New Book Releases

Opening to the Infinite
by Stephan A. Schwartz

An explanation of the relationship of nonlocal awareness with spiritual practice, creativity, and the modern mental martial art known as Remote Viewing, and what this tells us about our nature as human beings. Clear, concise, explanations about what science has to say about nonlocal awareness, and how one opens to it using scientifically validated protocols. The importance of meditation in opening to nonlocal consciousness, as well as a technique for Western minds. How to put these abilities to practical use in fields as diverse as business, medicine, and crime solving.


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Remote Viewing: A Theoretical Investigation of the State of the Art
by Marilyn I. Schmidt


This book is a coherent review derived from archival research and a survey of the peer-reviewed literature that traces the enigma of this mysterious way of knowing from its roots in antiquity, down through the ages, to the present time.

CSICOP mutation

Has CSICOP Lost the 30 Years' War?

Part 6: CSICOP No More!

~ Guy Lyon Playfair

CSICOP has ceased to exist, it was announced in the Jan./Feb. 2007 issue of Skeptical Inquirer (SI) in an editorial entitled 'New Directions for Skeptical Inquiry'. It has been replaced by something called 'The Center for Scientific Inquiry' (CSI), the stated aims of which sound virtually identical to those of CSICOP. So why the change?

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For a thorough look at the evolution of CSICOP the entire series of articles offers an enlightening view of who and what CSICOP was:

The Skeptical Observer

A series of articles by Guy Lyon Playfair

Has The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP)Lost the 30 Years' War?

Part 1 - Birth of a Movement http://www.skepticalinvestigations.org/observer/30yearswar_1.htm

Part 2: The Gauquelin Effect http://www.skepticalinvestigations.org/observer/30yearswar_2.htm

Part 3: How Scientific is CSICOP? http://www.skepticalinvestigations.org/observer/30yearswar_3.htm

Part 4: CSICOP Loses the Thirty Years War http://www.skepticalinvestigations.org/observer/30yearswar_4.htm

Part 5: CSICOP's Stalinist Godfather http://www.skepticalinvestigations.org/observer/30yearswar_5.htm

Part 6: CSICOP No More! http://www.skepticalinvestigations.org/observer/30yearswar_6.htm

Is this REALLY proof that man can see into the future?

Do some of us avoid tragedy by foreseeing it? Some scientists now believe that the brain really CAN predict events before they happen

Professor Dick Bierman's research suggest that ordinary people really do have sixth sense that can help them 'see' the future.

And Bierman is not alone: his findings mirror the data gathered by other scientists and paranormal researchers both here and abroad.

Read the full article

2007 Remote Viewing Conference

As president of the International Remote Viewing Association and conference chair for the 2007 Remote Viewing Conference, it is my pleasure to announce that we have posted the Call for Presentations for the Conference. You can access the Call for Presentations on the front page of our website, here: www.irva.org

The Conference will be held 19-21 October at the Alexis Park Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. Further information will be released in the very near future, including the announcement of a very special guest.

(We invite you to forward this message to any and all interested persons and news groups.)

Best wishes,
Paul(Paul H. Smith)

http://www.irva.org

Blindness of Debunkers and Radical Skeptics

Blindness of Debunkers and Radical Skeptics Irks Parapsychology Researcher Dr. Jeffery Mishlove

In-depth interview with parapsychology researcher, author and president of the Intuition Network, Dr. Jeffery Mishlove, explores psi phenomena, consciousness, and intuition, and the skeptical community.

During the 40-minute interview Mishlove explains how radical skeptics are ignoring advances in our understanding of human consciousness. The interview is available for immediate free download at: http://www.skeptiko.com/index.php?id=19.