| Tuesday, July 15, 2025 |
| 9:30 – 17:00 | Optional Excursion* | Explore the Institut für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene (IGPP)
[Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Health] |
| Official Start of the PA Convention |
| 19:00 – 22:00 | Welcome Reception | Café Schwarzes Kloster |
| Wednesday, July 16, 2025 |
| 8:45 | Welcome & Opening Announcements | Michael Nahm, Jürgen Kornmeier, & Gerhard Mayer |
| 9:00 | Session 1: Researching Mediumship
Session Chair: Helané Wahbeh | Everton de Oliveira Maraldi, Ricardo de Oliveira-Souza, & Jorge Moll
The Phenomenology of Nonordinary Experiences during Spiritualist Séances |
| 9:30 | | Mateus Donia Martinez
Mediumistic Experiences in Childhood: Literature Review and Case Study |
| 9:45 | | Ewen Maclean, Chris A. Roe, Glenn Hitchman, & Callum Cooper
Pathways to Mediumship: Clients' Experiences of Mediumship in Contemporary Britain |
| 10:00 | | Léane George, David Acunzo, Edward F. Kelly, Lori Derr, W. J. Ross Dunseath, Elizabeth Hanchak, & Renaud Evrard
Spirit, Are You There? Testing for Anomalous Cognition in Mediums Using a Triple-Blind Protocol with Neurophysiological Recording |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | - |
| 11:00 | Session 2: History and Theory
Session Chair: Michael Tremmel | Peter Mulacz
Unknown Facets of the Schneider Brothers’ Mediumship |
| 11:15 | | Giulio Caratelli & Maria Luisa Felici
Introductory Notes on Olfactory Phenomena of Parapsychological Interest |
| 11:30 | | Renaud Evrard
The Odyssey of Consciousness: Dr Hubert Larcher’s Unidimensional Dual-Aspect Model of Altered States of Consciousness (“Anthropodynamics”) |
| 11:45 | | Paul Smith
Ontological Shock: An Obstacle to Psi Acceptance by the Mainstream |
| 12:00 – 13:45 | Lunch Break | - |
| 13:45 | Session 3: Experiments on PK / Effects of Intention
Session Chair: Louise Spiers | Annalisa M. Ventola, Alex A. Álvarez, & Jeremy Parnell
Introducing the Planet Minute App: A Tool for Research on Intention |
| 14:00 | | Annalisa M. Ventola & Alex A. Álvarez
Examining the Effect of Intention on Soil Carbon Sequestration: Preliminary Citizen Science Studies |
| 14:15 | | Moritz C. Dechamps & Markus A. Maier
Meta-Analysis of a Complete Micro-PK Database from the LMU Lab – Efforts for Maximum Transparency in Publishing Results |
| 14:30 | Session 4: A View from China and the East
Session Chair: Gerhard Mayer | Simon Duan, & Damin Yin
Distinguishing Authentic Macro-PK from Trickery: Recording Anomalies as Evidence |
| 14:45 | | Evelyn Elsaesser, Chris A. Roe, Callum E. Cooper, Sophie Morrison, & David Lorimer
After-Death Communications: A Consideration of German and Chinese Language Cases that Bear on the Question of Survival |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break | - |
| 15:30 | Panel Symposium (Session 4 Continued)
Session Chair: Gerhard Mayer | Gerhard Mayer (Chair), Luis Fernando Bernardi Junqueira, Yanlin Lu, Birgit Menzel, & Anna Ozhiganova
Comparative Perspectives on Parapsychology in the USSR and in China |
| 17:00 – 19:00 | Dinner Break | - |
| 19:00 – 23:00 | PA Awards Presentation and Presidential Address
at the Greiffenegg-Schlössle | Helané Wahbeh: PA Awards Presentation
Everton de Oliveira Maraldi, PA President
What does the Future Hold? The Menace of Dissolution and a View Towards Integration and Conciliation |
| Thursday, July 17, 2025 |
| 9:00 | Session 5: Experiments with Participants from the General Population
Session Chair: Renaud Evrard | Deborah Patton, Chris Roe, Matthew Hopkins, Emily Blake, & David Vernon
Testing the Theory of First Sight Using a Retroactive Priming Task: Two Experiments |
| 9:15 | | Stefan Schmidt, Jan Walleczek, Nikolaus von Stillfried, Marc Wittmann, Karolina Kirmse, Jorge Moll, & Zoltan Kekecs
Online Replication of Bem’s Precognition Experiment with Improved Control Conditions |
| 9:45 | | Azadeh Mozhdehfarahbakhsh, Shalila Freitag, Jürgen Kornmeier, Marc Wittmann, & Mareike Wilson
Behavioral and Electrophysiological Correlates of Forward and Backward Priming |
| 10:00 | | Gabriel Guerrer, Jan Walleczek, Nikolaus von Stillfried, Soraya Kffuri, & Jorge Moll
The Case of Anomalous Psychophysical Interactions: Investigating an Unconventional Hypothesis within a Methodologically Rigorous Framework |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | - |
| 11:00 | Session 5 continued
Session Chair: Adrian Parker | Wolfhardt Janu & Michael Oswald
Random Data during Moments of Love |
| 11:15 | | Markus A. Maier & Moritz C. Dechamps
Testing the Relationship between Subjective and Objective Realities: Macroscopic Complementary Relations Between Subjective Observations and Objective Measurements of Colors |
| 11:45 | | Amy Jennison-Boyle, Danielle Ropar, David Maidment, & Roger Newport
Is There a Relationship Between Differences in Multisensory Processing and Reporting of Paranormal Experiences? |
| 12:00 | Group Photo | - |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch Break | - |
| 14:00 | Session 6: Bringing Psi into the Mainstream: Three Examples with Updates
Session Chair: Chris A. Roe | Arnaud Delorme, Lorenzo Cohen, Andrew Cusimano, Sharmistha Chakraborty, Phuong Nguyen, Defeng Deng, Shafaqmuhammad Iqbal, Monica Nelson, Daoyan Wei, Chris Fields, & Peiying Yang
Examining the Effects of Biofield Therapy through Simultaneous Assessment of Electrophysiological and Cellular Outcomes |
| 14:25 | | Morris Freedman, Malcolm A. Binns, Jed A. Meltzer, Rohila Hashimi, & Robert Chen
Enhanced Mind-Matter Interactions Following rTMS Induced Frontal Lobe Inhibition: A Novel Approach to Psi Research |
| 14:50 | | Richard B. Silberstein & Jacinda K. Matthews
Dynamic Changes in Brain Functional Connectivity Associated with Anomalous Inter-Brain Interactions in Isolated Monozygotic Twins |
| 15:15 | | General Discussion of Session 6 |
| 15:30 | Coffee Break / Mounting of Posters | - |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Poster Session | Estelle Barthémély
Sensory Processing Sensitivity and Inclination to Exceptional Experiences: A Clinical Approach |
| | | Marine Del Ben
Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness and Spirituality in BDSM Contexts: Towards an Attempted Integration of Psychotrauma? |
| | | Nathan Eulry
The God Helmet: A Microphenomenological Study of the Impact of Context |
| | | Léane George, Alexandre Batissou, & Renaud Evrard
Meeting Ghosts: A Study of Induced After-Death Communication Using a Stroboscopic Lamp |
| | | Fil S. Kinnersley, Chris A. Roe, Glenn A. M. Hitchman, & Louise Spiers
The Process of Becoming a Spiritualist Medium: Development and Psychological Wellbeing |
| | | Maryne Mutis, Renaud Evrard
Between Parapsychology and Spirituality, How Can Terminal Lucidity Help Healthcare Professionals? |
| | | Zachary Nicot, Alexandre Batissou, Clémentine Raffort, & Renaud Evrard
Plato’s New Cavern: “Introjective Situation” and Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness |
| | | Ulrich Ott, Michael Tremmel, & Freya von Hohnhorst
Frequency of Ostensibly Paranormal Experiences in Meditators: Findings from a Questionnaire Study |
| | | Francesca Tarantino
Self-Perception and Psychic Influence on Dice |
| | | Adrian Weibel
Geraldine Cummins. An Exploratory Stylometric Analysis |
| 17:00 – 19:00 | Dinner Break | - |
| 19:00 – 23:00 | J. B. Rhine Banquet
(Pre-Registration Required)
at the Peterhof-Keller | Banquet Address: Kelly E. Hayes
Materializing the Metaphysical: Paranormal Experiences in Brazil’s Valley of the Dawn |
| Friday, July 18, 2025 |
| 9:00 | Session 7: Experiments with Gifted / Skilled Participants
Session Chair: Eberhard Bauer | Michael J. Daw & David Harker
A Double-Blind ‘Eggsperiment’ to Test Relative Levels of Subtle Energies Related to Animal Cruelty |
| 9:15 | | Chris A. Roe, Louise Spiers, Sophie Morrison, Kat Wojdyla, & Lance Butler
Noncontact Spiritual Healing: A Randomised Controlled Trial |
| 9:45 | | Jana Rogge
The Mind’s Time Machine: New Insights into Precognitive Remote Viewing: A Year-Long Study of Precognitive Remote Viewing Performance and Temporal Distance |
| 10:00 | | Marina Weiler & David J. Acunzo
Experimental Investigations of Extra-Sensory Perception during Out-of-Body Experiences: A Call for Innovative Research Methodologies |
| 10:15 | | Bernd-Christian Otto
Pondering the Peculiarities of Sigil Magic: Historical and Experimental Perspectives |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | - |
| 11:00 | Session 8: Online Tools for Parapsychology
Session Chair: Ramsés D’León | Eric Dullin
A Collaborative Macro-PK Database |
| 11:15 | | Michael Tremmel
Creating a Comprehensive Semantic Search Engine for Parapsychology and Anomalistics: A Proof of Concept |
| 11:30 | Session 9: Progress in Ganzfeld Research and Related Topics
Session Chair: Ramsés D’León | Kirsty L. Allan, Callum E. Cooper, Glenn Hitchman, & Chris A. Roe
Sensory Isolation in Floatation Tanks as a Method of Promoting ESP Phenomena |
| 12:00 – 13:45 | Lunch Break | - |
| 13:45 | Session 9 continued
Session Chair: Kirsty Allan | Caroline A. Watt & Abby L. Pooley
Ganzfeld ESP Research: Building on Lessons Learned |
| 14:15 | | Michael J. Daw, Walter M. Gregory, & Chris A. Roe
A Novel Approach to Enhance Sensitivity in the Analysis of Free Response Ganzfeld Experiments |
| 14:30 | | David J. Acunzo & Jeremy Ky
Using Machine Learning Methods to Automatize Target Pool Design and Judging in Free-Response ESP Experiments: A Proof of Concept |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break | - |
| 15:30 | Session 10: Surveys Assessing the Exceptional
Session Chair: Michael J. Daw | Ina Schmied-Knittel & Andreas Anton
“Everyday Miracles 2.0”: Results of a Brand-new Representative Survey of Paranormal Experiences in Germany |
| 15:45 | | Alex A. Álvarez & Ramsés D’León
Exploring Near-Death Experiences in a Hispanic Sample: Themes, Features, and AI Insights |
| 16:00 | | Piero Calvi Parisetti
Knowledge and Critical Examination of Evidence Suggestive of Survival as an Aid to Grief Recovery |
| 16:15 | | Louise N. Spiers, Chris A. Roe, Matthew Hopkins, Renaud Evrard, & Martin Jolivalt
Anomalous Experiences in Different Types of Epilepsy and Whether They Alter by Epilepsy Type |
| 16:30 | | Kelly A. Curtis (Awardee of the Robert L. Morris Student Travel Grant)
The Crossroads between Paranormal Belief and Exposure to Death and Dying |
| 16:45 | | Emiliana Embrogno (Awardee of the Robert L. Morris Student Travel Grant), Chris A. Roe, Callum Cooper, & Deborah Patton
Mapping the Phenomenology, Circumstances, and Impacts of After Death Communication in Childhood |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Closing Remarks & Acknowledgements
PA Annual General Meeting | - |
| 19:00 – 20:00 | Optional Excursion* | Guided City Tour |
| Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
| 11:00 – 19:00 | Optional Excursion* | Excursion to Staufen |
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| * Pre-registration required for optional excursions |