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Psychological Perspectives on Reality, Consciousness and Paranormal Experience

Tony Jinks

Psychological Perspectives on Reality, Consciousness and Paranormal Experience

Tony Jinks School of Social Sciences and Psychology University of Western Sydney Penrith, NSW, Australia

ISBN 978-3-030-28901-0 ISBN 978-3-030-28902-7  (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28902-7 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Introduction

Tom is 31 years old and works for a large multinational company as an internal IT consultant. That means he helps maintain the company’s intranet and fixes all the problems employees encounter, or most times, create. To get an impression of Tom, imagine a Caucasian male of average height and weight, clean-shaven with mouse-brown hair and pale skin who wears thin-rimmed glasses and expresses a serious disposition (I can describe him this way because I guarantee he’ll never read this book). In mid-2015 Tom’s company held a conference for employees at a hotel and function centre on the outskirts of a city, not far from the company’s head office. The building was of late nineteenth-century sandstone construction, two stories high and in the shape of a square “U”, with meeting spaces and dining facilities in the main (horizontal) section facing a busy arterial road, and guest accommodation in each of the two wings projecting away from the traffic. As the conference was a two-day affair, Tom and his colleagues stayed overnight. Tom’s room was on the top floor of the southern wing, second door from the end of a long and well-lit hallway. Following the completion of the first day’