Science of Not Knowing
by John E. Mack, M.D.
Despite official skepticism
and even cynicism in media, government, and scientific circles,
it must be evident to many Americans that something extraordinary-at
least from the standpoint of the Western worldview-is going on...
[MORE]
Not
Knowing is Good Science by
Caroline McLeod, Ph.D.
In the past, humble observations in the face of impossibility
have served us well. Physicists at the turn of the century, who
believed that all of the mysteries of the physical world were
accounted for by Newtonian principles, could not adequately explain
the travel of sunlight through the vacuum of outer space... [MORE]
Living
In/With Mother Earth by
Richmond Mayo-Smith
The "story" we have been living in the West has encouraged
us to see all entities as separate and discrete, to restrict
the ways of knowing that we acknowledge as legitimate, and to
limit what we accept as real. There is a growing realization
that these beliefs must change... [MORE]
Exploring
African and Other Alien Abductions
by Dominique Callimanopulos
The Ariel School sighting
is one of the most significant in recent UFO history. ...The
event lasted about fifteen minutes, the children said, before
the spaceships faded from view. But even in their state of fear,
many of the children reported also being curious and fascinated
by the strange beings they saw, whose eyes in particular commanded
an intense attention. [MORE]
Extraordinary Experience and Research at
PEER
by Caroline McLeod, Ph.D.
There is a story told by Colin Turnbull of pygmies who lived
deep in the rain forests of Africa. They journeyed for the first
times in their lives to Lake Victoria, where there were people
far out on the water, fishing... [MORE]
Why the Abduction Phenomenon Cannot Be Explained
Psychiatrically by John E.
Mack, M.D.
From the proceedings of the Abduction Study Conference held at
MIT, June 1992
...Even psychosocial or cultural explanations, if they were to
include all of the major dimensions of the syndrome, would force
us to stretch our notions of the collective unconscious to such
a degree that the distinctions between psyche and world, internal
and external reality, would be obliterated...[ MORE ]
[ EN DEUTSCH ] German translation
How Science &
Society Respond to Extraordinary Patterns
by Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D., Tulane University
Prof. of Philosophy, 1997
On a journey from the Middle Ages through the Enlightenment to
the present Disenchantment of the Cosmos, Prof. Zimmerman traces
the painful evolution of "The Great Chain of Being,"
an ancient hierarchical ordering of the phenomena in the universe.
He shows how our evolving view of our place in the universe has
left us unable to comprehend or appreciate other forms of life...
[ MORE ]
Studying Intrusions from the Subtle Realm
by John E. Mack, M.D.
From a talk given at the International Association for New Science
Conference, 1996
...in the focus on the material realm to the exclusion of the
subtle realms, we have virtually rid the cosmos of nature, rid
nature of spirit and, in a sense, denied the existence of all
life other than that which is physically observable here on earth...[MORE]
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A More Parsimonious Explanation for UFO Abduction
by Caroline McLeod, Barbara Corbisier, and John E. Mack
A comprehensive commentary published in Psychological Inquiry,
An International Journal of Peer Commentary and Review, Vol.
7 No. 2, 1996 [MORE]
The Alien Abduction Phenomenon
by John E. Mack, M.D.
An overview published in Noetic Sciences Review, Autumn 1992,
two years prior to the publication of "Abduction: Human
Encounters with Aliens" [MORE]
A Brief Review of Issues Relating to the
Reality of the Abduction Phenomenon
by John E. Mack, M.D., from the Revised
Edition of "Abduction"
Since the publication
of the hardcover edition of "Abduction", questions
have been raised about the reality of the alien abduction phenomenon.
These questions relate to the nature of the physical evidence
which accompanies the abduction reports; the clients' expectations
and possible investigator influence; the reliability of memory;
the degree to which hypnosis influences the accuracy of memory;
and alternatives to the hypothesis that what the experiencers
describe is what has occurred. These are questions that can only
be answered fully by a great deal more research. This appendix
has been added to begin a discussion of these questions...[MORE]
The UFO Abduction Phenomenon: What Does it
Mean for the Transformation of Human Consciousness?
by John E. Mack, M.D., Presented at
the International Transpersonal Association Conference on "Science,
Spirituality, and the Global Crisis: Toward a World with a Future,"
held in Prague, Czechoslovakia, 25 June 1992.
Bibliography of Relevant Published Research
Compiled by PEER in 1996; soon to be expanded
A research bibliography
with an emphasis on the psychological dimensions of anomalous
experiences. [MORE]
Experiencers'
Guide to Therapy
PEER
People who feel they
may have had an extraordinary experience, "experiencers,"
may benefit from the support of a therapist. This 8-page guide
created by PEER explains the ways in which therapy may be helpful,
describes the major therapeutic professions, and provides suggestions
for how to choose a therapist. [MORE]
