When?
Monday, April 12 at 7:30PM
Where?
Lescar HotelSharrow 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.