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D. Scott Rogo
1950-1990
ONE OF the most
widely respected writer-journalists covering the field of parapsychology.
He was born February 1, 1950, and began publishing articles on psychical
research while still a teenager, including some in scientific journals.
His first book appeared when he was only 20.
Scott attended the University of Cincinnati and then San Fernando Valley
State College from which he graduated in 1972 summa cum laude with
a B.A. in music. He played the English horn for two seasons with the San
Diego Symphony and also played occasionally for the Honolulu Symphony. He
played the oboe as well.
Unlike many authors, Scott was an active scientific
investigator. He served as a visiting researcher at both the Psychical
Research Foundation (then in Durham, North Carolina) and the (former)
Division of Parapsychology and Psychophysics of Maimonides Medical Center
in Brooklyn, New York.
He published three papers reporting experimental research on the ganzfeld
(Rogo 1976, 1977; Rogo, Smith, and Terry 1976) and conducted a study on
personality factors of successful ganzfeld subjects (Rogo and Sargent
1982).
Scott was also active in field investigations of hauntings and
poltergeists (e.g., Rogo 1974, 1982, 1987). Not only did he produce many
books and popular articles, but in addition he published full papers in
all of the professional, English-language, refereed parapsychology
journals.
Scott was also a leading authority on the history of psychical research.
Perhaps Scott’s greatest ability was to effectively communicate the
complex findings of psi research to a larger public. I have met many
people with a moderate interest in psychic phenomena whose only contact
with scientific parapsychology was via Scott Rogo. He reached an immense
number of people. One of Scott’s contributions was that of consulting
editor for Fate where he wrote a regular column on parapsychology.
He also recruited a substantial number of prominent researchers and
sceptics to write articles for the magazine, bringing a high level debate
to the attention of the public.
Tragically, on August 18, 1990 Scott was found
stabbed to death in his home. He died aged 40.
Some of his book included:
1970: A Study of Some Unusual “Other-World” Experiences. (New York:
University Books.)
1972: A Psychic Study of “The Music of the Spheres” (NAD. Volume
II). (Secaucus, NJ: University Books. Inc.)
1973: 'Methods and Models for Education in Parapsychology'.
Parapsychological Monograph No. 14. (New York: Parapsychology
Foundation, Inc.)
1973: The Welcoming Silence: A Study of Psychical Phenomena and
Survival of Death. (Secaucus, NJ: University Books.)
1974: An Experience of Phantoms. (New York: Taplinger Publishing
Company.)
1975: Parapsychology: A Century of Inquiry. (New York: Taplinger
Publishing Company.)
1976: Exploring Psychic Phenomena: Beyond Mind and Matter.
(Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House.)
1976: In Search of the Unknown: The Odyssey of a Psychical Investigator.
(New York: Taplinger Publishing Company.)
1977: The Haunted Universe: A Psychic Look at Miracles, UFOs and
Mysteries of Nature. (New York: New American Library.)
1978: The Haunted House Handbook. (New York: Tempo Books/Grosset &
Dunlap.)
1978: (Ed.) Mind Beyond the Body: The Mystery of ESP Projection. (Harmondsworth,
Middlesex, England: Penguin Books.).
1978: Minds and Motion: The Riddle of Psychokinesis. (New York:
Taplinger Publishing Company.)
1979: The Poltergeist Experience. (Harmondsworth, Middlesex,
England: Penguin Books.)
1980: (Ed.) UFO Abductions: True Cases of Alien Kidnappings. (New
York: New American Library.)
1982: ESP and Your Pet. (New York: Tempo Books/Grosset & Dunlap)
1982: Miracles: A Parascientific Inquiry Into Wondrous Phenomena
(New York: The Dial Press.)
1983: Leaving the Body: A Complete Guide to Astral Projection.
(Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.)
1984: Our Psychic Potentials (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.)
1985: The Search for Yesterday: A Critical Examination of the Evidence
for Reincarnation (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.)
1986: Life After Death: The Case for Survival of Bodily Death
(Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England: Aquarian Press.)
1986: Mind Over Matter: The Case for Psychokinesis: How the Human Mind
Can Manipulate the Physical World (Wellingborough, Northamptonshire,
England: The Aquarian Press.)
1986: On the Track of the Poltergeist (Englewood Cliffs. NJ:
Prentice-Hall, Inc.)
1987: The Infinite Boundary: A Psychic Look at Spirit Possession,
Madness, and Multiple Personality. (New York: Dodd, Mead & Company.)
1987: Psychic Breakthroughs Today: Fascinating Encounters with
Parapsychology’s Latest Discoveries (Wellingborough, Northamptonshire,
England: The Aquarian Press.)
1989: The Return From Silence: A Study of Near-Death Experiences
(Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England: The Aquarian Press.)
1990: Beyond Reality: The Role Unseen Dimensions Play in Our Lives
(Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England: The Aquarian Press.)
Co-authored Books
1979: Rogo, D. Scott, and Raymond Bayless. Phone Calls From the Dead
(Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.)
1979: Rogo, D. Scott, and Jerome Clark. Earths Secret Inhabitants
(New York: Tempo Books/Grosset & Dunlap.)
1980: Druffel, Ann, and D. Scott Rogo. The Tujunga Canyon Contacts
(Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.)
Articles by D. Scott Rogo on this website:
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Some Personal Thoughts on Survival
Source:
http://www.tricksterbook.com/ArticlesOnline/RogoObit.htm
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