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    Author: Richard Irwin

    Director of SMN since 2015 with responsibility for rebuilding the Network's on-line presense. I have a passion for reconciling science with spirituality (see http://danceineternity.com), who also composes and arranges music (see http://hymnswithoutwords.com).

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    PIM VAN LOMMEL, MD Cardiologist/Author In our prospective study of 344 patients who survived cardiac arrest we had to come to the surprising conclusion that…

    Richard Irwin 3 October 2016

    My Experience of Publishing Positive Health PH Online for >22 Years

    David Lorimer’s invitation to describe the impact of publishing Positive Health PH Online for >22 years has provoked within me an intense period of reflection…

    Richard Irwin 19 September 2016

    New PSI Encyclopedia

    The Psi Encyclopedia is a new collection of articles and case studies about psi research, the scientific investigation of psychic phenomena. It’s a work in progress,…

    Richard Irwin 11 September 2016

    Marianne Rankin – Experiences of Angels: Intimations of Ultimate Reality?

    Angels have always fascinated people and they are prominent in the Abrahamic tradition. But do they even exist? Marianne will look at experiences of angels…

    Richard Irwin 8 September 2016

    Minority Religions and Extremism in Schools and on Campus

    Faith permeates all educational establishments. Often this is manifest through the diversity of beliefs held by students, faculty and governors. In such cases, immigrant and…

    Richard Irwin 7 September 2016

    Dr. Peter Moore – Science, religion and the future of the afterlife

    Nietzsche famously declared that God was dead, and for many people this death sentence must also apply to the afterlife. But perhaps there is ‘life…

    Richard Irwin 4 September 2016

    Rupert Sheldrake PhD – Is the Sun Conscious?

    If we think of nature as alive rather than unconscious and mechanical, then many new questions arise. We are all familiar with the idea of…

    Richard Irwin 4 September 2016

    Mysterianism or “Will science ever understand consciousness?”

    In a recent interview with journalist Wim Kayzer, string theorist Edward Witten says consciousness will remain a mystery that we may never solve. Thus he…

    Richard Irwin 31 August 2016

    20th Transpersonal Psychology Section Annual Conference: Spirituality, Psychology & Wellbeing: Transpersonal Psychology in Practice

    Friday 16th September – Sunday 18th September 2016 – Highgate House, Northamptonshire The Transpersonal Psychology Section takes as its theme for this year’s Annual Conference: ‘Spirituality,…

    Richard Irwin 31 August 2016

    Words That Remember – The Phenomenon of Holocaust Literature

    Words That Remember — The Phenomenon of Holocaust Literature International Conference in Sichow Duzy, Poland Poland has endured a long history of political and cultural…

    Richard Irwin 27 August 2016
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