Psychology of Monsters & Non-Human Minds | Dr. Jack Hunter

About this episode

Dr. Jack Hunter discusses the psychology of monsters and non-human minds, exploring the perspectives of the Other Than Human.

Dr. Jack Hunter explores the paranormal psychology of monsters, weird humanoids, and non-human consciousness in this deep-dive session. What is it like to be Other Than Human? Hosts Kristian Lander and Caroline McKenrick Gibson discuss why modern psychical research is taking a "non-human turn". Inside the Episode: Beyond Human Psychology: Why we must look past "human-centric" explanations for ghosts and aliens to understand the "monster’s point of view". Fortean Philosophy: Exploring Charles Fort’s "intermediatism"—a reality where nothing is fully real or unreal, but exists on a sliding scale. High Strangeness Entities: Dr. Hunter breaks down the motivations behind DMT machine elves, the Kelly-Hopkinsville Goblins, and the "trickster" concept. The Wood Wide Web: Could the paranormal be an interconnected, sentient superorganism?. The "Ent" Factor: A look at the "other-than-human" mind in nature and the feeling of being watched in forbidden forests. About ASSAP: The Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena (ASAP) is a peer-led organization dedicated to investigating the unknown. Visit…

People in this episode

Host: Kristian Lander

Guest: Dr Jack Hunter

Topics covered

• paranormal psychology
• non-human consciousness
• Fortean philosophy
• high strangeness entities
• interconnected sentient superorganism
• other-than-human mind

Keywords

• ghosts
• aliens
• DMT machine elves
• Kelly-Hopkinsville Goblins
• trickster concept
• Wood Wide Web
• forbidden forests

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Psychology of Monsters & Non-Human Minds, Other Than Human, Beyond Human Psychology: Why we must look

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