Anomalous Information Reception by Research Mediums Under Blinded Conditions II: Replication and Extension

Beischel, Julie; Boccuzzi, Mark; Biuso, Michael; Rock, Adam J.

doi:10.1016/j.explore.2015.01.001

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“…Data from experiment 2 of the study of Kelly & Arcangel 33 was also excluded from this review because of lack of strict adherence to triple-blind protocol (mediums received pictures from the deceased individuals, many of the sitters were colleagues or friends of one of the investigators, and this investigator knew some of the deceased individuals). Altogether the results of the well-controlled studies included in this review show: (a) in two studies 30,34 (totaling 28 mediums and 102 readings) the sitters' accuracy ratings of specific information from target readings were statistically higher than for decoy readings; and (b) in three 33,35,36 studies (totaling 10 mediums and 44 readings) there was no statistical difference in the fit scores assigned by sitters for the target or decoy readings.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 84%

Mediumship: review of quantitatives studies published in the 21st century

Bastos¹,

Bastos²,

Gonçalves³

et al. 2015

Arch. Clin. Psychiatry (São Paulo)

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Background: Mediumship can be defined as the alleged ability to communicate with deceased persons. The last decade has been particularly productive for this field of research and the study of mediumship can help the understanding of the human mind-brain relationship and provide objective data to the scientific community and to the general population. Objective: The aim of this review is to summarize and discuss the results found on recent studies investigating mediumship. Furthermore, we aim to discuss the psychophysiology underlying mediumship and future perspectives for this study topic. Methods: A literature search for articles in English, Portuguese and Spanish published from January 2000 up to June 2015 was conducted using three electronic databases (PubMed, Lilacs and Web of Science). Review articles, qualitative studies and studies investigating altered states of consciousness caused by psychoactive substances were excluded. The original search returned 150 articles, but the application of exclusion criteria resulted in the inclusion of 19 articles for final analysis. Results: The general findings were: (1) an association of mediumship with good mental health, predominantly in experienced mediums, (2) heterogeneous findings regarding the ability of mediums to provide accurate information what may be due to different study methodologies and (3) incipient studies assessing physiological correlations during mediumistic communications (i.e. hypoactivation of brain regions responsible for cognitive processing and writing planning during psychography compared to a control task; electroencephalographic (EEG) changes and a slight predominance of the sympathetic nervous system). Discussion: There is a paucity of empirical data available in this controversial research field. New studies employing rigorous design (e.g. triple-blind protocols to test accuracy of mediumistic communications), and sensitive methods are required.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 84%

Mediumship: review of quantitatives studies published in the 21st century

Bastos¹,

Bastos²,

Gonçalves³

et al. 2015

Arch. Clin. Psychiatry (São Paulo)

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“…Although mediumship has been examined scientifically by such great minds as William James and Oliver Lodge since the 1880s (reviewed in Blum, 2006), the current body of research involving mediumship (reviewed in Rock, 2014) includes studies of the accuracy of mediums' statements under controlled conditions (e.g., Beischel, Biuso, Boccuzzi, & Rock, 2011;Beischel & Schwartz, ASSISTED ADC AND BEREAVEMENT / 177 2007; Kelly & Arcangel, 2011;Roy & Robertson, 2004) as well as examinations of their psychology (e.g., Roxburgh & Roe, 2011), physiology (e.g., Beischel, 2013a, Chapter 5), phenomenology (e.g., Beischel & Rock, 2009), and neurobiology (e.g., Hageman, Peres, Moreira-Almeida, Caixeta, Wichramasekera, & Krippner, 2010). This research has demonstrated that certain mediums are able to report accurate and specific information about the deceased using research protocols that eliminate fraud, cold reading, and similar "sensory" explanations for the source of their information (e.g., Beischel, 2007).…”

Section: Mediumship Researchmentioning

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The Possible Effects on Bereavement of Assisted After-Death Communication during Readings with Psychic Mediums: A Continuing Bonds Perspective

Beischel¹,

Mosher²,

Boccuzzi³

2014

Omega (Westport)

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Unresolved, complicated, prolonged, or traumatic grief can have detrimental effects on mental and/or physical health. The effects of traditional grief counseling, with its focus on the client's acceptance of separation and integration of loss, are unclear. Within the model of continuing bonds, however, grief resolution includes an ongoing relationship between the living and the deceased. Spontaneous and induced experiences of after-death communication (ADC) have been shown to be beneficial in the resolution of grief by demonstrating these continued bonds. Presently, many bereaved individuals are experiencing assisted ADCs by receiving readings from psychic mediums and though little is known about the effects of this selfprescribed treatment option, anecdotal reports and exploratory data posit a positive outcome. This article aims to inform those who work with the bereaved about the relationships between grief, spontaneous, induced, and assisted ADC experiences, and the continuing bonds paradigm. Suggestions for future research are also included.

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“…Luckily scientific research on control of the source of information and its accuracy from mediums had produced interesting results that show some mediums able to garner information in an unconventional manner and that this information cannot always be acquired through mental connection (telepathy) with those seeking consultation (for a summary see Bastos Jr. et al, 2015;Beischel & Zingrone, 2015). A large part of scientific results in this field can be attributed to Julie Beischel and Mark Boccuzzi of the Winbridge Research Center (Beischel, Boccuzzi, Biuso, & Rock, 2015;Beischel, Mosher, & Boccuzzi, 2017).…”

Section: Acquisition Of Information From Discarnate Identities or Entmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mental Technologies: mental acquisition of information and influence at distance on the behaviour, physiology and emotions of human beings, and on biological and physical targets

Tressoldi¹,

Pederzoli²

2018

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Even though it is still difficult for many to accept that our minds have the ability to influence and acquire information at a distance, that is to say, by unconventional means, there have already been several attempts to apply these abilities. This paper provides a review of state-of-the-art practical applications of our mind’s ability to obtain information at a distance, even from the future, and its ability to influence, always distantly and unconventionally, the behaviour, emotions, and physiology of human beings and biological and physical targets. Within the rich variety of these applications, some are already common outside the sphere of pure scientific research because their efficacy has by now been validated, while others’ applicability still require fine-tuning so that they too, in a not too distant future, become real mental technologies.

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Anomalous Information Reception by Research Mediums Under Blinded Conditions II: Replication and Extension

Cited by 44 publications

References 6 publications

Mediumship: review of quantitatives studies published in the 21st century

Mediumship: review of quantitatives studies published in the 21st century

The Possible Effects on Bereavement of Assisted After-Death Communication during Readings with Psychic Mediums: A Continuing Bonds Perspective

Mental Technologies: mental acquisition of information and influence at distance on the behaviour, physiology and emotions of human beings, and on biological and physical targets

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