At the more respectable end of this spectrum, the Society for Psychical Research was established in London in 1882, and it began investigating a range of paranormal phenomena, without much success. Its American counterpart was founded in 1885, and this sort of research has continued to the present day. The high point of scientific research into “psionics” came after the end of the Steam Age, in the 1930s; Victorian-style psychic powers have more of a traditional, mystical feel to

:blobcatthumbsup: heyyy i used to read the ASPR journals

:blobcatphoto: quinn you’re gonna activate the csicop blob :blobcatghostrev: boo

telepahy is basically the only part of magic that works and its spooky.
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@icedquinn I knew you were going to say that! I disagreed, still do!

@freemo i'm aware of what they are trying to do at PEAR but i find it highly uninteresting :blobcatglare2:
@freemo so which branch of parapsychology is your favorite :ablobcatcoffee:
@freemo ah the remote viewing folk. yes they're a fascinating one i used to read their experiments putting prisms in rooms trying to study how remote perception of light worked :blobcatwine:

@icedquinn Yea I really spend more time reading up on Occultism than the paranormal, though there is a lot of overlap.

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