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The 67th Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association (PA) will be held from Tuesday evening, July 15, through Friday afternoon, July 18, 2025, in Freiburg, Germany. The deadline for receiving all submissions is Sunday, February 2, 2025. Submissions received after this date will be considered only in exceptional circumstances. Abstracts of all accepted submissions other …

We are seeking submissions for Mindfield 16(3) on the broad theme of “Health, Contemplative Practices, and Exceptional Experiences.”Contemplative practices shift attention away from the busyness of the world and toward cultivation, discipline, meaning, and spirituality. In addition, many contemplative practices are aimed to increase mental, physical, and spiritual health. Mindfulness, movement and dance, meditation, religious ritual, …

Paranormal Ruptures, edited by Dr. Jacob Glazier, has been awarded the Parapsychological Association Book Award for its significant contribution to the discussion of exceptional experiences through the lens of critical theory. This work offers a cross-disciplinary, scholarly examination of the intersections between exceptional experiences and various cultural and theoretical perspectives. Paranormal Ruptures is an important …

Expériences de Mort Imminente, authored in French by Renaud Evrard with Ronald Beurms, has been awarded the Parapsychological Association Book Award for its exceptional contribution to the field of near-death experience (NDE) research. This well-written and engaging book offers a fresh and comprehensive exploration of NDEs, challenging established ideas and providing innovative perspectives that have …

Sense of Ghosts. Haunted Phenomena in Reformed Switzerland (1570-1730) (Sinn für Gespenster. Spukphänomene in der reformierten Schweiz (1570-1730), is an exceptional piece of historical research honored with the Parapsychological Association Book Award for its outstanding contribution to the field. This German-language book explores a little-researched period from 1570 to 1730 in Switzerland, providing an in-depth and …

Science und Séance: Die Biologin und Parapsychologin Fanny Moser (1872-1953), written in German and edited by Ina Schmied-Knittel, has been awarded the Parapsychological Association Book Award for its outstanding contribution to the historical understanding and recognition of Dr. Fanny Moser's pioneering work in parapsychology. This compilation of insightful essays sheds light on the life and …

Psychic Investigators: Anthropology, Modern Spiritualism, and Credible Witnessing in the Late Victorian Age illuminates the historical and scientific study of Spiritualism in the late Victorian Age and conveys the important impact of that study on current anthropology and parapsychology. This meticulously researched work offers a captivating historical analysis and explores the ways early anthropologists and parapsychologists …

The Psi Agora is an online space opened on the 5th of each month (11 am ET) for members of the Parapsychological Association to gather for conversation around a selection of "table" topics. The objective is to replicate, in a virtual platform, some of the social dynamics that happen at conventions or other consciousness-related gatherings, which have helped to …

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