Peter’s Curated Resource Center

Explore deeply.Stay grounded.

These are not every source in my working library. They are the references I have intentionally selected for readers who want credible context, thoughtful spiritual exploration, and clear boundaries between evidence, philosophy, and belief.

Experience, evidence & open questions

Psychic & Psychical Research

Psychic experience is personal, but that does not mean every explanation should be accepted without examination. I value sources that preserve the history of this work, describe how psi has been tested, and make room for both meaningful results and honest disagreement.

Research can help us ask better questions. It cannot guarantee what any individual reading will reveal.

Parapsychological Association

Parapsychological Association

The professional association for researchers studying claimed psi experiences and related phenomena.

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Rhine Research Center

Rhine Research Center

Research and education focused on consciousness, intuition, and parapsychology.

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Society for Psychical Research

Psi Encyclopedia

An expert-edited reference to people, studies, cases, and concepts in psychical research.

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Society for Psychical Research

Society for Psychical Research

The historic Society for Psychical Research and its work examining reported psychic and paranormal experiences.

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Society for Scientific Exploration

Society for Scientific Exploration

A professional forum for careful research into questions that sit outside established scientific boundaries.

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Life, loss & the nature of awareness

Mediumship & Consciousness

Questions about consciousness, near-death experience, and connection after death deserve tenderness as well as discernment. I look for work that takes people’s experiences seriously without turning comfort, testimony, or a research finding into certainty.

Mediumship is a spiritual practice. Consciousness research is an evolving field. Neither should be used to pressure a grieving person into a belief.

Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies

Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies

Essays and research initiatives examining evidence and arguments about the survival of consciousness.

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International Association for Near-Death Studies

IANDS

Education, research, and support relating to near-death and similar transformative experiences.

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University of Virginia

UVA Division of Perceptual Studies

Academic research into extraordinary human experiences, including near-death experiences and claimed past-life memories.

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Windbridge Research Center

Windbridge Research Center

Scientific research and education concerning mediumship and experiences surrounding death and dying.

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Observe before you conclude

Paranormal Investigation

The most credible paranormal work begins with ordinary explanations, careful notes, respectful conduct, and the willingness to say “I don’t know.” I recommend resources that treat unusual reports as something to investigate—not content to sensationalize.

A strange recording, sensation, or instrument reading is not automatically evidence of a spirit.

Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena

ASSAP

Practical, evidence-minded guidance for investigating anomalous and paranormal reports.

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Two kinds of inquiry, kept distinct

Physics & Metaphysics

I am interested in physics and metaphysics, but I do not collapse them into the same subject. Physics measures the natural world. Metaphysics asks philosophical questions about reality, identity, cause, and existence. Spiritual reflection may be inspired by both, but inspiration is not proof.

Quantum mechanics is not scientific proof of psychic ability, manifestation, mediumship, or telepathy.

American Physical Society

American Physical Society

News, education, and professional resources from the American Physical Society.

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NASA

NASA Science

NASA’s public science reporting across astronomy, planetary science, Earth, and the universe.

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Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize Physics

Official records and accessible explanations of Nobel-recognized work in physics.

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Perimeter Institute

Perimeter Institute

Public education and research from an independent center for theoretical physics.

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Quanta Magazine

Quanta Physics

Independent explanatory journalism about current ideas and discoveries in physics.

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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Stanford Encyclopedia Metaphysics

A scholarly introduction to metaphysics and its central philosophical questions.

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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Stanford Encyclopedia Quantum Mechanics

A scholarly overview of quantum mechanics, its interpretation, and its philosophical implications.

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Know the stone before the symbolism

Crystal & Mineral Resources

I can appreciate a crystal’s place in spiritual tradition while still wanting to know what the specimen actually is. Mineral identification, treatments, sourcing, and care belong beside—not beneath—the meanings people associate with a stone.

Mineral science describes physical properties. Spiritual crystal meanings are traditions and personal interpretations, not medical claims.

Gemological Institute of America

GIA Gem Encyclopedia

Gemological profiles covering identification, formation, quality factors, and care.

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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Smithsonian Mineral Sciences

Smithsonian research into minerals, rocks, meteorites, and the formation of planetary materials.

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Intuition with welfare first

Pet & Animal Connection

The bond with an animal can be profound, and grief after a pet’s death is real grief. My intuitive work always sits alongside observable behavior, humane care, and veterinary expertise. A spiritual impression should never delay help an animal needs.

Pet psychic readings do not diagnose illness, replace a veterinarian, or override qualified behavior guidance.

ASPCA

ASPCA behavioral resources

Professional animal-behavior resources designed to support humane, evidence-based care.

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International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants

IAABC

Education and access to credentialed animal behavior consultants using humane practices.

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