…Carbondale in 2002. I have worked at the American Society for Psychical Research in New York City and at the Rhine Research Center in Durham, North Carolina. I am presently a Research Fellow at the Parapsychology Foundation. My chief research interests are the history of parapsychology, anthropology of religion, and reincarnation. I teach a 15-week online seminar course on reincarnation research and theory. See here for more about me. My new book…

…., & Berger, J. (1991). The Encyclopedia of Parapsychology and Psychical Research. New York: Paragon House. Keil, J. (1987). Gaither Pratt, a Life for Parapsychology . Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1987. Pleasants, H. (Ed.) (1964).Biographical Dictionary of Parapsychology. New York: Helix Press. Publications on Reincarnation Keil, [H. H.] J. (1991). New cases in Burma, Thailand, and Turkey: A limited field study replication of some aspects of Ian St…

…it is not allowed in court. There are many fewer problems with spontaneous memories, it turns out, yet this fascinating and important research is little known outside a small group of researchers. One goal of this web site is to communicate our findings to a wider audience, both popular and academic. The Cross-Cultural Perspective…

…J. Rock. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 2015, 79(1), 45-47.       Reincarnation: A Critical Examination (1996) by Paul Edwards. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 1997, 11(4), 570-573.       The Search for Yesterday: A Critical Examination of the Evidence for Reincarnation (1985, reprinted 2005) by D. Scott Rogo. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 1986, 53(802), 229-232.      …

…mother (or father) and a child yet to be born or conceived. Reincarnation Experiences of Adults Reincarnation experiences of adults have been much less well studied than the experiences of children. I am interested in experiences that occurred in the waking state, dreams or meditation (that came spontaneously in some way), especially those that are fact-based or veridical or which it seems possible to relate to a specific deceased person. If you…

…tion associated with the late Ian Stevenson. Although this is within the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Virginia, they do not treat the cases as mental health issues but investigate them for their potential evidence of reincarnation. DOPS is interested in near-death experiences and prenatal experiences as well as those suggestive of reincarnation. Suggestions Do you have suggestions for additions or other changes to this page? Pleas…

…experience of reincarnation that includes behaviors and physical features and may involve the mother as well as her child. Signs of Reincarnation Research on the Reincarnation Experience The Cross-Cultural Perspective…

…ecided to leave academia and a series of personal experiences led her to become interested in apparent coincidences as anomalous phenomena. In her new book, The Source and Significance of Coincidences, Rawlette adopts a very expansive conception of coincidences as including any events that occur at or around the same time, have some sort of evident meaningful connection, yet are unrelated in a materially causal way. She is interested not only in t…

…of the latter. Read Reincarnation in full online. To save a copy of Reincarnation to your hard drive as a PDF file, with the document open in your browser use the browser’s Download or Save button or (with Windows) right-click with your mouse and select “Save as.” Use the form below to post a comment….

…Social Correlates in full online. To save a copy of Past Life Memory Case Studies to your hard drive as a PDF file, with the document open in your browser use the browser’s Download or Save button or (with Windows) right-click with your mouse and select “Save as.” Use the form below to post a comment….

…s cases show how common these phenomena are and should help those who have experienced similar things to appreciate that they are not alone. One of Robertson’s original cases is a nice illustration of what is called a “reciprocal apparition”—a veridical OBE where the experiencer is perceived as an apparition at the other end. The reaction of one of the percipients is classic: “You can’t touch me. I’m a Christian!” In investigating cases, Robertson…