Fontana, together with Ingrid Slack and Martin Treacy in 1996, established a Transpersonal Psychology Section within the British Psychological Society, adding academic credibility to this school of thought at the fringe of academic psychology.[3] Fontana attended the annual conferences of the Transpersonal Section of the British Psychological Society, which, for the first two years, were in Birmingham, and from 1999 onwards, generally took place at Cloughton, near Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
He served as the first president of the British Psychological Society's Transpersonal Section, a post he held from 1996 to 2001. His primary academic affiliation was at Cardiff University, where he was Distinguished Visiting Fellow. He wrote on such topics as Buddhism, meditation, dreams, symbols, the psychology of religion, Christianity and survival.[4]
Reception
Michael Stausberg in a review for Fontana's book Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality wrote that most religious scholars would not consider his arguments valid and "empirical-minded scholars of religion would probably find some of [his] interpretations of religious traditions and their treatment somewhat questionable or naïve."[5]
Fontana was a believer in poltergeists and proposed in an article that they could haunt tape recorders. He speculated that this may have happened to the parapsychologist Maurice Grosse who investigated the Enfield Poltergeist case. However, Tom Flynn a media expert for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry examined Fontana's article and suggested an entirely naturalistic explanation for the phenomena. According to the skeptical investigator Joe Nickell "Occasionally, especially with older tape and under humid conditions, as the tape travels it can adhere to one of the guide posts. When this happens on a deck where both supply and take-up spindles are powered, the tape continues to feed, creating a fold. It was such a loop of tape, Flynn theorizes, that threaded its way amid the works of Grosse’s recorder."[6]
Works
The Meditator's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Eastern and Western Meditation Techniques (1992)
Teach Yourself To Dream: A Practical Guide (1997)
Meditation: An Introductory Guide to Relaxation for Mind and Body (1999)
Discover Zen: A Practical Guide to Personal Serenity (2001)
Learn to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Self-Discovery and Fulfillment(1998)
Personality in the Workplace (2000) Macmillan Press[7]
The Secret Language of Symbols: A Visual Key to Symbols and Their Meanings (2003)
Psychology, Religion and Spirituality (2003)
Learn to Dream: Interpret Dream Symbolism, Enhance Inner Life, Remember Your Dreams (2004)
Is There An Afterlife?: A Comprehensive Overview of the Evidence (2005)
Life Beyond Death: What Should We Expect? (2009)
Creative Meditation & Visualization (2007)
1000 Dreams: Discover the meanings of dream symbols , secrets & stories (2011)
References
^. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^. HarperCollins.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^Fontana, David; Slack, Ingrid; Treacy, Martin. (2005). Transpersonal Psychology: Meaning and Developments. Transpersonal Psychology Review Special Issue. Leicester: British Psychological Society.
^Slack, Ingrid, (2011). "David Fontana (1934 - 2010)", The Psychologist, Vol 24, No 1, January 2011.
^Stausberg, Michael. (2013). Textbooks in Review: Introductions to the Psychology of Religion. Religion 43:2, 135-150.
^Kreidler, Marc (1 September 1995). "The Haunted Tape Recorder". Skepticalinquirer.org. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
david, fontana, david, fontana, fbpss, november, 1934, october, 2010, british, psychologist, parapsychologist, author, professor, psychology, cardiff, university, also, visiting, professor, liverpool, john, moores, university, university, algarve, contents, bi. David G J Fontana FBPsS 1 November 1934 18 October 2010 was a British psychologist parapsychologist and author He was Professor of Psychology at Cardiff University He was also visiting professor at Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Algarve 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 Reception 3 Works 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditBorn in Middlesex Fontana was a Fellow of the British Psychological Society a Chartered Psychologist and a Chartered Counselling Psychologist He published more than 45 books including popular treatments of dreams and symbols Fontana took an interest in paranormal research such as mediumship poltergeist cases and electronic voice phenomena and was at one time president of the Society for Psychical Research from 1995 to 1998 2 Fontana together with Ingrid Slack and Martin Treacy in 1996 established a Transpersonal Psychology Section within the British Psychological Society adding academic credibility to this school of thought at the fringe of academic psychology 3 Fontana attended the annual conferences of the Transpersonal Section of the British Psychological Society which for the first two years were in Birmingham and from 1999 onwards generally took place at Cloughton near Scarborough North Yorkshire He served as the first president of the British Psychological Society s Transpersonal Section a post he held from 1996 to 2001 His primary academic affiliation was at Cardiff University where he was Distinguished Visiting Fellow He wrote on such topics as Buddhism meditation dreams symbols the psychology of religion Christianity and survival 4 Reception EditMichael Stausberg in a review for Fontana s book Psychology Religion and Spirituality wrote that most religious scholars would not consider his arguments valid and empirical minded scholars of religion would probably find some of his interpretations of religious traditions and their treatment somewhat questionable or naive 5 Fontana was a believer in poltergeists and proposed in an article that they could haunt tape recorders He speculated that this may have happened to the parapsychologist Maurice Grosse who investigated the Enfield Poltergeist case However Tom Flynn a media expert for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry examined Fontana s article and suggested an entirely naturalistic explanation for the phenomena According to the skeptical investigator Joe Nickell Occasionally especially with older tape and under humid conditions as the tape travels it can adhere to one of the guide posts When this happens on a deck where both supply and take up spindles are powered the tape continues to feed creating a fold It was such a loop of tape Flynn theorizes that threaded its way amid the works of Grosse s recorder 6 Works EditThe Meditator s Handbook A Comprehensive Guide to Eastern and Western Meditation Techniques 1992 Teach Yourself To Dream A Practical Guide 1997 Meditation An Introductory Guide to Relaxation for Mind and Body 1999 Discover Zen A Practical Guide to Personal Serenity 2001 Learn to Meditate A Practical Guide to Self Discovery and Fulfillment 1998 Personality in the Workplace 2000 Macmillan Press 7 The Secret Language of Symbols A Visual Key to Symbols and Their Meanings 2003 Psychology Religion and Spirituality 2003 Learn to Dream Interpret Dream Symbolism Enhance Inner Life Remember Your Dreams 2004 Is There An Afterlife A Comprehensive Overview of the Evidence 2005 Life Beyond Death What Should We Expect 2009 Creative Meditation amp Visualization 2007 1000 Dreams Discover the meanings of dream symbols secrets amp stories 2011 References Edit Profile of David Fontana at the Institute of Noetic Sciences Archived from the original on 21 July 2011 Retrieved 1 November 2021 Author Profile of David Fontana HarperCollins co uk Archived from the original on 20 March 2012 Retrieved 1 November 2021 Fontana David Slack Ingrid Treacy Martin 2005 Transpersonal Psychology Meaning and Developments Transpersonal Psychology Review Special Issue Leicester British Psychological Society Slack Ingrid 2011 David Fontana 1934 2010 The Psychologist Vol 24 No 1 January 2011 Stausberg Michael 2013 Textbooks in Review Introductions to the Psychology of Religion Religion 43 2 135 150 Kreidler Marc 1 September 1995 The Haunted Tape Recorder Skepticalinquirer org Retrieved 1 November 2021 1 dead link External links EditMaggie Hamilton David Fontana on Life s Sacred Dimensions David Fontana at Psi encyclopedia spr ac uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Fontana amp oldid 1132237875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
