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File124 - The missing photon experiment: Does focused attention employ matter as an agent for interacting with light?2017-022021-02

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2016 Grants
Start date: 2017-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016-124
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
124 - The missing photon experiment: Does focused attention employ matter as an agent for interacting with light?
Duration: 2017-02 - 2021-02
Researcher(s):
Loren Carpenter
Institution(s): Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California (USA)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Author: Carpenter, L.
Number of reproductions:
2
Keywords:
Psychokinesis / Mind-matter / Photon / Light / Parapsychology
DocumentFinal report - The missing photon experiment: Does focused attention employ matter as an agent for interacting with light?2019

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2016 Grants
Start date: 2017-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016-124
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
124 - The missing photon experiment: Does focused attention employ matter as an agent for interacting with light?
Duration: 2017-02 - 2021-02
Researcher(s):
Loren Carpenter
Institution(s): Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California (USA)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Author: Carpenter, L.
Number of reproductions:
2
Keywords:
Psychokinesis / Mind-matter / Photon / Light / Parapsychology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016-124.01
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Final report - The missing photon experiment: Does focused attention employ matter as an agent for interacting with light?
Publication year: 2019
URL:
https://www.bial.com/media/3526/the-missing-photon-experiment.pdf
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND
Mind-matter interactions have been evaluated in the lab in various ways. Despite growing positive evidence for significant effects of mental intention on physical systems, the mechanism for how intention influences the physical systems is unknown.
AIMS
The aims were to evaluate the interactions between focused mental intention and two properties of light (polarization and scattering) in three exploratory experiments to further our understanding of mind-matter interactions.
METHOD
To detect effects in polarization, a laser beam was passed through horizontal and vertical polarizers. Participants were asked to alternately focus their attention toward and away from the beam between the two polarizers. If attention affected the photons’ plane of polarization, then the illumination intensity of the beam exiting the second polarizer should increase. A third experiment explored whether attention focused toward light would cause it to scatter (or refract, or be absorbed), resulting in a decrease in overall illumination. To test this idea, the intensity of a laser beam passing through a reflective sphere was recorded, along with any light deflected from the beam and ending up inside the sphere.
RESULTS
Two experiments with different apparatus showed significant effects contrary to the expectation that the illumination intensity of the beam exiting the second polarizer should increase. The results of the third experiment were again contrary to expectation and showed that light beam intensity significantly increasing after exiting the sphere.
CONCLUSIONS
The studies reported here are part of a long line of experiments investigating the role of consciousness in the physical world. Photons were used here as the physical targets partially because of continuing interest in light phenomena within psi research, but also because photons are quantum “entities,” and as such these types of experiments may help to inform questions about the nature of observation in quantum theory.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Carpenter, L.
Secondary author(s):
Radin, D., Anastasia, J., Cannard, C., Okonsky, J.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
2
Reference:
Carpenter, L., Radin, D., Anastasia, J., Cannard, C., & Okonsky, J. (2019). Final report - The missing photon experiment: Does focused attention employ matter as an agent for interacting with light?
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Photons / Mind-matter interactions / Psychophysical interactions / Psychokinesis

Final report - The missing photon experiment: Does focused attention employ matter as an agent for interacting with light?

Final report - The missing photon experiment: Does focused attention employ matter as an agent for interacting with light?
DocumentPsychophysical interactions with photons: Three exploratory studies with unexpected results2021

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2016 Grants
Start date: 2017-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016-124
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
124 - The missing photon experiment: Does focused attention employ matter as an agent for interacting with light?
Duration: 2017-02 - 2021-02
Researcher(s):
Loren Carpenter
Institution(s): Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California (USA)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Author: Carpenter, L.
Number of reproductions:
2
Keywords:
Psychokinesis / Mind-matter / Photon / Light / Parapsychology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016-124.02
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Psychophysical interactions with photons: Three exploratory studies with unexpected results
Publication year: 2021
Abstract/Results:
ABSTRACT:
Interactions between focused mental intention and two properties of light (polarization and scattering) were studied in three exploratory experiments. To detect effects in polarization, a laser beam was passed through horizontal and vertical polarizers. Participants were asked to alternately focus their attention toward and away from the beam between the two polarizers. If attention affected the photons’ plane of polarization, then the illumination intensity of the beam exiting the second polarizer should increase. Two experiments with different apparatus showed significant effects contrary to this expectation. To follow up on those results, a third experiment explored whether attention focused toward light would cause it to scatter (or refract, or be absorbed), resulting in a decrease in overall illumination. To test this idea, the intensity of a laser beam passing through a reflective sphere was recorded, along with any light deflected from the beam and ending up inside the sphere. The result was again contrary to expectation, with the light beam intensity significantly increasing after exiting the sphere. Interpretations of these results are discussed.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Copyright/Reproduction:
By permission
Language:
eng
Author:
Carpenter, L.
Secondary author(s):
Cannard, C., Wahbeh, H., Radin, D.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
2
Reference:
Carpenter, L., Cannard, C., Wahbeh, H., & Radin, D. (2021). Psychophysical interactions with photons: Three exploratory studies with unexpected results. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 85(1), 31-48.
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Mind-matter interactions / Photons / Polarization / Consciousness