Aipr and Salubrious Events presents…
Parapsychology Australia Online Conference
A Smorgasbord of Parapsychological Topics
12th November 2022 Saturday
9.45am – 5.15pm (AEST)
Our third Parapsychology Australia Online (PAO) conference boasts another fantastic smorgasbord of topics and speakers! Research from the Rhine Research Centre, what we can learn from 500 accounts of Near-Death Experiences, paranormal investigating, challenging the skeptics, research on the creation of sacred spaces and the latest study on ghostly episodes!
Introducing James Barker, John Kruth, James Houran, Brian Laythe, Douglas C Hodgson, Joyce Bok and Dr Vladimir Dubaj.
10.00am – 11.00am (Sydney AEST)
The Power of Place: The Creation of Sacred Spaces - John G. Kruth, Executive Director of the Rhine Research Center. USA
You walk into a room, and you immediately feel peaceful and calm. A new city seems like home even though you’ve never visited before. The building on the corner draws your attention, and you have a strong need to go inside.
Everyone has felt the power of place and recognized the unusual connection they feel to a location. Some of these locations hold this same attraction for many people, which can cause them to become sacred spaces. Does psi have a role in creating a sacred space? How have experimental projects in PK and Healing contributed to our knowledge of spaces that hold energies.
John G. Kruth will explore the nature of some spaces at the Rhine Research Center that have become sacred and projects that reveal how location and place might be developed or hold information that will influence future psi activity at that site. The integration of scientific studies and insights based on research findings help to shed light on the nature of psi experiences and whether a space might hold an energy or spirit that can be felt and possibly used by people who visit that space.
11.15am – 12.15pm (Sydney AEST)
A Next-Gen Study of Ghostly Episodes - James Houran and Brian Laythe, Research Director at Integrated Knowledge Systems (IKS) & Director of the Institute for the Study of Religious and Anomalous Experience (ISRAE). USA
Learn the latest research and thinking on ghosts and haunted houses from “The Global Gang” — a unique cross-cultural team of researchers with diverse views on the paranormal. This team recently completed a five-year research program to understand who experiences ghostly episodes and why. Hear about their case for what they call “Haunted People Syndrome.”
12.30pm – 1.30pm (Sydney AEST)
Paranormal Investigating with a Psychologist and Neuroscientist - Joyce Bok (Psychologist) and Dr Vladimir Dubaj (Neuroscientist)
The intrigue of haunted houses has become very popular in these current times, thanks to the explosion of TV/Cable shows on this subject! It is now a “thing,” a hobby and for some, even a career, this ‘Paranormal Investigating.” Joyce Bok, Psychologist and Dr Vladimir Dubaj, Neuroscientist, conducted some paranormal investigations together. They did get more than they expected! Joyce and Vladimir will present to you, the basics of a ‘how to’ do a paranormal investigation scientifically and safely. They will also share their experiences of 3 haunted places which they investigated in Victoria, Australia.
2.00pm – 3.00pm (Sydney AEST)
What we can learn from 500 accounts of Near-Death Experiences. – Professor Douglas Charles Hodgson, Lawyer, Researcher, Author. WA
Professor Hodgson will speak on the research which formed the basis of his latest book which examines hundreds of intriguing first-hand accounts of people who have undergone a near-death experience (NDE) and what was revealed to them while outside their physical bodies, including revelations into the afterlife, why we are here and the nature of the soul-consciousness.
These accounts contain vivid descriptions of Heaven and the higher spiritual realms, the eternal nature of the soul-consciousness and its evolutionary journey, the purpose of our Earthly life, the laws of the universe, the nature of positive and negative energy, the significance of the human body and its eventual demise, and our spiritual rebirth and life-review.
Going beyond the current near-death experience literature which mainly examines the religious, philosophical, scientific and medical aspects of NDEs, Professor Hodgson’s research and book concentrate on the common and recurring messaging, observations and insights which have been brought back from beyond the veil for humanity’s knowledge and benefit. Some of this messaging from the Other Side is truly remarkable and, in a few cases, tests the limits of our human comprehension and Earthly experience. The direct voices of the experiencers themselves may provide comfort and assurance particularly for the terminally ill, those who fear death and those who have suffered a difficult bereavement.
3.15pm – 4.15pm (Sydney AEST)
The Australian Skeptics $100,000 Challenge. - James Barker, Psychic Sceptic & Author.
From an early age James Barker has had dreams that came true. In 2007, he dreamt of a murder and saw the murderer’s surname. A few months later it came true. This was when James decided to enter the Australian Skeptics $100,000 Challenge. James thought of it as an opportunity to help further the study of the paranormal. He expected the Skeptics to be open minded scientists, eager to further the scientific study of the paranormal. Boy was he wrong. This speech will discuss the background of trying to enter the Skeptic’s Challenge, the dreams that were submitted, and the end results.