On Saturday, 22 October, at 14:00 EST (11:00 PST), Walter Meyer zu Erpen will present through an online Webinar his illustrated lecture titled “Ectoplasm: Myth or Reality? -- Psychical Research Experiments by Dr. T. Glen Hamilton and Associates, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1918-1935.” At 15:30 EST (12:30 PST), Dr. Stephen E. Braude will give his presentation, “The Felix Experimental Group: The Mixed Blessings of Mixed Mediumship.” The sessions from last Saturday by Dr. Carlos Alvarado (Historical Overview of Physical Mediumship) and Dr. Rosemarie Pilkington (The Bindelof Case) are also available online to registrants.
There is a small registration fee intended as a fundraiser for the New York-based Parapsychology Foundation which is hosting this forum on physical mediumship as part of its PF Lyceum series. Details and links about how to register are provided below, as are the descriptions of all four presentations.
Walter Meyer zu Erpen: “Ectoplasm: Myth or Reality? -- Psychical Research Experiments by Dr. T. Glen Hamilton and Associates, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1918-1935.” The presentation will examine the ectoplasmic experiments photographed between 1928 and 1934 by Dr. T. Glen Hamilton (1873-1935) in the séance room in his home in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. To help participants form their own opinions about ectoplasm, the presentation will cover the historical context of the experiments, the integrity of the Hamilton family and their associates, the reaction of Dr. Hamilton’s medical colleagues, and the authenticity of the archival collection. Discussion will focus on the possible role of intentional actions by trance personalities in the Hamilton’s study of physical mediumship, the relationship between psychical research and belief in personal immortality, and the potential value of physical phenomena as evidence of life after death.
Dr. Stephen E. Braude will give the talk called “The Felix Experimental Group: The Mixed Blessings of Mixed Mediumship.” The presentation will describe Stephen Braude's multi-year investigation of what initially appeared to be a promising new case of physical mediumship, with a medium, Kai Muegge, apparently amenable to being tested under serious controls. Although this investigation yielded tantalizing evidence of some genuine phenomena, this was combined with substantial evidence of fraud in séances not supervised by Braude. The presentation will summarize the evidence (both pro and con) and evaluate the overall significance of the Felix Group.
The YouTube video overview of the event is here (3 minutes run time): https://youtu.be/oTM4W0F79u0
The Parapsychology Foundation Lyceum Forum "Physical Mediumship" started on Saturday October 15th at 1:00pm Eastern on the Social Media Platform, WizIQ with the Welcome and Introduction, followed by Dr. Carlos S. Alvarado, and then Dr. Rosemarie Pilkington. The second live session is Saturday, October 22nd starting with the welcome at 1:00pm Eastern, followed by Walter Meyer zu Erpen, and then Dr. Stephen E. Braude. Both days end with a discussion forum at 5pm Eastern. All live sessions will be recorded and the virtual conference space includes all the PowerPoints, access to the other attendees and additional materials.
For more information go to http://psi-mart.com/pf-lyceum-online/
$50 regular (virtual conference room open from October 9th through November 14th for registration, live sessions October 15th and October 22nd, 2016), and $35.00 for students. A limited number of scholarships are also available.To register go to: http://psi-mart.com/product/pf-lyceum-forum/
To apply for a scholarship fill in the contact page on Psi-Mart at this URL: http://psi-mart.com/customer-service/
Proceeds go to a fundraiser to help the Parapsychology Foundation continue to bring out its backlog of videos, and to underwrite new YouTube series, the library and the PF's many programs.
Once registered, here's how to get your free WizIQ account and join us in the PF Lyceum Forum space online:https://youtu.be/XwT5DeHmFiU