Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9 BRIEF HISTORY OF PHENOMENOLOGY Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9 HLUDY OF THE PSYCHE PARANORMAL RESEARCH *Paychical Research "Parapsychology TRY Psychology *Depth Faychology Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9 Mesmerism Hypuctiam ASC'a
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Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9 PSYCHIC RESEARCH/PARAPSYCHOLOGY e 1850's - Fox sisters (1848); W. Crooks (1875) - Society for Psychical Research (SPR 1882) - ASPR (1886) e 1920’s / 1930's - E, J. Garrett - J. Dunne M. Sinclair / A. Einstein / W. McDougal - J. B. Rhine (Duke Univ. / FRNM) R. Warcollier / L. Vasilliev H. Sherman Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9
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Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9 J.B. RHINE’S OBSERVATIONS Most subjects can do clairvoyance, telepathy Daily fluctuations occur Drugs, coffee affects Works at a distance - Performance increases noted Rational, sensory processes interfere Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9 @ J.B. RHINE’S OBSERVATIONS Cont’d Abstraction, “concentration” required Major procedure changes disturb Conflict of purpose spoils concentration self-consciousness lowers results Dissociation lowers capacity to concentrate ESP use over time does not decline - May be cyclic - May be below chance for negative attitude °? — oO oO oO bo rr) oO oO co N Oo oO ow ror) ie) eG oO ° co o oa Qa Oo < O 00 oO my 00 oO my o oO oO N ® ” o ® ® ~ See fe) LL ro} ® > ce) , jor jor a
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Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9 PSYCHIC RESEARCH/ PARAPSYCHOLOGY Cont'd ~ E. J. Garrett / F. Bolton (PF} - A.S.P.R. (J. Kidd Case} e 1960's -~ G. Garison / M. Ullman - Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) - A & © Worrell / G. L. Martin / J. McDonnell ~ GC. Honorton (PRL} Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9
with Alan Vaughan © ‘Foreword by Gardner Murphy, Ph.D. 10001-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9 PLATE 13: An Attic vase (Foot Race), another form of target used in the dream studies (see page 129). (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Rogers Fund, 1914) Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9 MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER OBSERVATIONS Vivid, potent, dynamic material is best Must be relaxed, passive with increase of inner attention Female participants are more sensitive to colors Rapport, bonds, emotional tones important Motivation, goals are important Openness, self-acceptance is important Waking PSI experience is not important Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9 PSYCHIC RESEARCH/PARAPSYCHOLOGY | Cont’d e 1970’s - B. Dunne / Dean Jahn (Princeton Univ. Lab) - Y. Geller / P. Price / |. Swann - Puthoff / Targ (SRI) - T. Crowe / W. Church - W. Braude (MSF) - Others e 1980's - A. Kostler - B. Morris (Univ. of Edinburo, UK) Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9 PHENOMENA OCCURRANCE SITUATIONS Waking State Intuitions Synchronicity Altered/Dissociated State Day dreams Ganzfeld Dreams Hypnosis Trance Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9 SUMMARY Phenomena have deep roots Spontaneous phenomena keep occurring A wide variety of research exists - Reality demonstrated - Progress is slow - Goal orientation Application interests continue Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600310001-9