent, extended experiment, undertaken at the University of Northampton. During this study we explored participant performance on a precognition task, and the significance of both the experiential qualities and contents of consciousness e.g., visual imagery, sense of time and some intriguing transpersonal experiences - also, any correlations with individual differences of participants i.e., transliminality creativity and sensory processing sensitivity (see e.g., Hitchman, Rock & Roe, 2023).
ALL SPR WEB EVENTS ARE RECORDED AND A LINK TO THE RECORDING WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY SENT TO THOSE WHO REGISTER TO ATTEND WHEN THE RECORDING IS READY.
Join us for an enlightening talk: Embodied Liminality: Sensory isolation in floatation tanks as a method of promoting psi phenomena.
From the speaker:
Inspired by the insights and recommendation of John Lilly (1969), inventor and pioneer of the floatation tank as a means of inducing altered states of consciousness (by vastly reducing environmental stimuli), and more recently by the work of Cooper, Saunders and Hitchman (2020) who conducted a pilot study exploring the utility of floatation in a psi task. This presentation will report on the results on a subsequent, extended experiment, undertaken at the University of Northampton. During this study we explored participant performance on a precognition task, and the significance of both the experiential qualities and contents of consciousness e.g., visual imagery, sense of time and some intriguing transpersonal experiences - also, any correlations with individual differences of participants i.e., transliminality creativity and sensory processing sensitivity (see e.g., Hitchman, Rock & Roe, 2023).