Gerhard Mayer studied psychology, sociology, and philosophy. Since 1996, he has been working as a researcher at the IGPP in Freiburg, Germany. His research interests concern cultural studies relating to the border areas of psychology, shamanism, magical practices and beliefs, the biographical integration of extraordinary experiences, and scientific approaches to astrology. He is director of [...]

Samantha Lee Treasure is a British-Canadian medical anthropology student at SOAS University of London, and is currently based in Busan, South Korea. Inspired by childhood experiences on a (potentially) haunted farm, her research focuses on out-of-body experiences and sleep paralysis, and she has delivered talks on these topics since 2013 in the UK, Japan, Russia, [...]