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Research on this Physics of Consciousness (Parapsychology)
ISSUE DEFINITION
Remit experiments in remote viewing ami o( her studies m puransy-
choiogy
suggest
that
there
exists
an
“infereom.erlivoness'
o
tL
human mind with other muuLs and with matter. Tins interconnect ive-
ness would appear to be functional in nature and amplified by intent
and emotion,
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF THE ISSUE
Research on the physics of consciousness goes under
the various
tidraot
Parapsychology”, "Mind- Being
Research”, Mental Telep-
athy
,
Psychokinesis
etc. Attempts
in
history
to
obtain
insights
mto the ability of the human mind to fund ion m as-yet misunderstood
ways goes back thousands of years. Only recently, serious and scienti-
fically- bai»i attempts have been made to understand and measure the
functional nature of mind-mind and mind -matter intemmnectivonm
on auud-mmd intemmneetiveness have
yielded some
®wou.»gl»g results, Experiments on mind matter interconnect
i veness
( psychokinesis )
have
yielded
less compelling and more enimmifir
results, file implication of these experiments is that the human mind
^
! S
to
information
independent, of geography and
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IMPLICATIONS
See summary and background of the issue.
J.M PORTANGE A NO IMMINENCE OF THE ISSUE
There is no certainty as to what results will emerge, from basic and
exploratory research on the physics of conscious, ,eS, now underway
I lierefore the potential importance of such, research and
its impl£
Hons for the United States and the world
at
large can only be spec-
ulated upon. Initial results appear to have a bearing upon
a number
of areas. In the area of health, the coupling
«,f traditional
medical
cures
to the use of mmd-imtintod cures could
he advanced.
In
(ho
area of investigative work, “emotional imprints” have been used bv
ski led sensitives to trace past events
in archaeological and police in-
vest,igations. In the area of education, the ability of (he human mind
to obtain
information
at
various
levels
has
been
indicated
as
an
important factor in successful decisionmaking by executives
hi the
ami of national deW, there are the obvious implications of one’s
ability
to identify
distant
sites ami
affect
sensitive
instruments or
other humans. A general recognition of the degree of intercom^
tiveness of minds could have far-reaching soc.iafaml political
impli-
cations for th is N ation and the world.
QUESTIONS FOR CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION
R«tegh
, 'dn ’thir physics of -consciousness has received
relatively
lo^fimrlmg
largely: because the credibility and
potential
yield
of
W|^reh
is widely qumtioned^^ although
less today
than
ever
icfoie. Thus far, the quality of research, that even the strongest pro-
m
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pmurntB of Btich research, believe is necessary, has been lacking ta in
nart to low funding. Given
the, potentially powerful and fwrenching
C“of knowledge
in
this
field, and given
that the Soviet
Union
is widely acknowledged to be supporting such research at a
f.,,. higher and" more
official level, Congress may wish to OTdertak©
a serious assessment of the research effort m tlus..wunfcry..Qw^^»
for congressional, consideration include : Ts funding for such rzfmrch
adequate
'( What
is the credibility of such research m Consciences,
luXit.es
and religions! How does the public perceive the credi-
bility
of
resell re 1 1
ill
this
field
from
both a subjective and
objcn tavt-
point of view * What, should the Federal role m such research be and
what agencies are or should be involved in such x*esean;h?
SKLKOTKI)
I N FORMATION SOUltOKS
T
.u ., r> P. and 11. F,
I’ulholV. Mind -Reach ^scientists look at psychic
ability.
I kdacourt Rress/Elcanor Fric.de. 1977 230
p
Uomrl, w C
e.t
al. The status of research on the physics ot cor
scionsness
: Working models and experiments. Foundation for Mind-
Being Research, Cupertino, California,
feept.
lo, U80. 44 p.
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