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Title: | Shamanism, Imagery Cultivation, and Psi-Signal Detection: A Theoretical Model, Experimental Protocol, and Preliminary Data | Contributor(s): | Rock, Adam J (author); Storm, Lance (author) | Publication Date: | 2012 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/12572 | Abstract: | Historically, transpersonal experience has been linked to paranormal or anomalous experience (i.e., psi, such as telepathy, psychokinesis, clairvoyance). In parapsychology, the Ganzfeld (i.e., a homogeneous visual and auditory field) is arguably the most widely used ostensibly psi-conducive technique. However, one area of shared interest in parapsychology and transpersonal psychology is shamanic experience (see Daniels, 2005). Based on anthropological and parapsychological claims concerning alleged psi effects during shamanic practices, we (Storm & Rock, 2009a) proposed an imagery cultivation (IC) model, which encourages ostensibly psi-conducive cognitive activity during a shamanic-like journeying procedure rather than the mental quietude promoted by the Ganzfeld noise-reduction model. In this paper we outline our IC model and describe an experimental protocol designed to test that model. Our recent empirical tests of the model (Rock, Storm, Harris, & Friedman, 2012; Storm & Rock, 2009b) are also reviewed. Finally, various directions for future research are proposed. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 31(2), p. 91-102 | Publisher: | Floraglades Foundation | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1942-3241 1321-0122 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 170112 Sensory Processes, Perception and Performance | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 520406 Sensory processes, perception and performance | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 929999 Health not elsewhere classified | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200201 Determinants of health | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.transpersonalstudies.org/current_issue.html |
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