Can Phosphenism be studied by parapsychology ?
NO, Phosphenism is an Initiatoty, Esoteric, Spiritual type of tuition. The experiences triggered by it do not belong to parapsychology as they are of a different nature. Footnote : “Parapsychology has only ever managed to convince the people that wanted to believe. Its limited amount of results do not allow great possibilities of application”. In a large number of experiences, it is difficult for a person without the necessary information to judge the real quality of his or her experiences. As an example, when we suffer a skin rash, the itching becomes unbearable. When we scratch, we feel a certain well being. This phenomenon is called “scratching ecstasy” by physicians. From a pathological state, stems a state of ecstasy. This ecstasy is a sensory dead end. The process is the same with experiences. As an example, when a subject practices the initiatory exercises of swaying of the head, that subject could make the mistake of swaying the head too widely, producing a massage of the sympa
