Prepare to be knocked over with a feather, but Maureen Seaberg lets slip that the world’s best remote viewers are also synaesthetes. The possibility these wild talents are linked to crossed wires in the noggin is compelling, and she lets Joseph McMoneagle and Dr. Edwin May expound upon their thesis. As if reality, personal and […]
Dr. Marc Wittmann, a research fellow at the Institute for Frontier Areas in Psychology and Mental Health in Freiburg, Germany, presents this rather heady, statistically-oriented discussion that took place after the publication of social psychologist Daryl Bem’s experiment showing that people on average were able to predict the outcome of future events. Wittmann also looks […]
If perceptions shape reality, as Bernardo Kastrup dares to argue in our lead link, what does that say about magick? Not yanking bunnies out of hats magic, but the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will. Illusionism, as practiced by the likes of Penn and Teller, is fundamental bullshit. Magick, […]
Once upon a time I heard a theory on the Mysterious Universe podcast how optimists people are ‘luckier’ than their compliment being more open to opportunity. Tangentially, there are people in the world who declare themselves to be subject to coincidences, while others miss out on the fun of the associative universe. Don’t depsair, as […]
Looks like us weirdos might need to take up new hobbies soon. Dr. Dean Radin, head scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, has a soon-to-be-published book which blows away the notion that magic is, well, magical. Magic is science, claims Radin. Which reminds us a little bit of our old home economics teacher referring […]
Dr. Bernard D. Beitman attempts to answer to explain the nature of coincidences, their origin, and if there is any scientific means of proving either. He tells us about how Winston Churchill somehow avoided danger twice during WWII and other coincidences he experienced in his life. Sounds a bit like the plot from a Netflix […]
On one hand, this statement is correct but predestination absolves one of responsibility and gets into the murky waters of theology. On the other hand, the phrase might mean there is no magic nor meaning in the world. On the gripping hand, Dr. Bernard Beitman examines what’s really at play with the C-word and why […]
Well, it takes all sorts, as they say, and thankfully this case seems to be rare. A young man with a troubled childhood fessed up to his psychiatrist that he believed himself to be a feline–first a domestic cat and later a tiger. His belief led him to hunt small prey and “to have sexual […]
Northeastern Massachusetts had its share of anomalies in 2012 when two area schools erupted in a barrage of vocal tics amongst their adolescent pupils. Whether mass hysteria propagated by social media, psychogenic illness, or something as yet undiscovered, the tics eventually resolved themselves, leaving behind no answers. This incident is by no means the first […]
If you’re looking for some insight into why we carry the same fears from generation to generation, give this posting a go. It’s a lengthy read, but well informed. Here’s one kid who’s not afraid of the dark at the moment: This Kid Wakes Up From Anesthesia With Strange Accent And Even Stranger Story. What […]