ACADEMY OF SPIRITUALITY AND PARANORMAL STUDIES, INC. (ASPSI)
35th Annual Conference, Kutztown University, 15200 Kutztown Road, P.O. Box 730, Kutztown, PA 19530
SPIRITUALITY, SCIENCE AND THE PARANORMAL
THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2010 7:00 PM TO SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2010, 12:00 PM PROGRAM
Program starts on Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 7:00 PM in Boehm Science Center



THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2010

5:30 - 7:00 PM - SUPPER IN GOLDEN BEAR VILLAGE SOUTH DINING HALL

7:00 PM - Opening Remarks: ASPSI President, Rev. Harry L. Serio, D.Min. and Executive Director Boyce Batey.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS/FRANK C. TRIBBE MEMORIAL LECTURE - SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE FOR LIFE AFTER DEATH, REINCARNATION AND OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCES by Robert Almeder, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, the University of Georgia, visiting professor of philosophy internationally who served five years has editor of The American Philosophical Quarterly, served as ethical consultant for various medical institutions, law firms and governmental agencies, has published (or co-published or co-edited) 24 books including Beyond Death: The Evidence for Life After Death, and published over 78 philosophical essays in journals of philosophy. Kennybunkport, Maine.

9:00 PM - MIXER AND REFRESHMENTS


FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2010

7:00-8:30 AM - BREAKFAST (Opportunity for open discussions during breakfast)

9:00 AM - THE SPIRITUALITY OF CARL G. JUNG by Rev. Karen E. Herrick, Ph.D., LCSW, CSW, CADC, ASPSI Board of Directors member: Founder and Executive Director of Center for Children of Alcoholics, Inc.; author of You�re Not Finished Yet!; with website www.karenherrick.com,. Red Bank, NJ.

10:00 AM - BREAK

10:30 AM - GREAT EXPECTATIONS BY SCIENTIFIC PREDICTIONS: A TYPICAL DAY IN THE AFTERLIFE by James E. Beichler, Ph.D., ASPSI Board member, Chairman of the ASPSI Research Committee, holder of the only advanced degree in the world from an accredited university in Paraphysics, retired Associate Professor of Physics at West Virginia University, Parkersburg; Editor of the on-line journal Yggdrasil: The Journal of Paraphysics; and author of To Die For: The Physical Reality of Conscious Survival. Belpre, OH.

11:45 AM - LUNCHEON - (Opportunity for open discussions during lunch )

1:30 PM - AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF LONGEVITY AND POSSIBLY BENEFICIAL IN ACHIEVING A BLISSFUL AFTERLIFE by Donald R. Morse, DDS, Ph.D., ASPSI Board and Academic member, former ASPSI President, Editor-in-Chief, ASPSI journal. Professor Emeritus, Temple University, author of 200+ scientific articles and 15 books. Cherry Hill, NJ.

2:30 PM - BREAK

2:45 PM - PANEL: WHY DOESN�T THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ACCEPT THE BEST EVIDENCE FOR SURVIVAL? Panelists: James E. Beichler, Ph.D., Donald R. Morse, DDS, Ph.D., George P. Hansen, John F. Miller, Ph.D.

3:45 PM - BREAK

4:00 PM - SPIRIT RELEASEMENT AND SOUL RETRIEVAL: HELPING CONSCIOUSNESS MOVE ON by Rev. Judith M. McLean, LCPC, Ph.D., an ASPSI Supporting member, began her spiritual journey in 1980 when she experienced activation of her Kundalini. She has a Masters degree in Pastoral Counseling, a Ph.D. in Philosophy and is ordained as an Interfaith minister. Her book, Ascension Journey: A Handbook for Healing Through the Dimensions was published in 2009. Waynesboro, PA.

5:00 PM - 6:30 SUPPER - (Opportunity for open discussions during supper)

7:00 PM - CLINICAL AND PRACTICAL USES OF PSI PHENOMENA by Louis E. LaGrand, Ph.D., ASPSI Board member, Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the State University of New York; founder/past president of Hospice of Lawrence Valley; international speaker; author of eight books including Love Lives On: Learning from the Extraordinary Encounters of the Bereaved and numerous articles. Venice, FL.

8:00 PM - BREAK

8:15 PM - THE BODILY SURVIVAL OF BODILY DEATH by David Lawton, who has a B.A. in Philosophy and has been researching, writing articles and presenting papers on psi and survival. Manchester, England.


SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 2010

7:00 - 8:30 AM - BREAKFAST (Opportunity for open discussions during breakfast)

9:00 AM - THE DIVINE ANGEL AND ITS RELATION WITH EARTHLY MAN by Eugene Jennings, M.D., psychiatrist in private practice, medical director of a 70 bed residential facility for children and young adults, adjunct staff psychiatrist of a Medical Center, and a student of Theosophical teachings and doctrines, East Stroudsburg, PA.

10:00 AM - BREAK

10:15 AM�PANEL: HOW DO RELIGIOUS SCRIPTURES, BELIEFS, AND PRACTICES HELP AND/OR HINDER ACCEPTANCE OF SURVIVAL EVIDENCE? Panelists: Rev. Harry L. Serio, D.Min. (Christianity); Donald R. Morse, DDS, Ph.D. (Judaism); Rev. Louis Richard Batzler, Ph.D. (Islam); John F. Miller, Ph.D. (Hinduism).

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM -LUNCHEON (Opportunity for open discussions during lunch)

1:30 PM - RATIONALIZATION, SECULARIZATION, DEMYTHOLOGIZATION, AND THE PARANORMAL by George P. Hansen who was employed professionally by the parapsychology laboratories at the Rhine Research Center and the Princeton Psychophysical Research Laboratories, has written many articles and book reviews in scientific journals, and a book, The Trickster and the Paranormal, and has three web sites: http://www.tricksterbook.com/, http://twitter.com/ParaTrickster, and http://paranormaltrickster.blogspot.com/ . Cranbury, NJ.

2:30 PM - BREAK

2:45 PM - CONSCIOUSNESS RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROJECT by Michael Bova, MPS, a residential program director for adults with psychiatric diagnoses at Northeast Community Center for Mental Health/Retardation in Philadelphia, who has co-edited two books on healing. Mount Holly, NJ.

3:45 PM - BREAK

4:00 PM - CONSCIOUSNESS: A NEUROBIOLOGICAL APPROACH: ANATOMY OF THE HUMAN SOUL AND THE INTERACTIVE EFFECT UPON THE PHYSICAL BODY by Lee Lawrence, CPA, an ASPSI Board of Directors member who has taught tax law at Pennsylvania State University, is known internationally as a medical/psychological intuitive healer and gives workshops and lectures throughout the world. Sunbury, PA.

5:15 PM - 6:30 PM - SUPPER - (Opportunity for open discussions during supper)

7:00 PM �EXCEPTIONAL HUMAN EXPERIENCES AS INDICATORS OF IMMORTALITY by Rev. Louis Richard Batzler, Ph.D., ASPSI Board member, former president of Academy of Religion and Psychical Research and Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship International, church pastor in several states and abroad, teacher in five colleges, chaplain in hospitals and college campuses, author of five books and numerous articles. Kill Devil Hills, NC.

8:00 PM - BREAK

8:15 PM - THE NON-HUMAN INNER GUIDE by Ravindra Kumar, Ph.D., ASPSI Board member, author of 10 books on Engineering Mathematics, experienced awakening of Kundalini, has written 15 articles in the ASPSI journal and over 20 books. He is the founder of the Academy of Kundalini in Delhi, India where Shaktipat initiations for awakening Kundalini are given to seekers from various parts of the world. New Delhi, India and Copenhagen, Denmark


SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2010

7:00 - 8:30 AM - BREAKFAST (Opportunity for open discussions during breakfast)

9:00 AM - THE ROLE OF ENERGY IN NDEs AND MANIFESTING CONSCIOUSNESS AND PARANORMAL PHENOMENA by Richard Borutta, near-death experiencer and Electrical Engineer with five patents in Laser development and Fiber-Optic fields. Saylorsburg, PA.

10:00 AM - BREAK

10:15 AM - PANEL - WHAT IS THE BEST EVIDENCE FOR SURVIVAL? Panelists: Boyce Batey, James E. Beichler, Ph.D., Stephen Hall and Rev. Harry L. Serio, D.Min.

12:00 PM �ADJOURNMENT OF CONFERENCE,   and   LUNCHEON


WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE FROM ATTENDING THIS CONFERENCE:

  1. Inspiring presentations from some of the leaders in the fields of spirituality and nonphysical reality.
  2. New insights on a variety of spiritual and paranormal topics.
  3. Ideas that you can use both personally and/or professionally.
  4. Meeting and exchanging ideas and information with other attendees and presenters.

ACADEMY PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS:  (1) We record and sell audio cassettes of conference presentations for $7.00 each  (2) We publish conference Proceedings that members receive as a membership benefit  (3) Quarterly, we publish The Journal of Spirituality and Paranormal Studies and a news magazine, The Searchlight, all of which are benefits of Academy membership.
ACADEMY WEBSITE: Our website - www.aspsi.org - has links to over 200 sites in 32 different categories such as spirituality, mysticism, life after death, near-death experiences, parapsychology, reincarnation, etc. that provide an excellent research resource. The section on �Life after Death� contains many accounts of survival evidence, interviews with living and deceased psychical researchers, etc. .
CONFERENCE INFORMATION:
When you register for this conference, we�ll send you an acknowledgement letter, a program and directions for reaching the conference site. For additional information and/or questions about ASPSI or the conference, please write to ASPSI, P.O. Box 614, Bloomfield, CT 06002-0614, phone us at 860-242-4593, or e-mail us at [email protected]
MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the Academy of Spirituality and Paranormal Studies, Inc. is to discern, develop and disseminate knowledge of how paranormal phenomena may relate to and enhance the development of the human spirit.