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Larry DOSSEY, Guest Column: NIH Creates the Office of Alternative Medicine pp.117-122 Journal of Scientific Exploration Volume 7 Number 2 Summer 1993
Journal of Scientific Exploration A Publication of the Society for Scientific Exploration Volume 7 Number 2 Summer 1993 Society for Scientific Exploration
Abstract: The scientific exploration of phenomena and experience relating
to consciousness (a category which includes many "anomalous" phenomena)
has long been hampered by two obstacles. One is that subjective experience
does not meet the commonly accepted criteria for data in a scientific analysis,
in that it is not public, objective, and replicable. The other is that many consciousness-related phenomena do not appear to fit comfortably into the accepted scientific worldview. Scientists have improvised ways of dealing with
these two obstacles, so that for much of practical science (e.g., research on
pain) they don't get in the way. Nevertheless, the situation can hardly be considered satisfactory. Two concepts have recently come to light which may
help liberate us from this predicament-one new, the other revived from the
respected writings of American philosopher William James. The first, based
on recent work by Max Velmans, involves a different model of perception;
the second, referring back to James' concept of "radical empiricism," proposes a different criterion for admission of scientific data.
Abstract: -According to Gauquelin's eminence hypothesis, planetary effects
increase with increasing professional renown. The author's former findings,
however, did not always support this hypothesis. In some cases planetary ef- fects went down, or first up and then down, with increasing eminence.
Miiller's recent unexpected results with very eminent professionals, which
showed a considerable weakening of planetary effects instead of an amplifi- cation, gave rise to the hypothesis that the relationship of planetary effects to
eminence might be curvilinear, instead of linear, across all planets and profes- sions. Thus previous results suggesting linear relationships might have been
due to restricted eminence sampling. By extending the analyses to athletes
(olympic medallists), scientists, and actors covering a wider range of emi- nence, marked curvilinear patterns did in fact emerge.
Abstract: -In order to determine the prevalence rate of Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) in south India, the author systematically surveyed four villages
with a total population of 6430 persons. Eighteen persons were reported to
have died (or nearly died) and revived. Thirteen (72%) of them reported having
had NDEs which is about 2 cases per thousand of the population surveyed.
Eleven features of the south Indian cases are compared with the features of
north Indian cases. Most of the principal features of the south Indian cases resemble those reported from north India. However, they also differed in the frequencies of four features; two of the features were reported chiefly by the north
Indian subjects while another two only by the south Indian subjects. All these
four features have been reported among American cases. The author suggests
the possibility of a genuine phenomenon underlying the similarities of features among cases in two different cultures.
Abstract: In November of 1966, a Ph.D. scientist, returning to his California
home from a business trip in Washington, was driving through Oregon and
paused at a lookout point to photograph Diamond Peak. Of the three photographs taken at this location the last one included a strange object. This
photo ultimately became the focus of a controversy among UFO investigators
and has been the subject of numerous articles as well as a book. In this paper
we present a chronicle of the author's investigation of this intriguing photo as
well as an explanation of the true nature of the object in the photo
Letters to the Editor
Vallee Comments on Book Review "Revelations: Alien Contact and Human Deception"
Journal of Scientific Exploration A Publication of the Society for Scientific Exploration Volume 8 Number 1 Spring 1994 Society for Scientific Exploration
Abstract: Refereed journals, to which scientists turn for their reliable information, carry virtually no information on the UFO problem. Does this imply
that scientists have no views and no thoughts on the subject, or that all scientists consider it insignificant? Does it imply that scientists have no reports to
submit comparable with UFO reports published in newspapers and popular
books? The purpose of this 1977 survey of American astronomers was to answer these questions.
Abstract: The "Philadelphia Experiment" concerns the allegedly paranormal disappearance of a Navy destroyer from the docks of the Philadelphia
Navy Yard in the late Summer of 1943, followed by disclosures of official
contact with extraterrestrial powers. Claims made by purported witnesses of
this supposedly secret Navy test directed by Albert Einstein have been repeatedly found to be fraudulent. The author has now interviewed a man who
served on a companion ship to the destroyer in question, and who was on the
scene the night of its supposed disappearance, which he is able to explain in
minute detail. Yet the features of the story are such that it survives in the UFO
literature and that it is now being revived under a novel form for the benefit of
a new generation of readers. Using this incident as a model of a successful
hoax, the present article extracts thirteen parameters that have been instrumental in its remarkable survival over the last fifty years; it compares the features of this fabrication to other questionable episodes of UFO lore; finally, it
attempts to draw up a list of suitable measures for their detection, challenge
and ultimate exposure.
Abstract: Although intra- and interpersonal intluences have long been acknowledged in medical science to affect an individual's health both positively and negatively, the impact of non-local, transpersonal influences are generally denied in contemporary medical science. The present paper examines
anecdotal, ethnographic, anthropological, clinical, and experimental evidence suggesting that non-local, transpersonal influences may exist, and that
these may exert a negative and even fatal impact on human health. The possible relationship of these negative influences to scientific findings in other
anomalous areas, such as the studies in humanlmachine interaction at the
Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) Laboratory, are discussed. The author concludes that the evidence favoring the existence of
non-local, negative, transpersonal influences is considerable, and that the implications for medical research and clinical practice are profound.
Abstract: Six well-documented UFO abductions reported in Spain are reviewed. Investigation reveals them to be the result of hoax, delusion or psychosis. On a global scale, the annual distribution of abductions plotted according to year of report shows clusters associated with media-related
triggers. Abduction narratives seem to proceed from internal sources, representing non-physical experiences of psychological origin inspired by publicized material, plus a significant number of hoaxes. A danger exists that the
abduction syndrome may get out of hand.
Abstract: After two decades of parapsychological research, my purpose in
writing this essay is to encourage researchers who are interested in understanding psychic phenomena to look for ways to have ESP experiences themselves. In no other field do experienced and thoughtful researchers set up observational experiments, and then ask inexperienced or randomly chosen
passersby to look through the microscope and report what they see. I will describe here some of the things that I have seen. I am a good visualizer. When I
close my eyes I usually see reasonably sharp and clear pictures. The bad news
is that the images that I see with my eyes open are not much sharper or clearer, although they are much more stable. I would like to share my thoughts
about psi perceptions, from the point of view of a legally blind researcher.
What that means in my case is that my corrected visual resolution is ten percent of that of a person with normal vision.
Topher COOPER
Anomalous Propagation
119-123
Michael EPSTEIN
The Skeptical Perspective
125-128
Peter A. STURROCK
Guest Column: Activity Since the American Astronomical Society UFO Survey
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