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What goes on in the brain of a psychic medium? According to the results of a study conducted in Brazil in 2012, the answer is ‘not much’ — although that’s a good sign in this case. The study focused on practitioners of psychography, or what is more commonly known as spirit writing as a method of communication with spirits. Interestingly, the study found a difference in brain activity between novice and experienced mediums, and also produced results during their trance state that they just could not explain.
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Is there an intelligence here masquerading as our emotional expectations that needs us to perceive it to be here? Does it build the architecture of itself in this world through a feedback loop with experiencers? Jeff Ritzmann isn’t certain, but it sure seems to work this way in his life. He’s here to explain it. But first, he has an exciting new experiment he wants to try, but he needs our participation for it to work. Who amongst us will step up?

A note from Whitley Strieber:

Learn more about Jeff’s experiment and join me in helping to fund it! Click here.
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Last week we met "Jim" and talked about his Visitor and paranormal experiences from an analytical point of view. This week he returns to narrate his time spent studying under a martial arts master from a spiritual point of view. Once again, and as always, we are confronted with the fact that we don’t know what we’re capable of and the eternal question: Who are we?
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What happens when hardcore skeptics have an inexplicable encounter with the paranormal? Their eyes may open, their heart may soften, and their conviction in the rectitude of their own opinions may be forever shaken – providing they’re intellectually honest. The founder of Skeptic magazine clearly is an honest man; for when Michael Shermer had a close encounter of another kind on his wedding day last year, he let the whole world know about it in his monthly column in Scientific American.
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