Catching up on a few journals issued since the last post in this thread:
Vol 23, 2020, Number 2 (Summer) of The Skeptical Intelligencer was released around the 26th of June, 2020, and can (for the moment) be freely downloaded here [PDF].
The Society for Scientific Exploration's EdgeScience 42, June 2020, was also released around the 26th of June, 2020, and can also be freely downloaded, here [PDF]. The notification email we received advertised the journal's contents as follows:
THE OBSERVATORY
Reality Is Not What You Think It Is: Or Why Evolution Hides Objective Reality
By Donald Hoffman
FEATURES
A Phenomenon Called Steve: A Discovery for Citizen Science
By Andrew May
Pat Price, Precognition, and “Star Wars”: A Reexamination of a Historic Remote Viewing Case
By Eric Wargo
BACKSCATTER
Global Consciousness and the Coronavirus—A Snapshot
By Roger Nelson
The subsequent issue of that same journal, number 43, was released a couple of days ago, and can be freely downloaded here [PDF]. The notification email we received advertised the journal's contents as follows:
THE OBSERVATORY
Is the Viral Pandemic an Evolutionary Step Towards Asexual Human Reproduction?
By Dr. Alejandro Peralta Soler
FEATURE
Wildnisgeist: Poltergeists of the Woods?
By Joshua Cutchin
BACKSCATTER
In Search of Hungry Ghosts: The Mysterious Death of Joe Fisher
By Louis Proud
The Society for Scientific Exploration's Journal of Scientific Exploration, Volume 34, Issue 2 ( front page) was released around the 1st of July, 2020, and can be freely downloaded here [PDF].
Issue 3, Fall 2020 ( front page) of the same volume of that journal was released yesterday, and can be freely downloaded here [PDF].
And yet more:
IANDS has released numbers 1 (SPRING 2020), 2 (SUMMER 2020), and 3 (FALL 2020) of volume 38 of JOURNAL OF NEAR-DEATH STUDIES. These seem not to be available for free, only for pay.
2020's Vol. 84, No. 1 of The Journal of Parapsychology has been released. It is not freely available but can be purchased online. Its contents as listed on that page are:
1. Cardeña, E. Pieces of the Psi Puzzle and a Recipe for Ganzfeld Success. 5-7.
2. Mulacz. P. In Memoriam: Mary Rose Barrington. (1926-2020). 8-11.
3. Weaver, Z. In Memoriam: Donald J. West. (1924-2020). 12-13.
4. Stanford, R. G. Invited Editorial: Ganzfeld-ESP: Three Reports and Looking Ahead. 14-20.
5. Watt, C., Dawson, E., Tullo, A., Pooley, A., and Rice, H. Testing Precognition and Alterations of Consciousness with
Selected Participants in the Ganzfeld. 21-37.
6. Roe, C. A., Cooper, C. E., Hickinbotham, L., Hodrien, A., Kirkwood, L., and Martin, H. Performance at a Precognitive Remote Viewing Task, with and without Ganzfeld Stimulation: Three Experiments. 38-65.
7. Cardeña, E., and Marcusson-Clavertz, D. Changes in State of Consciousness and Psi in Ganzfeld and Hypnosis Conditions. 66-84.
8. Radin, D. Parapsychological Association 2019 Presidential Address Making Sense of Psi: Seven Pieces of the Puzzle. 85-95.
9. Drinkwater, D., Denovan, A., Dagnall, N., and Parker, A. Predictors of Hearing Electronic Voice Phenomena in Random Noise: Schizotypy, Fantasy Proneness, and Paranormal Beliefs. 96-113.
10. Evrard. R., and Beauvais, B. Tolerance of the Unknown: Negative Capability, the Problem of Demarcation, and the Truzzi-Gardner Dialogue. 114-129.
11. Nelson, R. Perceiving the Future.[Review of the book The Premonition Code: The science of Precognition: How Sensing the Future Can Change your Life, by Theresa Cheung and Julia Mossbridge]. 130-132.
12. Biondi, M. A Comprehensive History of Parapsychology in France [Review of the book Enquéte sur 150 Ans de Parapsychologie: La Légende de l’Esprit, by Renaud Evrard]. 133-135.
13. Williams, G. R. A Far Ranging Tour of All Things Psi [Review of the book Our Secret Powers: Telepathy, Clairvoyance, and Precognition. A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal, by Terje G. Simonsen]. 136-139.
14. Alvarado, C. S. Parapsychology and the Nervous System [Review of the book Neurociencias en la Frontera con lo Paranormal: Comprende lo Inexplicable en las Redes del Cerebro, by Alejandro Parra]. 140-142.
15. Cardeña, E. A Kulturträger Keeps Time [Review of the book Altered States of Consciousness: Experiences out of Time and Self, by Marc Wittmann]. 143-145.
Zeitschrift für Anomalistik 20 (2020), Nos. 1+2 have been released. They are not freely available and I'm not sure how one goes about purchasing them.
EXPLORE: The Journal of Science & Healing, volume 16, issues 3 (May–June 2020), 4 (July–August 2020), and 5 (September–October 2020) have been released. Some of the individual articles/papers can be downloaded freely; others are for-pay.
The Society for Psychical Research (SPR) has released editions 93 and 94 of Paranormal Review. Their contents can be viewed at the following links:
Every Day Psi - Paranormal Review 93 (2020) [PDF]
Star Gate - Paranormal Review 94 (2020) [PDF]
The SPR has also released Volume 84, Number 2 April 2020 of its Journal of the Society for Psychical Research. The contents page can be viewed here.
INSTITUTO DE PSICOLOGÍA PARANORMAL has published Vol.15, No.3,Septiembre 2020 and Vol.15, No.2,Mayo 2020 of its Spanish-language E-Boletín Psi.
Also: numbers 3, 4, and 5 of volume 44 of Skeptical Inquirer have been published. They are:
The Nobel Disease: When Intelligent Scientists Go Weird (volume 44, number 3, May / June 2020).
Covid-19 Misinformation / The Possible Worlds of Ann Druyan (volume 44, number 4, July / August 2020).
Intellectual Humility: A Guiding Map for Skeptics (volume 44, number 5, September / October 2020).
Vol 23, 2020, Number 3 (Autumn) of The Skeptical Intelligencer has been released today, and can (for the moment) be downloaded from here [PDF].
In an email to their mailing list, the Society for Scientific Exploration writes (I've removed images from the content):
Quote:We are pleased to announce a fall series of "Discussion Hours" for our community of SSE members and patrons. These hours are held at Airmeet, a platform designed to host immersive events and build real connections, providing networking opportunities for those involved in the edge sciences.
Join the SSE or support us at Patreon to join these unique events.
The JSE 34.3 & EdgeScience 43 Live
Tuesday October 27, 2020: 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
We've invited contributors from the latest issues of the Journal of Scientific Exploration and EdgeScience magazine to join us in conversation. After a brief session of introductions to the contributors and material, we will open a social lounge of article-themed tables for small group conversations. Table-hopping will be encouraged! Download the open-access issues of JSE 34.3 and EdgeScience 43, and come with your feedback and questions for this unique SSE member-centered networking opportunity.
Meet the Aspiring Explorers
Tuesday, November 10,2020: 2:00pm - 3:00pm EST
A handful of Student Members of the Society for Scientific Exploration (aka "Aspiring Explorers") have been meeting online every 2nd Tuesday of the month since Spring 2020 - sharing their work with each other and occasional invited guests. This November's Aspiring Explorers meeting will be open to the entire SSE community. Following a round of brief introductions, we'll retire to the "SSE Social Lounge", where the students will be hosting tables for small group conversation. Table-hopping is encouraged so that you can get to know the next generation of scientific explorers.
Astrology as a Subject of Science
Tuesday, December 15, 2020: 2:00pm - 3:00pm, EST
Considering astrology as a subject of science, one has to distinguish whether a scientific study on the validity of astrology investigates the correlation between astronomical circumstances, dynamics, movements and earthly events – the "above-below theorem" (ABT) – or, whether the "hit rate" of astrologers in so-called matching experiments is examined. Could the success of astrologers, beyond the effective psychological mechanisms of cognitive illusions, be attributed to their psi ability? In this SSE Community Discussion Hour, member Gerhard Mayer will discuss methodological problems related to studies in both research paradigms.
The Society for Scientific Exploration's EdgeScience #44, December 2020, just released, is a Special Issue devoted entirely to the article Sentient Plants: A Product of Nature or Human Imagination? by science journalist Krissy Eliot. I for one am looking forward to reading this one! It can be freely downloaded here.
The Society for Scientific Exploration has released Volume 34, Issue 4 of its Journal for Scientific Exploration, which can be freely downloaded here [PDF; 4.3MiB].
It features: - An editorial Scientific Certitude by Stephen E. Braude.
- A commentary Early Spiritualist Discussions About the Distortions of Mediumistic Communications by Carlos S. Alvarado
- The research articles:
- Dealing with the Experimenter Effect by Dick Bierman, Jacob J. Jolij
- Using Virtual Reality to Test for Telepathy: A Proof-of-Concept Study by David Vernon, Thomas Sandford, & Eric Moyo
- The historical perspectives:
- Early Psychical Research Reference Works: Remarks on Nandor Fodor’s Encyclopaedia of Psychic Science by Carlos S. Alvarado
- Astrology and Science: A Precarious Relationship. Part 1: Historical Review of German Astrology in the 20th Century and Current Developments by Gerhard A. Mayer
- The essay Astrology and Science: A Precarious Relationship. Part 2: Considerations of Empirical Investigations on the Validity of Astrology by Gerhard A. Mayer
- Book and essay reviews by Henry H. Bauer, Michael Nahm, Alan Gauld, and Hoyt Edge.
The email notifying us of this new issue includes the following appeal:
Quote:At the close of this difficult year, an anonymous donor has offered to match contributions from the community up to $15,000, including donations and memberships. Please help the SSE continue to maintain this open access journal by making a year-end gift today. Your gift tax-deductible gift will be doubled and so will its impact.
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The Society for Scientific Exploration's EdgeScience 45, March 2021, has just been released, and can be freely downloaded, here [PDF].
Its contents are:
THE OBSERVATORY
Can Science Regain Credibility
By Henry Bauer
FEATURES
Being Donna Williams:
Instinctive Sensing as a Crucible for the Anomalous
By Michael Jawer
Precognitions in Elite Sports:
The Role of Intuition
By John Pates
REFERENCE POINT
Quote, Unquote: In Others' Words
By Larry Dossey
BACKSCATTER
What About Traditional Ecological Knowledge?
Further Thoughts on “Are Plants Sentient?”
By Jack Hunter
What Caused the Extraordinary Spiral in LL Pegasi?
By Chris Savia
I found Jack Hunter's reflections on the "Are Plants Sentient?" article to which the previous issue was fully dedicated especially interesting, but I haven't read the full issue.
The Society for Scientific Exploration has released Volume 35, Issue 1 of its Journal for Scientific Exploration, which can be freely downloaded here [PDF; 2.7MB].
Contents are as follows:
Editorial
Research Articles
John G. Kruth
Associative Remote Viewing for Profit: Evaluating the Importance of the Judge and the Investment Instrument
Lance Storm, Monika Goretzki
The Psychology and Parapsychology of Spiritual Emergency
Marilyn Schlitz, Daryl Bem, Marcussion-Clavertz, Etzel Cardena, Jennifer Lyke, Raman Grover, Susan Blackmore, Patrizio Tressoldi, Serena Roney-Dougal, Dick Bierman, Glenn Hartelius, Arnaud Delorme
Two Replication Studies of a Time-Reversed (Psi) Priming Task and the Role of Expectancy in Reaction Times
Commentary
Letter to the Editor
Obituary
Retraction
Book Reviews
Dmitri Cerboncini Fernandes, Alexander Moreira-Almeida
The Myth of Disenchantment: Magic, Modernity, and the Birth of the Human Sciences by Jason A. Josephson-Storm
Stephen Braude
Signs of Reincarnation: Exploring Beliefs, Cases, and Theory by James Matlock
Peter Mulacz
Signs of Reincarnation: Exploring Beliefs, Cases, and Theory by James Matlock
Michael Sudduth
Signs of Reincarnation: Exploring Beliefs, Cases, and Theory by James Matlock
Carlos S. Alvarado
Mediumistic Materializations in France During the Early 1920s: A Review of Recent Works
Todd Hayen
Life Before Life: Is There Life Before Birth 750 Cases of Hypnosis by Helen Wambaugh
Catching up on some journals that have been released since last check:
2020's Vol. 84, No. 2 of The Journal of Parapsychology has been released. It is not freely available but can be purchased online. Its contents as listed on that page are:
1. Cardeña, E. Art, PK, and a Farewell. 154-155.
2. Holt, N.J., Simmonds-Moore, C.A., and Moore, S.L. Does Latent Inhibition Underpin Creativity, Positive Schizotypy,
and Anomalous Cognition?. 156-178.
3. Iribas, A.E. Psi and Anomalous Experiences in Susan Hiller’s Oeuvre 179-201.
4.Cardeña, E. Depicting the Ethereal, Part I: Visual Art and Psi. 202-219.
5. Broderick, D. Psi and Science Fiction. 220-226.
6. Jakob, M-J., Deschamps, M.C., and Maier, M.A. You Attract what You Are: The Effect of Unconscious Needs on
Micro-Psychokinesis. 227-253.
7. Dullin, E., and Jamet, D. A Portable Bench for Research on Telekinetic Effects on a Spinning Mobile
and Experimental Results Obtained with It. 254-275.
8. Tierney, I. Dissonance, Complementarity, and Psi. 276-286.
9. Alvarado, C.S. Mediums that Paint and Draw. [Review of the book Spirit Paintings and Art from the Afterlife: The Greatest Spirit Art and Medium Painters of All Time, by Maximillien de Lafayette] and [Review of the book L’Arte Inconsapevole: La Dissociazione Creativa, l’Ispirazione, la Medianità: Studi sull’Arte Medianica, edited by Massimo Biondi]. 287-294.
10. Cardeña, E. More than Fiction? Psi, Consciousness, and Science-Fiction. [Review of the book Psience Fiction: The Paranormal in Science Fiction Literature and Consciousness and Science Fiction. by Damien Broderick]. 295-298
11. Roe, C. Evidencing the Ineffable? [Review of the book Connected: The Emergence of Global Consciousness
by Roger Nelson]. 299-303.
12. Schmit, D.T. For Credulity’s Sake. [Review of the book A Cultural History of US Mesmerism by Emily Ogden]. 304-308.
13. Justo de Moraes, L., and Moreira-Almeida, A. A Comprehensive Academic Review of Reincarnation Research [Review of the book Signs of Reincarnation: Exploring Beliefs, Cases, and Theory, by James G. Matlock]. 309-313.
14. Nahm, M. A Narrative about Narratives of Near-Death Experiences [Review of the book What is it Like to be Dead? Near-Death Experiences, Christianity, & the Occult by Jens Schlieter]. 314-317.
15. Bowie, F. In Defense of the Sacred [Review of the book Medjugorje and the Supernatural: Science, Mysticism, and
Extraordinary Religious Experience, by Daniel Maria Klimek]. 318-321.
16. Hood, R.W. The Soul Divine [Review of the book The Shape of the Soul: What Mystical Experience Tells Us about Ourselves and Reality, by Paul Marshall]. 322-323
17. Matlock, J.G. Rehabilitating E. B. Tylor [Review of the book Edward Burnett Tylor, Religion and Culture, edited by Paul-François Tremlett, Liam T. Sutherland, and Graham Harvey]. 324-326.
18. Friedman, H.L. Reflections on, but not a History of, Transpersonal Psychology. [Review of the book A Different Dimension: Reflections on the History of Transpersonal Thought, by Mark B. Ryan]. 333-334.
19. Lause, M. Jonathan Koons and American Spiritualism [Review of the book Enchanted Ground: The Spirit Room of Jonathan Koons, by Sharon Hatfield]. 330-332.
20. Hunter, J. The Case behind The Exorcist Revisited [Review of the book Diabolical Possession and the Case Behind the Exorcist, by Sergio A. Rueda]. 333-334.
21. Solfvin, G. Letter to the Editor. 335-337.
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