Society for
Psychical Research

Founded in 1882, the SPR was the first organisation to conduct scholarly research into human experiences that challenge contemporary scientific models.  More

LECTURE: Ben Machell, author of Chasing the Dark about Tony Cornell, will be in conversation with artist and researcher Sarah Sparkes, 25 September, 2025, Conway Hall, London   Read more
LECTURE: Dr David Luke will give a talk, The Phenomena of Parapsychology: A Scientific Approach to the Extraordinary, 23 September, 2025, The Blues Kitchen Brixton   Read more
SPR Council member Dr Tom Ruffles has delved into the origin of a famous C. G. Jung quote: I shall not commit the fashionable stupidity of regarding everything I cannot explain as a fraud.”   Read more
Book Review: Ouija: Conjuring American Popular Culture, edited by Katherine Schmidt  Read more
Book Review: Strange: Paranormal Realities in the Everyday World, by Andy Thomas  Read more