The physics of psi: An interview with Stanley Krippner

Abstract

This article examines the physics of psi that grew out ofan interview by the author with Stanley Krippner on 4 November 2004. This interview took place in a coffeehouse near the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where Krippner met with students and professionals answering questions for four hours. The topics included parapsychology, dream analysis, clinical psychology, shamanism, human rights issues of indigenous people, and more. Krippner’s visit to Nebraska was his way of thanking the author for organising a panel honouring his contributions to transpersonal psychology (Schroll, 2004a). Since 2004 this interview has undergone considerable revision and this article includes a final section devoted to answering comments initially posted during the 5th International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD) Psiber Dreaming conference, 2006, and then some reflections on more recent research and commentary in response to reviewers.1