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i m opm, h o ll ogbl. so o ho hoko m, h houl b o up my l hm. th o quo my m h h o ou omm blgublk h h pov gh o h hum . i ul om, o o hv ompl , bu bu o huly, l o g lly goo quo. thy ouh o hg o o ( p h goo humo h om

o ou m p h m g). wh mpo h h hllgg quo

, v vly, hy ll xp x ug byo h o m llg h blk g l o h u pu. th bg op p mol, hh mzgly ul o oy o. wh oou h ml lm ll xp? Mh, upgly, b u phl ov xpo h v b o pop pl pyhology o

y oh o h , v h qu o , phy. why o? ihk , mply pu, oo ompl, oo ul.

w hv o ko ho o pl oou o m ouhol mol o hv o go h vy xp hllo u o o phy xplo pyhology.

Obvouly h ouo o mol o h ol hlp u o hkbou mo ogly, bu omho h ouo h hkgp uhy oo b, php, oo muh lk h h hv . Bu h h xp, h ou o y o

y h , glly g h h poblm, php v hpoblm, dv chlm y (995).

dug h wh ovo, h oppouy o lo Mx Vlm, ho lo ho muh mg. H o oh vuou oul mm pyhology ho o bulbg ouo, vully o hu o m,lkg phloophy pyhology phy, , y, ppyhology om mu (Vlm, 2000). a ll h omm popl ho ppyholog u h obuo o v gog

gly oph opu o xll h o h ublbu mpo x qul o hum oou. Php o ll oo opm o xp , h h xpl This article is a revised version of the presidential address for the 5st Annual Convention

of the Parapsychological Association, held at Winchester, England, August 37, 2008.


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ubjv, m oou k mpo ol mol hov h oy h mo goy uy.

Mainstream, Why Not?

w ll ogo h mm o h ko lly xll ok, hgh quly v h h om h h. P o h o h lly g hpoblm, h muh o h uly mmg om p ubly. ippyhology lookg h g o phom ll-oou p, hu poblm h poblmh ohoy o oou, muh l o h xpl h xo ooou o lm h, hl p o hum xp, o

ubl h lom qu u h h hpp. Bu o mo h uy, omp popl hv b plg up v h puvo y ho ll look h ou, ub . thv om xpml ppyhology ovg o.i ho mll p h bg o look lk p puzzl. wh k ovv, gl ug look lzgly. i o, hv om goo hough ll mpho mol. w houl l oug.

Ou k o lp om h ll hkg h ll

pv h v o mo v quum , bu lo h. th July 2008 o oScientifc Americanh l ombolom, omhg mo o u hv v ou. i bouh ok o Jmy nholo, h impl collg Loo, uygh ,000 v o l fo. H ugg uu o pvvhp o ou h ug gg h b h ou uqu mbol pol. H y, My mobolog mgh guh ul, bu you oly mk hug pog by hkglmo h uhkbl (w, 2008).

Mo o h po hh mo , h g lklhoo h p h, ou xmo oh uhkbl, ll vlu o boh phy bology. H obvo by d r, ug mm g bouoom-mpu glm:

do glm x bologl ym? O ou o. Quum oo v go y. thy jubom mo ul o h lg h quhy,

ho vom. so h b quo [ho ] . th h ll vy pulv, bu i u-p og ll h m, h pyhologl lvl ll h o bologl glm ( mgpopy o mo lmy om o glm) p.


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th quo om pol ommuo, bu d book EntangledMinds gv bkgou p uo h ox oppyhologl g (r, 2006).

th ou h h gul m bolog

phy ll h up h ppyholog h uu. Oh look vy lkly h h olk ho hv ho p h hpmy ou p (o bu o) h hllg ll hopg hp mo omphv v. aly h g h l o mpo l, m, o g pply lv ppv. Goo h h k pg omppyhology bg o o hlg oh hpumo h ul ly o y by m m.th p ully , y hy lmo ly xlu

om , mm ly ph. Bu o log. a ougou p vul ou o ok h poblmo h ompg bo ppv pgm,ouom-o h hog h py mo pulp o obu o mg goo hlh o hlg h (a, 2000). aupuu h vl hough lm ym (hh ll pu by l m) ullyb ug oph ulou mu uol mgo mgg (Jo & B, 2004). th my xmpl o h

k, vly mo o om.i oou h h uo ml bu hou

h obvou pgm. ag h om o-ululomo bg boh h oo o m m h pobl o omlou omo h uy. i hk bgg o h hp o h ppv ghh o g phy bology pyhology o llylu oou mol o h ol. M m, ho gg ppyhology ko h. i m oly o vlop

puv ombo o l, l h ou xploymol.

PaRticiPatioN, asiNe QuaNoN

rh h ll h p h m h b v(o h v h) bu omb loly pobl hxpl h . i ll gv xmpl om my ok h Po egg aoml rh lbooy (Pear), h

o 22 y i pp omg v h quo, ggh poool h l ly, ollg h (lug g pp myl), lyzg, ulmly pgh ul, ll oopo h o o h o mo oh bgh popl. w ll k h mpo o gg gh. w h


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xoy oppouy o o hllgg h g h oul v h m y o o ll o p xpmh vo h oul om mpov h ok. w oul look o h m o oou g h phyl ym,

bl o l mpo o ou o o puomlou omo . a Pear h h luxuy o xp ou, u hm ll bu ll k pouoppouy o l omhg. w o o ou m o ho yboy l ho mgh look ou ok. H om xmpl oh l.

Remote PeRcePtioN

O ou h Pear lb log o xpm lookg omlou omo h ll mo ppo opogv mo ppo (PrP). th pgm ml o h po mo vg ok vlop by tg Puho sri h 970 (tg & Puho, 977), l ll o h gzlok vlop o hgh po by Hooo (Bm & Hooo, 994;Hooo, 990). a Pear ou o quv m, ug o 30 by quo o p h po h ho lm; hz mo by gh l o uv; h popl

o o? Ug h ulg pom mu, ough o mh h o y oo o uul moppo. w k hh h mh by g b h g h h pp, hh h o o ppo mp bo h g v o h v, omp h o-m vg. w u hh popl mo uul h h g m by volol lo h ppo m by h g h o by om lo om pool. w lo xplo vo o h quo po, gully

g h umb o po h quo om o, oou, o qu-ouou l h opo. i gv h oly vy b ovv o h ul o h pogm ov bou o ook, bu xm l Pear pp (du & Jh,2003).

th mo mpo ouom omo o h pmyhypoh: Pp qu omo bou ghou oml oy hl. th ubl, bu ov huo l, h o g h xplo go o mllo o hu

o mllo o o. th o o pogv oogv l ml o ho o ou l, h o v o go ov g o vl y. a lo m o o m; h ppoo g ol guhbl om lvlylol g. Bu om vo h xpml oo o hv


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l . a vlop mo og pou, h blyo pu omo bou h g m o . tho o pov mo u fxbly o ou pp uou o b o boo bu omhg o boooggl. B du, ho

l h PrP pogm, h mgvg bou h quo om hbgg bu h ou om xp o m. Bu y xpml vgo hh pou h mpo. th bly o gl, qum mub p. i o b o o by mol o h k o h quo. i, mu hp ou ppoh o uyomlou ppo hou g h movm o h mh bl .

th l po o h o p oou

gl, o h houl u ll ough o mk l oou obv, boh popo kp. th o ug h mu p h uqu h o h obv. th ob p m by h quo k ( phoo ll b pl o v pg o h y obv ). w oquz o h ubl l o phml phomo o yby om bu mu ommo v mo.

miND-machiNe iNteRactioN

th o mjo xpml pogm Pear m-mh o, o MMi. w bg h om v go(reG) xpm kg pp, hom ll opo, ohg h om oupu o hgh o lo umb, omp hbl (Jh, du, nlo, doby, & Bh, 997). w h gg mo, hh o ou hh hum oou pl mgh v lo qupm. Gv hox, ll b o up h o po

uy, o hoough -gg m. Ulmly, vl uqu xpm g ml quo uglo, mhl, hyoym, hmoym ym. somo h o buul o v pl glly o muum,bu h p o hlp oo ouv o hmpobl k o ou opo. ag, mpg opov p oppouy o v oou, uppo oh ubl qum o o b o h ol.

all h xpm hlly oph hllylg h g mplmo. w m pulum h yl bob o o o u l, lo l yl. Opo o hg h mpg hl mum k h zog ug lgh bm h mg by 50- lok. w m lghul


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mll ou moo o om lm o ubul foh phooo y o hh o oul ugm o hh om o o ho. a bul om mhl o 9,000 pl bll boug hough y o pg o

ollg b, omg buo h o h o h l ogh by h ll o o. th omplx mhl um3 m ll, h o m Muphy h mou l, bu v ll o hlp u m hh p oul hg bhvo o gubly moop l. a h mo uh xploo: ul hmo xpm kg o ou mpu hg, om plyg hg p o o g, cook ub h o v ph om bylum g hg, fuug p bg

pl lv m. su o y h ov lo o gou lyh o h Pear lb.

mmi FiNDiNgs

a ho l o mjo g h Pear m-m opogm lu my omo o plo o oh ok.i, h Pear reG xpm xo o h ok oHlmu shm pul (shm, 973) o pov omplly

p m ug h b vlbl hology g.th h ou o lmo h , o h muhomv l. th ollog ummy po gv om oo o hp ph o h h g:

. th o oou o o h oupu o bhvoo om ym.

2. th omlou vy mll bu lly g ovmy plo.

3. dpg o oo, z ppoxmly quvlo p p hou.

4. Boh hgh lo o yl ol pu omxpo.

5. Bl l my ho u v, uggg o bl o.

6. tl ou h h opo lol mo loohv ml z.

7. tl ou h h ol o po o h

ollo lo uul.8. expm h o opo ho bo p hv

gly lg .9. sl poo ly ho ly l hv lg h

bu ov.


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0. aomlou mgu yl o vulopo.

. abou 5% o ul opo hv g ovllpom.

2. e z yl (ymmy o o) om reGo oh xpm.

3. expm h vy o om ou ho ml z.

4. e pp o p o m v ol o my b lologl.

5. aomlou p pmly o pyhologl o, ophyl pm.

gRouP coNsciousNess

i h ly 990, muzo o lo lloouo o mll bu omp phyl om umb ou, vlop poool o ollg h l. th quo hh reG mgh b by m o h h o,, mo glly, hh pl o oou mgh hv k o l . a v o h reG pogm o k ououly o llo mkg o h bgg o m

po o . o xmpl, ook h reG, o o lpopo plmop ompu, o o, ul, lgou mo, pogv, bo mg, vou oh v h mgh ogoup oou. th poool mpl: Mom o po h jug lkly o pou oh o o hough moomog h popl g h v mk, h l x o ly. th po o v ( h o ol o, h hgh o lo voom xpo oul omlou ). w look my

k o v h xp oul pou goup oh, o ool oo, oll mu ox uh hoppg, buy o, m mg, o o.

th xpm m lreG u, ov vl y umul mo h 00 om o uo mll bu ubl umb om mu loo (nlo l., 996; 998b). a umb o pl uk, lug ollo op, hl, uh mpl omb egyp. i uhll, h xpm ho h h reG

o p om xpo ho uo h ouvo mlg o vul o goup oou. w ou go h plly poul, o h, lbl h lreGok, h lbooy xpm, z o b mll, o hpo o lly ml oo y o umul


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l g. O h oh h, ug m-omlz yl mu (nlo, 2006), h ul, l ol uo hv omh lg z h h ou lbooy xpm.th lg o mo lbl m o volv ul o om oh

fu h g o bg popl o h o m. Ooo, h m obl, hough h o l by l o h h mo ouv uo mgh b. w lo ou h hombo o ollv vy h pl pl oul b ou oo pou uu h om qu. o xmpl, h egyp omp vlg goup o popl egyppul p, ho o h o m . th, h ppl o o-poug v hppop ox, pul mp o o o h

p o h pl v. th h mo o h lly obu ub o h lreG b (nlo,997, nlo, l., 998b).

FielDReg FiNDiNgs

wh l om vl y ov 00 oml mo h lreG quo? i h Pear b, pobl o mk m-ly ombo o ub, om h o

obu oluo. th uppo lo by p ok (r, l., 996; Bm, 996). i ll uh h, y o uopol o, mly, po o h o o oy h m o , h goup oou. i h xpm, k hh h v hg oll ug hm. Gv h bkgou, ho l o g lu:

. chg reG bhvo ol h pl o goupoou.

2. suo ouv o o o pou v.

3. P g o goup uy oh yl lgvo.

4. som vu my lbly yl v, bu mo uy .

5. Mu o ho uo yl oly oml om qu.

6. w h goup oou x hv omlou

.7. th u vly ugg omo l o oou

l .8. th u o h quo k plly m h

xpml ul.


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9. th pol g o lreG pplo bo vuh uy.

amog h vl plo o lreG ok om h look

v loo, om h u mulpl reG. noblmog h d r xmo o om 5 v p loo k ug h g o h v h O. J.smpo l (r, 997), rog nlo ollo o om 2reG euop h Us ug P d ul (nlo l.,998). Boh o h v gg h o o mllo o popl, boh ho lly g pu om xpo h mo l o pog m. th ml pob ugg oul b vlubl o hv ouou o o reG h oul

moo h ol g o o h pl o globloou mgh ou um y ml o h o goup oou.

gloBal coNsciousNess PRoject

w bg plg bulg ol-pg ok ophyl reG/rnG v l 997. th hu o h ok g o u h i (hh omg o muy h

m ol- b) o m om mo o o lv o hvg. H b po o h hology: cuomo o ououly ug ompu h o oll ol (ompg h um o 200 b) h o om reG o l po, o h l o h lol k, m h o v Po hkumm 5-m pk. cuom o oh v o h pm hv h ll yhozug ok m poool. th ul ououly gog ho plll qu xg om augu 998 o h p

m (nlo, 200; Bl & nlo, p). th b publlyvlbl o olo by yo h hkg ou lyo oug ogl h.

a lg omphv b hp://ooph.po.u pov l o h hology mho, ompl o o homl hypoh g hv o ov h y, h pmy ul, gog pum o p xploo o h , om pvo. to , h ov 250 goouly v, pp v h oml , lug g lbo, ul- hum-

u , pl poou ghg o g umb.th pmy xpm o o oml v h p po gy po o y xmo o h . rlvly v l, h oml omp .5% o h ull 0-y, 5-ggby b. s bkg gou p h, h


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ll o o hoy o ml h o gu hypoh po.w ho u gl hypoh h llo h o lgv ly ool o b kp lbly :

Po o ollv mool o ol bhvo ly bu populo ll ol h voom xpo globl ok o phyl omv go.

a o plo (ly o opog o hvul globl v) ug h gl ppoh llo u o moml go hl xplog vy o oo h bg popl o ommo ou. By umulg ub o v go, g

gh o pyhologl (o oologl) pm h hlp mh u mgu o omlou h . th ppohllo obl lu yg v oug , bu h umb o o. th v p ouoml hypoh ll volv lg umb o popl, gogphlxo, ggg mool o ol h, hy xp o pomo o l ml oh.

th GcP voluoy vlopm p h h qulvly ll quvly om po h. th globlly

bu ok pou yhoz plll qu omoz o phyl om ou, llog l o vgo hlu v olo, mum o momy v ov, m o m pm, quvh o h pobly h mulpl om ou my ugm ooh h po.

gcP FiNDiNgs

w hv ou h h omlou yplly k om om h obv lbooy reG h. dug 0 y oopo hv p lyz 250 globl v oug ouopolly mom o globl oou. th u l o h b pov umb o uqu oppou g:

. Globlly h hough moo phyl omym.

2. wh globl v p, omlou uu h

GcP .3. th vg z mll, bou 0.3 o 0.5 gm, bu

opully plbl.4. th o g h o h ompo oml ul bou

0 mllo o .


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5. th omlou h ollv bhvo o hglobl ok.

6. dvo (o uu) v by x p olob rnG.

7. dbuo o rnG upub, bu hy olug v.

8. to p, ohogol olo pomlly o h oml v.

9. th ohogol mu o ok olo lool h h oh.

0. th l po o olo o gozub o v.

. Boh olo xhb ml p,

h l ~ 8000 km.2. th mpol ou o olo ho GcP hv

m l o o 2 hou.

wh ompou h om h vl pg, ompu boom l vo o mo h 5 gm (Zo> 5 pvlu o h o o 0-7), pg v o uuh h houl b o h om . w hk h ullyblh omly lg oou phyl om

b mplo o boh h uy o hum oou ouug o h phyl ol.

dl uo byo h p op, bu omomm o. i l o u h o o looko pk h h y o y h u hm. i, y h v h lyz h opog mk po bo xmg h h h .th po yl plo o pop hypoh h h ggg ou o h gl hypoh gv l. w

h h mu vo opog o h v, h b hol xhb pm o hl xpo. th g o h o h ul umbov, o h ompo boom l, h b om by xvmulo ug puo-om mplg ly omh ok b.

th ovy o o mobly p mpo o h vlopm o mol hlp o o h go pobl xplo. i lo hlp u h h omlou ul

o b b o lo. th ovy h h oml o mpl, o vul reG bu v pmlyby v olo uv up. i y oho o h omplxy by p h xmpl oh mpo o h quo k. th g o ov hh


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h o olo bl ppoxmly 8,000 km, gh go ho mglly g l zov globl g o po. th h lhough h mu globl, vhl v o h gogphl x

o h ok h buo o h v. w k h hmplo o h p, lb ll v, h p umlly olol. lly, mpol uu lo mpou o h GcP . Ou opolly globl oououl m o hv mom o hou o o, php opogo h muh m-l o hum oou h oy omool mpo om mll p o o, php ll 00 mllo.

coNveRgeNt eviDeNce

th poul gl po o b m om h plu. Gv h h my xpm obvoo hgh quly hog oml g o pl, p g pog o o oou h oou o oy pyhologl o phyl ho, y h h xll ovg v h oou h phyl ly. wh h ju o opo o o

xpml obvo o phomo, ul o mk .Bu h mo h 00 y o h by hghly qul lookg om ppv h x p lmo o m, o hh h g ovg. ihk hy o, o u m, p, h h hlpo, m h ulmly hv gh h v. w hvpol xp obvo o ul ou o p. whv lbooy xpm o xoy ppo, lvoy,pyhomy, pyhok, mo. w hv xo o h

o o l omhg h l ol, om pgm ompuly xpml. Govm bu hv qu go hlp om p po, omm h hgh pol publp h sg pogm o mo vg. P oou hm, uh ok my b g pplo o hqu g om ooll lbooy h (du & Jh,2003; tg & Puho, 977). smlly, u o mo-pyhok h lbooy hv l o l h o goup ooumpg o om h pl o o o oh

poly mul by ul, mu, ollboo, oopomy hv bl p byo h xpl (nlo, l.,997; 998; 998b).

th ul xpolo o l h h reG o hGlobl coou Poj mullvl xmpl o ovg


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v. no oly o h GcP p p omplly ppv o h quo o hh m h l p h ol, bu pplo o poul molg lhqu o h o uu h lg omplx b k

ovg v lly. th ul ollo o g h o h o h mobly p o h oh homplmy; hy lok p o omphv pu.ag o o l y h omlou h hoy phyl mol o o y ommo . Bu h vovg h x h l u o goup oou h lbooy h h vul. th GcP ul y llyh m hg o h ul o o p h lbooou h ol, lb bu vy h lgug. coou

l. i h ol o ply p h phyl ol. Ou ok p h o go o h o o l mo bou h p o mk l h h ol o oou h ol boh l mpo. i h o h 2 uy, bomgpp h h ol l.

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