Playful Psychic, Appendix (by Skywind)

Playful Psychic, Appendix

by Skywind

Table of Contents

Appendix

A - Summaries and Worksheets
B - Z-Score and Probability
C - Scientific Organizations

Appendix A: Skill Summaries

Skill Summaries

Grounding

Let go of old energy and tension
Anchor to the ground
Balance your energy

Centering

Ground your energy
Recognize yourself and your thoughts
Recognize thoughts imposed by others
Focus on yourself

Drawing Energy

Ground and Center
Choose a source
Pull in energy
Balance yourself

Creating Psiballs

Ground and Center
Draw energy
Shape the energy
Notice any sensations

Shutdown

Ground and Center
Relax, focus on something fun

Shielding

Ground and Center
Choose the shield's purpose
Draw energy
Swirl it around you until stable
Let go

Empathy

Create a connection to the target
Strengthen the connection
Receive and navigate
Disconnect cleanly

Telepathy

Create and strengthen a link
Receive or send through the link with detailed images
Close the link gently

Astral Projection

Choose a location
Daydream about the location to get there
Explore and receive
Practice changing things
Explore others' areas
Return to the physical world

Aura Vision

Relax
Look gently or feel with your mind
Shift your focus to looking psychically
Watch the movements and details of the aura

Psychokinesis

Fix your beliefs so that disbelief will no longer interfere
Choose the goal you want
Visualize that goal very strongly
Pick the event
Check the outcome
Practice, practice, practice. And did I mention, practice?

Appendix B: Z-SCORE and Probability

There are four important statistics regarding the experiments described in this
book. They are arithemetic mean, standard deviation, z-score, and probability.
This section discusses each in detail, including how to calculate them.

Arithmetic Mean

Arithemetic mean, or average, is (in this situation) the number of hits
expected by chance alone.

Mean = (Total trials) * (Chance expressed as a fraction)

For instance, if there are 30 total trials, and there are 5 cards, then chance
is 1/5. The mean is 30 * (1/5) = 30/5 = 6. If there are 78 trials, and 5 cards,
the mean is 78 * (1/5) = (78 / 5) = 15.6.

Standard Deviation

Standard deviation describes the amount that scores would vary by naturally. It
is directly based on the chance value for the situation. The formula here is
used only when chance is a known value, such as 1/4, or 1/5, or some other
fraction.

Standard Deviation = square root ( mean / 2 )

For example, if there are 30 trials, and 1/5 is chance, the mean is 6. To
calculate the standard deviation, take the mean divided by two = 6/2 = 3, and
find the square root of that. The square root of 3 is 1.73. Therefore, one
standard deviation is 1.73.

If there are 78 trials, and 1/5 is chance, the mean is 15.6. That divided by
two = 15.6 / 2 = 7.8. The square root of 7.8 is 2.79. Therefore, one standard
deviation is 2.79.

Z-Score

Z-Score describes how far a score is away from the mean, measured in standard
deviations. For the score line below, assume 30 trials, chance 1/5, mean 6.
Each section marked SD measure the distance of 1 standard deviation.

If you actually got 1 hit, instead of the expected 6 hits, your score would be
about 3 standard deviations away. That would mean your z-score was 3. The
z-score can be a decimal value, rather than just an integer (for the score of 4
hits, as an example). The formula for calculating it exactly is as follows.

Z-score = (Actual hits obtained - Expected Mean) / (standard deviation)

So in this case, z-score = (1 - 6) / 1.73 = -5 / 1.73 = -2.89. The negative
sign indicates that you got fewer hits than expected; you psi-missed instead of
psi-hit. The value of the z-score is more important than the direction.

The z-score becomes a more accurate measure as the number of trials gets large.
It's best used when the mean is at least 10, and all the better if the mean is
in the thousands (such as with computerized random number generators). Since
the amount of effect that PK has been studied to have is somewhere between 1 in
100 bits, to 1 in 1000 bits, it's best if you can do several hundred trials
with a random number generator, in order to measure your effect.

Probability of Z-Score

Probability of the Z-score is the percentage chance of that z-score being due
to random chance alone, and not to your efforts. It is the measuring stick of
proof for scientific experiments. You need a 5% probability or less that the
results are due to chance, in order to have proven an effect. Some experiments
have even more rigorous requirements; a probability of 1%, or of 0.1% as proof.
You must get down at least to 5% to begin with.

The actual probability formula involves calculus and would be difficult to
explain here. Instead, I've provided a table showing the important range of
z-scores and probability values. Two important significance levels: a z-score
of 1.65 or greater means the probability is 5% or less. A z-score of 2.33 or
greater means the probability is 1% or less.

Formula Summary

Mean = (Total trials) * (Chance expressed as a fraction)

Standard Deviation = square root ( mean / 2 )

Z-score = (Actual hits obtained - Expected Mean) / (standard deviation)

Z-Score / Probability Lookup Table

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| Z-Score | Probability |
|------------------+----------------|
| 0.00 | 50% |
|------------------+----------------|
| 0.25 | 40% |
|------------------+----------------|
| 0.52 | 30% |
|------------------+----------------|
| 0.84 | 20% |
|------------------+----------------|
| 1.04 | 15% |
|------------------+----------------|
| 1.28 | 10% |
|------------------+----------------|
| 1.41 | 8% |
|------------------+----------------|
| 1.65 | 5% |
|------------------+----------------|
| 1.75 | 4% |
|------------------+----------------|
| 1.88 | 3% |
|------------------+----------------|
| 2.05 | 2% |
|------------------+----------------|
| 2.33 | 1% |
|------------------+----------------|
| 2.58 | 0.05% |
|------------------+----------------|
| 3.09 | 0.01% |
|------------------+----------------|
| 3.29 | 0.005% |
|------------------+----------------|
| 3.72 | 0.001% |
|------------------+----------------|
| 4.26 | 0.0001% |
|------------------+----------------|
| Above 4.26 | Incredible |
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Appendix C: Scientific Organizations

Many organizations have publications available to members at lower costs or for
free. They also often provide library or research services of various sorts.
The publications and services listed are, obviously, an incomplete list..
Typical yearly memberships are $30-$70 US, with discounts available for
students, spouses, and senior citizens.

Contact the organization you're interested in for up to date membership and
publication costs.

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| Organization | Publications and Services |
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| American Society for Psychical Research, Inc. | Journal of the American Society for |
| | Psychical Research |
| 5 West 73rd Street | |
| | ASPR Newsletter |
| New York, New York 10023 | |
| | Information Service for hard-to-find |
| USA | resources |
| | |
| Phone (212) 799-5050 / Fax (212) 496-2497 | Research Library and Archives |
| | |
| Web address: http://www.aspr.com/ | Audio, Video & Book Sale Catalogue |
| | |
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| Consciousness Research Laboratory | The Conscious Universe |
| | |
| CA | |
| | |
| USA | |
| | |
| Web address: http://www.psiresearch.org/ | |
| index.htm | |
| | |
| | |
|--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------|
| Global Consciousness Project | International Data Gathering and |
| | Analysis |
| Web address: http://noosphere.princeton.edu/ | |
| | Results Online |
| | |
| | |
|--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------|
| Institut f?r Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und | Research Papers and Abstracts |
| Psychohygiene | |
| | German Language Information |
| Wilhelmstr. 3a | |
| | |
| D-79098 Freiburg i.Br. | |
| | |
| Phone: 0761-20721-0; Fax 0761-20721-99 | |
| | |
| FREIBURG, GERMANY | |
| | |
| Web address: http://www.igpp.de/ | |
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|--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------|
| Japanese Society for Parapsychology | Japanese Journal of Parapsychology |
| | |
| 29-24-204 Sakuragaoka | Annual Convention, December in Tokyo |
| | |
| Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0031 | Summer School |
| | |
| JAPAN | Monthly Meetings |
| | |
| Phone Number: +81-3-3496-4353 | E-mail Newsletter |
| | |
| Fax Number: +81-3-3496-4391 | |
| | |
| Web address: http://wwwsoc.nacsis.ac.jp/jspp2/ | |
| index_e.htm | |
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| Koestler Parapsychology Unit | European Journal of Parapsychology |
| | |
| Department of Psychology, University of | In-depth online articles, abstracts |
| Edinburgh | |
| | |
| 7, George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JZ | |
| | |
| United Kingdom. | |
| | |
| Telephone: +44 (0)131 650 3348 | |
| | |
| Web address: http://moebius.psy.ed.ac.uk/ | |
| index.html | |
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| Parapsychological Association, Inc. | Publication of Members' Articles |
| | |
| PO BOX 797 | Conventions |
| | |
| Fairhaven, MA 02719 | Science Papers Online |
| | |
| USA | |
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| Web address: http://www.parapsych.org/ | |
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| Parapsychology Foundation, Inc. | Parapsychology Review: Official |
| | Journal |
| 228 East 71st Street | |
| | Eileen J. Garrett Library |
| New York, NY 10021 | |
| | Eileen J. Garrett: A Woman Who Made |
| USA | a Difference |
| | |
| Tel: 212-628-1550 | Scholarships and Grants |
| | |
| Fax:212-628-1559 | Proceedings of International |
| | Conferences |
| Web address: http://www.parapsychology.org/ | |
| home.html | Parapsychological Monographs |
| | |
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| Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research | Margins of Reality: The Role of |
| | Consciousness in the Physical World |
| C-131, Engineering Quadrangle | |
| | Consciousness and Anomalous Physical |
| Princeton University | Phenomena. |
| | |
| Princeton, NJ 08544 | Articles and Studies |
| | |
| USA | |
| | |
| Phone: (609) 258-5950 Fax: (609) 258-1993 | |
| | |
| Web address: http://www.princeton.edu/~pear/ | |
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| Rhine Research Center | Journal of Parapsychology |
| | |
| Institute for Parapsychology | Summer Study Program |
| | |
| 402 N. Buchanan Blvd. | Library |
| | |
| Durham, NC 27701-1728 | Online articles |
| | |
| USA | |
| | |
| Tel. 919-688-8241 Fax 919-683-4338 | |
| | |
| Web address: http://www.rhine.org/ | |
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| Society for Psychical Research | Journal of the Society for Psychical |
| | Research |
| 49, MARLOES ROAD | |
| | Newsletter |
| KENSINGTON | |
| | Many Books and Booklets |
| LONDON | |
| | Lectures |
| W8 6LA | |
| | Cassettes of Lectures |
| TELEPHONE / FAX: 0171-937-8984 | |
| | Library |
| Web address: http://moebius.psy.ed.ac.uk/~spr/ | |
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