dr gary schwartz the afterlife experiments

To that end, and to ensure a high degree of credible result, Dr. Schwartz designed an experiment whereby 'cold reading' would be impossible. In an effort to circumvent any such charges, Dr. The test would be termed 'double-blind' if neither the patient nor the administering doctor had knowledge concerning the nature of the pills i.e., authentic or placebo.Ĭoncerning psychic-mediums, a common criticism is that of the 'cold reading.' It is alleged that the medium gathers information about and from the sitter via body-language, questions asked, comments made, facial expressions, subtle cues, and the like, to create a 'message.' In these tests, some of the pills will be placebos that is, without medicinal properties - just a sugar pill. As an extra filtering precaution, he employed not just 'double blind' rigor, but 'triple blind.'įor example, double-blind experiments are often used to test new medicinal drugs.

Gary Schwartz investigated, under controlled laboratory conditions, the abilities of psychic-mediums. In his book, The Afterlife Experiments, Dr. That said, there are a few who are so good that they will knock your proverbial socks off with what they know that is, what they've been given to know by invisible Spirit Guides. I've interacted with quite a few, and I would say that most have no business promoting themselves as such. The field of psychic-mediums is no different. It is extremely difficult to find a truly skilled 'master of a trade' in any life-endeavor. Today, however, at age 70+, I think he was being too generous.

Scientifically testing the authenticity of psychic-mediumsĪ long time ago, in a college class, I recall Art Mokarow's bold statement that '80% in any field are incompetent.'Īt the time, as a young man, I judged this assessment as too harsh. Home | what's new | other sites | contact | aboutĮxploring self-realization, sacred personhood, and full humanity

Dr gary schwartz the afterlife experiments