Journal of parapsychology and border areas of psychology

Forum between science and the unknown • Exploration of extraordinary experiences

The "Journal of Parapsychology and Border Areas of Psychology" is a German-language specialist journal that has existed since 1957 and is written by the psychologist Hans Bender was co-founded.It became one of the most important publications in the German-speaking world for research on the boundaries between psychology and extraordinary phenomena.

Thematic focus

The magazine covered, among other things:

• Telepathy
• Clairvoyance
• Precognition (foreknowledge)
• Psychokinesis
• Spontaneous extraordinary experiences
• Dreams and states of consciousness
• theoretical and psychological models

She published:

• empirical studies
• Case reports
• theoretical discussions
• historical analyzes
• critical debates and controversies

Historical context

The magazine was created in the environment of the Institut für Border areas of psychology and psychological hygiene (IGPP) in Freiburg and served as a bridge between:

• classical psychology
• Consciousness research
• Border phenomena
• parapsychological research

It was aimed at both scientists and an interested public.

Esoteric and symbolic considerations

In a symbolic reading, the magazine can be read as:

• Border walker between rationality and mystery
• Archive of extraordinary experiences
• Search movement between knowledge and ignorance

be understood.

She embodies the ancient human impulse:

"Behind what is visible there could be another layer of reality."

Spiritual Essence

"The supernatural doesn't always begin at the limits of the known - sometimes that's just where a new question begins."

Keywords

Parapsychology • Telepathy • Consciousness research • Border areas of psychology • Hans Bender • Extraordinary experiences