Acknowledgments
A complex project like this one doesn’t come to fruition without substantial help
and input from many different people. During the writing and creation of Ghosts,
Spirits, and Psychics, several individuals provided substantial help with the massive
amount of networking that was required to assemble such an excellent group of
contributors. Others helped by suggesting entries to ensure breadth of coverage.
Still others reviewed written content (such as the Master Timeline and the Intro-
duction) and offered valuable advice and feedback. The editor would like to ac-
knowledge and thank the following people for their efforts in these areas:
Jeffrey Kripal, Christopher Laursen, George Hansen, Stephan Schwartz, Darryl
Caterine, Roger Luckhurst, David Luke, B. D. Mitchell, James Matlock, Philip De-
slippe, Joel Gruber, Kevin Whitesides, Jack Hunter, Vikas Malhotra, Matt Staggs,
Gary Baddeley, Michael Kinsella, Gordon Melton, Ryan Hurd, Tom Ruffles, Angela
Voss, Cal Cooper, Simon Sherwood, Shannon Taggart, Richard Broughton, Caro-
line Watt, Imants Baruss, and Russell Targ.
Additional thanks go out to each and all of the contributors for their investment
of time and effort and for their generosity in sharing their expertise and insight.
