Larry Dossey - The Power of Premonitions

xiii. That grenade, How to Meditate: LeShan, L. How to Meditate: A Guide to Self-Discovery. Boston: Little, Brown, 1974.

xiv. bumper sticker says, gravity: Mooney, G. The History of the Gravity poster. www.mooneyart.com/gravity/historyof_01.html. Accessed September 16, 2008.

xv. is commonly called mind over matter: Braud, W. G. Psi Notes: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Parapsychology and Psychic Phenomena. 2nd ed. San Antonio, TX: The Mind Science Foundation, 1984: 3.

xv. I wouldnt have much use for a field called parabiology: Mayer, E. L. Extraordinary Knowing: Science, Skepticism, and the Inexplicable Powers of the Human Mind. New York: Bantam/Random House, 2007: 119.

xvii. It all began innocently enough: Abridged from Dossey, L. Reinventing Medicine. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1999: 13.

xxii. Last year alone, literally billions were spent: Schwartz, S. A. An Arrow Through Time. Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing. 2008; 4(2): 95100.

xvii. Past presidents have included several Nobelists: Those interested in the early research in precognition may consult the SPRs Web site at www.spr.ac.uk/expcms/.

xvii. Rhines initial laboratory has morphed into the Rhine Research Center: The Web site of the Rhine Research Center is www.rhine.org.

xvii. The archives of the PA are a rewarding entry point: The Web site of the Parapsychological Association is parapsych.org/.

xvii. the recent scholarly books Irreducible Mind: Kelly, E. F., et al. Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century. Lanham, M. D.: Rowman and Littlefield; 2007.

xvii. and Varieties of Anomalous Experience: Cardea, E., Lynn, S. J., Krippner, S. (eds.). Varieties of Anomalous Experience: Examining the Scientific Evidence. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association; 2000.

xvii. A 1987 survey by the University of Chicagos: Greeley, A. M. Mysticism Goes Mainstream. American Health. 1987; 6(1): 4749.

xxiv. who helped guide the spiritual and political leader of Tibet: Targ, E., Schlitz, M., Irwin, H. J. Psi-related experiences. In: Varieties of Anomalous Experience: Examining the Scientific Evidence. Cardea, E., Lynn, S. J., Krippner, S. (eds.) Washington, DC: American Psychological Association; 2000: 21952.

xxv. is not to say that I rely solely on the oracles advice: Gyatsu, T. Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama. New York: HarperCollins; 1991. Quotation available at NechungThe State Oracle of Tibet, Web site of the government of Tibet in exile. www.tibet.com/Buddhism/nechung_hh.html. Accessed March 2, 2008.

xxv. in managing President Ronald Reagans schedule: Carroll, R. T. The Skeptics Dictionary Online. Astrology. skepdic.com/astrolgy.html. Accessed March 3, 2008.

xxv. that satellites could not see: Puthoff, H. E. CIA-Initiated Remote Viewing Program at Stanford Research Institute. Journal of Scientific Exploration. 1996; 110(1): 75.

xxv. in the highly classified Star Gate program: May, E. C. The American Institutes for Research Review of the Department of Defenses STAR GATE program: A commentary. Journal of Scientific Exploration. 1996; 10(1): 89107.

xxix. Im sure [my memory] only works one way: Carroll, L. Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. New York: New American Library; 2000: 174.

3. and a change in the weather: Feather, S. R., Schmicker, M. The Gift: ESP, the Extraordinary Experiences of Ordinary People. New York: St. Martins Press; 2005: 2.

4. in a dramatic enough way to make us consider the possibility: Feather, S. R., Schmicker, M. The Gift. Op. cit., 185.

4. before any damage was done.: Targ, R. Limitless Mind. Op. cit., 8586.

5. for the sorrow that I knew she would feel: Feather, S. R., Schmicker, M. The Gift. Op. cit., 189.

5. the same dog I dreamed of that bit him: Feather, S. R., Schmicker, M. The Gift. Op. cit., 196.

5. failed intervention attempts are greatly outnumbered by successful interventions: Feather, S. R., Schmicker, M. The Gift. 198.

6. the near accident that he had to be relieved from work: Feather, S. R., Schmicker, M. The Gift. Op. cit., 19899.

6. Dale E. Graff is a physicist: Graffs book Tracks in the Psychic Wilderness is a fascinating description of his experiences. See: Graff, D. E. Tracks in the Psychic Wilderness: An Exploration of ESP, Remote Viewing, Precognitive Dreaming and Synchronicity. New ed. London: Vega; 2003.

6. beginning in the 1970s during the Cold War: Puthoff, H. E. CIA-Initiated Remote Viewing at Stanford Research Institute. www.biomindsuperpowers.com/Pages/CIA-InitiatedRV.html. Accessed February 6, 2008. Also: Utts, J. An Assessment of the Evidence for Psychic Functioning. Journal of Scientific Exploration. 1996; 10(1): 330. anson.ucdavis.edu/~utts/air2.html. Accessed February 6, 2008. Also: Targ, R. Remote Viewing at Stanford Research Institute in the 1970s: A Memoir. Journal of Scientific Exploration. 1996; 10(1): 7788. Also: May, E. C. The American Institutes for Research Review of the Department of Defenses STAR GATE Program: A Commentary. Journal of Scientific Exploration. 1996; 10(1): 89107. Also: Nelson, R. D., et al. Precognitive Remote Perception: Replication of Remote Viewing. Journal of Scientific Exploration. 1996; 10(1): 10910.

6. he promptly intervened upon waking, possibly saving a life: Feather, S. R., Schmicker, M. The Gift. Op. cit., 202203.

7. Future events are always casting their shadows: Graff, D. E. Explorations in Precognitive Dreaming. Journal of Scientific Exploration. 2007; 21(4): 70722.

7. they will flicker in and out of our experience: Graff, D. E. Explorations in Precognitive Dreaming. Journal of Scientific Exploration. 2007; 21(4): 70722.

8. a true precognitive warning we need to act on: Feather, S. R., Schmicker, M. The Gift. Op. cit., 201.

8. after spending eleven days in intensive care: Kroft, S. Dennis Quaid Recounts Twins Drug Ordeal. 60 Minutes. CBS online; www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/13/60minutes/main3936412.shtml. Accessed March 26, 2008. Also: Kimberly Quaid said she had premonition at nine P.M. that something was wrong. Celebrity Blend. www.celebrityblend.com/kimberlyquaid-said-she-had-premonition-at-9pm-that-something-was-wrong. Accessed March 26, 2008. Also: Ornstein, C. Quaids Recall Twins Drug Overdosage. Los Angeles Times. January 15, 2008. Available at ZAP2it. www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-story-quaidsrecalltwinsdrugoverdose,0,2286448. story. Accessed March 26, 2008. Also: Ornstein, C. State Cites Safety Drug Lapses at Cedars-Sinai. Los Angeles Times. January 10, 2008. Available at: Portland Tribune online. portlandscw.trb.com/news/la-me-cedars10jan10,0,4490595.story?coll=kwbp-news-1. Accessed March 26, 2008.

9. informing him that his dad had died: Cohn, S. Personal communication to the author. March 26, 2008. Used with permission.

10. Theyre ovarian cysts, completely benign: Dossey, L. Distant Nonlocal Awareness: A Different Kind of DNA. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 2000; 6(6): 1014, 10210.

11. at the site the nurse was illuminating: Mitchell, E. The Physiological Diagnostic Dream. New York Medical Journal. 1923; 188, 416.

11. which had not metastasized, and was surgically resected: Schneider, D. Revolution in the Body-Mind. I. Forewarning Cancer Dreams and the Bioplasma Concept.