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Symbol images (icons)
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Motif in the blue circle: Wall Frame Vectors by Vecteezy (Author: Daniel Hartanto)
Icon mit der Zahl 1
Numbers 1 to 3 and question mark: Matoma; number 4: self-generated (Ulrich Ott)
Icon Personensymbol
All icons with a blue circle that are not listed separately here: Matoma(collection)
Handy ins Querformat drehen
Free to use (slightly modified): https://uxwing.com/mobile-rotate-rotation-icon/
Icon Science
Motif in red (or blue) circle: Journal icons created by Darius Dan – Flaticon
Fax Icon
Motif (modified from): https://de.cleanpng.com/png-ri6tjl/
Icon Digitalisierung
Motif in blue rectangle (modified from): https://datascan.de/scan-ocr/
Kontakt Icon
Motif in blue circle: created by Smashicons – Flaticon
Icon Zeit zurückdrehen
Motif in the blue circle (open source): https://iconduck.com/icons/296530/history
Icon Forschung
Motif in the blue circle: Image by Khai TranQuang on Pixabay
Icon Texte, Audios und Videos
Self-created (Ulrich Ott)
Photos (portraits)
Employees
Icon Person
All photographs of employees not listed separately: René Reiche (Website: 24degrees)
Porträt Eberhard Bauer
Eberhard Bauer (provided)
Porträt Cyril Costines
Cyril Costines (private)
Porträt Ulrich Ott
Ulrich Ott (private)
Porträt Julie Papastamatelou
Julie Papastamatelou (provided)
Porträt Michael Schetsche
Michael Schetsche (provided)
Porträt Dieter Vaitl
Dieter Vaitl (provided)
Lecturers in the colloquium
Icon Person
All photographs were provided by the speakers.
Other portraits
Porträt Theodor W. Adorno
Theodor W. Adorno. Source: Deutsche Fotothek
Porträt Hans Bender
Hans Bender. Source: IGPP
Porträt Hans Driesch
Hans Driesch. Source: HU Berlin
Porträt Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
Porträt Asta Holler
Asta Holler. Source: IGPP
Porträt Carl Gustav Jung
Carl Gustav Jung. Source: Wikipedia
Porträt Justinus Kerner
Justinus Kerner. Source: Wikipedia
Porträt Fanny Moser
Fanny Moser. Source: IGPP
Porträt von Wolfgang Pauli
Wolfgang Pauli. Source: Wikipedia
Porträt Carl du Prel
Carl du Prel. Source: IGPP
Porträt Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer. Source: [Portrait of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)] by Leblanc, C. L. – Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Europe – CC BY-NC-SA.
Featured images
Penrose-Dreieck
Field of research: Mind and matter. Source: Wikipedia

Most of the illustrations in the Mind and Matter research area are our own illustrations or the source is indicated in the caption. For all other illustrations, the source is given here.

Sanduhr
– Research focus: Time perception and time consciousness. Source: Pixabay
Handy mit Kalender Jahresansicht
– Research project: Time experience in Europe’s digital age – TIMe experience in Europe’s Digital age (TIMED). Source: unsplash
EEG-Haube
– Research project: EEG and behavioral correlates of forward and backward priming. Source: René Reiche (Website: 24degrees)
Yin Yang Zeichen
– Research focus: Dual aspects monism. Source: Wikipedia.
Symbolbild für das Forschungsgebiet Gesellschaft–Wissen–Diskurse
Research area: Society – Knowledge – Discourses. Source: iStock
Glaskugel mit Hammer und Sichel (DDR Flagge)
– Research focus: heterodox stocks of knowledge, experiences and practices. Source: Own illustration based on the cover picture by H. Ehrath for the book “Unser sechster Sinn” by Hans Bender, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt 1971
Menschliche Sihouette vor Seternenhimmel
– Research focus: Extraterrestrials and UFOs. Source: unsplash
Beitragsbild zum Forschungsprojekt Exosoziologie – Außerirdische Zivilisationen und die Folgen eines Erstkontaktes
– Research project: exosociology – Extraterrestrial civilizations and the consequences of first contact. Source: Excerpt from the cover of the book “Die Gesellschaft der Außerirdischen” (Schetsche & Anton 2019)
Beitragsbild The End of Dominion. Human life after contact with extraterrestrial civilisations
– Research project: The End of Dominion. Human life after contact with extraterrestrial civilizations. Source: Pixabay
Beitragsbild Reflexive UFO-Forschung
– Research project: Reflexive UFO research. Source: unsplash
Balkendiagramm Verbreitung paranormaler Erfahrungen
– Research focus: Dissemination and reception of the paranormal. Source: Own representation
Pyramide mit Auge
– Research focus: Sociology of conspiracy thinking. Source: Own presentation
Beitragsbild wissenssoziologische Aspekte der Grenzgebietsforschung
– Research focus: Sociological aspects of frontier research. Source: AI-generated with ChatGPT
Flyer zur Veranstaltung "Women and Parapsychology Revisited"
– Research project: Women and Parapsychology Revisited. Source: Parapsychological Association
Logo der Gesellschaft für Anomalistik
– Research project: An online survey among members of two scientific associations dedicated to parapsychology and anomalistics. Source: Society for Anomalistics
Beitragsbild Schamanismus und Neoschamanismus
– Research focus: Shamanism and neo-shamanism Source: Wikipedia
Glaskugel
Field of research: parapsychology and paranormal phenomena. Source: Cover picture by H. Ehrath for the book “Unser sechster Sinn” by Hans Bender, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt 1971
Beitragsbild experimentelle Parapsychologie
– Research focus: Experimental parapsychology. Source: René Reiche (Website: 24degrees)
EEG-Haube
– Research project: EEG and behavioral correlates of forward and backward priming. Source: René Reiche (Website: 24degrees)
Beitragsbild Geschichte der Para­psycho­logie und Grenz­gebiete der Psycho­logie
– Research focus: History of parapsychology and border areas of psychology. Source: René Reiche (Website: 24degrees)
Beitragsbild Die national­sozialistische „Aktion gegen Geheimlehren und so­genannte Geheim­wissenschaften“ vom Juni 1941: Abläufe – Opfer – Täter – Nachwirkungen
– Research project: The National Socialist “Action against secret teachings and so-called secret sciences” of June 1941: Procedures – Victims – Perpetrators – Aftermath. Source: IGPP
Glaskugel mit Hammer und Sichel (DDR Flagge)
– Research project: In the shadow of scientism. Source: Own illustration based on the cover picture by H. Ehrath for the book “Unser sechster Sinn” by Hans Bender, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt 1971
Porträtaufnahme Ludwig Kahn (1873-um 1966)
– Research project: Jewish clairvoyants, paragnostics and telepaths in the 19th and 20th centuries. Source: IGPP
Buchcover Freiburgs Gespenster: Spuk und Geister in der Stadt von 1800 bis heute
– Research project: Freiburg haunting phenomena from 900 years: A collection of cases and sources. Source: Book cover Schellinger, U. and Nahm, M. (new edition 2024). Freiburg’s ghosts: poltergeist phenomena and ghosts in the city from 1800 to the present day. A source and text book.
Der Mannheimer Hellseher Arthur Orlop (1912–1984)
– Research project: Parapsychology and frontier areas of psychology: Biographical studies. Source: IGPP
Buchcover des Buches "locus occultus: Heilender, populärer und wissenschaftlicher Okkultismus in Freiburg 1900 bis 1945"
– Research project: Occult Freiburg in the 19th and 20th centuries – a topography. Source: IGPP
Cover des Ausstellungskataloges "Spuk! Die Fotografien des Leif Geiges"
– Research focus: Art and occultism. Source: Cover of the exhibition volume Fischer, A. & Vaitl, D. (2021). poltergeist phenomena! The photographs by Leif Geiges. Michael Imhof Verlag.
Beratungssituation am IGPP
– Research focus: Clinical parapsychology. Source: René Reiche (Website: 24degrees)
Zwei Köpfe mit einem Faden als Knäul und Spirale
– Research project: exceptional experiences and psychoticism. Source: iStock, Alexey Yaremenko (license acquired from Annette Zwickel).
Gemälde mit Gruppe von Menschen
– Research project: Attachment styles among people seeking advice at ExE. Source: Pixabay
Symbolbild Plananalyse
– Research project: Plan-analytical studies on exceptional experiences. Source: Pixabay
Meditierende auf Fels
Research area: Spirituality and health. Source: Matoma
Skulptur Denker
– Research focus: Health risks of spiritual practices. Source: pixabay
Meditierende vor gewittrigem Himmel
– Research project: Risks and negative effects of meditation. Source: AI-generated with Gemini
Meditierende unterhalten sich
– Research project: Counseling focus on “spiritual and meditation-induced crises”. Source: AI-generated with Gemini
Meditierende am See
– Research focus: Spirituality, well-being and self-realization. Source: pixabay
Yoga Atemübung
– Research project: Yoga breathing techniques for self-regulation. Source: Ott, U. & Epe, J. (2018). Healthy through breathing. O. W. Barth.
Asiatisches Manuskript
– Research focus: Transcultural perspectives. Source: pixabay
Therapieszene
– Research focus: Psychotherapy and spirituality. Source: AI-generated with Gemini
Kopf, der sich nach hinten in farbige Puzzleteile auflöst
Field of research: Exceptional experiences & altered states of consciousness. Source: AI-generated with Gemini
Mann steht auf Fels und schau über Wolken zu Sonne
– Research focus: Phenomenology of exceptional experiences. Source: Pixabay
Transparent erscheinender Meditierender mit farbigem Gehirn im Schneidersitz vor einem MRT
– Research focus: Altered states of consciousness – meditation research. Source: AI-generated with Gemini
Zwei Hirnschnitte mit markierten Regionen
– Research project: Neuronal correlates of mindfulness. Source: Ulrich Ott
Meditierende vor gewittrigem Himmel
– Research project: Risks and negative effects of meditation. Source: AI-generated with Gemini
Frau im Tunnel mit Licht am Ende
– Research focus: Phenomena near death. Source: AI-generated with ChatGPT
Lichtstrahlen kommen durch ein Wolkenloch
– Research project: Terminal mental lucidity. Source: AI-generated with ChatGPT
Gemälde von Hieronymus Bosch: Aufstieg der Seligen(1505 bis 1515): Bildausschnitt eines Tunnels
– Research project: Near-death experiences. Source: Wikipedia
Floating Tank in blauem Licht
– Research focus: Floatation-REST. Source: © Tommi Nübling
Frau schreibt in Tagebuch
– Research focus: Biographical integration of exceptional experiences. Source: AI-generated with Gemini
Meditierender vor lilafarbenem Sternenhimmel
– Research focus: Meditation. Source: AI-generated with Gemini
Gemälde „Nachtmahr“ von J. H. Füssli um 1781
– Research focus: sleep paralysis. Source: Wikipedia
Außerkörperliche Erfahrung
– Research project: Sleep paralysis and extraordinary experiences. Source: AI-generated with ChatGPT
Focus areas and projects
Explanations
  1. The illustrations and photos on the project pages generally originate from our own publications and/or were taken by us.
  2. Some picture credits can be found in the respective captions.
  3. The sources of the other image material are listed below.
Main research areas
– Research focus: Dual aspects monism. Source: Pixabay.
Cover des Austellungsbandes Cheroux, C. (Hrsg.) (2005). The Perfect Medium: Photography And the Occult. Yale University Press.
– Research focus: Art and occultism. Source: Cover of the exhibition volume Cheroux, C. (ed.) (2005). The Perfect Medium: Photography And the Occult. Yale University Press.
Cover des Ausstellungskataloges "Spuk! Die Fotografien des Leif Geiges"
– Research focus: Art and occultism. Source: Cover of the exhibition volume Fischer, A. & Vaitl, D. (2021). poltergeist phenomena! The photographs by Leif Geiges. Michael Imhof Verlag.
Research projects
Logo der Gesellschaft für Anomalistik
– Research project: An online survey among members of two scientific associations dedicated to parapsychology and anomalistics. Source: Society for Anomalistics
Foto Zeitschrift für Parapsychologie
– Research project: An online survey among members of two scientific associations dedicated to parapsychology and anomalistics. Source: René Reiche (Website: 24degrees)
Logo der Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Parapsychologie
– Research project: An online survey among members of two scientific associations dedicated to parapsychology and anomalistics. Source: Scientific Society for the Advancement of Parapsychology
Außenansicht des Bender Insitute of Neuroimaging, Uni Gießen
– Research focus: Altered states of consciousness – meditation research. Source: Ulrich Ott