In compiling this current compendium, it should be immediately said that the list is not intended to convince the reader that psi has been proven. A controversial and for some even provocative source of material because of its declared advocacy, is Dean Radin's A Conscious Universe (1997). It is true that there are several very readable and informative texts (Broughton, 1991 Edge, Morris, Palmer, & Rush, 1986 Irwin, 2000: Stokes, 1997) but these are not concise sources of works listing evidential publications. The compendium presents evidence that appears to refute this assertion, The standard works summarizing this field, Wolman’s Handbook of Parapsychology and Kurtz´s The Skeptic’s Handbook of Parapsychology, are both long since out of date and out of print. It has been often asserted, sometimes with some measurable effect, that there is no evidence for psi, or if there is, it is so marginal and non-replicable and that resources should be instead allocated to the study of belief in the paranormal. This compendium occurred as a result of what is perceived as a need to deal with the persistent claims concerning the lack of evidence for psi and thereby lack of justification for funding research and academic positions in parapsychology. Theory driven research is needed especially concerning the nature of the experimenter effect. Where possible, web site addresses are given where this material is available and accessible. The presentation includes sources relating to classical studies, meta- analyses of replication studies, the testing of high scoring subjects, and proof-orientated experiments, as well as the critical appraisal of this work. The effects are not marginal or non-replicable ones although it is clear that in many cases they appear to be dependent on certain experimenters and participants. Although the list is not offered as providing compelling evidence or “proof” of psi, it is meant to provide a strong case for a recruitment of resources. European Journal of Parapsychology, 2003, 18, 33-51 A Compendium of the Evidence for Psi 1 Adrian Parker Göran Brusewitz Department of Psychology, Swedish Society for Psychical Goteborg University Research Abstract: The article has the purpose of making readily available for scrutiny primary sources relating to studies that give evidence of psi-phenomena.
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