Tom Butler 
About Etheric Studies Occasional Updates are my way of keeping interested people up to date about what I am working on. My target reader is one who has an interest in things paranormal, Instrumental TransCommunication (ITC) including Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP), the work of parapsychologists and what I am learning about developing greater lucidity. The … Read more
Opinion 17 Brief An important talking point in my comments about things paranormal is that parapsychological research is incomplete if it does not at least consider lessons learned from ITC. This paper is written to explain how I understand those lessons. The focus here is on lessons learned via the work of the directors and … Read more
Opinion 16 On Being Psychic Tom Butler, 2023 Brief This is the compilation of a five-part series of Facebook posts. The objective was to briefly establish the context for questions I have about how to work with healing intention. The parts focus on: Intentionality Rapport Healing Intention The Etheric-Physical Interface The Healer’s Paradox On Being … Read more
Opinion 15 hpixabay.com/vectors/alice-in-wonderland-small-door-30327/ Brief Much is written and said about the future of parapsychology and the need for a more unified approach. While it is fine to study discrete forms of apparent Psi phenomena, it is unlikely any real progress will be made without a unifying cosmology. This paper is intended to describe such a … Read more
Based on a Flammarion Engraving. Button is from pixabay, user: geralt Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial- Alike 3.0 Unported Licens It is for me to explain what I have learned. It is for you to ask questions and offer your perspective. It is for us to further this understanding. Contents Introduction The Importance of Standardized Nomenclature Etheric … Read more
Related Essays Open Letter to Survival Researchers Debunking Survival Under Cover of False Academic Authority Open Letter to Paranormalists: Limits of science, trust and responsibility A Visit to the Felix Experimental Group Sitting with the Felix Experimental Group on the island of Ibiza, Spain Preamble As a person who works with Psi-related phenomena, especially mediumship … Read more