HCH Institute is proud to present our new Certificate Course on Parapsychological Studies. This course is registered with the Bureau of Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education is approved for CE Units for MFTs, LCSWs and RNs.

Parapsychological Studies: The Study of Psychic Phenomena.

Contrary to what so many believe, the field of Parapsychology studies much more than ghosts and hauntings. Parapsychologists are generally not very psychic (and psychics are rarely parapsychologists). Parapsychology is not “paranormal psychology.” So, what’s the field all about? Just who are the parapsychologists and what do they do?

This 60 hour course is an overview to the field of Parapsychology, and the main areas of research and investigation: ESP, PsychoKinesis (mind over matter), and Survival of Bodily Death. Included will be a general discussion of where the field came from, where the major centers of research are today, and where the field might be headed. Students will have an opportunity to review some of the basic research in the field and to apply the theories and applications to their current helping profession or to pursue parapsychological field investigations on their own. All courses may be taken individually for Continuing Education Credit.

If all six courses are taken as a Certificate in Parapsychological Studies, the certification fee, materials, texts, and STRF fees are included in the tuition price of $1000.00

The Certificate in Parapsychological Studies is a 60 hour course of study comprised of six separate courses (not including the 3 hour Introductory class.) The course syllabus follows.

PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES

Course Descriptions:

Introduction to Parapsychology: 3 hours, (While this is a pre-requistite class for certification it may be waived depending upon life experience with parapsychology) $25

This lecture is meant as an introduction and overview to the field of Parapsychology, and the main areas of research and investigation: ESP, PsychoKinesis (mind over matter), and Survival of Bodily Death. Included will be a general discussion of where the field came from, where the major centers of research are today, and where the field might be headed.

Ghost Hunting: Investigating the Paranormal: 12 hours, $200

Most people are interested in the paranormal phenomena we classify as ”ghostly”: Apparitions, Hauntings and Poltergeists. Many are interested in understanding their own experiences and the experiences of others. Many are intensely interested in gaining the skills and knowledge necessary to be an effective investigator of such things: a Ghost Hunter.

This class is a guide to ghost hunting, and attendees will gain the basic skills and understanding for investigation of ghosts, poltergeists, haunted places and related psychic experiences. The class will include the models of what these things are (from the field of parapsychology), how the scientific and psychic approaches can mesh together, and how to assess a situation, investigate it, and resolve the case to the satisfaction of the people having the experiences (and hopefully to the satisfaction of the ghosts, when they’re involved).

You will learn about: Apparitions, hauntings and poltergeists: differences and similarities;

What else can make a “ghost”;The investigative process, from initial call to resolution;

Technology & Psychics in ghost hunting; How the techniques of the professionals differ from those of the amateurs; Psychic potential for investigators; The ethics of paranormal investigating; How his investigations have affected Auerbach’s own personal outlook on life.

Naturally, the class will include some of Auerbach’s more exciting cases.

PK & Precognition: 15 hours, $225

MIND, MATTER AND TIME: How Our Psychic Abilities Affect the World Around Us, Pierce the Veil of Time and Help Create the Future. In this sixweek course, Loyd Auerbach will discuss two fascinating psychic abilities, Psychokinesis (mind over matter) and Precognition. In addition, he'll delve into theories of Time and Space that connect Psychokinesis (PK) and Precognition.

In relation to PK, he'll delve into: what parapsychologists and many others know today about PK, how it manifests itself, and how it hints at the broader interconnectedness

between our consciousnesses and the Universe around us.

There will be an experiential PK segment to this class, working with a method for PK developed by the late (great) science and science fiction writer Martin Caidin,, himself capable of PK.

As for Precognition, Auerbach will cover questions such as: Can anyone really predict the Future? How? Is there really a Future that can be predicted? What is Time? Can we change the Future? Why do so many psychics miss on their predictions? What about the premonitions of the average person?

Parapsychologists have evidence that precognition exists. Research indicates that people can predict some future events, but not all. Sometimes precognition works well, and sometimes not.

Loyd Auerbach will discuss a variety of theories of Time and Timelines especially in the context of our apparent ability to predict the Future. He’ll cover the varied ways precognitive information pops up in our lives and some of the interesting research in Parapsychology. He’ll discuss conclusions reached by researchers about the nature of our ability to foretell the future.

Finally, there will be a focus on a conundrum in parapsychology: Do we predict the future or cause it to come into being with a little help from our PK? If the former, how do we use this information to shape our own personal Futures?

If the latter, what does that say about our beliefs and expectations, and how all humanity consciously and unconsciously shapes the Future? Join us for what will be a mind bending experience.

Being Psychic: 12 hours, $200

With an overview of how psychic abilities show up in people’s experiences the world over, this class/seminar focuses on the “informational” psychic abilities that have been called Extra-Sensory Perception: telepathy, clairvoyance and precognition. We’ll discuss how these abilities show up in people’s experiences, both those of the average person and the ostensibly more “talented” psychics.

With discussion of parapsychological research from the early days to the more recent remote viewing, ganzfeld, and staring studies, attendees will also learn the evolution of research methods in the laboratory, and what parapsychological researchers have discovered with regard to personality, physiological and belief variables. We’ll discuss how these abilities are experienced and accepted or rejected in various cultures around the world, and the major part Belief plays in having and developing ESP. We’ll also discuss the major debate in Parapsychology dealing with Survival (of Bodily Death) vs. Super-Psi as conceptual explanations for a variety of ghostly and after-death experiences.

Psychic development will be addressed and some techniques passed along. Basic philosophy behind “being psychic” will be discussed, as well as a primary focus on immense part that Belief plays. We’ll also discuss the role telepathy and clairvoyance play in ghost encounters, hauntings and mediumship.

We’ll discuss how these abilities are experienced and accepted or rejected in various cultures around the world, and the major part Belief plays in having and developing ESP. We’ll also discuss the major debate in Parapsychology dealing with Survival (of Bodily Death) vs. Super-Psi as conceptual explanations for a variety of ghostly and after-death experiences.

We’ll take some time to try a few more experiential situations.

We’ll conduct some clairvoyance and remote viewing “tests” as well as play a few telepathy and psychometry games based somewhat on the instructor’s experience of a TV game show that was in development for the Game Show Network in 2002 (that show currently in limbo, it seems).

Finally, there will be discussion of how to assess psychic readings and even the backgrounds of self-professed psychics, parapsychologists, and paranormal investigators.

The Search for Life After Death: 9 hours, $150

Do we survive the death of our bodies? Is there Life after Death? What is the evidence?

This seminar will cover the search for evidence of Survival of Bodily Death from the earliest psychical researchers to parapsychologists of today. With an eye towards the evidence garnered and the research and investigations methods to gather it -- the class covers topics such as ghosts, mediumship, near death experiences, electronic voice phenomena, out of body experiences, reincarnation and psychic experience says about whether we live on in some fashion after the deaths of our bodies.

Some time will also be spent discussing the recent research of Gary Schwartz, working with psychic mediums at the University of Arizona and the work of the Division of Personality Studies at the University of Virginia in Reincarnation and Apparition research.

The importance of ESP and PK in any model of Survival will be discussed.

The class will also look at the debate regarding evidence for Survival vs. the Super-Psi hypothesis from the perspective of the Survival proponents.

Theories and Models of Psychic Experience: 6 hours, $100

This short course covers basic models of how psychic abilities seem to work, what apparitions and hauntings are, and a survey of theories that might (or might not) explain it all. In part one, research findings that connect to how psi might work are reviewed and discussed. In part two, theoretical perspectives on psi are reviewed and discussed, including electromagnetic, space-time, quantum entanglement, and others. Also discussed will be explanations of psi experiences and abilities of a more normal kind, such as perceptual errors, fraud, and neurological constructs.

Parapsychology: The Cross-Over Science: 6 hours, $100

This short course covers how and why the field of Parapsychology pulls from so many other fields of Science. With discussion of the connections to Social Science (particularly Psychology, Anthropology, and Sociology) and Physical Science (mainly Physics, with a touch of Cosmology), the class will look at how the knowledge base, research and investigation methods, theories, philosophy, and speculation have impacted how parapsychologists have conducted both their in-laboratory research and out of lab field investigations since the beginnings of the field in the 19th Century. A great emphasis will be placed on cross-cultural beliefs, practices, and perspectives on psychic experiences/phenomena and abilities, especially those stemming from religion and supernatural belief systems.

ILLUSION, DECEPTION,PERCEPTION and CONSCIOUSNESS : 8 hours, $150 (This class is not part of the required curriculum for certification.)

There are currently no dates set for this class.

How much of what we see, hear, smell, etc. is real and how much is affected by our perceptual processes? How can we perceive differently from others? How does consciousness affect what our senses pick up? This special seminar taught by parapsychologist, mentalist and psychic entertainer Loyd Auerbach, will delve into the relationship between our Senses, our Perceptions, Consciousness and Physical Reality- as well as information and influences that may come from outside what we consider normal physical reality. Students will learn about the Psychology of Deception, and how shifts in sensory data can lead our perceptions down very different paths - essentially causing us to perceive something that is not really "real". The place of psychic and other non-physical input in the process of Perception will be discussed. Finally, Loyd Auerbach will illustrate a number of his points with findings and anecdotes from several fields - including Parapsychology - and several illusions and magic effects to make some of his points (and to entertain).

All six courses must be taken to fulfill the requirements for the Certificate in Parapsychological Studies. The Introductory class may also be required. Please contact us for more information.

YOUR INSTRUCTOR

LOYD AUERBACH, M.S.

Director of the Office of Paranormal Investigations. Paranormal Research Organization, Adjunct Professor, JFK University, Rhine Research Center Advisory Board member.

Loyd Auerbach has been in and around Parapsychology since his teenage years. After gaining his M.S. in Parapsychology from John F. Kennedy University in northern California in 1981, he worked as Public Information and Media Consultant to the American Society for Psychical Research in New York City. He came back to the Bay Area and has been on faculty at JFK University since 1983, and founded the Office of Paranormal Investigations officially in 1989 (though he had already been conducting investigations for 10 years). He is a Past President of the California Society for Psychical Study and was a long-time contributor and columnist for FATE Magazine (1991-2004). He is on the advisory board of the Rhine Research Center, and is a member of the Parapsychological Association and the Society for Scientific Exploration.

He holds a degree in Cultural Anthropology from Northwestern University and a graduate degree in Parapsychology from JFK University.

He has worked as a consultant on the paranormal for organizations in the field of Parapsychology, as well as for a variety of media. For the latter, he has consulted on a number of TV series and shows, including the Travel Channels Americas Most Haunted Places.

He is the author of several books and audio CDs. His most recent books A Paranormal Casebook: Ghost Hunting in the New Millennium (Atriad Press, 2005), and two from Ronin Publishing in 2004, Ghost Hunting: How to Investigate the Paranormal and Hauntings and Poltergeists: The Ghost Hunters Guide.

His first book, ESP, HAUNTINGS AND POLTERGEISTS: A Parapsychologists Handbook was named the "Sacred Text" on Ghosts by NEWSWEEK in 1996. He was co-producer for and appears on camera in the video documentary The Haunting of the USS Hornet.

He is a professional speaker on the college circuit, with his lecture True Tales of Ghosts and Hauntings. In addition, he lectures and teaches on a variety of other paranormally related topics. Of special interest to ghost hunters is his lecture What Ghost Hunters Should Know About Parapsychology.

He is a professional mentalist and psychic entertainer, performing as Professor Paranormal -- a title that follows him into his more serious work. He has been a member of the international organization the Psychic Entertainers Association since 1997, was President from 2001-2005, and is currently serving on their Board of Directors. Between 1982 and 1996, he performed mainly as a magician. He has often been called as a consultant to researchers with respect to possible psychic fraud and how to control against it.

Loyd Auerbach has appeared on well over 100 national and local TV shows, and many hundreds of radio shows, including Criss Angel: Mindfreak, Larry King Live, In Search Of, Unsolved Mysteries, The Today Show, OPRAH, Sightings, Popular Mechanics for Kids, Coast to Coast, and Late Night with David Letterman.. He is constantly haunting occasional new shows and many re-runs on the Travel Channel, A&E, the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, the Sci Fi Channel, and The Learning Channel. He is featured in and was Series Consultant for the Travel Channel mini-series "America's Most Haunted Places."e;

He has been conducting his investigations and research in the world of psychic phenomena and the paranormal for nearly 3 decades.

Books, CDs and Videos by Loyd Auerbach

A Paranormal Casebook: Ghost Hunting in the New Millennium (Atriad Press, 2005)

Hauntings & Poltergeists: A Ghost Hunter’s Guide (Ronin Publishing, 2004)

ESP, Hauntings and Poltergeists: eBook (pdf ebook, Loyd Auerbach, 2004)

Ghost Hunting: How to Investigate the Paranormal (Ronin Publishing, 2004)

Ghost Stories (audio CD set, Michael Scott Studios, 2001)

Busting Ghosts in the New Millennium: A Video Seminar (vhs, with Annette Martin; D.R. & Associates, 1999)

Exploring the Real-Life X-Files (vhs lecture, Loyd Auerbach, 1999)

Psychic Dreaming, 2^nd. Edition (Barnes & Noble Books, 1999)

Mind Over Matter (Kensington Books, 1996)

Reincarnation, Channeling and Possession: A Parapsychologist’s Handbook (Warner Books, 1993)

Psychic Dreaming: A Parapsychologist’s Handbook (Warner Books, 1991)

ESP, Hauntings and Poltergeists: A Parapsychologist’s Handbook (Warner Books, 1986)

Certificate in Parapsychological Studies

CLASS SCHEDULE

All classes meet Thursdays from 6:30PM to 9:30PM, unless otherwise stated.

Introduction to Parapsychology :

(This is a pre-requisite for Certification )

No class dates but available on CD ($25).

Evidence for Life After Death:

March 20, 27 & April 3, 6:30 to 9:30 ($150)

Being Psychic:

April 17, 24 & May 1, 8, ($200)

Theories and Models:

May 22, 29 6:30 to 9:30 ($100)

Parapsychology: The Crossover Science:

June 12, 19 6:30 to 9:30 ($100)

Ghost Hunting: Investigating the Paranormal:

Not yet scheduled ($200)

PK & Precognition:

Jan 31, (skipped week) Feb 14, 21, 28, March 6, 2008

6:30 to 9:30 ($225)

Courses can be taken and paid for individually. However, when the $1,000 tuition for the Certificate Program is pre-paid in full, the certification fee and required books are all included. All seven courses must be taken to fulfill the requirements for the Certificate in Parapsychological Studies.

DISTANCE LEARNING

The Certificate program may be taken via a distance learning option. All courses have been audio-taped, live. This includes lectures, discussion and questions/answers between students and the instructor.

To participate in the distance learning option, distance learning students can pay full tuition and fees ($1000.00). In this case students receive all course CDs, handouts, required books, and additional materials and are invited to participate by conference call in the classes as they are held at HCH. This is not a requirement for certification however. It is now possible to pay for classes individually but the books and fees would not be included in the cost of each class and would be charged separately.

In addition, distance learning students will be scheduled for a one to two hour tele-class (via telephone) with the instructor (longer classes get two hours, shorter classes get 1 hour tele-class). In this way, students will still be able to interact and ask questions of the instructor without having to be in the classroom. Naturally, students may interact via email as well.

For each certificate-related course, there will be a short multiple choice test to ensure the material has been understood by the students.

Distance-learning students completing the program will be entitled to the same Certificate received by local students attending in-person.

PURCHASE FULL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM (includes 5 books)

Parapsychological Studies Program $1000

PURCHASE INDIVIDUAL CLASSES

Introduction to Parapsychology $25

Being Psychic $200

Theories & Models $100

Parapsychology: The Cross-Over Science $100

Ghost Hunting: Investigating the Paranormal $200

PK & Precognition: $225

PURCHASE ASSOCIATED BOOKS

Discovering Your Psychic World (Being Psychic Class) $22.00

Ghost Hunting (Ghost Hunting Class) $14.00

Hauntings & Polergeists (Ghost Hunting Class) $14.00

Mind Over Matter (PK Class) $15.00

Entangled Minds (Theories & Models Class) $15.00

DISTANCE LEARNING WITHOUT CERTIFICATION

CDs of each of the classes will also be made available at a reduced price for those people who simply want the information, and do not want to participate in the Certificate program or the classes by conference call. The prices for individual classes on disc in Mp3 format are as follows:

Introduction to Parapsychology: $25

Ghost Hunting: $100

Theories and Models of Psychic Experience: $50

Parapsychology: The Cross Over Science: $50

The Search for Life After Death: $75

PK and Precognition: $100

Being Psychic: $100

Besides the above listed curriculum, additional classes as they occur will also be available in Mp3 format on cd.

To Register: Please email HCH at HCH@HypnotherapyTraining.com or call 925 283-3941 to reserve your place in the up-coming class or classes of your choice. A deposit of $50 is required for all classes in the certification curriculum.