It gives me great pleasure to announce that Dr. Jack Hunter has been appointed our newest Research Fellow, joining Drs. Carlos Alvarado, Kathy Dalton, James Matlock and Nancy Zingrone in that capacity. We have been proudly following Jack’s academic career since he was awarded the 2010 Eileen J. Garrett Scholarship and a subsequent grant to… Continue Reading
While trying to enjoy the dog days of summer I have been upside down in my “mystery boxes” of all sorts of Garrett correspondence, writings, interviews. So often people to this date continue to ask me what Eileen J. Garrett was really like. I happened to unearth the March 14, 1959 issue of The New… Continue Reading
The Fifth Eileen J. Garrett Library Fellow, Dr. James G. Matlock, conducted research in the archives of the Garrett Library this past May. Jim, who is also a Research Fellow of the Parapsychology Foundation, is writing a book about the nature, reception, and legacy of Ian Stevenson’s reincarnation studies. Dr. Ian Stevenson (1918-2007) who founded the… Continue Reading
It’s holiday time once again which is hard to believe even while the old adage “time flies” rings true to most especially with the benefit of maturity. As President of Parapsychology Foundation perhaps I can be forgiven for contemplating the ghosts of PF past, present and future. The Ghost of PF Past The “Ghost of… Continue Reading
Earlier this year, the Parapsychology Foundation reinstated some of its grants and awards programs. Among these is the once again annual Eileen J. Garrett Scholarship in the amount of $2000 designed to assist a student attending an accredited college or university who wishes to pursue the academic study of the science of parapsychology. The successful… Continue Reading
This month I am delighted to share the welcome news that Dr Carlos S. Alvarado is the recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Career Award bestowed by the Parapsychological Association at their 60th annual convention this year convened in Athens, Greece. PF may be deemed biased as we have a long standing association with Carlos as… Continue Reading
The PF “family” is busy. We have happily made additions to our roster of PF International Affiliates and Grant and Award winners. I would herewith like to welcome them to the fold. The PF Affiliate for Germany The PF family was greatly saddened at the loss of our dear, much revered colleague, Gerd Hövelmann, who… Continue Reading
During our banner 65th anniversary in 2016, PF’s Board of Trustees, following concentrated deliberation, has worked to reassess and revamp our Grant and Scholarship program that was, regretfully, suspended during a period of severe financial hardship. It goes without saying that we are enormously proud of our years of support of students and researchers the… Continue Reading
So many mediums or channels abound on television these days. Whereas in the past, while mediumship has always existed the public at large, the public en masse, were not as familiar with the phenomenon as they are now. These days, on talk shows, reality television, and in many plot lines in both drama and comedy,… Continue Reading
It was an honor for me to be included in Dr. Carlos Alvarado’s blog Interview with Lisette Coly, President of the Parapsychology Foundation, first published on February 11th, 2017 on Alvarado’s blog Parapsychology: News, History and Research. I am so gratified that I have been included in a list of his interviews with many of my esteemed colleagues… Continue Reading