Links to Esoteric Organisations and Friends

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The Ghost Club is the oldest organisation in the world associated with psychical research. It was founded in 1862 but has its roots in Cambridge University where, in 1855, fellows at Trinity College began to discuss ghosts and psychic phenomena.

Founded in 1882, the SPR was the first organisation to conduct scholarly research into human experiences that challenge contemporary scientific models.

The College of Psychic Studies is an educational charity founded by a group of eminent Victorians in 1884.

Alan Murdie is Chairman of the Ghost Club, Fortean Times Ghostwatch Columnist and author.

Matt Arnold is Editor of the Christian Psychologist and author of The Invisible Dimension.

Dr Kate Cherrell is a writer, editor, spooky lecturer-for-hire and the creator of Burials and Beyond.

London-based David Saunderson is a life long horror fan and paranormal explorer is the founder of Spooky Isles, a leading independent horror and paranormal online magazine.

Emma L. Holohan – blogger, writer, and lifelong seeker of the strange runs Ghost Catcher Isles, the home of all things eerie, uncanny, and unexplained from across Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.

Author Page for John Fraser,  a member of the Spontaneous Cases Committee and the Council of the Society for Psychical Research. He has been Vice Chair of the Ghost Club, and joined the Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena in its founding year. He is the author of Ghost Hunting – A Survivors Guide and he has written articles for the Fortean Times and other magazines.

The Ghost Club is the oldest organisation in the world associated with psychical research. It was founded in 1862 but has its roots in Cambridge University where, in 1855, fellows at Trinity College began to discuss ghosts and psychic phenomena.

Founded in 1882, the SPR was the first organisation to conduct scholarly research into human experiences that challenge contemporary scientific models.

The College of Psychic Studies is an educational charity founded by a group of eminent Victorians in 1884.

Alan Murdie is Chairman of the Ghost Club, Fortean Times Ghostwatch Columnist and author.

Matt Arnold is Editor of the Christian Psychologist and author of The Invisible Dimension.

Dr Kate Cherrell is a writer, editor, spooky lecturer-for-hire and the creator of Burials and Beyond.

Dr Kate Cherrell is a writer, editor, spooky lecturer-for-hire and the creator of Burials and Beyond.

Dr Kate Cherrell is a writer, editor, spooky lecturer-for-hire and the creator of Burials and Beyond.

Dr Kate Cherrell is a writer, editor, spooky lecturer-for-hire and the creator of Burials and Beyond.

A culturo-historic exploration of the interplay between science, religion, philosophy and the paranormal in the Victorian period. This talk investigates the early psychical researchers and their theories on the paranormal. It posits a new typology which describes how the paranormal was thought of at the time and suggests that this is still relevant today.

This talk presents research on numerous ghostly stories from Barnet and Enfield. Tales of medieval knights, the Wars of the Roses, witches, growling ghouls, phantom carriages and ancient forests form the backdrop to this varied presentation.

Gothic literature of the nineteenth century was intimately intertwined with the paranormal. Its authors were influenced by a combination of real life ghost stories, paranormal research and the radical changes in mainstream thinking around science, politics and gender. This talk presents some of these themes by discussing a few of the key individuals and their works of Gothic fiction.

This talk considers the crossover between the observation and experience of different types of paranormal phenomena - from UFOs, ghosts, cryptids, and many more. It considers whether some of the links can be explained by the possibility of travel between different realms and dimensions using portals.

A consideration of the philosophical and intellectual movement which promotes the technological advancement of humanity to immensely enhance both longevity and cognition known as Transhumanism. The talk focuses on human consciousness, mortality, and the possibilities of Artificial Intelligence.