| Tuesday, July 15, 2025 |
| 9:30 – 17:00 | Optional Excursion* | Explore the Institut für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene (IGPP) |
| 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, Gerhard Mayer |
| 9:00 | Session 1: Researching Mediumship | 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 | 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: Studies on Sensory Processing | Elizabeth C. Roxburgh, David Vernon, Malcolm B. Schofield
Exploring the Relationship between Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPE), Anomalous Experiences and Belief, and Presentiment |
| 14:15 | | Amy Jennison-Boyle, Danielle Ropar, David Maidment, Roger Newport
Is There a Relationship Between Differences in Multisensory Processing and Reporting of Paranormal Experiences? |
| 14:30 | Session 4: A View from China and the East | 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 |
| 14:45 | | Simon Duan
Distinguishing Authentic Macro-PK from Trickery: Recording Anomalies as Evidence |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break | - |
| 15:30 | Panel Symposium | 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 | Presidential Address
at the Greiffenegg-Schlössle | 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: Using IT in Parapsychology | Eric Dullin
A Collaborative Macro-PK Database |
| 9:15 | | Michael Tremmel
Creating a Comprehensive Semantic Search Engine for Parapsychology and Anomalistics: A Proof of Concept |
| 9:30 | | 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 |
| 10:00 | Session 6: Experiments with Gifted / Skilled Participants | 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 |
| 10:15 | | Marina Weiler, David J. Acunzo
Experimental Investigations of Extra-Sensory Perception during Out-of-Body Experiences: A Call for Innovative Research Methodologies |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | - |
| 11:00 | Session 6 continued | Bernd-Christian Otto
Pondering the Peculiarities of Sigil Magic: Historical and Experimental Perspectives |
| 11:15 | | Chris A. Roe, Louise Spiers, Sophie Morrison, Kat Wojdyla, Lance Butler
Noncontact Spiritual Healing: A Randomised Controlled Trial |
| 11:45 | | Michael J. Daw, David Harker
A Double-Blind ‘Eggsperiment’ to Test Relative Levels of Subtle Energies Related to Animal Cruelty |
| 12:00 | Group Photo | - |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch Break | - |
| 14:00 | Session 7: Bringing Psi into the Mainstream: Three Examples with Updates | 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 7 |
| 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 |
| | | Michael J. Daw, Walter M. Gregory, Chris A. Roe
A Novel Approach to Enhance Sensitivity in the Analysis of Free Response Ganzfeld Experiments |
| | | Marine Del Ben
Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness and Spirituality in BDSM Contexts: Towards an Attempted Integration of Psychotrauma? |
| | | Nathan Eulry
God’s 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 |
| | | Marieta Pehlivanova
Flow as a Psi-Conducive State: A Review of the Parallels |
| | | Francesca Tarantino
Self-Perception and Psychic Influence on Dice |
| | | Emily J. Turnbull, Chris A. Roe, Matthew Hopkins
Mapping End-Of-Life Experiences in Palliative Care: A Mixed-Methods Study on Their Prevalence and Impact |
| | | Adrian Weibel
Geraldine Cummins. An Exploratory Stylometric Analysis |
| 19:00 – 23:00 | J. B. Rhine Banquet
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 8: Experiments with Participants from the General Population | Wolfhardt Janu, Michael Oswald
Random Data during Moments of Love |
| 9:15 | | 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 |
| 9:45 | | 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 |
| 10:00 | | 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 |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | - |
| 11:00 | Session 8 continued | Deborah Patton, Chris Roe, Matthew Hopkins, Emily Blake, David Vernon
Testing the Theory of First Sight Using a Retroactive Priming Task: Two Experiments |
| 11:15 | | 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 |
| 11:45 | | Azadeh Mozhdehfarahbakhsh, Shalila Freitag, Jürgen Kornmeier, Marc Wittmann, Mareike Wilson
Behavioral and Electrophysiological Correlates of Forward and Backward Priming |
| 12:00 – 13:45 | Lunch Break | - |
| 13:45 | Session 8 continued | Annalisa M. Ventola, Alex A. Álvarez
Examining the Effect of Intention on Soil Carbon Sequestration: Preliminary Citizen Science Studies |
| 14:00 | | Kirsty L. Allan, Callum E. Cooper, Glenn Hitchman, Chris A. Roe
Sensory Isolation in Floatation Tanks as a Method of Promoting ESP Phenomena |
| 14:30 | | Caroline A. Watt, Abby L. Pooley
Ganzfeld ESP Research: Building on Lessons Learned |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break | - |
| 15:30 | Session 9: Surveys Assessing the Exceptional | 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 | Optional Excursion* | Freiburg 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 |