Psychic News June 2019-free story-Professor plans brain activity tests on mediums

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Professor plans brain activity tests on mediums A CALL has gone out for mediums with at least five years’ experience to take part in an exciting new study. It will take place in the science laboratory within the estate of the Arthur Findlay College, Essex. The college is based at Stansted Hall. The details came from Prof Chris Roe, the Director of the University of Northampton’s Centre for Psychology and Social Sciences. “When Arthur Findlay gifted Stansted Hall to the Spiritualists’ National Union in 1964, it was for the establishment of a college for the advancement of psychic science,” Prof Roe told PN. “While there have been some highly successful collaborations between scientists and mediums, the research and practitioner communities have not had much to do with each other in recent times.” Prof Roe added that six years ago, Minister David Bruton, President of the Spiritualists’ National Union (SNU), sought to rectify this by organising a science day at the Arthur Findlay Centre in Stafford, which has been renamed the Barbanell Centre. A number of academics, including Prof Roe, were invited to give talks on the science of mediumship. “The event,” he said, “was very well

PROF CHRIS ROE: “Not all scientists are preoccupied with debunking paranormal claims.”

attended. There was an enthusiastic response to the suggestion that researchers and mediums should work more closely together.” As a first step, Prof Roe, his team, David Bruton and SNU tutor Chris Connelly coorganised a science week at the Arthur

Findlay College, during which “developing mediums were introduced to a range of methods that have been used to research mediumship. “They were given a chance to try the methods out for themselves, including interviews and surveys, experiments testing the survival hypothesis and studies that measure brain activity.” Prof Roe added: “These helped to show that not all scientists are preoccupied with debunking paranormal claims. “There is a growing number of scientists who see psychic claims and experiences as part of the normal range of healthy human experience and want to better understand them. “Ideally, learning something about the scientific method can help mediums gain a novel insight into their mediumship, which can help with their development. “The workshop also gave researchers a chance to better understand mediums’ experiences, so they can more accurately represent them when talking to academic colleagues.” A number of further workshops followed at the Arthur Findlay College and the Barbanell Centre. In an exciting development, the SNU’s National Executive Committee gave permission for loft space at Britten House, PSYCHIC NEWS | JUNE 2019

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