Notis 173, 30-08-2011, Paranormala effekter av TM, transcendental gruppmeditation
/Krister Johanson+GB
Inför föredraget om paranormala effekter av TM, transcendental gruppmeditation har vi av föredragshållaren Krister Johanson fått en hel del underlag för den som vill veta mer om forskningen och om olika rapporter.
Det är väl onödigt, men vi vill nämna att vi i SPF inte granskat denna forskning och alltså inte kan gå i god för den. Vi vill ”bara” förmedla vidare denna info för den intresserade:
På denna länk finns en sammanfattning varför TM skiljer sig fundamentalt från andra tekniker, och på denna länk finns en power-point-presentation om hur meditation påverkar hjärn-funktioner.
Några länkar till några webbplatser som kan intressera : www.tm-meditation.se, www.tmdoctors.info www.truthabouttm.org, www.drfredtravis.com, www.mum.edu, www.doctorsontm.org
Se särskilt ”truthaboutTM” som är David Orme-Johnsons stora sammanställning av all TM-forskning. I bilagan ”Utdrag2David”, nedan kallad ”Memorandum on science” har jag med Davids och Freds hjälp ställt samman de viktigaste forskningsrapporterna inom några kärnområden. Man kan beställa dokumenten från reprints@mum.edu.
Jämför bilagorna ”TM unikt”, ”Fred Travis site” och ”Karolinska Institute”. I bilagan ”Science of consciousness” finns programmet till en konferens i Stockholm 3-7 maj, där bl.a. Fred Travis kommer att medverka enligt bilagan om Quantum Effects.
Memorandum on science
The TM technique
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1. TM provides a very deep, wakeful rest (restful alertness) that removes stress and fatigue
a) Dillbeck MC, Orme-Johnson DW. Physiological differences between Transcendental Meditation and rest. American Psychologist 1987 42(9):879-881
2. TM increases brain coherence and synchrony
a) Travis FT, Arenander A. Cross-sectional and longitudinal study of effects of Transcendental Meditation practice on interhemispheric frontal asymmetry and frontal coherence. International Journal of Neuroscience 2006 116(12):1519-38
3. TM has effects that are different from other techniques
a) Eppley K, Abrams A, Shear J. Differential effects of relaxation techniques on trait anxiety: a meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychology 1989 45(6):957-974
b) Travis and Shear: Focused attention, open monitoring, and automatic self-transcending. Consciousness and Cognition (in press).
4. TM prevents disease
a) Barnes VA, Orme-Johnson DW. Clinical and pre-clinical applications of the Transcendental Meditation program in the prevention and treatment of essential hypertension and cardiovascular disease in youth and adults. Current Hypertension Reviews 2006 2(3):207-218
b) Orme-Johnson DW. Medical care utilization and the Transcendental Meditation program. Psychosomatic Medicine 1987 49(1):493-507
c) Schneider RH, Alexander CN, Salerno J, Rainforth M, Nidich S. Stress reduction in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease in high risk underserved populations: a review of controlled research on the Transcendental Meditation program. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 2005 17(1):159-180
d) Walton KG, Schneider RH, Nidich SI, Salerno JW, Nordstrom CK, Merz CN. Psychosocial stress and cardiovascular disease. Part 2: effectiveness of the Transcendental Meditation program in treatment and prevention. Behavioral Medicine 2002 28(3):106-123
5. TM has also some effects at a distance
a) Mason LI, Patterson RP, Radin DI. Exploratory study: the random number generator and group meditation. Journal of Scientific Exploration 2007 21(2):295-317
b) Orme-Johnson DW, Dillbeck MC, Wallace RK, Landrith III GS. Intersubject EEG coherence: is consciousness a field? International Journal of Neuroscience 1982 16(3/4):203-209
c) Travis FT, Orme-Johnson DW. Field model of consciousness: EEG coherence changes as indicators of field effects. International Journal of Neuroscience 1989 49(3/4):203-211
The TM-Sidhi program
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6. The program changes the brain
a) Travis FT, Orme-Johnson DW. Field model of consciousness: EEG coherence changes as indicators of field effects. International Journal of Neuroscience 1989 49(3/4):203-211
7. The program is life supporting at long ranges
a) Hagelin JS, Rainforth MV, Orme-Johnson DW, Cavanaugh KL, Alexander CN, Shatkin SF, Davies JL, Hughes AO, Ross E. Effects of group practice of the Transcendental Meditation program on preventing violent crime in Washington, DC: results of the National Demonstration Project, June-July 1993. Social Indicators Research 1999 47(2):153-201
8. The effects can be explained in terms of quantum physics
Focus on the increasingly more minute parts of a centimeter. Nucleus of an atom = 10-12 cm.
– Acknowledged facts: Electromagnetism and gravitation have effects at infinite ranges. Electromagnetism and weak interaction within the atom are basically one law at 10-16 cm.
– Theories of grand unification (10-28 cm) and superstrings (10-33 cm, unified energy field).
– Analogy of Meissner effect. Super fluidity, super conductivity.
Conclusions
– There is a strong need to make also sociologists and leaders in society fully understand the explanation in terms of physics.
– Is a small interdisciplinary conference in Sweden a good basis for more clear information about the points above?
– Is more research needed?
– Even a strong hypothesis would be good enough for taking action – nationally and globally.
Information material
– Copies of the scientific magazines or printouts of the reports.
– Websites: www.truthabouttm.org, www.tmdoctorsontm.org, www.drfredtravis.com,
and in Swedish www.tmdoctors.info