What we’re about
The world-famous Rhine Research Center hosts lectures, workshops, classes and conferences with many of the world's foremost authorities on paranormal and parapsychology topics. Join, learn and experience with us!
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Mission of the Rhine: The Rhine Research Center explores the frontiers of consciousness and exceptional human experiences in the context of unusual and unexplained phenomena. The Rhine’s mission is to advance the science of parapsychology, to provide education and resources for the public, and to foster a community for individuals with personal and professional interest in psi.*
*Psi is defined as anomalous processes of information or energy transfer, such as telepathy or psychokinesis, that are currently unexplained in terms of known physical or biological mechanisms.
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Click here to see a 9th Street Journal article from February, 2019 ( https://9thstreetjournal.org/2019/02/19/thi...)
Here is an older article from the Indy in 2014. (https://indyweek.com/culture/etc/durham-s-rhine-research-center-one-country-s-last-parapsychological-institutes-seeks-quantify-ethereal/)
History from the NCpedia, click here. (https://www.ncpedia.org/rhine-research-center)
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The three pillars of the Rhine are Research, Education, and Community. The Rhine is the premier research center for parapsychology in the country, provides events and an online school for students of parapsychology, and an active community of volunteers and members who have their own experiences are or interested in psi phenomena.
Read about research at the Rhine (https://www.rhineonline.org/research)
Read about education in parapsychology (https://www.rhineonline.org/explore)
Read about the Rhine community (https://www.rhineonline.org/community)
In 1930, J.B. Rhine began academic research into the field of parapsychology at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and in 1935 the Duke Parapsychology Labs were established. In 1965, the a nonprofit organization was formed, and today it continues as the Rhine Research Center. (Learn more about the Rhine)
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NB: As the topics of our presentations vary widely, check regularly through upcoming meetups for those that suit your particular interests. When seating is limited, that event's description will say so, and include a link directly to that part of the Rhine's website where you can purchase tickets by Paypal to guarantee yourself a spot. ALL Friday lectures are SIMULCAST and can be viewed over the Internet.
Website: http://www.rhine.org
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- American Muse: Introducing the American Museum of Para-Musicology w/Matt MarbleNeeds location
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For centuries, musicians have been inspired by metaphysical traditions like meditation, dreamwork, divination, and trance mediumship. Metaphysical practices and spirituality have contributed to all genres of American music, and by looking at the artists who apply these teachings, we can learn more about the relationship between metaphysics, music, and creative practices.
Matt Marble, director of the American Museum of Musicology, explores how American musicians have creatively sought communion with the numinous, from ancient Native American dream song to the occult foundations of hip-hop. Matt will discuss the basic principles underlying the three most prominent American metaphysical traditions, the Spiritualist movement, New Thought philosophy, and the teachings of the Theosophical Society.
In this multimedia presentation including images and audio, Matt will present some artists who creatively engaged these teachings as well as some of the methods they've employed. This diverse exploration will include the psychic life of the first American pop band, the séances of the National Opera Club of America, the female metaphysicians who pioneered modern music therapy, the Luso-American pioneer of cosmic jazz, Theosophy’s radical influence on avant-garde composition, popular music, and guitar culture—and so much more.
Join us for this unique and inspired evening of music and the metaphysical philosophies that have contributed to our arts for centuries.
Biography: Matt Marble is an artist, author, media producer and director of the American Museum of Paramusicology ("brilliant and humbling," The Paris Review). Both creatively and through historical research, his work explores the inspired intersections of art and metaphysics and the intuitive disciplines they mutually employ. Matt is the author of Buddhist Bubblegum: Esotericism in the Creative Process of Arthur Russell ("groundbreaking work," New York Times), published by Coolgrove Press (2020).
As an audio producer he hosts Secret Sound, exploring the metaphysical history of American music, and The Hidden Present, an interview series exploring intuitive discipline and spiritual imagination from diverse perspectives. His writing, research, media production, and personal archive constitute the American Museum of Paramusicology (AMP), through which he also publishes the monthly AMP Journal.
His work has recently been featured by Warp Records, Aquarium Drunkard, the California Festival/L.A. Philharmonic, and the Philosophical Research Society. Matt holds a B.A. in Speech & Hearing Sciences (Portland State University), a Ph.D. in Music Composition (Princeton University), and a black rattlesnake from his dreams.
To learn more about Matt, please visit: www.mattmarble.net. - PEG (Psychic Experience(r)s Group: Open Discussion (ONLINE ONLY)Link visible for attendees
PEG meetings (first Tuesday of the month) are dedicated to the discussion of personal experiences involving psi (psychic) and consciousness. We maintain a policy of honesty, privacy, and sharing without judgment. Shared experiences touch on telepathy, healing, precognition, extended senses, psychokinesis, remote viewing, dreams, haunting, reincarnation, near-death experiences, out-of-body experiences, and other anomalous experiences.
As personal stories flow, ideas and inspiration begin to flow for developing our extended psi and for finding creative ways to be of greater service in the larger community.
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The price of admission ($10) applies to all regular events (Dreams, Remote Viewing, PEG, and Science Team discussions) for the next 30 days - a real bargain!
Sustaining members & Scientific Supporters ($10/month) enter Free! - Weekly Science Discussion MeetingLink visible for attendees
Every Wednesday afternoon, some of the best minds in parapsychology gather here to catch up on what they've been researching, reading, and to hear about recent developments of importance to parapsychology. Topics may be open, or guest speakers may be sharing their work and findings.
Click here to register at The Rhine's website
Free. (Donations gratefully accepted!) - Weekly Science Discussion MeetingLink visible for attendees
Every Wednesday afternoon, some of the best minds in parapsychology gather here to catch up on what they've been researching, reading, and to hear about recent developments of importance to parapsychology. Topics may be open, or guest speakers may be sharing their work and findings.
Click here to register at The Rhine's website
Free. (Donations gratefully accepted!)