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majority of the mediums developed their mediumship any prior knowledge about the discarnates or sitters, in during childhood and that they also showed a high he absence of any feedback and without using socio-educational level. In addition, they found only a deceptive means. Based on the intensive testing very low level of psychiatric disorders among the procedure we use to screen prospective WCRMs and the mediums. Thus, the mediums who have so often been — subsequent studies in which they participate, we can labelled as "crazy" turn out to be people with few confidently state that certain mediums are capable of psychological problems and a high level of education. AIR." In addition, Dr Beischel said: "This research During 2001-2008, Professor Gary Schwartz and paradigm is ideal in that the phenomenon is easily colleagues from the University of Arizona conducted _ replicable and occurs on demand. We do not need to try detailed research into the authenticity of mediumship. o catch spontaneous events or experiences as they They investigated the well-known mediums George occur; we can bring the mediumship phenomenon into Anderson and John Edward, and other mediums such as he laboratory and study it under controlled conditions Suzane Northrop, Laurie Campbell and Anne Gehman. and on a schedule that is convenient for all of the Their studies confirmed that all of the mediums were __ participants." very precise, and their degree of success was very high In her study of mediumship, Dr Beischel is very strict compared to probability. Factors such as fraud, error and accurate, applying a quintuple-blind scientific and coincidence were considered and eliminated. method, i.e., involving five elements. Compare this with At The Windbridge Institute in Tucson, Arizona, USA, he double-blind study, a very well known scientific from 2008, Dr Julie Beischel has method that is used in been conducting fascinating experiments with the aim of research with mediums to avoiding bias in the results demonstrate that there is life p | induced by two elements: the after death. Basically, she uses ..the mediums have higher placebo effect and _ the three methods to study the brain activity and increased researcher. It is called "double phenomenon of mediumship: . . blind" because the subjects in proof-focused research, involving blood flow in the region of he study do not know to which tests to verify whether the the pineal gland compared experimental group they mediums are giving accurate belong. In a triple-blind study, information; process-focused to the control group. a third element is included with research, which studies the he aim of avoiding even more experience of the mediums bias. For instance, the third during their spiritual element could be a statistician communications; and applied research, which examines __ who interprets the data without knowing the type of ow the information can benefit society in general. The experiment that was performed, or a scientist who works mediums studied by Dr Beischel have given accurate on the project but does not know the experimental information about deceased people which was — group. subsequently verified. Dr Beischel's results confirm the Dr Beischel's research demonstrates that the pothesis that the spirit survives death. anomalous information reception phenomenon is We emailed Dr Julie Beischel in August 2011 to ask — indeed authentic. more about the scientific method which she applies in hese investigations. She said that she uses strict The Pineal Gland and Mediumship controls to investigate the phenomenon of mediumship Neuroscientist Dr Sérgio Felipe de Oliveira from Sao hrough a scientific program that contains a grea Paulo University, Brazil, investigates the relationship amount of data: between the pineal gland and mediumship. In "At The Windbridge Institute, we are primarily performing his research, he uses techniques such as X- interested in mediumship, ITC |[instrumenta ray diffraction, computed tomography and magnetic ranscommunication] and haunting-related resonance imaging. Comparing the "brain sand" occurrences. We use the scientific method and stric (calcified structures in the brain) of mediums and non- controls to investigate these phenomena, and the mediums, he showed that mediums have a higher mediumship research program involves the larges amount of brain sand in the pineal gland than do non- amount of robust data. Through our unique quintuple- mediums. In addition, he demonstrated that, during blinded readings with Windbridge certified research — spirit communication, the mediums have higher brain mediums (WCRMs), we can demonstrate a phenomenon activity and increased blood flow in the region of the called ‘anomalous information reception’ (AIR), which pineal gland compared to the control group. involves mediums reporting accurate and specific Dr Felipe de Oliveira hypothesises that the pineal information about the deceased loved ones (termed gland is the sensorial organ of mediumship. For ‘discarnates') of living people (termed ‘sitters') without instance, the gland would be like a mobile phone that brain activity and increased blood flow in the region of group. Dr Beischel's research demonstrates that the anomalous information reception phenomenon is indeed authentic. The Pineal Gland and Mediumship Neuroscientist Dr Sérgio Felipe de Oliveira from Sao Paulo University, Brazil, investigates the relationship between the pineal gland and mediumship. In performing his research, he uses techniques such as X- ray diffraction, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Comparing the "brain sand" (calcified structures in the brain) of mediums and non- mediums, he showed that mediums have a_ higher amount of brain sand in the pineal gland than do non- mediums. In addition, he demonstrated that, during spirit communication, the mediums have higher brain activity and increased blood flow in the region of the pineal gland compared to the control group. Dr Felipe de Oliveira hypothesises that the pineal gland is the sensorial organ of mediumship. For instance, the gland would be like a mobile phone that in 42 * NEXUS APRIL - MAY 2012 ...the mediums have higher the pineal gland compared to the control group. www.nexusmagazine.com