Bulletin of the William C. Menninger Number 2 C/"aimonioes M60ICaL center Summer, 1969 FIRST GARDNER MURPHY FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED LAB STAFF TO PRESENT SIX PAPERS AT P.A. Dr. Gardner Murphy, a former presi- Several research reports will be dent of the American Psychological Asso- presented by Dream Laboratory s2taff mem- cietion and current president of the A- bers at the annual meeting of the Para- merican Society for Psychical Research, psychological Association in New York has given the Dream Laboratory a special City, September 4-6, 1969. Dr. Montague fund to allow colleae students to engage Ullman, Dr.Stanley Krippner,and Charles in research activities. The first stu- Honorton will re2ad a total of six re- dents to be awarded the Murphy Fellow- search briefs and experimental reports. ships are Donadrian Rice (Wofford Coll- Dr. Krippner's paper su=narizes results ege, S.C.) and Mildred Carbone (Hofstra from 55 experimental nights and 79 pilot University, N.Y.). Other students at night,s in which a single subject and a the laboratory this summer include R2ich- single agent (vino attempted to "send" ie Davidson (New York University), Gor- a picture)were used in telepathy stud- don Goodman (Harpur College, N.Y.), Bill ies. outside judges (who did not know Hughes (Oregon State College), Gayle Mi- which art print was used for any given ree (City College, N.Y.C.), and Diane night) assigned "hits" and "misses" to Schneider (Hunter 0College, N.Y.C.).Part- the sessions. The most successful c=- ti-"ie workers have included Ralph Blick- binations involved a male subject -and enstaff? Robert Harris, Dale. Ironson, a male agent -- or a male subject and a Rcn Victor, and Brian Washburn. female agent. Approved fori;@e-leas% ICXL CENTER, N.Y.C. iuLL.ETIN, WILI-@IAM C. MENi,4iNGER DREAM LABORATORY, NIAIMONIDL3 MED Summer, 1969. Issue Number Two ALPHA-ESP STUDIES INAUGURATED AT LAB 2 MALCOLM BESSENT ARRIVES FROM ENGLAND Mr. Charles Honorton, A noted psychic sensitive from London, England.Mr. Malcolm Bessent, Dream Laboratory Research Associate, has been spending the summer serving has inaugurated a series of projects as a research subject at the labora- investig2ating the relationship be- tory. Several research projects are tween ESP ancf the alpha state (i.e., underway, attempting to test areas when a subject's brain waves register of his psi capacities and discover between 8 and 13 cycles per second information about his abilities. A- on the EEG).IN his first experiment, 2 mong the studies attempted are tar- he tested 10subjects with randomized get picture readings, psychometric decks of cards containing geometric readings, psychokinetic effects upon forms. Each of these 10 subjects plants, and an eight-night dream attempted to guess the order of the study involving precognition. During 2 cards in the deck. In the trials the latter study, Mr. Bessent would with relatively high alpha wave attempt to dream about an experience activity there was an average of 6 which he would have the following correct guesses per each run of 25 morning. This experience was ran- attempts. In the trials with rela- domly selected once th2e night's in- tively low alpha wave activity there terviews and dream reports had been wds an average of 4 correct guesses. tape-recorded. Mr. Bessent's travel The difference was statistically expenses were paid by Donald C. Web- significant and Mr. Honortorf con- ster of Toronto, Canada;the research cluded that successful ESP perform- 2 projects were funded by the Founda- ance "may be related to a relaxed, tion for the Study of Consciousness, passive state of mind, devoid of Philadelphia, Pa. imagery, and in which there is a de--: crease of attentive activity." , An Individuals and institutions wishing to'receive futu0re Bulletins are re- alpha training device has now been quested to notify Charles Honorton, Dream Laboratory, Maimonides Medical built for additional experimentation Center, 4802 10th Ave., Brooklyn,Ne,,-i (funded by the Society for Compara - York 11219. tive Philosophy, Sausalito, Calif.).