Society For Psychical Research (SPR) Workshop – “To Sleep Perchance for Psi” Saturday April 25 2026.

25 April

I am delighted to have been asked by the famous Society for Psychical Research (SPR) to contribute to an all-day workshop on sleep and PSI.  Full details below:

In this Saturday workshop, we are joined by speakers noted in their fields of psychology, anthropology, sociology, and popular authorship. ‘To Sleep Per Chance to Psi’ brings together discussion on the history of research into dreams and extra-sensory ability, cultural differences, collected cases and developing research. You will learn more about the various ways in which sleep has been studied and what exactly these altered states of consciousness present, in terms of our psychic potentials.

ALL TIMES ARE BST

From 09:45

“ZOOM DOORS” OPEN

09:55 – 10:00

Chairman’s introduction

Cal Cooper

10:00 – 10:45

Experimental tests of Dream ESP, from Malmonides to Northampton  

Chris Roe

10:45 – 11:30

“In his house at R’lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming”: An Exploration of Non-Human Dreams and the Paranormal

Jack Hunter

11:30 – 12:00

MORNING BREAK

12:00 – 12:45

Hypnagogic imagery and psi

Anthony Peake

12:45 –14:15

 LUNCH BREAK

14:15 –15:00

Sleep Paralysis and Survival-Related Experience: Examining Evidence from Liminal States

Sheila Pryce Brooks

15:00 – 15:45

Some history and parapsychology of divinatory and healing dreams

David Luke

15:45 – 16:15

AFTERNOON BREAK

16:15 – 17:00

Panel discussion

This will be a physical meeting, also available as a Zoom event (same prices), and both SPR members & non-members are most welcome.   Please pay online through the SPR website. You may also telephone the SPR office to pay with a credit/debit card – +44 (0)20 7937 8984. Advance booking is the only way to join this meeting. This meeting will be followed at 5:15 p.m. by the SPR AGM 2026.

IMPORTANT: For Zoom attendees: once you have paid for your booking via the website or office, you will receive an email confirmation of payment from the SPR secretary. This will contain a Zoom link to complete your registration. Only when you complete the registration, will you then receive another email containing a link to join the meeting at the advertised time.

FEES: (Concessions for Over 60/Students/on Benefits). Fees are the same for physical attendance and via Zoom.

WHOLE DAY:

Members Full price £32.00, Members Concession £25.00, Non-Members £38.00,

MORNING SESSION ONLY:

Members Full price £17.00, Members Concession £13.00, Non-Members £20.50,

AFTERNOON SESSION ONLY:

Members Full price £17.00, Members Concession £13.00, Non-Members £20.50,