Immersive study of Gestalt variables in uncanny geographies.

J Houran, B Laythe, R Lange… - Journal of the …, 2023 - rgu-repository.worktribe.com
We conducted two preliminary studies to test the hypothesis that'haunted, sacred, or
enchanted'spaces are characterized by certain environmental Gestalt variables that define …

[HTML][HTML] “I don't mean extradimensional in a woo-woo sense”: Doing non-explanation in discussions of unidentified aerial phenomena

C McVittie, A McKinlay - Language & Communication, 2023 - Elsevier
In everyday talk, speakers commonly provide explanations that “make plain” or “make
intelligible” prior talk. Little work, however, has examined talk in which speakers offer no …

Dead Reckoning: A Multiteam System Approach to Commentaries on the Drake-S Equation for Survival

J Houran, AJ Rock, B Laythe… - International Journal of …, 2023 - digitalcommons.ciis.edu
We used a multiteam system approach (MTS) to map the critical and constructive feedback
from four invited Commentaries on Rock et al.'s (2023) probabilistic analysis of purported …

[PDF][PDF] Rethinking a ghostly episode in the legacy literature

J Houran, B Laythe, C Little… - Journal of Anomalistics …, 2023 - anomalistik.de
The grounded theory of Haunted People Syndrome (HP-S) contends that spontaneous
'ghostly episodes' recurrently experienced by certain people are an interactionist …

Preregistered Field Test of an 'Enchantment–Psi'Loop.

R Lange, B Laythe, J Houran - Journal of Parapsychology, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
Previous survey evidence suggests that situational-enchantment is a mental state conducive
for psi-related experiences. In this conceptual replication and exploration, we used a …

Death, ghosts, and spiritual tourism: conceptualizing a dark spiritual experience spectrum for the paranormal market.

R Ironside - Journal of scientific exploration, 2023 - rgu-repository.worktribe.com
Paranormal tourism is a lucrative market offering visitors the opportunity to engage with
enchanting experiences and stories in destinations around the world. Specifically, ghost …

[图书][B] A Guidebook to Monsters: Philosophy, Religion, and the Paranormal

RJ Stark - 2024 - books.google.com
Ryan J. Stark surveys the classic monsters in great literature and film, television, the Bible,
and, perhaps unexpectedly, the world in which we live. Monsterdom is real, Stark observes …

[PDF][PDF] Confirmatory Study of Anomalous Experiences in Enchanted Spaces

J Houran, B Laythe, C Little - Journal of Anomalistics Volume, 2024 - researchgate.net
This pre-registered study tested the concept of an 'enchantment–psi loop'via distinct
immersive visits to sacred, haunted, and augmented reality environments. In particular, we …

[PDF][PDF] Phenomenology of AI-Generated" Entity Encounter" Narratives

J Houran, B Laythe - Journal of Anomalous Experience and …, 2023 - academia.edu
Integrated Knowledge Systems Institute for the Study of Religious and Anomalous
Experience Abstract: Objective: We used the ChatGPT-3.5 artificial intelligence (AI)-based …

» Since when do I have to pay for my shopping?«Taken-for-grantedness as myth

E Weik - Organisation und Mythos, 2023 - nomos-elibrary.de
James March gibt den interessanten Hinweis, dass die geschilderten mythischen Themen
zwar eine herausgehobene Akzeptanz aufweisen, dass es aber zu jedem der Hauptthemen …