Books

Abell, George O., and Barry Singer, eds. Science and the Paranormal. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983.

Barlett, Laile E. Psi Trek. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1981.

Booth, John. Psychic Paradoxes. Buffalo: Prometheus Books, 1986.

Bradbury, Will, ed. Into the Unknown. Pleasantville, N.Y.: Reader's Digest Association, 1981.

Branston, Brain. Beyond Belief. New York: Walker, 1974.

Broughton, Richard S., Ph.D. Parapsychology: The Controversial Science. New York: Ballantine Books, 1991.

Cave, Janet P. & Foreman, Laura. Mysteries of the Unknown: Psychic Powers. Alexandria: Time-Life Books Inc., 1987.

Christopher, Milbourne. ESP, Seers & Psychics. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1970.

Edge, Hoyt L., Robert L. Morris, John Palmer, and Joseph H. Rush. Foundations of Parapsychology: Exploring the Boundaries of Human Capability. Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1986.

Eysenck, Hans J., and Carl Sargent. Exploring the Unexplained: Mysteries of the Paranormal. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1982.

Fodor, N. Encyclopedia of Psychic Sciences. Secaucus: University Books, 1966.

Gould, A. The Founders of Psychical Research. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1968.

Grattan-Guinness, Ivor, ed. Psychical Research: A Guide to Its History, Principles, and Practices. Wellingborough, England: Aquarian Press, 1982.

Guiley, Rosemary Ellen. Harper's Encyclopedia of Mystical and Paranormal Experience. HarperCollins, 1991.

Hurkos, Peter. Psychic. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1961.

Irwin, Harvey. Introduction to Parapsychology. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1989.

Krippner, Stanley. Human Possibilities. Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1980.

Marks, David and Richard Kammann. The Psychology of the Psychic. Buffalo: Prometheus Books, 1980.

Mitchell, Edgar D., ed. Psychic Explorations. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1974.

North, Anthony. The Paranormal: A Guide to the Unexplained. United Kingdom: Blandford, 1996.

Picknett, Lynn, ed. Encyclopedia of the Paranormal. Macmillan, 1990.

Taylor, John. Science and the Supernatural. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1980.

White, John, and Stanley Krippner, eds. Future Science. Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Books, 1977.

White, R.A., ed. Surveys in Prapsychology. New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1976.

Wolman, Benjamin B., ed. Handbook of Parapsychology. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1986.

Journals

European Journal of Parapsychology. (1975 - ) Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, 7 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JZ, Scotland.

Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research. (1907 - ) American Society for Psychical Research, 5 West 73rd Street, New York, N.Y. 10023.

Journal of Parapsychology. (1937 - ) Parapsychology Press, P.O. Box 6847, Durham N.C. 27708.

Journal of the Society for Psychical Research. (1882 - ) Society for Psychical Research, 1 Adam and Eve Mews, London W8 6UG, England.

Journal for the Society of Scientific Exploration. (1987 - ) Pergamon Press, Fairview Park, Elmsford, N.Y. 10523.

American Society for Psychical Research

http://www.aspr.com/index.htm

 

Cognitive Sciences Laboratory

http://www.lfr.org/csl/index.shtml

 

Consciousness Research Laboratory:

http://www.psiresearch.org/

 

Koestler Parapsychology Laboratory

http://moebius.psy.ed.ac.uk/

 

Laboratories for Fundamental Research

http://www.lfr.org/

 

Pacific Neuropsychiatric Institute

http://www.pni.org/

 

Parapsychological Association

http://www.parapsych.org

 

Parapsychology Foundation

http://www.parapsychology.org/

 

Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research

http://www.princeton.edu/~pear/

 

Psi Explorer

http://www.psiexplorer.com/

 

Psychic Science

http://www.mdani.demon.co.uk/para/parapsy.htm

 

Real Magick: The Occult Library

http://realmagick.com/main/home.html

 

Rhine Research Center

http://www.rhine.org/

 

Society for Psychical Research

http://www.spr.ac.uk/

American Society for Psychical Research (ASPR)

5 West 73rd Street, New York, NY 10023.
(212) 799-5050.
Membership society open to the public. Publishes the Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research and the ASPR Newsletter.

 

Foundation for Research on the Nature of Man (FRNM)

P.O. Box 6847, College Station, Durham, NC 27708.
(919) 688-8241.
Research laboratory (Institute for Parapsychology). Publishes the Journal of Parapsychology and the FRNM Bulletin.

 

International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS)

P.O. Box 7767, Philadelphia, PA 19101.

 

Mind Science Foundation

8301 Boradway, Suite 100, San Antonio, TX 78209.
(512) 821-6094.

 

Parapsychological Association, Inc. (PA)

P.O. Box 12236, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
(919) 688-8241.
A professional association of parapsychologists and interested scientists and academics. Holds annual conferences (open to the public). Publishes members' newsletter. Students at accredited institutions can become "student affiliates" of the PA.

 

Parapsychology Foundation

228 East 71st Street, New York, NY 10021.
(212) 628-1550.
Sponsors and publishes proceedings of topic-centered professional conferences, monographs (available by mail).

 

Parapsychology Sources of Information (PSI) Center

2 Plane Tree Lane, Dix Hills, NY 11746.
(516) 271-1243.
Run by Rhea White, parapsychologist and professional librarian, the PSI Center offers comprehensive bibliographies on parapsychological topics and customized bibliographic searches for scholars and researchers (fees charged).

 

Society for Psychical Research (SPR)

49 Marloes Road, Kensington, London W8 6LA, England.
071-937-8984.
Membership society open to the public. Publishes the Journal for the Society of Psychical Research and the SPR Newsletter.

 

Spiritual Emergence Network (SEN), Institute of Transpersonal Psychology

250 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025.
(415) 327-2776.
Provides counseling referrals for people experiencing "psychospiritual crisis." Supported by public and professional memberships, and by donations.

The following universities offer graduate programs in parapsychology or related topics:

Andhra University, Department of Psychology and Parapsychology

Visakhapatnam 530 003, India.
Three-yea Ph.D. program. (It is possible to arrange to conduct thesis research at the Foundation for Research on the Nature of Man.) Direct inquiries to Professor P.V. Krishna Rao.

 

Rosebridge Graduate School

1040 Oak Grove Road, Suite 103, Concord CA 94518
(510) 689-0560.
Rosebridge offers Masters and Ph.D. degrees in parapsychology and related topics. For more information contact Dr. Jon Klimo.

 

Saybrook Institute

1550 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94109.
Graduate students in the Human Sciences Program may specialize in parapsychology. Contact Dr. Stanley Krippner, Director.

 

University of Edinburgh, Department of Parapsychology

7 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JZ, Scotland.
Professor Robert Morris supervises a limited number of Ph.D. students specializing in parapsychology.

 

University of Hertfordshire, Departnment of Psychology

Hatfield, England, UK.
The Parrott-Warrick Research Unit explores topics in parapsychology. There are currently a few graduate students pursuing a Ph.D. under the supervision of Dr. Richard Wiseman.

 

West Georgia College, Department of Psychology

Carrollton, GA 30118.
Students in the M.A. program can specialize in parapsychology.

The following universities offer credit or coursework in parapsychology or related topics:

California Institute of Integral Studies, East-West Studies Program

765 Ashbury Street, San Francisco CA 94117
(415) 753-6100.

 

Franklin Pierce College

New Hampshire, USA.
Professor William Jack offers undergraduate courses in parapsychology and psychology.

 

Institute of Transpersonal Psychology

744 San Antonio Rd., Palo Alto CA 94303
(415) 493-4430.

 

University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Offers some coursework in parapsychology under the direction of Prof. Dick Bierman, through the Department of Psychology.

 

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Recently established the Bigelow Chair of Consciousness Studies, and courses in parapsychology and related topics are presently in development.

Independent study programs in parapsychology or related topics:

The Institute for Parapsychology in Durham, North Carolina, offers the Summer Study Program for researchers, would-be researchers, students (it is possible to arrange credit for students already enrolled in a university), and educators. It is an eight-week session that runs through June and July of each year and provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of parapsychology.

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