Psychomanteum Study: 24 of 30 People Reported Sensing a Presence in a Darkened Mirror Booth
A University of West Georgia-led study, published 6 Oct 2026 and picked up by ScienceAlert on 6–7 Nov, put 30 volunteers in a velvet-lined mirror chamber. Twenty-four reported sensing a presence. Creative fantasy tracked how vivid and real it felt; synesthesia did not. The authors do not claim proof of contact with the dead.
