I and my wife had the opportunity to take part in two sessions of the SEG in 1995 and 1996. My own observations as well as later personal reports of my colleagues, the Schnittgers, left me convinced of the genuineness of the phenomena. I considered a number of them to be physical anomalies that cannot be incorporated into the current scientific framework. Nevertheless, it is possible to integrate these (and other) 'paranormal' effects within broader proposed systems which arise from the results of modern consciousness research, particularly the interactions of mind and matter.

The following considerations are based on my twenty years' experience in the lesser known field of Instrumental Transcommunication, or ITC. [Dr Senkowski coined this term in the 1970s to describe 'electronically supported contacts with other ranges of human consciousness' including 'the beyond'.] Given a wider view of the nature of the laws which may govern the universe, the many-faceted Scole phenomena may enlarge our always limited vistas of life and may one day appear quite normal. Throughout history, 'mediums' in 'trance' states have expressed 'transinformation' and performed 'transcommunication' through speech or automatic writing. Since the 1950s, all types of electronic apparatus (audio-tapes, video tapes, radios, telephones, TVs, computers) have been used in this field. Each piece of apparatus constitutes the final link in a hypothetical translation chain. They delivered messages from nowhere into now-here and allowed dialogues with otherwise hidden 'virtual transpartners' or 'communicators'.

Unlike telecommunications devices that function in the hands of any user, transcommunication appears to be subject to the psychic faculties of the operator (and perhaps other less obvious factors). In spite of the remarkable observations collected by private persons - including the SEG no - 'official' scientific verification of ITC under laboratory conditions has been undertaken. We are still left with many open questions. However, the results of the current research could bring us nearer to significant answers.

The Scole Experiment presents itself as a combination of mediumistic and instrumental single and two-way transcommunication. Additional extraordinary effects were manifested and documented. These carried less direct information but demonstrated the possibilities of astonishing mind-matter interactions.

I believe we should clearly differentiate between extraordinary facts and their interpretation. We should also avoid separating the currently mutually exclusive materialistic and spiritualistic views and instead consider a holistic cosmos.

The materialistic-spiritualistic controversy appears to be a consequence of an historical split in ways of thinking. This split could possibly be overcome by a new perspective as expressed by the renowned psychologist Stanislaw Grof, who said that the comprehension and classification of paranormal phenomena is not yet possible in the light of an, as yet, unfinished world-view into which mysticism, modern physics, neurophysiology, consciousness research, information theory and theory of systems may converge.