Does Anyone know of people who are currently studying Psychics in scientific method

I am looking for a list of people who are actively studying the phenomenon of psychic powers in a scientific setting. If anyone has any info on this it would be greatly appreciated. Im currently looking to get in contact with as many of these individuals as possible. I was hoping crowd sourcing this list might speed up my efforts.

Thank you all in advance.

a reply to: openeyeswideshut

That kinda depends on what you mean by "psychic powers" and "scientific setting."

In order for any study to be truly scientific in nature, it must be controlled in some way. In order to effect a control, one must first have some basic understanding of the phenomena under study. So in that sense, it is quite difficult to study psychic powers unless we have some information on what the psychic powers are in the first place.

That said, I am sure there are some people who are presently doing work on psychic phenomena. I myself am currently investigating if certain experiences which could be deemed "psychic disturbances" contain a high-frequency magnetic component, in hopes of qualifying types of such disturbances and providing some basis for future studies. Is that the kind of answer you were looking for?

TheRedneck

a reply to: TheRedneck

I was looking at it in a very broad and general sense of the word. Psychic meaning powers that are different from those we would normally have. Something like seeing the future is more specifically what I'm after.

And scientific meaning someone that is following a more rigorous step to make it an academically accepted process.

a reply to: openeyeswideshut

Would that include perhaps the seeing of auras? That is something that most people (myself included) have no ability in, but something I may be pursuing if and when I get to that point with my testing.

TheRedneck

a reply to: TheRedneck

try meditation, buddism there are some teachings for it..

you could see the aura in colors or in tones of white,

but all start for a moment of awareness and void

a reply to: TheRedneck

Yeah even something like that would be of help too.

originally posted by: TheRedneck
a reply to: openeyeswideshut

That kinda depends on what you mean by "psychic powers" and "scientific setting."

In order for any study to be truly scientific in nature, it must be controlled in some way. In order to effect a control, one must first have some basic understanding of the phenomena under study. So in that sense, it is quite difficult to study psychic powers unless we have some information on what the psychic powers are in the first place.

That said, I am sure there are some people who are presently doing work on psychic phenomena. I myself am currently investigating if certain experiences which could be deemed "psychic disturbances" contain a high-frequency magnetic component, in hopes of qualifying types of such disturbances and providing some basis for future studies. Is that the kind of answer you were looking for?

TheRedneck

Hmm. "Phychic disturbances" with a "high frequency magnetic component". Fascinating!

Almost sounds as if you are investigating the Havana Syndrome?

If so, I imagine there is an entire alphabet out there that would be very interested in your findings!

a reply to: openeyeswideshut

Get a 'psychic to contact James Randi he'll give you a heads up on the 'scientific method' and psychic phenomenon.

a reply to: openeyeswideshut

Please don't take this observation and question a rudeness, ok?

Im currently looking to get in contact with as many of these individuals as possible.

If you currently need to ask for contact information from ATS members, one can easily assume that you have few if any contacts among active psychic researchers yourself. You also say that you want to ''get in contact'' with as many as possible rather than study the findings of as many as possible.

So, my question is, if you seek contact, that is, more than just reading about what they believe they have found, what is it you seek from them? As they are likely busy in their own right, what is it that you may have to offer them that would require ''contact'', something that would deem it worth their time to engage with you over?

originally posted by: openeyeswideshut
I am looking for a list of people who are actively studying the phenomenon of psychic powers in a scientific setting. If anyone has any info on this it would be greatly appreciated. Im currently looking to get in contact with as many of these individuals as possible. I was hoping crowd sourcing this list might speed up my efforts.

Thank you all in advance.

You should know like most of us, that Google is your friend here, and there are thousands of hits on people attempting to use the SM to establish acceptable theories for all sorts of paranormal subjects.

One of the most revered and required attributes of a theory that might pass through the gauntlet of the SM, is repeatability.

Presently, in terms of use of the Scientific Method, Paranormal and "repeatability" are mutually exclusive.

There are some great paranormal stories, and some really facinate me as well as others..... however, they all fail the tests of repeatability, even in the same people that insist that what they are trying to prove, exists.

You can not blame science for having major problems with that.

a reply to: TheRedneck

Redneck,

re: magnetism and your research.

I read claims a while back that people who tried to experiment with powerful magnetic fields had their work shut down by the government.

Wondering what your take on that is. Would there be any practical (safety etc) reasons that the government would discourage that kind of experimentation by individuals?

Cheers

a reply to: Mantiss2021

I imagine there is an entire alphabet out there that would be very interested

Do you mean alphabet agencies?

TheRedneck

a reply to: charlyv

Presently, in terms of use of the Scientific Method, Paranormal and "repeatability" are mutually exclusive.

That seems to be the main issue,on two fronts. Firstly, it is quite difficult to know beforehand when psychic phenomena will occur, so the possibility of repeating any experiment that relies on such phenomena is slim at best. Secondly, even when psychic phenomena appears, we do not know anything about it except what we can perceive with our human senses (which are, frankly, quite limited). We simply do not know what instrumentation to use to analyze the phenomena.

We can detect planets circling stars many orders of magnitude brighter than the planets themselves, thousands of light-years away, because we know what to look for: periodic minuscule dimming of the star's brightness as the planet crosses its surface, or Doppler shifts in the light frequency emitted by said star as it wobbles due to the gravitational influence of the planet. That appears to be a miracle of technology (and I guess it really is in many ways), but it is all possible because we studied and examined the nature of light for so long we finally reached the point where we can now analyze it to such a degree.

In comparison to our knowledge of exoplanet discovery techniques, when it comes to the paranormal, we're still just gazing upwards wondering how those fireflies got stuck in that big black thingy in the night sky.

TheRedneck

Firstly, it is quite difficult to know beforehand when psychic phenomena will occur, so the possibility of repeating any experiment that relies on such phenomena is slim at best.

TheRedneck

Perhaps, that's where you start!

a reply to: F2d5thCavv2

I read claims a while back that people who tried to experiment with powerful magnetic fields had their work shut down by the government.

Wondering what your take on that is. Would there be any practical (safety etc) reasons that the government would discourage that kind of experimentation by individuals?

Well, large intensity fields is not what I am working on... my work is with smaller fields of high frequency.

That said, there would be a safety component to large magnetic fields. Think of an MRI machine: it outputs large magnetic fields internally, strong enough that it can disrupt pacemakers and literally pull ferromagnetic objects through soft tissue. That can be (and is) considered quite the safety issue!

Even some permanent neodymium magnets are so large and powerful that one must sign a safety notice before purchasing. Mishandling of such high-intensity static magnetic sources can easily lead to physical injury. People have died as the result of being crushed between the magnet and a large piece of metal. Those requirements for signatures are to prevent wrongful death lawsuits.

It makes some sense that if a static magnetic field were strong enough to be easily detected at a distance, it would be strong enough to warrant an investigation by authorities as a public hazard. Magnetism, like electrostatics, does not travel very far so if it is detected at a distance the source can be assumed to be pretty darn powerful.

Light (which contains both magnetic and electrostatic components) can travel so far because the oscillating magnetic components generated by the oscillating electrostatics also serve to supplement the electrostatic component to maintain stability. If a waveform is composed of simply magnetic oscillations, however, the electrostatic component is greatly minimized and so is the distance it can travel. That's the stuff I am working on. High intensity is not a requirement.

TheRedneck

There was this kid on TV years ago its covered in this article on wiki. plenty of links en.m.wikipedia.org...'s_Incredible_Gift

check out the documentary "Superhuman" they have some scientific studies in there that prove the existence of "psychic phenomena"

a reply to: openeyeswideshut

Sort of… look up the Monroe institute.
Not exactly psychic powers but some would say it’s pretty close.

a reply to: openeyeswideshut

I'm a 5th Gen "sensitive"...maternal and paternal....both sides.

I tell folks in general " Hey. I'm a sensitive...and a good one at that....but, I'm no "psychic".

Defining that difference...would serve you well.

a reply to: TheRedneck

Thank you. That gives me something to consider. The 'explanation' given in these kind of reports indicate the government is wary that someone might find a way to negate gravity, with 'background' being the government has already made significant progress in that pursuit via black projects and doesn't want the lid blown off for national security reasons and so forth.

Yes, certainly ordinary dangers to consider along those lines. Of course, I'm not sure how many of those claims are at all genuine.

I hope we'll hear more from you on the projects you're working with. You seem to have both the background and open mind to perhaps spot things others have overlooked.

Cheers