This project aims to investigate the characteristics of so-called anomalous, non-ordinary, or exceptional experiences in non-pathological mental conditions, e.g. spiritual, spontaneous out-of-body experiences, visions of disincarnate beings or deceased persons, premonitions, etc.
In particular, we are interested in the relationship of these experiences with the quality and the meaning of life.
Within this project, we are also involved in the Gruppo di Ricerca Italiano sulla Medianità.
Research papers:
Tressoldi, P. (2024). Testing mediumship and channeling sources of information: a review. Retrieved from osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/gb3fz
Tressoldi, P., Gallo, J., Liberale, L., Conte, N. L., Ricci, V., & Sinesio, F. (2024). Who answered the questions? Testing the source of the channeled information. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 24,1,39-72.
Wahbeh, H., Speirn, P., Pederzoli, L. & Tressoldi, P. (2023). Channelers’ Answers to Questions from Scientists: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 37,3, 348-369.
Tressoldi, P., & Long, J. (2023). God’s characteristics as reported by near-death experiencers. https://www.qeios.com/read/2TI1T7
Tressoldi, P. & Woollacott, M. (2023). Who are we, and what is the nature of reality? Insights from scientists’ spiritually transformative experiences, Journal for the Study of Spirituality, DOI: 10.1080/20440243.2023.2188676
Tressoldi, P., Liberale, & Sinesio, F. (2022). Is there someone in the hereafter? Mediumship accuracy of 100 readings obtained with a triple level of blinding protocol. Omega-Journal of Death and Dying. DOI: 10.1177/00302228221146376
Tressoldi, P., & Pederzoli, L. (2022). What is it like to be in Out-of-Body? Phenomenal accounts of experiencers. https://www.qeios.com/read/WQ4GJA
Tressoldi, P., Rock, A. J., Pederzoli, L., & Houran, J. (2022). The case for postmortem survival from the winners of the Bigelow institute for consciousness studies essay contest: A level of evidence analysis. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 22(1), 7-29
Tressoldi, P., Álvarez, A. A., Facchin, N., Frullanti, M., Liberale, L., Saad, M., Shiah, Y.-J., & Testoni, I. (2022). Shared Death Experiences: A Multicultural Survey. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®. https://doi.org/10.1177/10499091221093270
Tressoldi, P., Liberale, L., Sinesio, F., Bubba, Pederzoli, L. & Testoni, I. (2022). Mediumship accuracy: a quantitative and qualitative study with a triple-blind protocol. Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing 10.31234/osf.io/fs3hc
Pederzoli, L., Tressoldi, P. & Wahbeh, H. (2021). Channeling: A Non-pathological Possession and Dissociative Identity Experience or Something Else?. Cult Med Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11013-021-09730-9
Facco, E., Fracas, F., & Tressoldi, P. (2021). Moving beyond the concept of altered state of consciousness: The Non-Ordinary Mental Expressions (NOMEs). Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 8(3) 615-631.
Facco, E., Pederzoli, L., & Tressoldi, P. (2021). Non-Ordinary Mental Expressions (NOMEs): clues on the nature of the human mind. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/ac2n7
Pederzoli, L., Prati, E., Resti, N., Del Carlo, D., & Tressoldi, P. (2020). Hypno-Channelings: A New Tool for the Investigation of Channeling Experiences. Journal of Consciousness Exploration & Research,11, 5, 504-514.
Ballati, A., Prati, E., Pederzoli, L., & Tressoldi, P. (2020). Remote Viewing with and without controlled Out-Of-Body Consciousness. Advanced Research in Psychology; doi:10.46412/001c.14154
Sarraf, M., Woodley of Menie, M.A., Tressoldi, P. (2020). Anomalous information reception by mediums: A meta-analysis of the scientific evidence. Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing
Pederzoli, L., De Stefano, E., & Tressoldi, P. E. (2019). Hypno-Death-Experiences: death experiences during hypnotic regressions. Death Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2019.1626949
Facco, E., Casiglia, E., Khafaji, B. E. A., Finatti, F., Duma, G. M., Mento, G., … Tressoldi, P. (2019). Neurophenomenology of Out-of-Body experiences induced by hypnotic suggestions. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 67(1): 39–68. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2019.1553762
Facco, E., Lucangeli, D., & Tressoldi, P. E. (2018). Dr. AM. A Rare Case of a Modern Mystic? Implications for Psychology and Medicine. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, https://doi.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fscp0000171
Tressoldi, P. E., Pederzoli, L., Caini, P., Ferrini, A., Melloni, S., Prati, E., ... & Trabucco, A. (2015). Hypnotically Induced Out-of-Body Experience: How Many Bodies Are There? Unexpected Discoveries About the Subtle Body and Psychic Body. SAGE Open, 5(4), 2158244015615919.
Preprints:
Tressoldi, P., Abbondanza, B., Gallo, J., Garofano, M., Liberale, L., Sinesio, F., & Stapel, J. (2024). Living in the afterlife: clues from direct experiencers. Retrieved from osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/7n9gr
Scala, V. F., Cozzi, G., Castiglioni, M. L., Finelli, M. E., Vitali, P., Liberale, L., … Tressoldi, P. (2024). Dreaming similar contents intentionally: an empirical evidence.PsyArXiv, https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/9r3z5
Tressoldi, P., Liberale, L., & Sinesio, F. (2024). Stage 2 Registered Report: Testing mediumship accuracy with a triple-blind protocol. Retrieved from https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/a756f
Tressoldi, P., Woollacott, M., & Fox, C. R. (2023). Information supporting the survival of human consciousness: an exploration of references reported in the winner essays of the Bigelow Institute of Consciousness Studies contest. PsyArXiv: https://psyarxiv.com/8b63t
Tressoldi, P. (2022). Veridical Near-Death-Experiences: a systematic review. PsyArxiv, https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/jm2dk
Tressoldi, P., Liberale, L., & Sinesio, F. (2022). Mediumship information: retrieved from a repository or by an interaction with the deceased?. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/w798e
Pederzoli, L. & Tressoldi, P. (2021). Is human consciousness eternal? Let's ask those in the hereafter to tell us. ResearchGate. Doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.18242.71362
Tressoldi, P., & Pederzoli, L. (2021). Out-of-Body Experience induced by hypnotic suggestion: phenomenology and perceptual characteristics. https://doi.org/10.31231/osf.io/kqh3t
Tressoldi, P., & Pederzoli, L. (2021). What is it like to be in Out-of-Body? Phenomenal accounts of experiencers. Doi: https://mindrxiv.org/5vwmg
Tressoldi PE, Sinesio F, Liberale L, and Testoni I. Stage 1 Registered Report: Testing mediumship accuracy with a triple-blind protocol [version 2; peer review: awaiting peer review]. F1000Research 2021, 10:351 (https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.52208.2)
Nicholls, G., Pederzoli, L., & Tressoldi, P. (2019). The phenomenology of spontaneous and hypnotically induced Out-of-Body Experiences: A comparison. MindRxiv: https://doi.org/10.31231/osf.io/pqcer
De Foe, A., Al Khafaji, B.E., Pederzoli, L., Prati, E. and Tressoldi, P. E., Out-of-Body-Experiences: A Phenomenological Comparison of Different Causes (2017). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2903827
Pederzoli, L., Giroldini, W., Duma, G. M., Mento, G., Prati, E., & Tressoldi, P. E. (2017). Out-of-Body experience induced by hypnotic suggestions: an exploratory neurophenomenological study. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2820689
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http://www.scienceofspirituality.eu