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President of the Parapsychological Association (1959, 1971)
Professor of Psychology, City University of New York
Professor Emeritus, City College of the City University of New York.
I’m an experimental psychologist, and my research was primarily in
perception and memory - until a seminar changed my life. In 1942 I began a
part-time job at Harvard (seven years after my doctorate there), saw a
seminar on psychical research was offered, and listened in to find what
could be said for this bizarre topic. Gardner Murphy’s lectures, and his
suggested readings, left me half-fascinated, half-incredulous. Murphy then
offered me a stipend from Harvard’s Richard Hodgson Fund to experiment on
ESP. I accepted, hoping an experiment would tell me what to think about
the topic.
The data convinced me. Repeatedly, average ESP scores of subjects who
rejected any possibility of ESP success (whom I called goats) were lower
than average ESP scores of all other subjects (whom I called sheep). This
was inexplicable by the physical laws we knew; it implied unexplored
processes in the universe, an exciting new field for research. From then
on, naturally, my primary research interest was parapsychology.
In 1947 I became an instructor at City College, and in due course a
professor, teaching only standard psychology. After many years, to my
surprise, I was asked to give a parapsychology course for doctoral
students, then a similar course for M.A. students, then for
undergraduates. But from the first, many of the M. A. theses that I
mentored were in parapsychology, and so were, later, five of the doctoral
dissertations I chaired.
With student volunteers as subjects I did many small-budget ESP
experiments; once even a PK experiment with Ingo Swann, financed by a
grant from Carlson, inventor of Xerox. (Good PK apparatus is expensive.)
The Parapsychology Foundation helped some projects with its grants. Very
great help always came from the wisdom and resources of Gardner Murphy,
and from cooperative and brilliant students who joined the research.
My experiments tried to address the criticism that ESP is a fact without a
theory; four outcomes seem to rebut it. (1) Personality variables have
similar effects on scores in ESP and in other tasks. Psychological theory
makes effective predictions about ESP; thus it is a part of ESP’s theory
too. (2) Telepathy not only can transmit information, it can also activate
a general readiness to use or to inhibit ESP (1961). This aligns ESP
processes with theories of social and cultural influences, which also
activate or inhibit the use of particular abilities. (3) Precognition can
be effective for information never known by any person (targets are
randomized and scored by machine but never printed). This extends
psychological and social theory; it shows we have access to a wide,
unexplored range of stimuli. (4) PK effects in one area are balanced by
compensating physical changes elsewhere (1973). ESP seems to show direct
access to distant events; PK a direct influence on them. This research
explored how PK operates, implying that our influence shifts the balance
of physical processes. (I must add that items 2 and 4 above have not been
replicated by others; they thus are weaker than 1 and 3.)
To my regret, I could never think of a method that was both rigorous and
practical for research on the most exciting possibilities suggested by ESP
and PK: problems of the basic characteristics of consciousness or of the
self. They await the research of others.
I also held various offices, including the presidency, in the
Parapsychological Association and (while it still did research) in the
American Society for Psychical Research.
Throughout I depended on my husband’s cheerful tolerance of my
professional activity. We have four children and seven grandchildren.
Selected Publications:
Predicting good and bad scores in a clairvoyance experiment: A
preliminary report. Journal of the American Society for Psychical
Research, 1943, 37, 103-110.
Predicting good and bad scores in a clairvoyance experiment: A final
report. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 1943, 37,
210-221.
Position effects as psychological phenomena. Journal of Parapsychology,
1944, 8, 110-124.
Separating the sheep from the goats. Journal of the American Society
for Psychical Research, 1945, 39, 46-49.
with G. Murphy, The influence of belief and disbelief in ESP upon
individual scoring levels. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1946, 36,
271-276.
Rorschach variables in relation to ESP scores. Journal of the American
Society for Psychical Research, 1947, 41, 35-64.
with L. W. Allison, A repetition of Carington’s experiments with free
drawings. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 1948,
42, 97-107.
Research projects in parapsychology. Journal of Parapsychology, 1948,
13, 23-31.
Personality correlates of ESP as shown by Rorschach studies. Journal of
Parapsychology, 1949, 13, 23-31.
Comparisons of ESP scores with Rorschachs scored by different workers.
Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 1949, 43, 94-98.
Some relations between Picture-Frustration ratings and ESP scores.
Journal of Personality, 1950, 18, 331-343.
With L. Eilbert, A study of certain psychological factors in relation
to ESP performance. Journal of Parapsychology, 1950, 14, 53-74.
ESP performance and the Rorschach test. Journal of the Society for
Psychical Research, 1950, 35, 323-338.
with A. O. Ross and G. Murphy, The spontaneity factor in extrasensory
perception. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 1952,
46, 14-16.
Rorschachs and ESP scores of patients suffering from cerebral
concussion. Journal of Parapsychology, 1952, 16, 80-89.
Personal values and ESP scores. Journal of Abnormal and Social
Psychology, 1952, 47, 757-761.
Picture-Frustration ratings and ESP scores for subjects who showed
moderate annoyance at the ESP task. Journal of Parapsychology, 1954, 18,
137-152.
A note on the need for rigid testing conditions. Journal of the
American Society for Psychical Research, 1955, 49, 118-119.
With E. Frommer, Analysis and evaluation of a pair of presumably
telepathic dreams. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research,
1956, 50, 74-78.
With R. Gerber, An investigation of relaxation and acceptance of the
experimental situation as related to ESP scores in maternity patients.
Journal of Parapsychology, 1957, 21, 47-57.
Agent-percipient relationships. Journal of the American Society for
Psychical Research, 1958, 52, 47-69.
Analysis and evaluation of proxy sessions with Mrs. Caroline Chapman.
Journal of Parapsychology, 1958, 22, 137-155.
Additional data on sheep-goat classification. Journal of the Society
for Psychical Research, 1959, 40, 63-72.
Exploring the parameters of research variables. Journal of
Parapsychology, 1959, 23, 238-250.
ESP in relation to Rorschach Test evaluation. Parapsychology
Monographs, 1960, 2, 1-89.
Structures of uncertainty. International Journal of Parapsychology,
1960, 4, 103-108.
Are there two kinds of telepathy? Journal of the American Society for
Psychical Research, 1961, 55, 87-97.
Evidence for two kinds of telepathy. International Journal of
Parapsychology, 1961, 3, 5-48.
ESP and tests of perception. Journal of the American Society for
Psychical Research, 1962, 56, 48-51.
Note on precognition with and without knowledge of results.
Psychological Reports, 1962, 11, 486.
An experiment on precognitive clairvoyance: Part 1. The main results.
Journal of Parapsychology, 1964, 28, 1-14.
An experiment on precognitive clairvoyance: Part II. The reliability of
the scores. Journal of Parapsychology, 1964, 28, 15-27.
An experiment on precognitive clairvoyance, Part III. Precognition
scores related to the subject’s way of viewing time. Journal of
Parapsychology, 1964, 94-101.
An experiment on precognitive clairvoyance, Part IV. Precognition
scores related to creativity. Journal of Parapsychology, 1964, 28,
102-108.
An experiment on precognitive clairvoyance: Part V. Precognition scores
related to feelings of success. Journal of Parapsychology, 1964, 28,
109-125.
An experimentalist’s approach to survival research. Journal of the
American Society for Psychical Research, 1965, 59, 156-160.
Quantitative investigation of a “haunted house”. Journal of the
American Society for Psychical Research, 1966, 60, 137-149.
Two horns of a dilemma in relating ESP to personality. Corrective
Psychiatry and Journal of Social Therapy, 1966, 12, 98-114.
Telepathy and resistance to it. Journal of the American Society for
Psychical Research, 1966, 60, 207-209.
With Lindemann, C. ESP calls following an “ESP” test with sensory cues.
Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 1966, 60, 357-362.
The influence of attitude on ESP scores. International Journal of
Neuropsychiatry, 1966, 2, 387-397.
ESP breakthroughs: Paranormal effects in real life. Journal of the
American Society for Psychical Research, 1967, 61, 306-325.
A search for feedback in ESP: Part I. Session salience and stimulus
preference. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 1968,
62,130-142.
With L. Lewis, A search for feedback in ESP: Part II. High scores after
two successes on triple aspect targets. Journal of the American Society
for Psychical Research, 1968, 62, 255-262.
With T. Moss, Quantitative investigation of a “haunted house” with
sensitives and a control group. Journal of the American Society for
Psychical Research, 1968, 62, 399-410.
With L. Lewis, A search for feedback in ESP: Part III. Journal of the
American Society for Psychical Research, 1969, 83, 60-68.
High ESP scores after a swami’s brief instruction in meditation and
breathing. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 1970,
64, 100-1-3.
With L. LeShan, An aspect of body image related to ESP scores. Journal
of the American Society for Psychical Research, 1970, 64, 211-218.
Studying individual psi experiences. Journal of Parapsychology, 1970,
34, 197-209.
With J. Hudesman, ESP scores following therapeutic sessions. Journal of
the American Society for Psychical Research, 1971, 65, 215-222.
Mood and attitude on a pretest as predictors of retest ESP performance.
Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 1971, 65, 324-335.
With L. Lewis, Alpha relations with non-intentional and purposeful ESP
after feedback. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research,
1971, 65, 455-467.
Parapsychologists’ opinions about parapsychology, 1971. Journal of
Parapsychology, 1971, 35, 208-216.
With J. G. Craig, Moods and ESP scores in group testing. Journal of the
American Society for Psychical Research, 1972, 66, 280-287.
PK effects upon continuously recorded temperature. Journal of the
American Society for Psychical Research, 1973, 67, 325-340.
Parapsychology: Out of the ivory tower. Osteopathic Physician, 1974,
41, 34-48.
Using ESP: Science fiction or applied science? Counseling and Values,
1975, 19, 135-140.
With B. Brier and B. Savits, Three experiments in clairvoyant diagnosis
with Silva Mind Control graduates. Journal of the American Society for
Psychical Research, 1975, 69, 263-272.
With M. Maher, Quantitative investigation of a recurrent phenomenon.
Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 1975, 69, 341-352.
Personality differences in the effective use of ESP. Journal of
Communication, 1975, 25, 133-141.
With R. Friedman and E. D. Dean, Ranked-target scoring for mood and
intragroup effects in precognitive ESP. Journal of the American Society
for Psychical Research, 1976, 70, 195-206.
with J. Hudesman, Changes in ESP scores after therapy sessions. Journal
of the American Society for Psychical Research, 1976, 70, 371-380.
With M. Jackson and S. Franzoi, Effects of feedback on ESP: A curious
partial replication. Journal of the American Society for Psychical
Research, 1977, 71, 147-155.
With M. Maher, Cerebral lateralization effects in ESP processing.
Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 1977, 71, 261-271.
Gardner Murphy and his thinking: A retrospect and a prospect. Journal
of Parapsychology, 1979, 43, 86-100.
With M. Maher and D. Persatsakis, Cerebral localization effects in ESP
processing: An attempted replication. Journal of the American Society for
Psychical Research, 1979, 73, 167-177.
Gardner Murphy: A short biography. Journal of the American Society for
Psychical Research, 1980, 74, 1-14.
Rhine’s contributions to experimental methodology and standards of
research. Journal of Parapsychology, 1980, 45, 11-23.
With M. Maher, Judges’ responses to the nonverbal behavior of
psi-conducive and psi-inhibitory experimenters. Journal of the American
Society for Psychical Research, 1981, 75, 241-258.
A possible commonality among gifted psychics. Journal of the American
Society for Psychical Research, 1982, 76, 53-58.
Interpreting reports of out of body experiences. Journal of the Society
for Psychical Research, 1983, 52, 102-104.
ESP and memory: Some limiting conditions. Parapsychological Journal of
South Africa, 1983, 4, 51-69.
Memories of Laura Dale. Journal of the American Society for Psychical
Research, 1983, 77, 273-276.
Further analysis of PK with continuous temperature recordings. Journal
of the American Society for Psychical Research, 1984, 78, 355-362.
Field and stream: Background stimuli and the flow of ESP responses.
Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 1985, 79, 13-26.
Subliminal perception and ESP: Order in diversity? Journal of the
American Society for Psychical Research, 1986, 80, 241-264.
The mind-matter relation: Out of metaphysics and into the laboratory.
Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 1987, 7, 12-18.
Is psi a subcognitive process? Journal of Parapsychology, 1990, 54,
321-329.
Perceptual processing of psi: A model. Journal of the American Society
for Psychical Research, 1991, 85, 212-236.
With A. Imich, Formal and informal work with Peter Suglesis. Journal of
the Society for Psychical Research, 1992, 58, 239-243.
With H. Edge, Should ganzfeld resarch continue to be crucial in the
search for a replicable psi effect? Part II. Edited ganzfeld debate.
Journal of Parapsychology, 1999, 63, 335-388.
Books and chapters With R. A. McConnell, ESP and Personality Patterns.
New Haven, CT., Yale University Press, 1958.
The ‘fitting in’ of parapsychological experiments. In I. J. Good (Ed.).
The Scientist Speculates, 1962, Kingswood, Surrey: Windmill Press Ltd.
(pp. 157-158).
Parapsychology. New International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences,
1968, New York: MacMillan Company and Free Press (pp. 386-399).
Contemporary psychologists view parapsychology today. In J. B. Rhine
and R. Brier (EDS). Parapsychology Today. New York: Citadel (pp. 195-203).
Theory building and theory testing. In J. Mihalasky (Ed.). Techniques
and status of modern parapsychology. Newark, NJ: College of Engineering.
The psychic personallity. In J. White (Ed.). Psychic Explorations: A
Challenge for Science. 1974. New York: J. G. Putnam & Sons, 94-110.
(Ed.). Extrasensory Perception. 1974. New York: Lieberman-Atherton.
(Ed.). Parapsychology: Its Relation to Physics, Biology, Psychology,
and Psychiatry. 1976. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press.
Methods for controlled research in ESP and PK. In B. Wolman (Ed.).
Handbook of Parapsychology, 1977. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold,
131-159.
Research findings in psychokinesis. In S. Krippner (Ed.). Advances in
Parapsychological Research, Vol. 1. Psychokinesis. New York, Plenum Press,
79-132.
PK research: Findings and theories. In S. Krippner (Ed.). Advances in
Parapsychological Research, Volume 3. 1982. New York: Plenum Press,
115-146.
Some guidelines from research findings. In I. Grattan-Guinness (Ed.).
Psychical Research: A guide to its history, principles, and practices.
1982. Wellingsborough, Great Britain: Aquarian Press, 265-283.
Parapsychology. In B. B. Wolman (Ed.). International Encyclopedia of
Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychoanalysis & Neurology. 1983, 8, 183-185.
Psychokinesis: The basic problem, research methods, and findings. In S.
Krippner (Ed.). Advances in Parapsychological Research, Volume 4. 1984.
Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 12-30.
Questions and attempts at answers. In R. Pilkington, Men and Women of
Parapsychology: Personal Reflections. 1987. Jefferson, NC: McFarland,
76-88.
Psychokinesis: Recent studies and a possible paradigm shift. In S.
Krippner, (Ed.). Advances in Parapsychological Research 5. 1987,
Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 76-88.
Parapsychology and Psychology: Matches and Mismatches. 1988. Jefferson,
NC: McFarland.
Problems raised by the concept of the survival of the personality after
death. In A. Berger, P. Batham, A. H. Kutscher, J. Berger, M. Perry, and
J. Beloff (Eds.). Death and Dying. 1989. Philadelphia: Charles Press,
197-208.
With L. Henkel (Eds.). Research in Parapsychology 1990. 1992. Metuchen,
NJ: Scarecrow Press
ESP experiments: The glass is half full. In S. Krippner (Ed.). Advances
in Parapsychological Research 7. 1994. Jefferson, NG: McFarland, 104-197.
PK: Recent research reports and a comparison with ESP. In S. Krippner
(Ed.). Advances in Parapsychological Research 7. 1984. Jefferson, NC:
McFarland, 198-237. We thanks the Parapsychological Association Board (www.parapsych.org) for the permission to publish the above material.
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 Selected
Publications
Precognition of a Quantum Process. J. of Parapsychology 33, 1969, 99-108.
The PSI Quotient (PQ): An Efficiency Measure for PSI Tests. J. of
Parapsychology 33, 1969, 210-214.
Clairvoyance Test with a Machine. J. of Parapsychology 33, 1969, 300-306.
Quantum Processes Predicted? New Scientist, October 1969, 114-115.
Quantum-Mechanical Random-Number Generator. J. of Applied Physics 41, 1970,
462-468.
A PK Test with Electronic Equipment. J. of Parapsychology 34, 1970, 175-181.
PK Experiments with Animals as Subjects. J. of Parapsychology 34, 1970,
225-261.
Mental Influence on Random Events. New Scientist and Science Journal, June
24, 1971, 757-768.
Schmidt, Helmut and Pantas, Lee. Psi Tests with Internally Different
Machines. J. of Parapsychology 36, 1972, 222-232.
PK Tests with a High-Speed Random Number Generator. J. of Parapsychology 37,
1973, 105-118.
Instrumentation in the Parapsychology Laboratory. In Beloff, John: New
Directions in Parapsychology, 1974, 13-37.
Psychokinesis. In Mitchell, Edgar. Psychic Explorations, 1974, 178-193.
Comparison of PK Action on Two Different Random Number Generators. J. of
Parapsychology 38, 1974, 47-55.
Psi als Wechselwirkung zwischen geistigen Vorgängen und äusseren
Quantenprozessen. Psi und Psyche (E. Bauer, Editor). Deutsche Verlagsanstalt
Stuttgart, 1974, 187-195.
Toward a Mathematical Theory of Psi. J. Am. Soc. Psychical Research 69, 1975,
302-319.
PK Effect on Pre-Recorded Targets. J. Am. Soc. Psychical Research 70, 1976,
267-291.
A Suggested Method for Detecting Psi with Subjects whose Performance
Fluctuates from Trial to Trial. J. Am. Soc. Psychical Research 71, 1977, 19-31.
A Simple Random Number Generator for Use with Mini-computers. J. Am. Soc.
Psychical Research 71, 1977, 171-176.
Can an Effect Precede Its Cause? A Model of a Non-causal World. Foundations
of Physics 8, June 1978, 463-480.
A Program for Channeling Psi Data into the Laboratory and onto the Critic's
Desk. Progress in Parapsychology 1979 (W. Roll, Editor), 66-69.
PK Tests with Pre-Recorded and Pre-Inspected Seed Numbers. J. of
Parapsychology 45, 1981, 87-98.
Collapse of the State Vector and PK Effect. Foundation of Physics 12, 1982,
565-581.
Randomness and the Mind. Looking for Psychic Effect in Games of Chance.
Creative Computing, April 1983, 180-186.
Comparison of a Teleological Model with a Quantum Collapse Model of Psi. J.
of Parapsychology 48, 1984, 261-276.
Addition Effect for PK on Pre-recorded Targets. J. of Parapsychology 49,
1985, 229-244.
Schmidt, H. Morris, R. and Rudolph, L. Channeling Evidence for a
Psychokinetic Effect to Independent Observers. J. of Parapsychology 50, 1986,
1-15.
The Strange Properties of Psychokinesis. J. Scientific Exploration 1, 1986,
103-118.
Correlation between Mental Processes and External Random Events. J.
Scientific Exploration 4, 1990, 233-241.
Search for a Correlation between PK performance and Heart Rate. J. Amer. Soc.
Psychical Research 85, 1991, 101-117.
Non Causality as the Earmark of Psi. Journal of Scientific Exploration 7,
1993, 125-132.
Schmidt, H. and Braud, W. New PK Tests with an Independent Observer. Journal
of Parapsychology 57, 1993, 227-239.
Schmidt, H., Stapp, H. Study of PK with pre-recorded random events and the
effect of pre-observation. Journal of Parapsychology 57, 1993, 331-348.
Schmidt, H. Observation of a psychokinetic effect under highly controlled
conditions. Journal of Parapsychology 57, 1993, 351-372.
Schmidt, H. Random generators and living systems as targets in retro-PK
experiments. J. Amer. Soc. Psychical Research 91, 1997,1-13.
Schmidt, H. and Dalton, K. PK tests with repeated efforts on prerecorded
targets. Journal of Parapsychology 63, 1999, 275-283.
Schmidt, H. A proposed measure for psi-induced bunching of randomly spaced
events. Journal of Parapsychology 64, 2000, 301-316.
Schmidt, H. PK tests in a pre-sleep state. Journal of Parapsychology 64,
2000, 317-331. We thanks the Parapsychological Association Board (www.parapsych.org) for the permission to publish the above material.
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 Bruno
Severi was born in Bologna, Italy, on May 16th, 1946, where he
obtained his Master Degree in Biological Sciences. His professional
activity was mainly at the Institute of Clinical Electron Microscopy
in The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bologna. He is now
retired. He is both Vice President and Scientific Coordinator of the
Centro Studi Parapsicologici (CSP, Center for Parapsychological
Studies) of Bologna where he carried out several studies and
researches whose results have been presented to national congresses
and published in different journals. He is mainly devoted to the study
of spontaneous cases, to parapsychological theoretic problems, to the
relationship between parapsychology and Quantum Mechanics, to altered
states of consciousness, and Shamanism. Some years ago he was accepted
as a full member of the PA.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Severi, B.: Parapsychological publications in non-parapsychology
journals. European Journal of Parapsychology, 10, 104-129, 1994
Severi, B.: Addendum to "Parapsychological publications in
non-parapsychology journals. European Journal of Parapsychology,
11, 102-111, 1995
Severi, B.: Ayahuasca: la medicina dell'anima. Viaggio ed esperienze
tra gli sciamani Shipibo-Conibo del Perù (Ayahuasca, the drug of the
soul. Journey and experiences among the Shipibo-Conibo shamans of Perù).
Quaderni di Parapsicologia, vol. 27, N.1, 15-27, 1996 (Also
published in the electronic journal "TASTE" directed by C. Tart)
Severi, B.: La sleep paralysis e gli alieni (Sleep paralysis and the
aliens). Quaderni di Parapsychologia, vol. 29, N. 2, 5-18, 1998
Severi, B.: Le apparizioni mariane di Zeitun in Egitto (Apparitions of
the Virgin Mary in Zeitun, Egypt). Quaderni di Parapsicologia,
vol. 30, N. 2, 34-53, 1999
Severi, B.: I paradossi della meccanica quantistica ed i fenomeni
paranormali (Quantum Mechanics paradoxes and paranormal phenomena).
Quaderni di Parapsicologia, vol. 32, N. 1, 51-67, 2001
Severi, B.: La seconda natura elusiva della psi (A second type of psi
elusivity). Quaderni di Parapsicologia, vol.33, N. 2, 27-38,
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 Dr.
Sherwood completed a BSc in Psychology at the University of Portsmouth
in 1992 followed by an MSc in Occupational Psychology at the
University of Sheffield in 1993. In the summer of 1994 he completed
the Summer Study Program (SSP) at the Rhine Research Center and gained
a PhD in Psychology, funded by the Economic and Social Research
Council (ESRC), from the University of Edinburgh in 2001. He was
presented with the Gertrude Schmeidler Outstanding Student Award at
the Parapsychological Association Convention in 2000. He has been
working full-time as a lecturer in Psychology at University College
Northampton since 1998. In December 2002 he completed a Postgraduate
Certificate of Teaching in Higher Education (PGCTHE).
Research and teaching interests
Simon became interested in parapsychology following a childhood
sleep-related experience involving what he thought at the time was an
apparition of a huge black dog-like creature. In recent years he has
been collecting other accounts of this phenomenon from around the
world via his
Black Dog website.
This led to the development of my interest in anomalous sleep-related
experiences, particularly those that occur in the hypnagogic/hypnopompic
(HG/HP) states, that is the borderland states surrounding sleep. As
part of his PhD research, he discovered that people who report a
greater number of normal childhood HG/HP experiences tend to report a
greater number of non-UFO-related anomalous experiences throughout
their lifetime. He has also looked into the similarities between
normal HG/HP experiences and psychomanteum and out-of-body
experiences. During his time at Edinburgh he became involved with some
experimental investigations of dream ESP with colleagues there. Simon
has continued this dream ESP research with colleagues at UCN. As part
of a Perrott-Warrick project at UCN, along with Dr Chris Roe and
Nicola Holt, he is currently carrying out ganzfeld ESP research using
an automated free-response testing system designed by Dr Paul Stevens.
Simon currently co-ordinates a final year undergraduate psychology
module entitled "Parapsychology and Anomalous Experiences" that he
teaches along with Dr Roe. He also supervises both undergraduate and
postgraduate research into parapsychology and related topic areas.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Parapsychology
Sherwood, S. J. (in press). Black Dog apparitions. Journal of the
American Society for Psychical Research.
Sherwood, S. J., & Roe, C. A. (in press). A review of dream ESP
studies conducted since the Maimonides dream ESP programme. Journal
of Consciousness Studies.
Sherwood, S. J. (2002). Relationship between the hypnagogic/hypnopompic
states and reports of anomalous experiences. Journal of
Parapsychology, 66, 127-150.
Sherwood, S. (2002). Apparitions of Black Dogs. The Paranormal
Review, 22, 3-6.
Roe C. A., Sherwood, S. J., Luke, D. P., & Farrell, L. M. (2002). An
investigation of dream clairvoyance using consensus judging and
dynamic targets. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research,
66, 225-238.
Sherwood, S. J., Roe, C. A., Simmonds, C. A., & Biles, C. (2002). An
exploratory investigation of dream precognition using consensus
judging and static targets. Journal of the Society for Psychical
Research, 66, 22-28.
Roe, C. A., & Sherwood, S. J. (2001, September). Revisiting the role
of the sender using a ganzfeld psi task. Paper presented at the 25th
International Conference of the Society for Psychical Research,
Cambridge, England.
Roe, C. A., Sherwood, S. J., Luke, D. P., & Farrell, L. M. (2001,
September). An investigation of dream clairvoyance using consensus
judging and dynamic targets. Paper presented at the 25th International
Conference of the Society for Psychical Research, Cambridge, England.
Sherwood, S. J. (2001). WWW survey of the content, sensory modalities
and interpretation of hypnagogic and hypnopompic experiences.
Proceedings of the Parapsychological Association 44th Annual
Convention, 301-319.
Roe, C. A., & Sherwood, S. J. (2001). Revisiting the role of the
sender using a ganzfeld psi task. Proceedings of the Parapsychological
Association 44th Annual Convention, 415-418.
Sherwood, S. J. (2000). Modelling childhood antecedents of anomalous
experiences and beliefs: Fantasy proneness, hypnagogic/hypnopompic and
sleep experiences. Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Edinburgh.
Sherwood, S. J. (2000). A comparison of the features of the
psychomanteum and hypnagogic/hypnopompic experiences. International
Journal of Parapsychology, XI, 97-121.
Sherwood, S. J. (2000). Black Dogs and English men. Exceptional
Human Experience, 16(2), 226-230.
Sherwood, S. J., Dalton, K., Steinkamp, F., & Watt, C. (2000). Dream
clairvoyance study II using dynamic video-clips: Investigation of
consensus voting judging procedures and target emotionality.
Dreaming, 10, 221-236.
Sherwood, S. J. (2000). A comparison of the features of the
psychomanteum and hypnagogic/hypnopompic experiences. Proceedings of
the Parapsychological Association 43rd Annual Convention, 262-275.
Sherwood, S. J. (2000, March). Entering the twilight zone: Anomalous
experiences reported between wakefulness and sleep. Lecture given to
the Society for Psychical Research, London.
Sherwood, S. J. (1999). Relationship between childhood hypnagogic/hypnopompic
and sleep experiences, childhood fantasy proneness, and anomalous
experiences and beliefs: An exploratory WWW survey. Journal of the
American Society for Psychical Research, 93(2), 167-197.
Dalton, K., Steinkamp, F., Sherwood, S. J. (1999). A dream GESP
experiment using dynamic targets and consensus vote. Journal of the
American Society for Psychical Research, 93(2), 145-166.
Sherwood, S. J., Roe, C. A., Simmonds, C. A., & Biles, C. (1999,
September). An exploratory investigation of dream precognition using
consensus judging and static targets. Paper presented at the 23rd
International Conference of the Society for Psychical Research,
Durham, England.
Sherwood, S. J., Dalton, K., Steinkamp, F., & Watt, C. (1998,
September). Dream GESP study II using dynamic video-clips:
investigation of consensus voting judging procedures and target
emotionality. Paper presented at the 22nd International Conference of
the Society for Psychical Research, York, England.
Sherwood, S. J., Dalton, K., Steinkamp, F., & Watt, C. (1998). Dream
GESP study II using dynamic video-clips: investigation of consensus
voting judging procedures and target emotionality. Proceedings of the
Parapsychological Association 41st Annual Convention, 226-241.
Sherwood, S. J. (1998). Relationship between the hypnagogic/hypnopompic
states and reports of anomalous experiences. Proceedings of the
Parapsychological Association 41st Annual Convention, 210-225.
Sherwood, S. (1998). Experiences during the twilight zone. The
Paranormal Review, 5, 3-6.
Sherwood, S. J. (1997). Relationship between childhood hypnagogic/hypnopompic
experiences, childhood fantasy proneness and anomalous experiences and
beliefs: An exploratory WWW survey. Proceedings of the
Parapsychological Association 40th Annual Convention held in
conjunction with The Society for Psychical Research, 370-386.
Sherwood, S. (1996, Fall & Winter). 20th SPR International Conference.
PA News, 2, 7-9.
Dalton, K., Steinkamp, F., & Sherwood, S. J. (1996). A dream GESP
experiment using dynamic targets and consensus vote. Proceedings of
the Parapsychological Association 39th Annual Convention, 57-72.
Dalton, K., Steinkamp, F., & Sherwood, S. J. (1996, August/September).
A dream GESP experiment using dynamic targets and consensus vote.
Paper presented at the 20th International Conference of the Society
for Psychical Research, Cirencester, England.
Sherwood, S. J. (1996). [Book Review: Seeing through statistics].
European Journal of Parapsychology, 12, 96-99.
Sherwood, S. (1996, October). Sleep paralysis [Letter]. Fortean
Times, 91, 53.
Sherwood, S. J. (1995, October/December). The 38th Annual PA
Convention. PA News, 1-5.
Sherwood, S. (1995). The Institute for Parapsychology Summer Study
Program. The Psi Researcher, 15, 13.
The Barnum effect
Sherwood, S. J. (1992, March). The “Barnum effect” and differences
between believers and sceptics of astrology. Paper presented at
Regional Undergraduate/Postgraduate Psychology Conference, University
of Reading, England.
Sherwood, S. (1992). The “Barnum effect” and the differences between
believers and sceptics of astrology. Unpublished bachelor’s thesis,
The University of Portsmouth, England.We thanks the Parapsychological Association Board (www.parapsych.org) for the permission to publish the above material.
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Selected Publications:
Stanford, R. G. (1974). An experimentally testable model for spontaneous psi
events. I. Extrasensory events. Journal of the American Society for Psychical
Research, 68, 321,356.
Stanford, R.G. (1977/1986). Conceptual frameworks of contemporary psi
research. In B.B. Wolman, L.A. Dale, G.R. Schmeidler & M. Ullman (Eds). Handbook
of Parapsychology (pp. 823-858). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company.
Stanford, R. G. (1978). Toward reinterpreting psi events. Journal of the
American Society for Psychical Research, 72, 197-214.
Stanford, R. G. (1987). Ganzfeld and hypnotic-induction procedures in ESP
research: Toward understanding their success. In S. Krippner (Ed.), Advances in
parapsychological research (Vol. 5, pp. 39-76). Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
Stanford, R.G. & Palmer, J. (1975). Free-response ESP performance and
occipital alpha rhythms. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research,
65, 235-243.
Stanford,R.G., Zenhausern,R., Tayler,A., & Dwyer,M. (1975). Psychokinesis as
psi- mediated instrumental response. Journal of the American Society for
Psychical Research, 69, 127-133. We thanks the Parapsychological Association Board (www.parapsych.org) for the permission to publish the above material.
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