I am a German surgeon and performing research in applied clinical studies, but also in molecular biology. I have also written some manuscripts, which are
published in international medical peer-reviewed journal. Due to my work on the ICU some patients have reported to me over the last years about their
paranormal experiences and tried to discuss them with me. After I time I started to become a sceptic of the widely accepted materialistic world view, especially about consciousness. But It was hard for me to find partners for discus this difficult field. So I have read some official articles and books regarding the mind in order to find a validation about the experiences. I have read the book from Dean Radin, David Fonatana (2005), Michael Thalbourne s book (2006) and still waiting for IRREDUCIBLE MIND. Mostly I was interested in OBEs, but I am still sceptic that the mind is really leaving the body during such experience. I have never found a study, which could validate this.
I think that human consciousness can survive death. So you see I am still
seeking for good and new studies about this field in order validate this
antimaterialistic world view. I am bit sceptic about reincarnation like David Fontana, but still open-minded. At the moment I am seeking about studies regarding psychical mediumship. I have read the manuscripts from Gary Schwartz, which are at least interesting. I think he provide a good protocol for further research. Do you think that mediumship is validated (by which studies). In Germany mostly medium are very expensive, so I do not believe in them. I have read some protocols, but in general they were trivial. How are you discussing Super-PSI? I would be very glad for further discussion.
In my opinion the most problem of mediumship research is to find the limits of the subconsciousness. It is very hard to find a good experimental setup, which can absolutely rule out cold reading techniques. I have seen here in Germany some mental magicans, for a non magician it is absolute fascinating, what they are able to read from person face or behaviour, even without eyes. The published studies from G.S. (2007) have an improved study design, but they did not absolutely rule out cold reading. What do famous mental magicians, who are open minded, think about the informations gained by genuine mediums?  |