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A New Approach to Synchronicity
I've reviewed another book for the Society for Psychical Research - this time, A New Approach to Synchronicity: A Re-Appraisal of Jung’s Acausal Connecting Principle with a Focus on Psi, by Lance Storm. The original version of the review can again be found on the...
Dream It to Do It
A short while ago, I was asked by the Society for Psychical Research to review Dream It to Do It by Howard Eisenberg. The original version of the review, along with excellent reviews of many other books, is on the SPR's website here. Is it possible to create our own...
I Broke My Ankle
52 days ago on Mon 19 Feb 2024 I broke my ankle. I found it helpful to read other people’s accounts so here's mine. Of course, I’m not a medical professional so this isn't intended as advice, just my experience. Day Zero I’ve just submitted my PhD thesis! Time for a...
Saying YES to Animal-Free Dairy
Image by Micha from Pixabay Changing our diets to eat less meat and dairy is the most impactful action anyone can take to tackle our most pressing environmental crises including climate change, deforestation and water use. This is because farming animals to produce...
How I Became an Optimist
I’ve always been prone to anxiety. Therapy has made me aware of what might have caused this and it’s helped somewhat. But my anxiety has persisted most of my life, albeit usually at a manageable level. No doubt I’m still well within what we accept as normal in...
I Went to a Medium (Again)
Whilst it’s not the focus of my parapsychological research, I’m interested in what we call in the trade the ‘survival hypothesis’. In other words, does our consciousness, what makes us us, live on after we die? The evidence for this comes in a number of guises, for...
Spooky tales
Generally I get one of three reactions when I tell people about my research in parapsychology. The first is simple lack of interest. It’s not that the person is abrupt or rude. “Oh that’s interesting” they might say with a glazed look and we move on to other topics....
Can we restore the climate?
A review of Climate Restoration by Peter Fiekowsky and Carole Douglis I don’t know about you, but it feels like humanity is finally getting serious about climate change. One prominent think tank suggests that global carbon emissions from electricity may start to fall...
Meta blog
Yes, a blog about a blog. This is my first blog post and it’s here to say hello. I’m intending to publish a blog about once a month and it’ll cover anything that has piqued my interest. Which, knowing me (a work in progress), probably means in the realms of the...