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We
are excited to announce that Windbridge Institute co-founder
and researcher, Mark Boccuzzi, was awarded a new research
grant from the Helene Reeder Memorial Fund for Research into
Life after Death. The project is to replicate and extend his
work on Invited Ostensible Discarnate Interactions with Electronic
Equipment.
This
is Mark's second HRMF award. He presented the first part of
the study at the 55th Annual Convention of the Parapsychological
Association last year.
We
are very thankful to the fund for the support required to
continue this research.
WCRM
Stephanie Ann Stevens retires from mediumship readings
Following
the death of her husband, Jack, in 2011, Windbridge Certified
Research Medium (WCRM) Stephanie Ann Stevens has retired from
performing mediumship and psychic readings to focus on her spiritual
music career. She continues to offer OMEGA healing and house
clearing services and can be contacted through her website.
We
are so grateful for the many years that Stephanie volunteered
her time and her abilities as a WCRM participating in research
at the Windbridge Institute and we wish her all the best now
and in the future!
Windbridge
Institute 2011 Year-in-Review and a sneak peek at 2012
In
our New Year Note to friends of the Windbridge Institute, we
have included a 2011 Year-in-Review including highlights of
Windbridge Institute news, research, conferences, publications,
and media with links to the original materials. We have also
included a peek into what is in store for the Windbridge Institute
during 2012.
Seven
new Windbridge Certified Research Mediums join the team
Welcome,
More New WCRMs!
We
are very proud to announce the addition of the following Windbridge
Certified Research Mediums (WCRMs) to the Windbridge Institute
research family:
*
Tracy Lee Nash
* Traci Bray
* Ankhasha Amenti
* Troy Parkinson
* Renata Santorelli
* Marisa Ryan
* Kim Russo
The
certification of these WCRMs involved eight thorough screening,
testing, and training steps during which their abilities to
report accurate and specific information about the deceased
was scientifically tested under blinded conditions by Windbridge
Institute Director of Research Julie Beischel, PhD.
WCRMs
are a distinctive and elite group of scientifically-minded,
ethical, professional, and gifted mediums. They are open and
honest, ethical and responsible, humble and gracious, and
compassionate and respectful. WCRMs follow a specific code
of conduct and donate a minimum of four hours per month to
assist in various aspects of research at the Windbridge Institute.
For
links to each WCRM's website, visit our WCRM
webpage.
For
a collection of books written by WCRMs, visit our bookstore.
Windbridge
Institute Amazon Wish List A novel way to contribute to independent research
Recently,
it was suggested to us that our supporters might like
to have more direct input on how their contributions are
used. With that suggestion in mind, we have created an
Amazon Wish List. The list provides supporters a simple
way to see what kinds of books, materials, and equipment
we need and, should they be interested, allow them to
order these items and have them shipped directly to us.
Using
the Wish List is easy! Click
here to visit the Wish List and then follow the
instructions below.
1.
Chose a book or other item you'd like to contribute to
the Windbridge Institute and click on the "Add to
Cart" button next to that item. The page will update
and confirm that the item was added to your cart.
2.
Click the "Proceed to Checkout" button.
3.
Select "The Windbridge Institute, Tucson, AZ"
as the shipping address.
4.
Complete the normal Amazon.com checkout procedure.
Done!
After
using the Wish List, Windbridge Institute member David
J. said:
"I
just ordered you the printer that was on your Wish List
at Amazon. I think this is a great way for people to support
the work of the Windbridge Institute!"
Amazon
will not disclose your payment method or any credit card
information to us. Please note that the costs of items
sent to the Windbridge Institute are NOT tax-deductible.
***And
please remember to always use the Windbridge Institute
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small portion of each sale originating at our search box
is contributed to the Windbridge Institute at no additional
cost to you. It's so easy and helps so much!!***
New
Book: The Truth About Grief
Reviewed by Julie Beischel, PhD
I recently
finished a fascinating new book on the topic of grief, the focus
of one of the main research programs at the Windbridge Institute.
The
Truth About Grief: The Myth of its Five Stages and the New Science
of Loss by Ruth Davis Konigsberg is a quick read that really
opened my eyes to numerous aspects of this topic including:
the bereavement and grief counseling "industries,"
grief memoirs, the grief culture, grief commercialism, how members
of other cultures grieve, and grief related to the events of
September 11th. The author states, "With this book I hope
to offer you a means of escape from our habitual ways of thinking
about grief" (p. 197).
Read my
entire review on my blog
or buy The
Truth About Grief today. (Note: We receive a small portion
of the price of books purchased through our bookstore which
goes to supporting research.)
Six
new Windbridge Certified Research Mediums join the team
Welcome,
New WCRMs!
We
are very proud to announce the addition of the following Windbridge
Certified Research Mediums (WCRMs) to the Windbridge Institute
research family:
* Carrie D. Cox
* Laura Lynne Jackson
* Daria Justyn
* Nancy Marlowe
* Ginger Quinlan
* Eliza Rey
The
certification of these WCRMs involved eight thorough screening,
testing, and training steps during which their abilities to
report accurate and specific information about the deceased
was scientifically tested under blinded conditions by Windbridge
Institute Director of Research Julie Beischel, PhD.
WCRMs
are a distinctive and elite group of scientifically-minded,
ethical, professional, and gifted mediums. They are open and
honest, ethical and responsible, humble and gracious, and
compassionate and respectful. WCRMs follow a specific code
of conduct and donate a minimum of four hours per month to
assist in various aspects of research at the Windbridge Institute.
The
new WCRMs join our current world-class team of equally professional,
ethical, and talented WCRMs:
* Samara Anjelae
* Dave Campbell
* Joanne Gerber
* Debra Martin
* Doreen Molloy
* Stephanie Ann Stevens
For
links to each WCRM's website, visit our WCRM
webpage.
For
a collection of books written by WCRMs, visit our bookstore.
Visit the
Publications page for
a full list of our Peer-Reviewed Research Papers, Invited Presentations,
Conference Presentations, Articles, Media, Book Reviews, and
Letters to the Editor
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"Can
mediums talk to the dead? Can you? Why should we care?"
Dean Radin
interviews Julie Beischel for this IONS teleseminar from June
30, 2010 (01:06:54). Click
here to listen.
[Link plays MP3 audio file in new window]
Video
Introduction to Mediumship Research at Windbridge
Mediumship Under The Microscope:
Science And The Afterlife
Windbridge
Institute Director of Research, Julie Beischel, PhD, presented
the talk at the 2009 Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE)
meeting in Charlottesville, VA.
This
talk is an excellent introduction to modern mediumship research
at the Windbridge Institute.
More
than 600 volunteers have completed the on-line sitter prescreening
form
Thank
you!
Within
a few days of Windbridge announcing that we were seeking volunteers
to act as sitters and receive and score mediumship readings
as part of our on-going research about life after death and
the abilities of mediums, more than 600 volunteers had completed
the on-line sitter prescreening
questionnaire!
From
the on-line questionnaire text:
"All
responses are placed in a sitter pool and research sitters are
chosen at random for each study to prevent experimenter bias
and to maximize research medium and experimenter blinding. Therefore,
it is not possible for Windbridge to tell a sitter if or when
s/he will be chosen for a study."
The on-line prescreening questionnaire and additional questionnaires
may be used to determine if a sitter is qualified to participate
in a specific experiment.
The following
peer-reviewed journal articles have been published and are available
for download on our Publications
page.
Rock, A.
J., Beischel, J., & Cott, C. C. (2008/2009). Psi vs. survival:
A qualitative investigation of mediums' phenomenology comparing
psychic readings and ostensible communication with the deceased.
Transpersonal Psychology Review, 13, 76-89.
Beischel,
J., & Rock, A. J. (2009). Addressing the survival vs. psi
debate through process-focused mediumship research. Journal
of Parapsychology, 73, 71-90.
New
book by Windbridge researcher Adam Rock, PhD: Constructivism and Shamanic Experiences
In
addition to his work at Windbridge studying the phenomenology
(or experiences) of mediums, Adam Rock, PhD, performs research
on a variety of topics at Deakin University in Australia.
Dr. Rock's new book, Constructivism and Shamanic Experiences:
A Psychological Study, describes his research of induced
shamanic journeying in naïve participants.
(Click
on cover image for more info or to order!)
The
book's publisher states: "Shamans are individuals whose
souls purportedly journey to other realms in order to serve
their community. A great deal of controversy surrounds the
issue of whether the content of journeying experiences is
simply an exteriorization of the shamans cultural cosmology
or referentially linked to entities that exist independently
of the shamans mind and body.Constructivism
and Shamanic Experiences: A Psychological Studyis
an empirical exploration of the antecedents, epistemology
and origins of visual mental imagery associated with journeying.
The author describes a series of experiments designed to investigate
whether naive participants (i.e., individuals devoid of a
shamanic cosmological framework) are capable of experiencing
ostensibly shamanic journeying imagery. A modified hypnoanalytic
technique is also presented in an attempt to uncover the origins
of this imagery. This book would be useful to humanistic and
transpersonal psychologists, anthropologists and philosophers
of religion."
The Windbridge Institute Store now offers a new line of products
including apparel, magnets, buttons, bags, greeting cards,
mugs, and bottles with the "classic" triple-spiral
(triskele) Windbridge Institute logo or some new tongue-in-cheek
images. A portion of each sale supports independent research
at the Windbridge Institute.
Windbridge Institute Interviews
Now Available Online
Greg
Taylor of The Daily Grail (TDG) interviewed Windbridge
Institute Director of Research Dr. Julie Beischel as the lead
story for TDG’s brand new format on September 11, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/TDGJB09
Dr.
Beischel was interviewed by Pamela
Edmunds on Contact Talk Radio’s “Bridge Between Two
Worlds” on September 14, 2009. To listen to
an archive of the show, visit
http://tinyurl.com/JB91409.
Dr.
Beischel was interviewed by Stephen
Hawley Martin on "The Truth About Life"
on WebTalkRadio.net on June 21, 2009. To listen to an archive
of the show, visit http://tinyurl.com/JB09SHM.
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