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Parapsychology has long been at the forefront of methodological innovation, early adopting double-blind experimental procedures and being among the first scientific disciplines to systematically address and eliminate questionable research practices such as data dredging, optional stopping, and publication bias – most notably through early forms of preregistration. Continuing this legacy, Public Parapsychology invites you to join its community in an extended online series to further the practice of parapsychology in a post-modern, post-materialist, and post-colonial world. We will engage in dialogues that may shape future scientists and scholars by incubating expansive, culturally inclusive, and ethically responsible research practices around psi, psychic functioning, consciousness, and extraordinary experiences.

As Jacques Vallee emphasized in his 2018 J.B. Rhine Address to the Parapsychological Association, “Psi research should lead, not follow.” Public Parapsychology extends this call by promoting methodological courage, ethical transparency, and cultural openness in how parapsychological inquiry is pursued and shared—values sustained through community investment in research practice. While much attention has been given lately to theories of psychic functioning, our theme, Psi in Practice, acknowledges the challenges of conducting investigative parapsychological research at a time when scientific paradigms are shifting and expanding.

While focusing on four essential components of the scientific method—Observation, Prediction, Investigation, and Publication—we invite dialogue with practitioners, clinicians, scientists, scholars, experiencers and members of the public. Along the way, we’ll consider Eastern philosophies, Indigenous methodologies, and other rich traditions that may expand current methodological practice while emphasizing reciprocity, responsibility, and respect.