Investigations of the Felix Experimental Group: 2010–2013
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2014-05-28
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STEPHEN E. BRAUDE, Investigations of the Felix Experimental Group: 2010–2013, Journal of Scientifi c Exploration, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 285–343 (2014), https://www.scientificexploration.org/docs/28/jse_28_2_Braude.pdf
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Reprinted from “Investigations of the Felix Experimental Group: 2010–2013”, Journal of Scientific Exploration, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 285-343, published by the Society for Scientific Exploration, http://www.scientificexploration.org.
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This paper chronicles my introduction to and subsequent investigation of the Felix Experimental Group (FEG) and its exhibitions of classical physical mediumship. It’s been nearly a century since investigators have had the opportunity to carefully study standard spiritistic phenomena, including the extruding of ectoplasm, and the FEG is the only current physical mediumistic circle permitting any serious controls. The paper details a progressively stringent, personally supervised series of séances, culminating in some well-controlled experiments with video documentation in a secure and private location belonging to one of the investigators. Regrettably, recent indications of fraud (explored also by Michael Nahm in this issue) have tarnished the case as a whole. However, it remains unclear how extensive the fraud has been. Accordingly, this paper evaluates the arguments both
for and against the paranormality of the phenomena displayed under the author’s supervision.