Online Symposium: The Spectrum of Mind-Matter Interactions le 15 mai

 J'interviens le 15 mai 2021 sur un historique des recherches sur la psychocinèse en France, durant les années folles. Symposium de la Parapsychological Association en ligne, payant, avec d'autres exposés très intéressants à suivre !

Join us on Saturday,  May 15, 2021 (9:00am - 3:00pm EDT) in an online symposium chaired by PA Board Director Peter Mulacz at Airmeet. The PA community will explore various topics relating to mind-matter interaction research, mostly in the context of studying rare, specifically gifted individuals.

Sessions and Speakers A Tour d’horizon of Mind-Matter Interactions Covering a Plethora of Various Phenomena Peter Mulacz   The Flesh of the Mind: Grandeur & Illusions of Psychokinesis in the Metapsychics of the Roaring 20's Renaud Evrard   Context and Culture : The Mental Aspect of Physical Mediumship Zofia Weaver   Out of Thin Air? An Assessment of the Apport Studies Performed by Elemér Chengery Pap in Budapest Michael Nahm   Mind Matter Interactions and Probabilities Robert Pucher   General admission: $25 PA Members: $15

About this Symposium

While the well-known mind-body problem addresses the relation of one’s mind to one’s own physical body, parapsychology extends beyond this boundary to address the relation of one’s mind to other minds (e.g. telepathy) and to objects other than the own body, be it inanimate matter (e.g. psychokinesis, telekinesis) or other organisms (e.g. DMILS).This symposium focuses on these paranormal interactions traditionally interpreted as “mind over matter” or by others—more progressively—as “entanglement correlations”.  Many – if not all - the cases here presented occurred in the context of studying rare, specifically gifted participants.   The symposium begins with a general overview, focuses in on various relevant case studies over multiple speakers, and concludes with a philosophical outlook informed by the results of research in micro-psychokinesis. A virtual social lounge will be open 30 minutes prior, during breaks, and 30 minutes post-event so that attendees may connect via unstructured small group discussion around its "tables".  Other networking options will be presented at the lunch/dinner breaks, so plan to attend with your camera and microphone to meet fellow attendees. Learn More

Recension philosophique de La légende de l'esprit par Olivier Rimbault

Titulaire d'un doctorat en lettres classiques et agrégé, Olivier Rimbault est l'auteur du "Merveilleux derrière la porte".

Il fait une recension philosophique de l'ouvrage "La légende de l'esprit : enquête sur 150 ans de parapsychologie".

Introduction en latin (!!) et en français ici 

et recension à télécharger en PDF (40 pages) ici.

J'ai pu glisser quelques commentaires au fil de son propos.

Merci à lui, c'est très éclairant d'avoir cette recontextualisation philosophique de mon travail. 

Nouveau numéro de Mindfield sur le Boundary-work

La Parapsychological Association (dont je suis l'actuel président) vient de publier un nouveau numéro de son bulletin Mindfield, dont je suis co-éditeur. Avec un peu de retard, ce dernier numéro préparé en 2020 est le second qui traite de la question du "boundary-work" (travail de frontiérisation). 

J'ai réalisé plusieurs contributions dans ce numéro : 

1. Evrard, R. (2021). On being a skeptic. Mindfield, 12(3), 98-100.

2. De Foe, A., Glazier, J., Evrard, R. (2021). Collaborating and dialoguing. A consideration of the status of psi in science. Mindfield, 12(3), 116-129.

Autres contenus :

This issue is dedicated to the late Erlendur Haraldsson and his remarkable wide scope of research interests, as documented by PA Vice President Peter Mulacz, in an obituary that is both informative and sympathetic.

Genaro Camboim Lula performs an anthropological study comparing Brazilian interest in the paranormal to secular parapsychology in France. Christopher Senn digs into archives to link remote viewing with Pentecostalism and other religious and spiritual movements. Carlos Alvarado covers neglected bibliographies and historical research, exploring a boundary between “brand new” and “old-fashioned” research, which we must unravel to broaden our thinking. Alexander Foe, Jake Glazier, and Renaud Evrard discuss the huge divisions between advocates and counter advocates of parapsychological research, and especially the opportunities to fill the gaps and encourage collaborations.

https://parapsych.org/articles/37/541/mindfield_123.aspx