This year’s ParaMOOC, Parapsychology: Research and Education, is about reincarnation and past-life memory research. It runs online from November 4 to 19, 2026, with researchers and experiencers from four continents, including ICRR president K.M. Wehrstein, PRCDb team member Ohkado Masayuki, DOPS neuroscientist Saeedeh Sadeghi and Jim Matlock.
ParaMOOC is a free online series of live webinars on parapsychology, offered through Parapsychology Online. Carlos S. Alvarado and Nancy L. Zingrone launched it in 2015, and Bryan Williams has helped plan the programme and coordinate speakers since 2023.
How to register
It’s free. Email parapsychologyonline@gmail.com with “Yes I want to register for ParaMooc 2026” as the subject line.
Talks from ICRR
- The Published Reincarnation Cases Database (K.M. Wehrstein and Ohkado Masayuki): what the PRCDb is, how it’s coming along, and what it will make possible. Friday, November 6, 3:00 p.m. Central (4:00 p.m. Eastern).
- Adult Reincarnation Cases (K.M. Wehrstein and Jim Matlock): ignored by many researchers and challenging to investigate, but full of their own revelations. Thursday, November 12, 9:00 a.m. Central (10:00 a.m. Eastern).
- Reincarnation and Gender Identity (K.M. Wehrstein): have conventional science and medicine missed a main cause of gender dysphoria by not looking in the right place? Saturday, November 14, 9:00 a.m. Central (10:00 a.m. Eastern).
- Use of AI in Reincarnation Research (K.M. Wehrstein): cutting-edge tips from the Psi Encyclopedia’s AI consultant and PRCDb project manager, from theory-building to claimant forensics. Sunday, November 15, 9:00 a.m. Central (10:00 a.m. Eastern).
Full schedule
All times are US Central, with Eastern and other local times in brackets.
Wednesday, November 4
- Opening orientation session
Nan Zingrone, Jim Matlock and Bryan Williams
11:00 a.m. Central (12:00 p.m. Eastern) - The Layered Tapestry of Reincarnation Research
James (Jim) Matlock
12:00 p.m. Central (1:00 p.m. Eastern)
Friday, November 6
- From Dreams to Reality: A Reincarnation Researcher’s Journey
Elaine Rycroft
8:00 a.m. Central (9:00 a.m. Eastern, 2:00 p.m. UK) - The Published Reincarnation Cases Database
K.M. Wehrstein and Okhado Masayuki
3:00 p.m. Central (4:00 p.m. Eastern; 6:00 a.m. November 7, Japan)
Wednesday, November 11
- Children’s Past-Life Memories: Common Patterns Beyond Individual Cases
Saeedeh Sadeghi
10:00 a.m. Central (11:00 a.m. Eastern)
Thursday, November 12
- Adult Reincarnation Cases
K.M. Wehrstein and James (Jim) Matlock
9:00 a.m. Central (10:00 a.m. Eastern)
Friday, November 13
- Autism and Past-Life Memory: What We’re Learning
James (Jim) Matlock
11:00 a.m. Central (12:00 p.m. Eastern)
Saturday, November 14
- Hindsight: Experiences of Reincarnation
Farren Robinson and Elaine Rycroft
7:00 a.m. Central (8:00 a.m. Eastern, 1:00 p.m. UK) - Reincarnation and Gender Identity
K.M. Wehrstein
9:00 a.m. Central (10:00 a.m. Eastern)
Sunday, November 15
- Use of AI in Reincarnation Research
K.M. Wehrstein
9:00 a.m. Central (10:00 a.m. Eastern)
Tuesday, November 17
- Signs of Reincarnation in Non-Human Animals: Parallels with Human Cases
James (Jim) Matlock, Rebecca Anderson-Iliuta and Beth Hilton
11:00 a.m. Central (12:00 p.m. Eastern) - Adults Who Claimed Past-Life Memories During Childhood: A Follow-Up of Almost 50 Years
Eric Ávila-Pires
5:00 p.m. Central (6:00 p.m. Eastern, 7:00 p.m. Brazil)
Wednesday, November 18
- Memory Beyond a Lifetime? A Comparative Study of Three Lebanese Druze Cases
Khattar Hatoum
1:00 p.m. Central (2:00 p.m. Eastern)
Thursday, November 19
- Closing session
Nancy L. Zingrone, Bryan J. Williams and Jim Matlock
2:30 p.m. Central (3:30 p.m. Eastern)