Poor James Randi is rolling over in his grave because of Chris French’s revelation. Not because of being more accepting of forteana and anomalistics, but actually looking at the data. Even if it runs counter to conventional wisdom. But does this make hiim a believer? That’s for Chris to tell. Continuing with this theme, Harry […]
The “historian of parapsychology” died of cancer on July 16th at the age of 66. The announcement on his blog was written by his wife, Nancy Zingrone. Carlos Alvarado was a Research Fellow at the Parapsychology Foundation, and Adjunct Research Faculty at Sofia University. He was on the editorial boards of the Journal of Near-Death […]
Alex Tsakiris interviews Terje Simonsen, the author of the excellent work A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal: Our Secret Powers Telepathy, Clairvoyance & Precognition, on where parapsychology has been and where it’s headed. Tsakiris argues that parapsychology has made itself irrelevant because it’s tried to divorce itself from spirituality. Simonsen seems to agree, saying […]
A roundup of recent items of interest in parapsychology. First up is Lisette Coly of the Parapsychology Foundation, where she announces that Dr. Everton Maraldi has just received an Eileen Coly Research Grant for a project titled “A multi-method investigation of the role of paranormal beliefs in sleep paralysis experiences.” Next Paul Smith gives the […]
We are sad to hear of the passing of this renowned parapsychologist and prolific author who was on the faculty of social science at the University of Iceland. “I feel that Erlendur contributed greatly to expand the importance of seeing the phenomena outside of the confining experimental walls,” notes Carlos Alvarado, who while working at […]
“I now realize I omitted an important category from the new book’s index: sex & chutney,” says Stephen Braude with a wink, the author of the new book Dangerous Pursuits: Mediumship, Mind, and Music (Anomalist Books) in this interview by Carlos Alvarado. In other worthwhile parapsychology news, Jeffrey Mishlove explains how it is often very […]
We hope you are all enjoying the news brought to you seven days a week at The Anomalist. Please show your support for what we do by purchasing some of the books we publish at Anomalist Books. Esprit is a glowing review by the Parapsychology Foundation’s Lisette Coly of Men and Women of Parapsychology in […]
Parapsychologist Carlos Alvarado interviews Gerhard Mayer, a Research Associate at the Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Health in Freiburg/Germany, about a book he has edited on single case studies of various types of unexplained phenomena, such as crop circles, hauntings, poltergeists, recurrent apparitions of the living, and UFOs. Says Mayer: “Single case […]
Carlos Salvarado interviews author and reincarnation expert James Matlock to discuss his newest book Signs of Reincarnation, declaring it “the most comprehensive overview of the subject, and one that considers the topic in relation to other phenomena. It is, in fact, a handbook for the scientific and scholarly study of reincarnation.” The experts adding their […]
Carlos Alvarado interviews Roger Nelson, “the director of one of the most exciting research programs in parapsychology, the Global Consciousness Project, about his new book on the project’s development and results, Connected: The Emergence of Global Consciousness. “Its findings and implications,” says Nelson, “offer insight into the extraordinary reach of human consciousness, and suggest that […]