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DOI
10.24972/ijts.2015.34.1-2.34
Abstract
This paper presents results of an autoethnographic personal experiential research study of mediumship and the ostensible phenomenon of life after death. The researcher’s experiences center on his attempt to make contact with his deceased brother, as part of a doctoral research project. The researcher concludes with a skeptical interpretation of the phenomenon of medium-facilitated communications regarding the deceased; he suggests these are likely to involve cold reading, sensory cues, coincidence, and subjective validation rather than constituting genuine evidence of life after death. The researcher’s conclusions leave room for the possibility of a paranormal interpretation, though this is not favored.
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Recommended Citation
Benjamin, E. (2015). Benjamin, E. (2015). Transpersonal psychology and an agnostic experiential exploration of mediumship and the ostensible phenomenon of life after death. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 34(1-2), 34–44.. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 34 (1). https://doi.org/10.24972/ijts.2015.34.1-2.34