Body, mind, spirit : exploring the parapsychology of spirituality

Addressing the split between practitioners of science and those of spirituality, Charles Tart presents the considerations of well-known researchers and authors such as William Roll, Ramakrishna Rao, Michael Grosso, and Jeffrey Mishlove on such subjects as God, life after death, channeling, and other dimensions. A ground-breaking work that may surprise many readers. World Parliament Of Superstition? Scientific Evidence For A Basic Reality To The Spiritual / Charles T. Tart -- My Search For The Soul / William G. Roll -- Some Reflections On Religion And Anomalies Of Consciousness / K. Ramakrishna Rao -- Exceptional Human Expereinces And The Experiential Paradigm / Rhea A. White -- The Parapsychology Of God / Michael Grosso -- Some Thoughts On Parapsychology And Religion / Stephen E. Braude -- Intuition: A Link Between Psi And Spirituality / Jeffrey Mishlove -- Parapsychology And Spirituality: Implications And Intimations / William Braud -- Spirituality In The Natural And Social Worlds / Hoyt L. Edge -- Phenomena Suggestive Of Life After Death: A Spiritual Existence / Karlis Osis -- Who Or What Might Survive Death? / Charles T. Tart -- Channeling And Spiritual Teachings / Arthur C. Hastings -- On The Scientific Study Of Nonphysical Worlds / Charles T. Tart. Edited By Charles T. Tart. Some Of These Chapters Originally Appeared In A Special 1995 Issue Of Revision Published By The Heldref Foundation. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 229-244) And Index. With Body Mind Spirit the leading figures in parapsychology finally break the self-imposed silence that has sequestered the field behind a wall of methodology and laboratory data. Researchers, including William Roll, Michael Grosso, and Rhea White, reveal how their work and that of their peers is a prelude to a transformation in the relationship between science and spirituality. While Body Mind Spirit doesn't spend time arguing for the validity of paranormal phenomena, it is no less important than any experimental test data in its efforts to crack Western dogma that has relegated science to the material world and designated the church as sole proprietor of the spiritual realm. The paradigm presented by these authors opens the door to scientific exploration of a milieu that transcends the boundaries set by mainstream science. This chapter is based on an address to the second Parliament of the World's Religion in Chicago in 1993.