Mind-Matter Interaction:
The Stories, Research, and Theory

(In the works)

Introduction

Mind-Matter Interaction is the updated, expanded and revised version of my earlier book, The PK Zone. A number of things have changed since I wrote its predecessor--not the least of which is the fact that parapsychologists now refer to psychokinesis (PK) as "mind-matter interaction." The title change reflects that, as well as the extensiveness of how different this book is in style from the earlier one. Citations are now endnotes. The writing a bit more casual. Many of the block quotes are gone. All of these make for easier reading. I've also benefited from talking to a lot of PK performers in the last four years, answering questions, and thinking about the material. My understanding of the phenomena has sharpened.

As before, the book is divided into three sections. Part I explores stories of miraculous events from a variety cultures around the globe, since the times of ancient Greece and China. It includes topics such as levitation, stigmata, inedia, teleportation, bilocation, poltergeist phenomena, fire immunity, luminosity, hemography, the materialization of matter (new), deliberate caused bodily damage phenomena (expanded), and weather control.

The second portion of the book shifts from the anecdotal to what science has taught us. It covers over a hundred years of experimental research, including spontaneous case collections, archival data, field investigations, and double-blind controlled studies. Beginning with studies of physical mediums and looking at dice and sphere experiments, poltergeist research, random generator research, EVP research (expanded), healing research (expanded), staring studies (new), metal bending studies, and other work up until 2007 (updating The PK Zone with 7 years worth of data). It then considers what what science has taught us about these phenomena, and discusses the training techniques, models, and theories that have emerged from this wealth of information.

Finally, the third section of the book investigates what the experience of performing mind-matter interaction is like for those who do it. It includes descriptions of experiences in their own words. It also considers what kinds of things appear to inhibit, or facilitate, performance. Although much of this section is unchanged compared to The PK Zone, I will spend more time on how people can learn to do mind-matter interaction themselves.

Other Info
Book release date: Probably 2010

Length: 450-500 pages

Cost: Not yet determined

Website: www.mindmatterinteraction.com

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