Ghost therapy

In this talk a variety of exceptional experiences will be explored and their impact on those who encountered them, regardless of the source of the phenomena. For well over 100 years it has been firmly understood that post-death experiences – typically of apparitions – are a common feature of bereavement. Since the 1970s, when related reports entered the British Medical Journal, the research gained respect and understanding amongst the sciences, especially healthcare and bereavement counselling. But what varieties of experiences do people encounter? What is their effect on those who encounter them? All this, and more, shall be discussed.

Biography
Callum E. Cooper is a PhD candidate at the University of Northampton within the Centre for the Study of Anomalous Psychological Processes. He also lectures on Parapsychology (third year and Master’s level), Thanatology, and Human Sexual Behaviour. His PhD is investigating post-death experiences during bereavement and the effects they have on percipients, and what cognitive mechanisms are promoted from such experiences to aid recovery. He is the author of Telephone Calls from the Dead, contributor/editor to Conversations with Ghosts (by Dr Alex Tanous), and the co-editor of Paracoustics (with Steve Parsons) – soon to be released. He holds such awards as the Eileen J. Garrett Scholarship (Parapsychology Foundation), the Alex Tanous Scholarship Award (Alex Tanous Foundation for Scientific Research) and the Dr Gertrude Schmeidler Award (Parapsychological Association).

This talk is part of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit Invited Speaker Series, 2014/15.