September 10, 2013 — The John E. Mack Institute (JEMI) is pleased to have offered guidance during the development of the Xperiencers television program. Our year-long affiliation with the production has concluded. As the program moves into production without our collaboration we wish it well. We’d particularly like to thank the co-producer with whom we […]
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Vanity Fair feature article about Harvard’s Dr. John Mack is now online
At midnight on Thursday, May 9th, 2013, VANITY FAIR posts its online feature article about Harvard Psychiatry Professor and Pulitzer Prize-winner, Dr. John Mack, written by NY Times investigative journalist Ralph Blumenthal. Read Blumenthal’s article on VanityFair.com The article recounts Dr. Mack’s defense of alien abductees and the personal and academic price he paid for it. […]
Continue ReadingBudd Hopkins
August 21, 2011 – Budd Hopkins has died. On January 10, 1990, Budd Hopkins inscribed these words to John Mack, then a nascent inquirer into the subject of alien encounters: “For John, with every good wish to a future – I hope – colleague.” Today, Sunday August 21, 2011, we remember a pioneer of the […]
Continue Reading“The Priests of High Strangeness”: A Warning About Expectations
January 15, 2011 In “The Priests of High Strangeness”, an essay by Carol Rainey published in the premiere issue of Paratopia (Jan 2011), the author asserts that “The sensational cases published in [Budd] Hopkins’ Intruders and Witnessed, in [David] Jacobs’ Secret Life and The Threat… are not the norm for abduction experiences.” She suggests that Hopkins, her husband of ten years, was too […]
Continue ReadingTranslating the word “Experiencer” into other languages
December 10, 2010 Nuance of meaning retained with newly invented word Recently an Italian website, www.altrogiornale.org, contacted the John E. Mack Institute for permission to translate some of Dr. John Mack’s articles. With consent from the John E. Mack Archives LLC, permission was granted. We asked what word they would use for “experiencer”. “Experiencer” is, after […]
Continue ReadingJEMI observes the passing of Sandra Wright, former board member
December 20, 2009 The current board of the John E. Mack Institute acknowledge the passing of a former board member, Sandra Wright, whom many of us knew as a friend. We honor her dedication to, in her words, “assist global man to better understand the various routes available to enlightenment”. Sandra helped promote this shift […]
Continue ReadingDriver In Dr John Mack Accident Sentenced
Sentencing of the automobile driver who struck and killed Harvard professor of psychiatry John E. Mack, M.D. on the night of September 27, 2004, took place earlier today in London at the Wood Green Crown Court. Raymond Czechowski, 52, of Elstree, England, had earlier entered a plea of guilty “by careless driving whilst under the […]
Continue ReadingReality Check: Alien Encounters
Kate Farmer of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) explores opposing views of alien encounters in this brief episode of “Reality Check”, originally aired in June 2005. Guests are Harvard Medical School psychologist Richard J. McNally and Will Bueché of the John E. Mack Institute. The episode highlights McNally’s endorsement of the longstanding (1980s) theory that […]
Continue ReadingResults of UK Study of Alien Encounter “Experiencers” Previewed
On June 4, 2005 at a confernece in Liverpool, Professor Chris French gave a presentation on the alien abduction study undertaken by him and his team at Goldsmiths College, University of London. On this page we present: French’s abstract (from the soon-to-be-published paper); a comment from the John Mack Institute written in advance of French’s […]
Continue ReadingAndrew Beath’s new book, Consciousness in Action, features John Mack
May 30, 2005 – A conversation from 2001 between Andrew Beath and the late Harvard psychiatrist John E. Mack, M.D. is included in a new book by Andrew Beath. Beath’s conversations with many philosophers weave throughout the book, touching on many subjects. For his part, Mack touches on subjects ranging from Gorbachev to alien encounters. […]
Continue ReadingArchiving effort to save John Mack’s papers underway
April 12, 2005 – As a prolific writer, Dr. John Mack left behind many papers when he passed away – some widely read, others barely known outside of professional circles. One of the initiatives of the John E. Mack Institute is the archiving of his works. We spoke with Will Bueche about this archiving effort, […]
Continue ReadingKosmos Journal nominated for “Best Spiritual Coverage” by Utne!
January 12, 2005 – The Kosmos Journal, created by the John E. Mack Institute’s own Dr. Nancy Roof, has been nominated for its excellence in Spiritual Coverage by the prestigious Utne Independent Press Awards! As our United Nations NGO representative for more than fifteen years, Dr. Roof has been informing and inspiring participation in shaping our […]
Continue ReadingJohn Mack Remembrance Event in San Francisco, January 16
December 1, 2004 With speakers Joe Firmage, Stan Grof, James O’Dea, and many more. An alliance of Bay Area organizations are presenting a large-scale event in memory of Dr John Mack. This event is sponsored by Joe Firmage and co-sponsored by the the following organizations: John E. Mack Institute (www.johnemackinstitute.org) Institute of Noetic Sciences – IONS […]
Continue ReadingMemorial Service for Dr. John Mack at Harvard Memorial Church
November 2004 Memorial Service for Dr. John Mack in Cambridge, MA The family of John E. Mack wish to announce that there will be a memorial service in his honor at the Harvard Memorial Church in Cambridge, MA on Saturday, November 13th at 12:00 Noon. Harvard’s Memorial Church is located in the center of Harvard […]
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