HOME - DR SUSAN BLACKMOREWHO AM IPUBLICATIONSCONFERENCES & LECTURESRESEARCH TOPICSMEDIA & PODCASTSPHOTOS Old things I still like ‘Close Encounters’, A BBC documentary about alien abductions that I presented back in 1994 – recently made available on YouTube. BBC Radio 4 “A Place of Silence”, recorded in 1998. A half-hour documentary about the Maenllwyd retreat in rural Wales.. Castaway on Desert Island Discs BBC Radio 4, 3.5.98 and

8.5.98.

OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCES (OBES) Out-of-body Experiences (OBEs) A complete list of all my books and articles is listed in Publications. People often ask me what to read/listen to, on a particular subject. Here are some suggestions on OBE’s. Here is an account of my own OBE, from 1970. Most of my research on OBEs was decades ago, as you PROBABILITY MISJUDGEMENT AND BELIEF IN THE PARANORMAL Probability Misjudgement and Belief in the Paranormal A Newspaper Survey British Journal of Psychology, 88, 683-689, 1997 Abstract A questionnaire in the Daily Telegraph in Britain on March 16 1994 listed ten statements (e.g. I have a cat, I have a scar on my left knee) and respondents were asked whether each was true for NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES Near-Death Experiences From The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience Ed. M. Shermer, Santa Barbara, CA., ABC-Clio, 152-157 What is it like to come very close to death and survive? In 1975, physician Raymond Moody hit the best-seller lists with Life after Life, claiming that hundreds of near-death survivors had reported overwhelmingly pleasant experiences. During these experiences, EXPERIENCES OF ANOXIA: DO REFLEX ANOXIC SEIZURES RESEMBLESEE MORE ON

SUSANBLACKMORE.UK

OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCES IN SCHIZOPHRENIA An out-of-body experience (OBE) is an experience in which a person seems to perceive the world from a location outside of the physical body. In other words the “self seems to A REPORT OF A VISIT TO CARL SARGENT'S LABORATORY A Report of a Visit to Carl Sargent’s Laboratory. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 54 186-198, 1987. The report which we publish below is based on the 1979 report deposited in typescript in the Society’s library where it was available to interested persons

on request.

THE GRAND ILLUSION: WHY CONSCIOUSNESS EXISTS ONLY WHEN YOUTHE GRAND ILLUSION FILM ONLINETHE GRAND ILLUSION SONGGRAND ILLUSION LYRICSGRAND ILLUSION SONGGRAND ILLUSION FILMGRAND ILLUSION CINEMA To say that consciousness is an illusion is not to say that it doesn’t exist, but that it is not what it seems to be―more like a mirage or a visual illusion. And if consciousness is not what it seems, no wonder it’s proving such a mystery. For the proposal “It’s all an illusion” even to be worth considering, the problem

has to be

DISMANTLING THE SELFPLEX ; MEME MACHINES AND THE NATURE OF The selfplex is a large collection of memes using a single body for their protection and propagation. Once a selfplex begins to grow it provides a haven for more memes. For example, people may argue strongly for their beliefs, using emotional language and phrases such as “I believe ” “I think ” “I want ”. This behaviour ALIEN ABDUCTIONS SLEEP PARALYSIS AND THE TEMPORAL LOBECAN SLEEP PARALYSIS KILL YOUSLEEP PARALYSIS ALIEN VISITATIONSLEEP PARALYSIS CONSPIRACYSLEEP PARALYSIS FACTS Blackmore,S.J. 1997 Scientific analysis of an ‘alien implant’. UFO Magazine, Nov-Dec 1997, 9-11. Blackmore,S.J. 1998 Abduction by aliens or sleep paralysis? Skeptical Inquirer, 22, (In press) Bloecher,T. Clamar,A. and Hopkins,B. (1985) Summary Report on the psychological

testing of nine

HOME - DR SUSAN BLACKMOREWHO AM IPUBLICATIONSCONFERENCES & LECTURESRESEARCH TOPICSMEDIA & PODCASTSPHOTOS Old things I still like ‘Close Encounters’, A BBC documentary about alien abductions that I presented back in 1994 – recently made available on YouTube. BBC Radio 4 “A Place of Silence”, recorded in 1998. A half-hour documentary about the Maenllwyd retreat in rural Wales.. Castaway on Desert Island Discs BBC Radio 4, 3.5.98 and

8.5.98.

OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCES (OBES) Out-of-body Experiences (OBEs) A complete list of all my books and articles is listed in Publications. People often ask me what to read/listen to, on a particular subject. Here are some suggestions on OBE’s. Here is an account of my own OBE, from 1970. Most of my research on OBEs was decades ago, as you PROBABILITY MISJUDGEMENT AND BELIEF IN THE PARANORMAL Probability Misjudgement and Belief in the Paranormal A Newspaper Survey British Journal of Psychology, 88, 683-689, 1997 Abstract A questionnaire in the Daily Telegraph in Britain on March 16 1994 listed ten statements (e.g. I have a cat, I have a scar on my left knee) and respondents were asked whether each was true for NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES Near-Death Experiences From The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience Ed. M. Shermer, Santa Barbara, CA., ABC-Clio, 152-157 What is it like to come very close to death and survive? In 1975, physician Raymond Moody hit the best-seller lists with Life after Life, claiming that hundreds of near-death survivors had reported overwhelmingly pleasant experiences. During these experiences, EXPERIENCES OF ANOXIA: DO REFLEX ANOXIC SEIZURES RESEMBLESEE MORE ON

SUSANBLACKMORE.UK

OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCES IN SCHIZOPHRENIA An out-of-body experience (OBE) is an experience in which a person seems to perceive the world from a location outside of the physical body. In other words the “self seems to A REPORT OF A VISIT TO CARL SARGENT'S LABORATORY A Report of a Visit to Carl Sargent’s Laboratory. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 54 186-198, 1987. The report which we publish below is based on the 1979 report deposited in typescript in the Society’s library where it was available to interested persons

on request.

THE GRAND ILLUSION: WHY CONSCIOUSNESS EXISTS ONLY WHEN YOUTHE GRAND ILLUSION FILM ONLINETHE GRAND ILLUSION SONGGRAND ILLUSION LYRICSGRAND ILLUSION SONGGRAND ILLUSION FILMGRAND ILLUSION CINEMA To say that consciousness is an illusion is not to say that it doesn’t exist, but that it is not what it seems to be―more like a mirage or a visual illusion. And if consciousness is not what it seems, no wonder it’s proving such a mystery. For the proposal “It’s all an illusion” even to be worth considering, the problem

has to be

DISMANTLING THE SELFPLEX ; MEME MACHINES AND THE NATURE OF The selfplex is a large collection of memes using a single body for their protection and propagation. Once a selfplex begins to grow it provides a haven for more memes. For example, people may argue strongly for their beliefs, using emotional language and phrases such as “I believe ” “I think ” “I want ”. This behaviour ALIEN ABDUCTIONS SLEEP PARALYSIS AND THE TEMPORAL LOBECAN SLEEP PARALYSIS KILL YOUSLEEP PARALYSIS ALIEN VISITATIONSLEEP PARALYSIS CONSPIRACYSLEEP PARALYSIS FACTS Blackmore,S.J. 1997 Scientific analysis of an ‘alien implant’. UFO Magazine, Nov-Dec 1997, 9-11. Blackmore,S.J. 1998 Abduction by aliens or sleep paralysis? Skeptical Inquirer, 22, (In press) Bloecher,T. Clamar,A. and Hopkins,B. (1985) Summary Report on the psychological

testing of nine

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Dr. Susan Blackmore. Susan Blackmore is a freelance writer, lecturer, broadcaster and Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth. She has a degree in psychology and physiology from Oxford University (1973) an MSc and a PhD in parapsychology from the University of Surrey (1980). Her research interests include memes, evolutionary

theory

CONSCIOUSNESS

Consciousness All my books and articles are listed in Publications. People often ask me what to read on a particular subject. Here are some suggestions. Watch Chasing Consciousness Podcast. Episode 1 – Subjective or Objective? Introducing one of the oldest and most talked about problems in philosophy, the problem of consciousness. 01.04.2021

The Science of

PHOTOS - DR SUSAN BLACKMORE Photos of Sue, with the Crooked Temp Samba Band 2017. Photos taken by Maxy Maxwell at the church in Buckfastleigh. These photos are copyright but may be used if credit is given to Maxy Maxwell. CONTACT - DR SUSAN BLACKMORE Contact From October 2020 onwards I am taking an extended break from all work because my chronic fatigue has returned and I badly need to rest. My personal assistant, Alison, will post any news on Facebook. For work-related requests please contact Alison by emailing admin@susanblackmore.uk Please bear in mind that due to Covid-19 restrictions, my assistant NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES Near-Death Experiences From The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience Ed. M. Shermer, Santa Barbara, CA., ABC-Clio, 152-157 What is it like to come very close to death and survive? In 1975, physician Raymond Moody hit the best-seller lists with Life after Life, claiming that hundreds of near-death survivors had reported overwhelmingly pleasant experiences. During these experiences, EXPERIENCES OF ANOXIA: DO REFLEX ANOXIC SEIZURES RESEMBLE Experiences of anoxia: Do reflex anoxic seizures resemble NDEs? Susan Blackmore Department of Psychology University of the West of England Bristol BS16 2JP England Published in Journal of Near Death Studies 1998, 17, 111-120 Reproduced with permission of the publishers. Abstract The role of anoxia in NDEs has been hotly debated. Some argue

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A PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY OF THE OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE A psychological theory of the out-of-body experience Postscript The original article is Blackmore,S.J. 1984b A psychological theory of the OBE Journal of Parapsychology 48 201-218 PDF Now reprinted, with this new postscript, in Psychological Scientific Perspectives on Out of Body and Near Death Experiences. Ed: Craig D. Murray. NY Nova, 2009 Twenty-five years after it THE GRAND ILLUSION: WHY CONSCIOUSNESS EXISTS ONLY WHEN YOU To say that consciousness is an illusion is not to say that it doesn’t exist, but that it is not what it seems to be―more like a mirage or a visual illusion. And if consciousness is not what it seems, no wonder it’s proving such a mystery. For the proposal “It’s all an illusion” even to be worth considering, the problem

has to be

WHAT CAN THE PARANORMAL TEACH US ABOUT CONSCIOUSNESS What can the paranormal teach us about Consciousness ? First published in Skeptical Inquirer, 25, No 2, March/April 2001, p 22-27 For further information about Skeptical Inquirer go to www.csicop.org Susan Blackmore Department of Psychology University of the West of England Bristol BS16 2JP Parapsychologists seem to assume that psychic phenomena – if they exist REVIEWS - DR SUSAN BLACKMORE Reviews Review of Test Your Psychic Powers Thorsons 1995 New Scientist Susan Blackmore and Adam Hart-Davis show that they know their occult onions. They offer many sensational tales and sensible commentary as well as many simple experiments which readers can do for themselves to see if they might be a second Uri Geller. There is

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