Psi in Practice: Dialogues on Observation

Call for Submissions

Deadline June 14, 2026

This series begins with a simple but demanding question: what are we actually doing when we observe?

As outlined in the general call, Observation invites attention to how experience, data, and context are first encountered—before explanation or testing. In parapsychology, observation is shaped by roles (scientist and practitioner, experimenter and subject) and by the assumptions that determine what is noticed, recorded, or set aside.

We invite reflection on observation as a practice across multiple settings: firsthand experience, clinical and counseling contexts, fieldwork, laboratory environments, and public-facing research. How do we decide what “counts” as an observation? What is included, excluded, or reshaped in the process?

This can be a time to recount what has been observed in our field, but it is also an opportunity to examine the act of observing itself—how we attend, document, and interpret what is happening.

Submission Types

Short essays: up to 5,000 words, including a 250-word abstract, for a general scholarly or scientific audience
Public Lectures: up to 45 minutes, pre-recorded and accompanied by an extended abstract up to 1,000 words in plain language
Interactive Workshops: practical or experiential live online sessions that actively engage attendees, up to 90 minutes, accompanied by a summary of up to 1,000 words in plain language
Panels: live or pre-recorded, involving three or more speakers, up to 90 minutes, accompanied by an up to 1,500-word summary, which may include specialist language, if necessary

Submissions should thoughtfully engage with the Psi in Practice theme, exploring novel perspectives, challenging existing practices, or offering creative insights. We particularly encourage submissions that explore how parapsychological methods can foster personal growth, ethical development, and the formation of compassionate, responsible future investigators.

Accepted submissions will be presented and published online and in a proceedings. By the end of the series, participants will have contributed to a growing archive of methodological reflection, practical experimentation, and ethically grounded discourse that strengthens the foundations of contemporary parapsychology.

Timeline

The Observation series will be presented September-November 2026 in a mixed format, combining asynchronous online content (pre-recorded talks and essays) with synchronous live events (workshops, panels, and discussions), allowing for global participation across time zones.

The deadline for submissions is June 14, 2026.

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