Commentary about the paranormalist community.
Opinion 11 This study has been discontinued. See ATransC Web Page Abstract The first part of this essay includes an in-depth discussion of the nature of visual ITC. Emphasis is on transform phenomena that are collected as apparently paranormal features formed in visual noise. The more common characteristics are described, including some photographic examples. This … Read more
Opinion 10 Composite: Part of engraving by Camille Flammarion. 1888. Button by Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Abstract To be lucid is to sense reality as it actually is and not as we have been taught. Lucidity is the clarity of sensing that we develop as we gain discerning intellect. Thus, a seeker after … Read more
Opinion 9 Abstract This Opinion includes introduction of the Temperament Mediated Perception (TMP) model. Although the first appearance with this title, the model has been evolving from the early version discussed in the Implicit Cosmology. As it stands now, I believe it is largely complete. Future writing will be concerned with explaining its implications. It … Read more
Opinion 8 Abstract In the context of this essay, our discerning intellect is an enlightened motivator that moderates our baser, human instincts. If the ideal citizen is one who seeks progression in cooperation with others, rather than at the expense of others, their discerning intellect must dominate decision-making. This Opinion is an exploration of the … Read more
Opinion 7 Abstract Time and again, I have encountered people who say that an instance of claimed paranormal phenomena is fake. Practitioners are rarely given an opportunity to explain their work, and the skeptics virtually never explain how they think it is possible to fake the work. With no discussion of alternative theories, there can … Read more
Opinion 6 Abstract This is an overview of the issues I think are important to the preservation of our democracy. My comments are intended to point out what I think needs to change in our country to be compliant with the Preamble of the United States Constitution. In a sense, here is my political platform. Lady … Read more