The Carlos S. Alvarado Archives: Essays in the History of Parapsychology and Psychology (18001899)

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The disciplines of psychiatry, psychology, psychical research and parapsychology have emerged from the same foundational roots of Euro-American philosophy and science. Dr. Carlos S. Alvarados work presents a unique glimpse into the pre-history, foundations, and evolution of these disciplines, before developing their distinctive identities as we know them today. These volumes are of immense relevance to research scholars and students of psychology and parapsychology, as well as those of philosophy, history, theology, and psychoanalysis.

The prolific work of Dr. Carlos S. Alvarado has centered on studies about the history of psychical research and on survey research of various psychic experiences in a career spanning from 1976 to 2021. Curated from a publication list of over 500 publications in multiple languages, The Carlos S. Alvarado Archives is a collection of Dr. Alvarados peer-reviewed articles covering the European-American history of parapsychology and psychology. Arranged in the order of the content date, the papers present a systematic evolution of the history of parapsychology from the 1800s to the present, including the early foundations of psychology and parapsychology and the changing perspectives in the field.

Spread out over three volumes, the 142 papers cover historical topics that include mesmerism, hypnosis, somnambulism, dissociation, consciousness, hysteria, Spiritualism, Spiritism, and mediumship. Many of these papers cover the work of European and American stalwarts such as William James, Charles Richet, Alfred Binet, Allan Kardec, G. Stanley Hall, F.W.H. Myers, Michael Faraday, William Stainton Moses, and Albert de Rochas, and several others from the 19th to 21st century.

These volumes are of immense relevance to research scholars and students of psychology and parapsychology, as well as those of philosophy, history, theology, and psychoanalysis.

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Carlos S. Alvarado, PhD (1955-2021), was a research fellow at the Parapsychology Foundation and Adjunct Research Faculty at Sofia University. He was on the editorial boards of the Journal of Near-Death Studies, Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, Journal of Scientific Exploration, and was the Book Review Editor of the Journal of Parapsychology. The prolific work of Dr. Alvarado has centered on studies about the history of psychical research, and on survey research on out-of-body experiences and other psychic experiences in a career spanning from 1976 to 2021. He has published over 340 peer-reviewed articles in publications such as: Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, History of Psychiatry, Journal of Psychology, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Journal of Parapsychology, Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, Journal of Scientific Exploration, and the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research. He was a recipient of the 2010 Parapsychological Associations Outstanding Contribution Award, and the 2017 Parapsychological Associations Outstanding Career Award.
Nancy L. Zingrone, PhD, is a Distinguished Core Part-Time Professor of Psychology in the John F. Kennedy School of Psychology and Social Sciences at National University (San Diego, California) and a Research Fellow at the Parapsychology Foundation (New York, New York). From 1988 to the present, her 40+ peer-reviewed articles, many of which were co-authored by Carlos S. Alvarado, have focused on psychological and psychical research, as well as the histories of psychiatry, psychology, and psychical research. She was awarded the 2015 Outstanding Contribution Award from the Parapsychological Association.
Sonali Bhatt Marwaha, PhD, is a research associate with the Laboratories for Fundamental Research, Palo Alto, CA and is the International Liaison for the Parapsychological Association in India. Her recent publications include The Star Gate Archives (4 volumes), compiled and co-edited with Dr. Edwin C. May. She has published several theoretical papers aimed at understanding the nature of informational psi. She was awarded the Parapsychological Associations 2022 Outstanding Contribution Award.