Projectarium Project, to do OBE experiments

[qbeac]

Hi everybody, maybe some of you already know about the Projectarium Project, but perhaps some other ones don't.

This Projectarium Project is designed to test and to do experiments about OBEs.

This is the info:

- "Projectarium Project", to do OBE experiments:
In English: http://www.iacworld.org/English/Sciences/Research/Projectarium.asp

Brief excerpt:

Projectarium Project

Few examples of psychic phenomena have raised more debate concerning the characteristics of human consciousness and the nature of the relationship between mind and body than the Out-of-Body Experience (OBE) and the Near-Death Experience (NDE).

The study of the consequences that such phenomena appear to provoke in the individual who experiences them has merited the attention of scientists from all over the world. The vast majority of researchers agree that the Near-Death Experience and the Out-of-Body Experience typically result (almost in the totality of cases) in a positive change in life values, in an improvement in social and interpersonal relations, and in greater value and respect for others (see details in the "Conceptual and Empirical Foundations" in the complete project).

Through theoretical analysis and empirical observation, it can be inferred that the Near-Death Experience (NDE) phenomenon is, technically speaking, an Out-of-Body Experience (OBE) induced by various external factors. In this case, these are factors that compromise the health and continuity of the individual's life. In practical terms, many of the existing occurrences of these phenomena, as well as their benefits, are analogous. In this sense, scientific investigation into one of these phenomena promotes the understanding of the other.

Even though the OBE mainly occurs spontaneously, it can also be willfully induced. The NDE, on the other hand, occurs in extreme situations that are independent of the individual's will. Therefore, the Out-of-Body Experience is the ideal phenomena in which to realize experiments that try to understand and explain these phenomena. Presently, these phenomena lack consistent empirical experimentation that facilitates a more detailed comprehension of them and of the effects they produce.

In order to fill this scientific gap, IAC has developed experimental research and public survey projects concerning the OBE, which have yielded significant results.

In light of the vast existing theoretical foundations that have been laid by professionals from different areas of expertise (see "Conceptual Foundations" in the complete project) concerning the interaction and influence that the environment has on the human being, an essential question can be formulated: can an environment with technically optimized conditions facilitate the production of psychic experiences and produce consistent benefits for the individual?

Starting from the hypothesis that an environment with optimized conditions for the induction of psychic experiences facilitates the development of these experiences and that these lead to an improvement in the individual's balance and quality of life, this project proposes the construction of a prototype of such a laboratory, called Projectarium (term proposed by Vieira, 2002). In this fashion, through an innovative experimental design, we can reach conclusions that validate or refute this hypothesis.

Through the construction of this laboratory, it is intended: (1) to test if an optimized physical environment produces psychic experiences, (2) to verify the character of the results obtained and (3) discover the effective level of benefits obtained by the individuals that register these experiences.

From a psychological and clinical point of view, it is important to better understand the mechanisms and benefits that, according to studies, can be obtained through psychic phenomena, such as the out-of-body experience.........etc.

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Additional info:

- Nelson Abreu, Electrical Engineering student from Florida who has founded a University Student Club to study human consciousness. They do OBE experiments.
The First Student Club of Conscientiology
http://iacworld.org/Spanish/Publications/Journal/Archives/Vol05/JCN20.asp
New in the Herald Goa (India): http://oheraldo.in/node/14303
Web site, THE SCIENCE OF SELF CLUB: http://cref.tripod.com/
New about Nelson in "The Pennsylvania State University":
http://www.pennstateprs.com/univcon/schedule_speakerinfo.shtml

Chao. qbeac.

[Kazbadan]

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[qbeac]

Welcome back qbeac

Hoooola Kazbadan!!! How are you? It's very good to see you around here. I have been sooooo busy lately. Please, look, don't miss this OBE experiment they are doing in Spain, Portugal and several other countries. Nelson Abreu told me about it, the person who also told me about the Projectarium Project. I believe Nelson is originally from Portugal:

OBE RESEARCH.
IIPC - JOURNAL OF CONSCIENTIOLOGY
Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Experimental Research Project into Out-of-Body Experiences. Year 2002
http://www.soultravel.nu/2003/030428-IAC-OBE/

Brief excerpt:

ABSTRACT
http://www.soultravel.nu/2003/030428-IAC-OBE/abstract.shtml

This work reports some of the significant results obtained from two OBE research experiments using opportunity sampling to generate data. These experiments took place during two workshops conducted in Évora – Alentejo, Portugal, and in Segovia, Spain, respectively. The core focus of this research project is to establish more consistent and systematic informa-tion related to the way in which the consciousness perceives, interprets and recalls the information learned through out-of-body experiences, including processes such as extraphysical percep-tion, cognition, and memory; transference of information to the physical brain; and the interference or influence of individual cultural and personal background in the interpreta-tion of per-ceptions. Suggestive findings and conclusions are discussed.


THE EXPERIMENT
http://www.soultravel.nu/2003/030428-IAC-OBE/general-description.shtml

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The experiments took place during two weekend workshops in which 'students' endeavored to accomplish lucid, willed out-of-body experi-ences. Several countries (Portugal, Spain, Holland, England, Brazil, Scotland, New Zealand, and Switzerland) were represented at those events. The first experiment, realized in Portugal, had 84 participants whilst the second, in Spain, had 21.

Both workshops and the experiment as a whole were sponsored by the International Academy of Conscientiology (IAC), a European conscientiological research center established in Portugal.

The experiments were conducted during practical courses (workshops) open to the public, adding to the extent of the inherent complexity of such a task. Firstly, the experiments did not revolve around the experiences of a single subject capable of producing OBEs at will (i.e., unlike other historical experiments conducted with Alexander Tanous, Keith Harary and Robert Monroe) – in this instance several persons with neither experience of a conscious projection nor any real information related to the subject took part in the research. Most of the participants were simply individuals with an interest in the phenomenon and a desire to learn techniques that might enable them to produce an OBE.

Secondly, because the experiment was not conducted in a laboratory, less control over the physical environment was available and as a result, some conditions were less than ideal and did not allow for the desired level of physical comfort of participants, so helpful in facilitating disconnection from the body – participants used mats placed on the floor, unexpected noises in the surrounding areas of the hotel periodically interrupted proceedings, and some participants were untiring snorers.

Thirdly, the main activity facilitating the experiment itself was the execution and management of the workshop and thus much of the attention of key personnel was dedicated to giving instructions to the students and commenting on their experiences.

The bold circumstances under which the experiments were performed ratified that the experience can be learned by individuals with an interest in the subject and that producing a conscious projection involves (plagiarizing Edson) 1% predisposition and 99% determination. A total of 37.5% of those who had never before experienced an OBE claimed to have had an OBE during these workshops. These individuals account for 11.43% of the total number of participants.

At the beginning of the event, instructions regarding techniques to leave the body and the specific conditions of the workshop were given. Participants were provided with a description of the technicalities of the research and were invited to take part – each was free to participate in the experiment or to join only in the 'training' part of the event. Each individual's agreement to participate and permission to use data collected from their experiences were provided in writing to the researchers. Participants were also shown the room in which the target image would be displayed on the screen of a computer.

The experiment was designed in accordance with rigorous scien-tific principles and conducted under the most controlled conditions possible, given that total closure is never possible when dealing with human subjects and complex phenomena.

To warrant the 'rigor' of each step of the experiment and to account for reliability, an external inspector with no association with the IAC, IIPC or any of its affiliated organizations participated in the experiment as an auditor. In both experiments the role of 'auditor' was filled by professional journalists each agreeing to follow the research throughout the weekend. Contact was established with the auditors in advance of each experiment, in order to make them aware of previous research on the theme and to prepare them for the practicalities of the experiments in which they would take part. Their understanding of the research design was appreciable and demonstrated by their performance, remaining committed throughout all sessions.

The auditor monitoring the experiment conducted in Portugal was Ms. Carla Pereira, a reporter of EuroNews, a newspaper based in Portugal and distributed in Europe. During the experiment in Spain, the auditor was Mr. Josep Guijarro, a reporter and correspondent of the Más Allá de la Ciencia magazine.......etc., etc... [it is a fairly long article]

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Chao. qbeac.

P.S. Kazbadan, we have been discussing all these things in two Spanish Science forums, you'll see them here... this debate has kept on going for around two years by now. So many things have been said!... and so many more are still to be said :

- Foro Astroseti. Pag. 17. Hilo: "La mente y la cuántica":
http://foros.astroseti.org/viewtopic.php?t=1982&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=240

- Foro 100cia.com. Hilo: "¿Separación mente cerebro? ECM II":
http://www.100cia.com/opinion/foros/showthread.php?goto=lastpost&t=7825

Kazbadan, I also recomend to you in this same forum, this thread, which is a VERY interesting article from the USA Military about all sort of anomalous phenomenon:

- USA Military paper about "Psi phenomenon"... Paradigm Shift?
http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/index.php?topic=24979.0