Psi in the News
A neurosurgeon claims that heaven is real, Ke$ha says she slept with a ghost, Discovery Online's "Is ESP for real?" test, and a free remote viewing course in this edition of the Psi News Round-up.
- Can Spirits Interact with the Physical World? The Life in B Flat blog provides a list of resources that explore the possibilities. (Life in B Flat)
http://ncu9nc.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/can-spirits-interact-with-physical-... - Dr. Eben Alexander, an academic neurosurgeon for the last 25 years, was skeptical about NDE's, until he had one himself, and his life was changed forever. (Newsweek)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/10/07/proof-of-heaven-a-docto... - The Biography Channel series, The Unexplained, is featuring the Monroe Institute’s ‘Lifeline Program’ on October 13, 2012. What is Lifeline? TMI explains in an article republished from Echo Magazine. (Echo Magazine)
http://www.monroeinstitute.org/tmi-news/filming-journey-of-the-lost-a-pa... - Is ESP for real? Discovery Online offers a quick quiz to test for yourself. (Discovery Online)
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/topics/esp-real-quiz.htm - The Institute of Noetic Sciences has published an updated bibliography of the most recent research into meditation. (IONS)
http://biblio.noetic.org/ - David Metcalfe, contributing editor for Reality Sandwich, recently spoke with Erik Davis and Maja D’Aoust on the Expanding Mind podcast. Their wide ranging conversation covers Parapsychology, esotericism, and the changing information landscape. (Expanding Minds)
http://expandingmind.podbean.com/2012/09/23/expanding-mind-parapsycholog... - The Mind-Matter Mapping Project, an open source initiative designed by some of the scientists who founded the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Laboratory, is looking for volunteers. (Mind-Matter Mapping Project)
https://sites.google.com/a/mindmattermapping.org/exchange/ - English author Trevor Hamilton discusses the personal quest which lead to his research into life after death, and the publication of his most recent book, Tell My Mother I’m Not Dead: A Case Study in Mediumship Research. (White Crow Books Blog)
http://whitecrowbooks.com/michaeltymn/entry/an_interview_with_english_au... - Michael Prescott reviews Chris Carter’s latest book Science and the Afterlife Experience.
http://michaelprescott.typepad.com/michael_prescotts_blog/2012/09/book-r... - Branching out from the English speaking world, Egil Asprem collects a list of digitized sources for the history of German parapsychology. (Heterodoxology)
http://heterodoxology.com/2012/10/01/digitized-sources-for-the-history-o... - Anthropologist Emily Pierinis has won the Royal Anthropological Institute’s 2012 Sustasoma Award for her work on spirit mediumship in the Brazilian Vale do Amanhecer. (Afterlife Research Center)
http://afterliferesearch.weebly.com/2/post/2012/09/award-announcement-ro... - Russell E. DiCarlo interviews Dr. Edgar Mitchell, Apollo astronaut and founder of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, for Explorations in Consciousness. (Healthy.net)
http://www.healthy.net/Health/Interview/Explorations_in_Consciousness/20... - Drew Daniel, of the experimental electronic duo Matmos, discusses the psi experiments that provided an impetus for their latest album. (Guardian UK)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2012/sep/24/matmos-ganzfeld-ep... - KZSU Stanford’s DJ R4D4 Leech reviews Wyld Wizard’s channeled album Free Magick, another psychically charged bit of musical experimentation. (Zookeeper Online)
http://zookeeper.stanford.edu/index.php?session=&action=viewRecentReview... - Zak Bagans, host of the television show Ghost Adventures, is gets into the musical mix, with an upcoming collaboration with Lord’s of Acid’s Praga Khan. The album features a track with EVP recordings from room 20 of the Oasis Motel in Las Vegas, where actor David Strickland, best known for his role on the NBC sitcom "Suddenly Susan," committed suicide. (TMZ)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T5Is6jV8pM - The results are in from the Institute of Noetic Science's Global Consciousness Project experiment at Burning Man (Institute of Noetic Science)
http://www.noetic.org/mindatlarge/ - And Ke$ha has sex with a ghost... (Huffington Post)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/29/keshas-ghost-sex-claim-_n_19243... - Robert Oliver and Ruth Ann Mak interview Dr. Courtney Brown, Emory University, about his work with the Farsight Institute and the future of Remote Viewing. (Well Rounded Corners)
http://www.wellroundedcorners.com/2012/09/27/episode-24-interview-with-c... - If you want to get a taste for Remote Viewing training, UFOTV has uploaded a 2 hour introductory seminar from the Operation Mindazzle Remote Viewing course by Major Ed Dames and F.M. Bonsall. (UFOTV)
http://watchdocumentary.com/watch/operation-mindazzle-military-remote-vi... - For a more anecdotal exploration of Remote Viewing, Time Monk Radio features a 2 hour interview with Lori Williams, a 14 year veteran of former Stargate Remote Viewer Lyn Buchanan’s Controlled Remote Viewing technique. (Information Machine)
http://information-machine.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/lori-williams-science-... - Dr. Jim Carpenter, a long time associate of the Rhine Center, has new research findings that show psi may be a fundamental component to human consciousness. (Huffington Post)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-carpenter-phd/first-sight_b_1940728....
*Special Thanks to Daz Smith, of www.remoteviewed.com, for the Remote Viewing links, and Dr. David Luke, for the lead on the Guardian coverage of Matmos’ Ganzfeld album.
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I believe Ke$ha
thanks for the mash up!
The Ke$ha ghost sex story could have some merit to it. I've found that many paranormal researchers are not aware that positive erotic "incubus" encounters are not only possible, but surprisingly common. Whether or not you think it's "really" a ghost is a matter of belief, of course. I tried to remain neutral but open to mystery in my book Sleep paralysis. truth is, hypnagogic visions can feel quite real, and involve real orgasms, even tho they technically are mediated by REM dream imagery.
Lucy Liu had a similar claim about 10 years ago, BTW. Very interesting.
Ghost Sex
There's also Ida Craddock ( http://www.idacraddock.com/ ) who wrote a series of books about her experience being married to a "spirit." She even offered sexual counseling based on her relationship.
Quite a bit of Rosicrucian material on this as well, especially the book Comte de Gabalis.
From Wikipedia (sorry, but it's the easiest for a quick reference!) - "The Comte tells the student not to seek after human relationship and marriage, but to know that marriage with a Gnomide, Nymph, Sylphid or Salamander is a much higher calling. This is the calling of the true sage or philosopher. The Gnome or Gnomide is of the Earth Element. The Nymph is of the Water Element. The Sylph or Sylphid is of the Air Element, and the Salamander is of the Fire Element. The Fire Element being the highest and purest element, the Salamander people are noted for their great beauty."
Paracelsus also discusses relationships with "elemental spirits."
It's a fascinating area to look into!
Love the links
Quite a rich harvest here. Thanks for the coolness, David.
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Matt Cardin
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Thanks Matt! I'm glad you're
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