Suggestion and the Paranormal - Monday, April 12 at 7:30PM

Suggestion and the Paranormal

Michael Heap When?
Monday, April 12 at 7:30PM


Where?
Lescar Hotel
Sharrow Vale,
303 Sharrow Vale Road,
Sheffield,
S11 8ZF

Who?
Michael Heap

What's the talk about?

In this presentation Michael shall first talk about suggestion and suggestibility and their relation to hypnosis, demonstrating how one type of suggestion, called the ideomotor effect, can account for a number of unusual and paranormal claims and practices. These include the psychic pendulum, the ouija board, table turning, facilitated communication and dowsing or water divining.

Michael Heap is a clinical forensic psychologist in private practice and at Wathwood Medium Secure Hospital in Rotherham. He is a founding member of the Association for Skeptical Enquiry (ASKE) and is its current Chairman and Secretary.

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