Recently while hosting researcher Peter Bancel at the Garrett library I came across quotations from Eileen J. Garrett from the Parapsychology Foundation Newsletter, Volume 6 No 6, Nov/Dec 1959. This provided me food for thought. In an article “Foundation President Outlines Future” she wrote, “Images and symbolism, which reveal much about the subconscious mind, may… Continue Reading
It appears parapsychology’s National Holiday is upon us as Halloween or Hallow’s eve looms. It seems the media and everyone else wakes up at this time of year to momentarily take notice of the prevailing questions raised by psychic functioning and the possibility of apparitions and ghosts. The Garrett library usually takes more calls than… Continue Reading
Archivist and historian Walter Meyer zu Erpen is the Parapsychology Foundation’s International Affiliate representing Canada, an esteemed colleague and dear friend. I have invited Walter to share with you this month his survey about evidence of life after death received through Spiritualist mediumship. I personally completed the survey questions two weeks ago; most of the… Continue Reading
Well here we are approaching the dog days of summer at least from where I sit in New York City trying to shelter from sweltering heat and hide from the corona virus which continues it’s horrible march. Such days are simply not to be believed and in the midst of all this turmoil I was… Continue Reading
Having grown up fortunate to be around highly creative artists, writers, researchers and academicians thanks to the coterie of people that Eileen Garrett kept close to her I have always been fascinated by what seems to be the similarity of that creative or psychic “spark” that produces and manifests an effect. In 1969 the PF… Continue Reading
Caught up in my day to day administration of Parapsychology Foundation and my family’s life time fascination with psychic matters, I along with many of you in the same boat, may not have had the time to see the forest for the trees. Thankfully there are individuals such as Dr. Stanley Krippner, Dr. Charles Tart… Continue Reading
It always distressed my mother, Eileen Coly and myself serving as subsequent Presidents of Parapsychology Foundation that the science of parapsychology while at times recognizing the contribution of PF’s first President and founder, Eileen J. Garrett, there has been little mention made or known of the contributions made by our co-founder and first Vice President,… Continue Reading
My grandmother, Eileen J. Garrett, optimistically founded her two incarnations of TOMORROW MAGAZINE, both literary and psychic themed with the core belief there is always a Tomorrow. Obviously, especially in the midst of a pandemic we understand that for far too many there is no Tomorrow unless you take into consideration the survival hypothesis of… Continue Reading
In this horrific and uncertain time I thought I might share a bit of a transcript from a manuscript “Spiritual Guidance from Beyond for a New Era Group” delivered through the mediumship of Eileen J. Garrett in April, 1940 that I have unearthed and am after office hours working on. In the dark days of… Continue Reading
Congratulations and admiration are due to the Rhine Center for the 85th anniversary of its Parapsychology Laboratory along with Dr. Sally Rhine Feather’s 90th birthday! Our two organizations The Rhine, formerly the Foundation for Research on the Nature of Man, and Parapsychology Foundation have long shared a common dedication to the furtherance of the science… Continue Reading