AUDIO FILES
The following audio files were all recorded with the consent of the speakers. The audio files are shared with the understanding that there shall be no commercial gain made from their dissemination.
The first three lectures are provided for members and visitors alike!
The rest of the audio files are for SSPR Members only.
Please note: Members will need a soundcloud account to access private files. Once you have a Soundcloud account (free to join), contact us on sspr.org@gmail.com stating your membership number, and then you will be emailed the link to the private files.
The audio files will change on a monthly basis, in response to members' requests.
For a full list of our audio archive see our 'Past Lectures' page.
Instrumental transcommunication: a new channel between realities?
By Prof David Fontana
Recorded May 2010
The Late Prof Fontana was an honorary President of the SSPR and an internationally renowned psychologist; being a distinguished visiting fellow at Cardiff University and Professor of Transpersonal Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University. We were most fortunate to have Prof Fontana as a regular speaker and his last lecture to the society was on EVP or 'Instrumental Transcommunication'. This lecture featured many recordings of alleged spirit communication ~ and you can judge for yourself whether the evidence supports his conjecture, that instrumental transcommunication (or ITC) is indeed a new channel between realities.
By Maurice Grosse
Recorded Sept 2003
There are a few Poltergeist cases to capture the public imagination and be known to the 'man on the street': 'The Enfield Poltergeist' is one such case. Maurice Grosse was a successful inventor and designer until the tragic death of his daughter in 1976. Subsequent coincidences and experiences regarding his daughter made Mr Grosse reassess his beliefs regarding the paranormal and he joined the SPR and The Ghost Club in 1977. In September of that year Maurice Grosse and Guy Lyon Playfair started to investigate the North London Poltergeist Case. This case was covered in the national media and has been reassessed and re-examined since. The Late Maurice Grosse visited the society on several occasions and this - his last visit to the society - was his definitive review of his most famous case and a rebuttal to the sceptics.
The Enfield Poltergeist 25 Years On by Maurice Grosse SEPT 2003 Part 1 by SSPRaudio
The Enfield Poltergeist 25 Years On by Maurice Gross SEPT 2003 Part 2 by SSPRaudio
By Andy Thomas
Recorded Dec 2003
Andy Thomas is an author, publisher and public speaker, specialising in Crop Circles, Modern Mysteries and Parapolitics. In 1998 he published 'Vital Signs: A Complete Guide to the Crop Circle Mystery' which is regarded as a seminal work in the field of Cereology. His central thesis is that not all crop circles are man-made, and in this - his first visit to the society (and Scotland!) - he guides the listener through the collected evidence and the current theories. Despite the confusing variety of both evidence and theory, Mr Thomas presented an entertaining and engaging lecture on a controversial subject.
By Dr Rupert Sheldrake
Recorded May 2008
Dr Rupert Sheldrake is a biologist, a former Research Fellow of the Royal Society, with over 80 scientific papers to his name. In 1981 he published his theory on 'Morphic Resonance', which began his researches into telepathy and his long battle with the scientific establishment for them to look at the evidence. He has written 10 books on psychic functioning, paying particular attention to 'the sense of being stared at', telepathy in the natural world and the design of ESP experiments for the general public. Dr Sheldrake is a regular visitor to the society and his talks are always well-received. On this occasion Dr Sheldrake talked about the psychic abilities of animals (cats, dogs and even talking parrots) and the belligerence of the scientific community to accept the evidence for Psi. The Enfield Poltergeist Revisited 25 years on
The Crop Circle Mystery
The Evolution of Psychic Abilities
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Remote Viewing, Consiousness and ESP
By Maj Paul Smith (ret'd)
Recorded May 2008
Dr Paul Smith was an officer in the US Army Intelligence Corps and took part in the famous and controversial US Army Remote Viewing Programme 'Star Gate' in the 1980s. He was trained by the psychic Ingo Swann and Dr Harold E Putoff, going on to write the official 'How to Remote View' manual for the US Defense Intelligence Agency. Since retiring from the US Army in 1996, Dr Smith has taught remote viewing for his company RVIS, Inc. Remote Viewing has attracted tremendous amounts of attention, speculation and skepticism from the general public - culminating in the 2009 Hollywood Film 'The Men who Stare at Goats'. His visit to the SSPR was a rare chance to hear from somebody that was at the centre of this fascinating chapter in the history of psychical research.
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Probing the Paranormal
By Prof Richard Wiseman
Recorded Nov 2003
Prof Richard Wiseman is a psychologist based in the University of Hertfordshire and well-known to British TV viewing public as an expert on the psychology of luck, deception, humour and the paranormal. Prof Wiseman was awarded his PhD from Edinburgh University, studying under the late Prof Bob Morris in the Koestler Parapsychology Unit; his interest in the paranormal and psychology stemming from his first career as a stage magician. He has written three bestselling books and has received awards for being an outstanding science communicator. Prof Wiseman is a frequent visitor to the SSPR and on this occasion he presented in his usual amusing and entertaining style his recent researches into ultrasound; physical mediumship; assessing the claims of psychic practitioners; and luck.
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Can Your Mind Heal Your Body?
By Dr David Hamilton
Recorded Sept 2009
Dr David Hamilton is a charismatic public speaker, motivational speaker and sports coach. Originally trained as a biochemist, and having worked in the pharmaceutical industry in the 1990s, he was struck by the efficacy of 'the placebo effect'. Essentially, sugar pills working just as well as the actual drugs. The mind's ability to effect the body has become his life's work, and since publishing his first book 'It's The Thought That Counts' in 2005, he has left teaching science to become a full-time author and public speaker. This was the second talk given to the society by Dr Hamilton and his presentation was brimming with equal measures of scholarship and breathless enthusiasm. Can the mind heal your body? Dr Hamilton makes the case that it can - and it does.
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End of Life Experiences: A Journey to Elsewhere?
By Dr Peter Fenwick
Recorded April 2010
Dr Peter Fenwick is a Consultant Neuropsychiatrist at Maudsley and the Radcliffe Infirmary Oxford. He is also Honorary Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist at Broadmoor Hospital and Senior Lecturer at the Psychiatry Institute, Kings College London. He holds a visiting professorship in Japan, where he spends three months of the year in advanced neuropsychiatric research. He is also a leading researcher into Near-Death Experiences and has previously spoken to the society on this subject. However, this lecture was about 'End of Life Experiences' detailing the anomalous experiences associated with the dying. As Dr Fenwick said himself, extraordinarily little is known about the process of dying by the medical and scientific establishment, so listening to this lecture will make you an almost expert!
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The Supernatural and Human Evolution
By Graham Hancock
Recorded May 2007
Graham Hancock is a writer specialising in archaeology, anthropology, mythology and the esoteric. Originally a successful UK based journalist, editor and author, his 1992 book 'The Sign and the Seal' catapulted him into international success as a bestselling writer. The Guardian credited him with inventing a new genre, 'an intellectual whodunit by a do-it-yourself sleuth'. His global bestselling books and many television series have established Mr Hancock as the eminent popular thinker on our ancient past and mythology. Mr Hancock visited the SSPR to talk about his book 'Supernatural: Meetings with The Ancient Teachers of Mankind', which documents his researches into shamanism, altered states of consciousness, parallel realities and advances in human culture.