About the author
Tony Jinks is an Australian psychologist whose research and writing examine paranormal belief and anomalous experience from a psychological perspective. An Introduction to the Psychology of Paranormal Belief and Experience (McFarland & Company, 2011) surveys explanations, from perceptual error to genuine anomaly, for reports such as UFO sightings, telepathic hunches or apparitions, situating them within psychological research rather than dismissing them outright. Disappearing Object Phenomenon: An Investigation (2016) turns to a narrower and less-studied topic, the recurring reports of small household objects vanishing and later reappearing without explanation, treating it as a case worth serious investigation rather than simple absent-mindedness. Jinks writes for readers interested in a research-based approach to paranormal reports, positioned between uncritical belief and outright dismissal.
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“Jinks provides a sophisticated examination of how psychological frameworks attempt to categorize the unexplainable, offering a balanced view that respects both scientific inquiry and subjective experience. However, this text is…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on An Introduction to the Psychology of Paranormal Belief and Experience
“Jinks presents a meticulous examination of disappearing object phenomena with admirable neutrality, weighing skeptical and supportive views without bias. However, readers seeking definitive proof or supernatural horror will be…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Disappearing Object Phenomenon: An Investigation
