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person1980s–present

James Plaskett

Disciplines:
uk
jungian psychology
synchronicity
mathematics/chess

Summary

British chess grandmaster who has written extensively on synchronicity and the paranormal — bringing a rigorous, empirical mindset to the investigation of anomalous phenomena — and who has become an unexpected voice for taking synchronicity and parapsychology seriously.

Core Contribution

Demonstrates that rigorous analytical training (as in chess) can be applied to anomalous phenomena — Plaskett's detailed documentation of synchronistic events and his argument for taking them seriously as data represents a distinctive voice: the analyst who is convinced by evidence rather than belief.

Notable Works & Achievements

Coincidences

Historical Influences

C.G. Jung Parapsychology evidence

Intellectual Lineage

UK Gibraltar

Contemporaries & Peers

Jungian community

Minds Influenced

Jungian synchronicity research Jungian tradition

Intellectual Posterity

Synchronicity researchChess-Jungian

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