Charles T Tart: Psi Explorer




	Charles T Tart Professor, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, CA. The Archives of Scientists' Transcendent Experiences (TASTE) more info on TASTE
Selected Publications: Articles: 1963 Physiological Correlates of Psi Cognition. International Journal of Parapsychology, 5, 375-386. A Possible "Psychic" Dream, with Some Speculations on the Nature of Such Dreams. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 42, 283-298. 1965 Applications of instrumentation to the investigation of "haunting" and "poltergeist" cases. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 59, 190-201. Exploratory ESP matching tests with a "sensitive." Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 59, 226-236. (Roll, W. & Tart, C.) 1966 Models for explanation of extrasensory perception. International Journal of Neuropsychiatry, 2, 488-504. Card guessing tests: Learning paradigm or extinction paradigm? Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 60, 46-55. ESPATESTER: An automatic testing device for parapsychological research. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 60, 256-269. 1967 A second psychophysiological study of out-of-the-body experiences in a gifted subject. International Journal of Parapsychology, 9, 251-258. 1968 A psychophysiological study of out-of-the-body experiences in a selected subject. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 62, 3-27. Two token object studies with the "psychic," Peter Hurkos. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 62, 143-157. (Tart, C., & Smith, J.) 1970 Did I really fly? Some methodological notes on the investigation of altered states of consciousness and psi phenomena. In R. Cavanna (Ed.), Psi Favorable States of Consciousness: Proceedings of an International Conference on Methodology in Psi Research, New York: Parapsychology Foundation, pp. 3-10. 1971 Introduction. In Monroe, R., Journeys Out of the Body. New York: Doubleday, pp. 1-17. ESP and pot. Psychic, 3 (2), September/October, 26-30. 1972 Sleep EEG study of out-of-the-body experiences. Psychophysiology, 9, 140. Concerning the scientific study of the human aura. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 46, 1-21. Some studies of psychokinesis with a spinning silver coin. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 46, 143-153. (Tart, C., Boisen, M., Lopez, V., & Maddock, R.) 1973 Parapsychology. Science, 182, 222. Preliminary notes on the nature of psi processes. In R. Ornstein (Ed.), The Psychology of Consciousness: A Book of Readings. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, pp. 468-492. 1974 Out-of-the-body experiences. In E. Mitchell, & J. White (Eds.), Psychic Exploration. New York: Putnam's, pp. 349-374. 1975 The physical universe, the spiritual universe, and the paranormal. In C. Tart (Ed.), Transpersonal Psychologies. New York: Harper & Row, pp. 115-151. 1976 ESP training. Psychic, April, 12-15. (Tart, C., & Neubert, R.) Studying out-of-the-body experiences. In T. X. Barber (Ed.), Advances in Altered States of Consciousness and Human Potentialities, Vol. 1. New York: Psychological Dimensions Press, pp. 579-585. A large-sample classroom ESP card-guessing experiment. European Journal of Parapsychology, 1 (3), 40-56. (Palmer, J., Tart, C., & Redington, D.) Preliminary experiments in group "remote viewing." Proceedings of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers, 64 (10), 1550-1551. (Whitson, T., Bogart, D., Palmer, J., & Tart, C.) (Reprinting) Concerning the scientific study of the human aura. In T. X. Barber et al. (Eds.), Advances in Altered States of Consciousness and Human Potentialities. New York: Psychological Dimensions Press, pp. 37-44. 1977 Toward humanistic experimentation in parapsychology: A reply to Dr. Stanford's review. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 71, 81-102. Toward conscious control of psi through immediate feedback training: Some considerations of internal processes. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 71, 375-408. Scoring patterns in an ESP Ganzfeld experiment. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 71, 121-145. (Palmer, J., Bogart, D., Jones, S. & Tart, C.) 1978 Psi functioning and altered states of consciousness: A perspective. In B. Shapin & L. Coly (Eds.), Psi and States of Awareness. New York: Parapsychology Foundation, pp. 180-210. ESP research. Science, 202, 1145. 1979 Effects of immediate feedback on ESP performance: A second study. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 73,"151-165. (Tart, C., Palmer, J., & Redington, D.) Randomicity, predictability, and mathematical inference strategies in ESP feedback experiments: Discussion of Dr. Gatlin's paper. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 73, 44-60. Delayed PK with Matthew Manning: Preliminary indications and failure to confirm. European Journal of Parapsychology, 2, 396-407. (Palmer, J., Tart, C., & Redington, D.) Some psi experiments with Matthew Manning. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 50, 224-228. (Tart, C., & Palmer, J.) Dr. Tart's random number generator: A correction. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 73, 105-106. 1980 Dowsing. New Scientist, 85, 17 January, 184-185. Is the paranormal "normal"? Science, 207, 712. Information transmission in remote viewing experiments. Nature, 284, 13 March, 191. (Tart, C., Puthoff, H., & Targ, R.) The possible nature of post-mortem states: A discussion, Part II. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 74, 418-424. 1981 Causality and synchronicity: Steps toward clarification. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 75, 121-141. 1982 Review of E. Kelly & R. Locke, "Altered States of Consciousness and Psi: A Historical Survey and Research Prospectus". In Theta, 10 (4), 85-86. Extrasensory perception (ESP). McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, fifth edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, pp. 282-283. Mathematical inference strategies versus psi: Initial explorations with the Probabilistic Predictor Program. European Journal of Parapsychology, 4, 325-356. (Tart, C., & Dronek, E.) The controversy about psi: Two psychological theories. Journal of Parapsychology, 46, 313-320. 1983 Improving psychokinesis performance: Theoretical and methodological notes. European Journal of Parapsychology, 4, 475-481. Information acquisition rates in forced-choice ESP experiments: Precognition does not work as well as present-time ESP. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 77, 293-310. 1984 Remote-viewing research 1973-1982. Bibliography. In R. Targ, & K. Harary (Eds.), The Mind Race: Understanding and Using Psi (Hansen, G., Schlitz, M., & Tart, C.) Acknowledging and dealing with the fear of psi. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 78, 133-143. 1985 Pure clairvoyance and the necessity of feedback. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 79, 485-492. (Targ, R. & Tart, C.) 1986 Stopping on a hit: Preliminary studies of a method for producing positive experiences in the parapsychology laboratory. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 80, 31-48. Attitudes toward strongly functioning psi: A preliminary study. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 80, 163-173. (Tart, C. T. & LaBore, K.) Psychics' fears of psychic powers. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 80, 279-292. Consciousness, altered states, and worlds of experience. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 18, 159-170. 1988 Effects of electrical shielding on GESP performance. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 1988, 82, 129-146. Geomagnetic effects of GESP: Two studies. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 82, 193-216. 1989 Parapsychology: The science of spirituality. In Schultz, T. (Ed.), The Fringes of Reason: A Whole Earth Catalog. New York: Harmony Books. P 67. Enlightenment, altered states of consciousness and parapsychology. In B. Shapin & L. Coly (Eds.), Parapsychology and Human Nature. New York: Parapsychology Foundation. Pp. 150-169. A case of predictive psi, with comments on analytical, associative and theoretical overlay. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 55, 263-270. 1990 Psi-mediated emergent interactionism and the nature of consciousness. In R. Kunzendorf & A. Sheikh (Eds.), The Psychophysiology of Mental Imagery: Theory, Research and Application. Amityville, New York: Baywood, 1990. Pp. 37-63. 1991 On "Deception by subjects in psi research". Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 85, 90-91. (letter-to-the-editor) 1993 (Reprinting) Acknowledging and dealing with the fear of psi. Originally published in Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 78, 133-143, 1984. (Reprinting) Acknowledging and dealing with the fear of psi. In Kasahara, T. Ed., The Elusiveness Problem of Psi. Tokyo: Shunjusha. (pagination in Japanese) (Reprinting) Attitudes toward strongly functioning psi: A preliminary study. Originally published in Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 80, 163-173. 1994 Fears of the paranormal in ourselves and our colleagues: Recognizing them, dealing with them. Subtle Energies, 5, No. 1, 35-67. 1995 Toward the objective exploration of non-ordinary reality. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 27, No. 1, 57-67. 1996 Science, compassion and the possible survival of death. In S. Boorstein (Ed.) Transpersonal Psychotherapy (second edition). Albany: State University of New York Press. Pp. 531-544. Parapsychology and transpersonal psychology. In B. Scotton, A. Chinen & J. Battista (Eds.), Textbook of Transpersonal Psychiatry and Psychology. New York: Basic Books. Pp. 186- 194. 1997 Parapsychology as calling and science. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 91, 77-81. 1998 Cosmic consciousness experience and psychedelic experiences: A first person comparison. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 5, No. 1, 97-107. (Smith, A. & Tart, C.) Six studies of out-of-the-body experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 17, No. 2, 73-99. 1999 State of the art in transpersonal psychology. In Lee, C. (Ed.), The Transpersonal Research. Mountain View, CA: Sino-American Institute. Pp. 155-162 (Chinese language) Forward to Ring, K. & Cooper, S., Mindsight: Near-Death and Out-of-Body Experiences in the Blind. Palo Alto, California: William James Center for Consciousness Studies and the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. Pp. xiii-xvii. 2000 Fear of psychic phenomena. In E. Leskowitz (Ed.), Transpersonal Hypnosis: Gateway to Body, Mind and Spirit. Boca Raton: CRC Press. Pp. 1-12. What is parapsychology? In R. Kuhn (Ed.), Closer to Truth: Challenging Current Belief. New York: McGraw-Hill. Pp. 65-80. (Beyerstein, B., Kuhn, R., Radin, D., Schlitz, M., Tart, C. & Trefil, J.) Can ESP affect your life? In R. Kuhn (Ed.), Closer to Truth: Challenging Current Belief. New York: McGraw-Hill. Pp. 81-94. (Beyerstein, B., Kuhn, R., Schlitz, M., Tart, C. & Trefil, J.) Prelude to Investigating altered states of consciousness on their own terms: A proposal for the creation of state-specific sciences. International Journal of Parapsychology, 11, No. 1, 3-5. Investigating altered states of consciousness on their own terms: A proposal for the creation of state-specific sciences. International Journal of Parapsychology, 11, No. 1, 7-41.


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