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JUNE 1981
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RESEARCHI ON THE PHYSICS OF CONSCIOUSNESS ( PARAPSYCHOLOGY )
CASUE DEFINITION
Recent experiments in remote viewing and other studies in parapsy-
chology suggest that there exists an "interconnectiveness' of the
human mind with other minds and with matter. This interconnective-
ness would appear to be functional in nature and amplified by intent
and emotion.
SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF THE ISSUE
Research on the physics of consciousness goes under the various
titles of "Parapsychology", "Mind-Being Research", Mental Telep-
athy", Psychokinesis", etc. Attempts in history to obtain insights
into the ability of the human mind to function in as-yet misunderstood
ways goes back thousands of years. Only recently, serious and scienti-
fically-based attempts have been made to understand and measure the
functional nature of mind-mind and mind-matter interconnectiveness.
Experiments on mind-mind interconnectiveness have yielded some
encouraging results, Experiments on mind matter interconnectiveness
(psychokinesis) have yielded less compelling and more enigmatic
results. The implication of these experiments is that the human mind
may be able to obtain information independent, of geography and
time.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IMPLICATIONS
See summary and background of the issue.
IMPORTANCE AND IMMINENCE OF THE ISSUE
There is no certainty as to what results will emerge from basic and
exploratory research on the physies of consciousness now underway.
Therefore the potential importance of such research and its implica-
tions for the United States and the world at large can only be spec-
ulated upon. Initial results appear to have a bearing upon a number
of areas. In the area of health, the coupling of traditional medical
cures to the use of mind-initiated cures could be advanced. In the
aren of investigative work, "emotional imprints" have been used by
skilled sensitives to trace past events in archaeological and police in-
vestigations. In the area of education, the ability of the human mind
to obtain information at various levels has been indicated as an
important factor in successful decisionmaking by executives. In the
arca of national defense, there are the obvious implications of one's
ability to identify distant sites and affect sensitive instruments or
other humans. A general recognition of the degree of interconnec-
tiveness of minds could have far-reaching social and political impli-
cations for this Nation and the world.
QUESTIONS FOR CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION
Research" on the physics of consciousness has received relatively
low funding largely because the credibility and potential yield of
snch research is widely questioned, although less today than ever
before. Thus far, the quality of research, that even the strongest pro-
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ponents of such research believe is necessary, has been lacking due in
part to low funding. Given the potentially powerful and farreaching
implications of knowledge in this field, and given that the Soviet
Union is widely acknowledged to be supporting such research at a
far higher and more official level, Congress may wish to undertake
a serious assessment of the research effort in this country. Questions
for congressional consideration include: Is funding for such research
adequate? What is the credibility of such research in the sciences,
humanities, and religions? How does the public perceive the credi-
bility of research in this field from both a subjective and objective
point of view ? What should the Federal role in such research be and
what agencies are or should be involved in such research ?
SELECTED INFORMATION SOURCES
Targ. R. and HI. E. Puthoff. Mind-Reach : scientists look at psychic
ability. Delacourt. Press/Eleanor Friede. 1977. 230 p.
Gough, W C. et al. The status of research on the physics of con-
sciousness : Working models and experiments. Foundation for Mind-
Being Research, Cupertino, California, Sept. 15, 1980. 44 p.
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