Geophysical Variables and Behavior: XXX. Intense Paranormal Experiences Occur during Days of Quiet, Global, Geomagnetic Activity

1985 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 320-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Persinger
Keyword(s):  
Geomagnetic Activity ◽  
And Behavior

Geophysical Variables and Behavior: LXIX. Solar Activity and Admission of Psychiatric Inpatients

1992 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 449-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avi Raps ◽  
Eliahu Stoupel ◽  
Michael Shimshoni
Keyword(s):  
Solar Activity ◽  
Geomagnetic Activity ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatients ◽  
Psychiatric Unit ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Magnetic Disturbances

Numbers of first admissions per month for a single psychiatric unit, from 1977 to 1987, were examined for 1829 psychiatric inpatients to assess whether this measure was correlated with 10 parameters of geophysical activity. Four statistically significant values were 0.197 with level of solar radioflux at 2800 MHZ in the corresponding month, −0.274 with sudden magnetic disturbances of the ionosphere, −0.216 with the index of geomagnetic activity, and −0.262 with the number of hours of positive ionization of the ionosphere in the corresponding month. Percentages of variance accounted for were very small.

Geophysical Variables and Behavior: LXXXIV. Quantitative Increases in Group Aggression in Male Epileptic Rats during Increases in Geomagnetic Activity

1998 ◽  
Vol 86 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1392-1394 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. S. St. Pierre ◽  
M. A. Persinger
Keyword(s):  
Geomagnetic Activity ◽  
Serial Correlation ◽  
Partial Correlations ◽  
Multiple Domains ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

Over a 24-day period the magnitude of the average, 24 hr., global geomagnetic activity was significantly correlated ( r and rho about .40) with the average numbers of agonistic (biting) responses between midnight and 0100 hr. in a group of four male epileptic rats. Geomagnetic activity was not significantly correlated with quantitative measures of boxing, mounting, eating, grooming, or drinking. Partial correlations, which also controlled for a weak serial correlation, indicated that the index of geomagnetic activity was only associated with the biting (partial r = .54) behaviors. The results replicated previous studies and suggest that the relationship between group aggression and geomagnetic activity is specific and not an artifact of a generalized increase in multiple domains of behavior.

Geophysical Variables and Behavior: XLIV. Days of Subjective Precognitive Experiences and the Days before the Actual Events Display Correlated Geomagnetic Activity

1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-174
Author(s):  
Douglas R. Lewicki ◽  
George H. Schaut ◽  
Michael A. Persinger
Keyword(s):  
Data Base ◽  
Geomagnetic Activity ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Temporal Perception ◽  
Methodological Criterion ◽  
Actual Event ◽  
Parametric Analyses ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Non Parametric

Precognitive experiences concerning consequent events have been hypothesized to be alterations in temporal perception. All such experiences ( n = 156) that contained the days, months and years for the experience and the event were included from a published data base. Only 40 cases met the methodological criterion of having a temporal discrepancy between the experience and the event of equal to or more than 4 days. For two subsamples (discrepancies of 4–14 days and 15 to 2,000 days), both parametric and non-parametric analyses showed intermediate strength (0.50) correlations between the global geomagnetic activity on the day of the experience and the activity that would occur during the two days before the actual event.

Geophysical Variables and Behavior: XXXIII. Onsets of Historical and Contemporary Poltergeist Episodes Occurred with Sudden Increases in Geomagnetic Activity

1986 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 463-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Livingston Gearhart ◽  
M. A. Persinger
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Geomagnetic Activity ◽  
Temporal Pattern ◽  
Visual Observation ◽  
Statistical Analyses ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Complete Account ◽  
Aa Index

Several researchers have reported that poltergeist episodes frequently begin on the day (±1 day) of a sudden and intense increase in global geomagnetic activity. To test this visual observation, a near-complete account of these episodes for which the inception dates were recorded and verified was examined. Statistical analyses clearly indicated that global geomagnetic activity (aa index) on the day or day after the onset of these episodes was significantly higher than the geomagnetic activity on the days before or afterwards. The same temporal pattern was noted for historical cases and for those that have occurred more recently. The pattern was similar for episodes that occurred in North America and in Europe. The results were statistically significant and suggest that these unusual episodes may be some form of natural phenomena that are associated with geophysical factors.

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