|
| |
Coherence in this context means "coherence of consciousness". That
state whereby the internal coherence of brain functioning, of consciousness,
experienced internally by a practitioner of Maharishi's Transcendental
Meditation, spreads throughout his or her environment and brings coherence and
harmony in world and community affairs.
The table below lists formal scientific experimental studies giving evidence of
the application of growth of coherence in states, nations and
the world. The practical value of these findings is immense: reduced war deaths
and rising cooperation between antagonists on a global scale. Take a look at number 41 below as an
example. Note that it was published in the prestigious Journal of Conflict
Resolution.
You can read these studies and more in full detail at the Maharishi
University of Management web site
Maharishi Effect Papers and
Presentations
Original is at the MUM Research site
|
# |
Citation |
Experimental Design |
Findings |
|
1 |
Abou Nader, T. M., Alexander, C. N., & Davis, J. L. (1984). The Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field and reduction
of armed conflict: A comparative, longitudinal study of Lebanese
villages. Scientific Research on Maharishi's Transcendental
Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program: Collected Papers, (Vol. 4, pp.
2623-2633). |
Five Lebanese villages in the war region, each with population of
10,000, were studied over the period October 1978 to March 1984. In July
1982 one village, Basinka, reached the 1% TM threshold. Quarterly war data
was obtained from the most objective newspaper in Lebanon. Differences
between Basinka and control villages reached a significance of
p<.005. |
War shelling fell (p<.005).
War casualties fell (p<.005).
War property damage fell though fighting in the region intensified
(p<.005).
Violence ceased in Basinka compared to control villages
(p<.00001). |
|
2 |
Alexander, C. N., Abou Nader, T. M., Cavanaugh, K. L., Davies, J. L.,
Dillbeck, M. S., Kfoury, R. J., & Orme-Johnson, D. W. (1984). Effects of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field on
the war in Lebanon: A time series analysis of the influence of
international and national coherence creating assemblies.
Scientific Research on Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation and
TM-Sidhi Program: Collected Papers, (Vol. 4, pp. 2687-2714).
|
TM-Sidhi groups assembled for two weeks on three occasions in 1984, in
the US, Lebanon, and Yugoslavia, each of size predicted to impact events
in Lebanon. Studied with time series intervention analysis, each assembly
produced a significant impact with p<.0038, p<.000036, and p<.016
respectively, while the impact of the three together was p<.000046.
|
Positivity in Lebanon rose strikingly by an average of 2.34 points
(on a -4 to +4 scale) above a baseline of negativity of -.82
(p<.000046).
War deaths fell by 55%, an average of 3.6 per day (p<.00036).
War injuries fell by 38%.
Currency value rose by .93 cents per week during assemblies, but
declined .13 cents per week across the six-month period
(p<.01). |
|
3 |
Assimakis, P. D. (1989). Change in the quality of
life in Canada: Intervention studies of the effect of the Transcendental
Meditation and TM-Sidhi program. Dissertation Abstracts
International, 50(5), 2203B. |
The impact of the MIU TM-Sidhi group on violent death, accident
fatalities, cigarette consumption, and work-days lost in strikes over the
years 19721986 was assessed using time series impact analysis.
|
Violent deaths (traffic fatalities, homicides, & suicides) fell
4.1% (p<.01).
Fatalities due to accidents fell 5.1% (p<.005).
Cigarette consumption fell 10.1% (p<.001).
Work-days lost in strikes fell 18.8% (p<.001) |
|
4 |
Assimakis, P. D. & Dillbeck, M. C. (1995). Times series analysis of improved quality of life in Canada:
Social change, collective consciousness, and the TM-Sidhi program.
Psychological Reports, 76, 11711193. |
The impact of the MIU TM-Sidhi group on Canadian quality of life was
assessed from 1983 to 1985 using time series analysis of weekly data
(n=156 weeks). For 78 weeks of the 156 the MIU group exceeded threshold.
|
Violent death rate fell (p<.001).
Quality of life improved (p<.0001).
Influence of the TM-Sidhi group was not linearan addition of 635 to
the group produced a 4.1% reduction in Canadian violent
death. |
|
5 |
Beresford, M. S., & Clements, G. (1983). The
group dynamics of consciousness and the U.K. stock market.
Scientific Research on Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation and
TM-Sidhi Program: Collected Papers, (Vol. 4, pp. 26162622).
|
The "All Share" Index for Great Britain was studied for 19821983. Time
series analysis was used to assess the impact of a British TM-Sidhi group
exceeding a threshold of 250 (on nine occasions. |
"All Share Index" of Great Britain rose during and following
above-threshold periods (p<.01).
"All Share Index" during above-threshold times rose at 8 times the
ordinary rate. |
|
6 |
Borland, C., & Landrith, G. S. III. (1976). Improved quality of city life through the Transcendental
Meditation program: Decreased crime rate. Scientific Research on
Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program: Collected
Papers, (Vol. 1, pp. 639648). |
The change in crime rate in 11 US 1% cities, with population greater
than 25,000, from 1972 to 1973 were compared to changes in matched control
cities using FBI Uniform Crime Report data for these years. |
Crime rates fell 16% as compared to 11 matched control cities
(p<.001).
Crime rates fell 8.2% compared to 19711972 rates for these same
cities (p<.002). |
|
7 |
*Burgmans, W. H. P. M., Burgt, A. T. van der, Langenkamp, F. P. Th.,
& Verstegen, J. G. (1983). Sociological effects of
the group dynamics of consciousness: Decrease of crime and traffic
accidents in Holland. Scientific Research on Maharishi's
Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program: Collected Papers,
(Vol. 4, pp. 25662582). *Note: also Sijben, W., (1983). (dissertation)
same as Burgmans, et. al. Scientific Research on Maharishi's
Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program: Collected Papers, Vol.
4, A Taste of Utopia, University of Twente, Netherlands, Crime and traffic
accidents dropped as a TM-Sidhi group in Holland exceeded threshold during
3 separate periods during the years 19711982. |
A retrospective time series analysis study of national crime and
traffic accident rates in Holland over the years 1971 to 1981 was
conducted using monthly figures provided by the Holland Central Office for
Statistics. |
A Holland national TM-Sidhi group exceeded threshold three times in the
years 1971 to 1981.
Crime rate dropped each time the TM-Sidhi group exceeded threshold
(p<.02).
Traffic accident rate dropped each time the group exceeded threshold
(p<.001). |
|
8 |
Cavanaugh, K. L. (1987). Time series analysis of
U.S. and Canadian inflation and unemployment: A test of a field-theoretic
hypothesis. Proceeding of the American Statistical Association,
Business and Economics Statistics Section (pp. 799904). |
Monthly figures for Okun's "misery index" (sum of inflation and
unemployment rates) for the US. and Canada were assessed for years 1979 to
1988 using Liu's linear transfer function method. The null hypothesis, the
Maharishi Effect produced no influence, was strongly
rejected. |
Misery index in US fell 39.9% as the MIU group exceeded threshold
(p<.01).
Misery index in Canada fell 29.3% as the MIU group exceeded threshold
(p<.00004). |
|
9 |
Cavanaugh, K. L., & King, K. D. (1988). Simultaneous transfer function analysis of Okun's misery
index: Improvements in the economic quality of life through Maharishi's
Vedic Science and technology of consciousness. Proceedings of
the American Statistical Association, Business and Economics Statistics
Section (pp. 491496). |
US. misery index, monetary growth and crude materials prices were
studied using a linear transfer function method. The three taken together
were significant at p<1.6 x 10 -12 indicating a
significant impact of the group on the US national economy. |
For the years 1979 to 1988 as the MIU group exceeded threshold economic
trends improved in the US as the MIU group exceeded threshold.
Misery index fell 36.1% (p< 8.7x10 -7).
Growth rate of monetary base impacted (p<.00001).
Crude materials rate of price increase fell 13% (p<.000026).
|
|
10 |
Cavanaugh, K. L., King, K. D., & Ertuna, C. (1989). A multiple-input transfer function model of Okun's misery
index: An empirical test of the Maharishi Effect. Proceedings of
the American Statistical Association, Business and Economics Statistics
Section, (pp. 565570). |
Okun's "misery index" was studied in the US from 1980 to 1988
controlling for monetary growth, rate of change of crude material prices,
and rate of change of industrial production using a multiple-input
transfer function method. |
Decline in the US. misery index from its peak in 1980 to 1988 was due
in measure to the Maharishi Effect.
Misery index fell by 1988 to 40% of the 1980 peak value with 31.1% of
the decline attributable to the MIU group (p<3.2x10 -9).
In this model each 100 additional participants in a the TM-Sidhi
group produced a further decrease of .31% in US. inflation and
unemployment. |
|
# |
Citation |
Experimental Design |
Findings |
|
11 |
Cavanaugh, K. L., King, K. D., & Titus, B. D. (1989). Consciousness and the quality of economic life: Empirical
research on the macroeconomic effects of the collective practice of
Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program.
Proceedings of the Midwest Management Society (Chicago, IL: Midwest
Management Society), 183190. |
The impact of the MIU group TM-Sidhi program on the twin "miseries" of
inflation and unemployment was studied using multiple input time series
analysis on US economic data over the period 1979 to 1988. Strong
statistical evidence for a causal role is presented. |
Increases in the size of a TM-Sidhi group led to measurably improved
economic conditions.
Inflation and unemployment together fell 4.65 points, about 40%
(p<.01).
Group TM-Sidhi practice had a more significant impact on unemployment
and inflation than either of the usual explanations, monetary base growth
or supply side shocks. |
|
12 |
Cavanaugh, K. L., Orme-Johnson, D. W., & Gelderloos, P. (1984).
The effect of the Taste of Utopia Assembly on the
World Index of international stock prices. Scientific Research
on Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program: Collected
Papers, (Vol. 4, pp. 27152729). |
The "World index" of 1,100 securities from 19 countries was studied
using transfer-function analysis for the impact of a group of 7,000
TM-Sidhi experts gathered for three weeks. |
World stock market index rose at an annualized percentage rate of
85%, while in the three-week periods both preceding and following the
assembly, the rate was -1% (p<.005). |
|
13 |
Davies, J. L. (1988). Alleviating political
violence through enhancing coherence in collective consciousness: Impact
assessment analysis of the Lebanon war. Dissertation Abstracts
International, 49(8), 2381A. |
A database of articles related to events in Lebanon from many media
sources compiled by the Lebanese Information and Research Center in
Washington, D.C. was used to assess the impact of seven large TM
assemblies held at varying distances from Lebanon on events in Lebanon
over the years 19831985. Box-Jenkins impact analysis assigned a
significance of p<.0001 to the TM intervention overall, and p<.01
for each individual assembly. |
Cooperation among antagonists rose by 66% (p<4 x
10 -7).
War intensity fell 48% (p<3 x 10 -9).
War fatalities fell 71% (p<5 x 10 -7).
War injuries fell 68% (p<5 x 10 -7). |
|
14 |
Davies, J. L., & Alexander, C. N. (1983). The
Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field and improved quality of life in
the United States: A study of the First World Peace Assembly, Amherst,
Massachusetts, 1979. Scientific Research on Maharishi's
Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program: Collected Papers,
(Vol. 4, pp. 25492563). |
A TM-Sidhi group of 2,500 assembled in Massachusetts for 6 weeks in
1979. Predicted in advance, and compared with trends over the same period
for the previous 8 years in Massachusetts, and the US as a whole, the
Maharishi Effect was studied using t-tests. Time series analysis was used
for the Standard & Poor's Composite Index of stock
prices. |
Traffic fatalities in US fell 6.5% (p<.0001).
Violent crime in US fell 3.4% (p<.02).
Air transport fatalities in US fell 20.8% (p<.05).
US fatal accidents fell 4.0%.
Standard & Poor's Index rose 5.0% (p<.035), and Dow Jones rose
4.8%.
Traffic fatalities in Mass. fell 19% (p<.05).
Violent crime in Mass. fell 10% (p<.00001).
Mass. air traffic fatalities dropped 83%
(p<.001). |
|
15 |
Davies, J. L., & Alexander, C. N. (1989). Alleviating political violence through enhancing coherence
in collective consciousness: Impact assessment analysis of the Lebanon
war. Paper presented at the 85th Annual Meeting of the American
Political Science Association., Atlanta, GA. |
The Lebanon war was the most extreme and violent of the more than 60
conflicts world-wide in years 19831985. For 11% of this period, TM-Sidhi
groups of size sufficient to impact the war were assembled on 7 separate
occasions at varying distances from the country. The combined significance
of all indicators together is p<9x10 -20. |
War intensity fell 48%, fatalities fell 71%, injuries fell 68%,
cooperation rose 66%.
Effects of temperature, holidays, the possibility that courses were
initiated upon hearing some good news, existing trends in Lebanon, media
coverage, selected pruning of data or period, measurement artifact, bias,
coincidence, seasonal cycles, and behavioral interaction between course
and nation are all controlled for in the study. |
|
16 |
Dillbeck M. C. (1978). The Transcendental
Meditation program and a compound probability model as predictor of crime
rate change. Paper presented at the Midwest Sociological Society
Meeting, Omaha, Nebraska. |
Dillbeck creates a statistical model for crime rates and validates it
on 108 US cities, and then the US as a whole. He then applies the model to
Kansas City where 4 of 23 metropolitan cities reached 1% TM during the
years 19721975. Linear regression analysis was used to predict immediate
future crime trends based on past performance, and comparing the 1% cities
to the remaining cities. |
Crime rate dropped 17.3% the year the cities reached 1% TM while
crime in the remaining (control) cities rose by 12.8% (p<.001).
Crime rate remained 14.5% less in following years in 1% cities,
compared to an 11.6% increase in remaining (control) cities
(p<.001). |
|
17 |
Dillbeck, M. C. (1988). (abstract) Collective
consciousness and social change: Effects of the Maharishi Technology of
the Unified Field on U.S. violence. Journal of the Iowa Academy
of Science, 95(1), A56. |
Box-Jenkins transfer function analysis was used to assess the impact of
US weekly violent death trends for 19821985 for homicide, suicide and
traffic fatalities. |
Violent death due to homicide, suicide, traffic fatalities in US.
during 19821985 declined sharply when the MIU Maharishi Effect group size
exceeded threshold. |
|
18 |
Dillbeck, M. C. (1990). Test of a field theory of
consciousness and social change: Time series analysis of participation in
the TM-Sidhi program and reduction of violent death in the U.S.
Social Indicators Research, 22, 399418. |
Box-Jenkins autoregressive integrated moving averages analysis and
transfer function analysis were used to assess the impact of the MIU
TM-Sidhi group on US weekly violent fatalities due to traffic accident,
homicide and suicide across the period 19791985. |
Violent death decreased 5.5% due to the influence of the TM-Sidhi
group. Thus, 63% of the total decrease in violent death is attributable to
group TM-Sidhi practice (p<.0001).
In the model each additional participant in the national TM-Sidhi
group reduced annual violent deaths by 3.8 lives. |
|
19 |
Dillbeck, M. C., Banus, C. B., Polanzi, C., & Landrith III, G. S.
(1988). Test of a field model of consciousness and
social change: The Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program and
decreased urban crime. The Journal of Mind and Behavior,
9(4), 457485. |
Study 1: 160 randomly chosen US cities, in 4 different size categories,
comprising 26% of US metropolitan population were studied for the impact
of level of TM participation during years 19671978 on FBI crime
statistics using cross-lagged panel analysis to assess causality. By 1976
TM participation in these cities had reached .45%.
Study 2: 80 randomly chosen standard metropolitan areas, comprising 47%
of US metropolitan population were studied using multiple regression
analysis. By 1976 TM participation in these metropolitan areas had reached
.33%.
Study 3: Time series analysis is used to assess the impact of a
TM-Sidhi group on D.C. weekly violent crime totals over the period October
1981 to October 1983. |
Causal role of TM participation in decrease of crime rate trends is
demonstrated with high order of confidence in a study of 160 randomly
chosen US cities (p<.01 for half the years, p<.05 for remaining
years).
Causal role of TM participation in crime rate trends is demonstrated
with high order of confidence in a study of 80 randomly chosen large
metropolitan areas (p<.01 for each year 1972 on).
Violent crime drops .295 events per week for each TM-Sidhi
participant, or a total reduction of 2,929 violent crimes across the two
years for a TM-Sidhi group numbering an average of 321 (p<.001).
The analysis suggests that 76.6% of the decrease in violent crime in
D.C. in years 19811983 was attributable to impact of the TM-Sidhi
group. |
|
20 |
Dillbeck, M. C., Cavanaugh, K. L., & Berg, W. P. (1983). The effect of the group dynamics of consciousness on
society: Reduced crime in the union territory of Delhi, India.
Scientific Research on Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation and
TM-Sidhi Program: Collected Papers, (Vol. 4, pp. 25832588).
|
3,000 TM-Sidhi experts assembled in New Delhi, India November 1980.
Group size diminished in following months through March 1981 when the
threshold number was no longer exceeded. Time series analysis was used to
study the intervention using daily crime data. |
Crime decreased 11% compared to previous trends
(p<.0001). |
|
# |
Citation |
Experimental Design |
Findings |
|
21 |
Dillbeck, M. C., Cavanaugh, K. L., Glenn, T., Orme-Johnson, D. W.,
& Mittlefehldt, V. (1987). Consciousness as a
field: The Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program and changes in
social indicators. Journal of Mind and Behavior, 8(1),
67104. |
Time series analysis is used to assess the impact on crime trends of
five separate Maharishi Effect interventions around the world. In New
Delhi, crime rates dropped. In Puerto Rico, the impact of a group
numbering 185 was significant. In the Philippines crime decreased and
quality of life rose. In Rhode Island quality of life rose during the
study, and continued to improve when many residents began the practice of
TM. |
Crime fell 11% in Delhi, India (p<.0001).;
Crime fell significantly in Puerto Rico as a group was established,
and rose after its departure (p<.025).
Crime fell 12% in the Philippines (p<.005).
Quality of life rose in the Philippines (p<.025).
Quality of life rose in Rhode Island (p<.01).
Quality of life remained higher following the intervention in Rhode
Island (p<.01). |
|
22 |
Dillbeck, M. C., Foss, A. P. O. Zimmermann, W. J. (1993). Maharishi's Global Society Campaign: Improved quality of
life in Rhode Island through the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi
program. Scientific Research on Maharishi's Transcendental
Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program: Collected Papers, (Vol. 4, pp.
25212531). |
300 TM-Sidhi experts went to Rhode Island from June 12 to September 12,
1978. Using Delaware, a similar state, as a control, time series analysis
on monthly data from 1974 to 1980 for crime rate, motor vehicle fatality
rate, motor vehicle accident rate, death rate, beer consumption, cigarette
consumption, unemployment rate, and pollution, was used to assess the
impact of the Maharishi Effect. |
Quality of lifeas assessed by an index composed of crime rate,
vehicular fatality rate, vehicular accident rate, death rate, beer
consumption, cigarette consumption, unemployment and pollutionimproved
significantly both during (p<.01) and following (p<.005) the
intervention. |
|
23 |
Dillbeck, M. C., Landrith III, G. S., & Orme-Johnson, D. W. (1981).
The Transcendental Meditation program and crime rate
change in a sample of forty-eight cities. Journal of Crime and
Justice, 4, 2545. |
The authors compared all 24 US cities with 1% TM in 1972 to 24 control
cities matched for population, college population, and geographical
region. Crime rates for 1967 to 1971 served as control period, and 1972 to
1977 as experimental period. 10 demographic factors were included in a
bivariate analysis of covariance of crime rate slope and immediate 1973
crime rate decrease. |
Crime rate immediately dropped 14% in Maharishi Effect cities as
compared to control cities (p<.01).
Crime trends in 1% cities remained an average of 3.8% below predicted
levels for the following five years. |
|
24 |
Dillbeck, M. S., Landrith III, G. S., Polanzi, C., & Baker, S. R.
(1982). The Transcendental Meditation program and
crime rate change: A causal analysis. Scientific Research on
Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program: Collected
Papers, (Vol. 4, pp. 25152520). |
Cross-lagged panel correlation was used to assess causality between TM
participation and crime rate decreases in two studies, one using 160
randomly chosen cities, the second using 80 randomly chosen metropolitan
areas which include over 47% of the total US metropolitan population. The
studies controlled for 10 confounding variables and used linear regression
to predict crime rates from baseline years 19641971. Evidence for
causality in the 160 cities on a year-to-year basis exceeded p<.05 on 3
and p<.01 on 3 of the 7 years total. In 80 metropolitan areas, p<.01
for all 7 years. |
Crime trends nationwide in the US fell an average of 18% below
conservatively predicted levels attributable to TM participation during
years 19721978.
Crime reductions due to TM participation were established on a high
level of statistical significance. |
|
25 |
Dillbeck, M. C., Larimore, W. E., & Wallace, R. K. (1984). A time series analysis of the effect of the Maharishi
Technology of the Unified Field: Reduction of traffic fatalities in the
United States. Scientific Research on Maharishi's Transcendental
Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program: Collected Papers, (Vol. 4, pp.
25892599). |
The MIU TM-Sidhi group exceeded the US threshold of 1,520 17 times in
1982. Interrupted time series analysis was used to assess the group impact
on US traffic accidents. At level 1,520 participants, a significance of
p<.014 was obtained. At higher level 1,600 (reached 10 times) p<.005
was obtained. |
Traffic fatalities in the US nationwide fell 2.8 per day when the MIU
TM-Sidhi group exceeded threshold (p<.014).
Traffic fatalities in the US fell 7.5 per day for a day with an
addition of 100 to the 1,520 group size, lagged slightly. |
|
26 |
Dillbeck, M. C., Mittlefehldt, V., Lukenbach, A. P., Childress, D.,
Royer, A., Westsmith, L., & Orme-Johnson, D. W. (1984). A time series analysis of the relationship between the group
practice of Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program in crime change
in Puerto Rico. Scientific Research on Maharishi's
Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program: Collected Papers,
(Vol. 4, pp. 26782686). |
A TM-Sidhi group reached the predicted threshold of 185 for Puerto Rico
during April, May, and June 1984. Using "Category 1" (major crimes) crime
data from 1969 to 1984, time series intervention analysis was used to
assess the impact of the group. |
Crime in Puerto Rico fell an average of 649 crimes per month below
predicted values when the TM-Sidhi group threshold was exceeded
(p<.025).
Crime stayed below predicted levels for 4 months following consistent
with the predicted effect from the large US assembly in 1984
(p<.025). |
|
27 |
Dillbeck, M.C., & Rainforth, M.V. (1996). Impact assessment analysis of behavioral quality of life
indices: Effects of group practice of the Transcendental Meditation and
TM-Sidhi program. Proceedings of the American Statistical
Association, Social Statistics Section, (pp. 3843). |
Study 1: A behavioral index was computed based on monthly data from
1970 to 1986 on U.S. motor vehicle fatalities, suicides, homicides,
accidental death, notifiable diseases, alcohol consumption and cigarettes
taxed and analyzed as a dependent variable, with TM-Sidhi program
participation (avg. daily number of participants) as the independent
variable using Liu and Hanssens linear transfer function.
Study 2: Data collection and analyses in Study 1 were replicated for
Canada. |
A significant effect, 36.1%, of the threshold value of the
independent variable (the square root of 1% of U.S. population) on
behavioral quality of life in the U.S. was obtained.
A similar statistically significant effect, 31.6%, was obtained in
the replication for Canada. |
|
28 |
Gelderloos, P., Cavanaugh, K. L., & Davies, J. L. (1990). The dynamics of U.S.-Soviet relations, 19791986: Effects of
reducing social stress through the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi
program. An abridged version of this paper, entitled "A
simultaneous transfer function analysis of U.S.-Soviet relations: A test
of the Maharishi Effect" published in the Proceedings of the American
Statistical Association, Social Statistics Section, 1990, pp.
297302. |
Simultaneous transfer function modeling was used to study US-Soviet
relations over the years 19791986. Content analysis of articles from the
Zurich project was analyzed using Azar's coding rules. Analysis yielded
p<.00001 for the positive effect of the TM and TM-Sidhi programs on
US-Soviet relations. Both monthly and weekly data were assessed, with
comparable result. |
US actions towards the USSR improved after the MIU TM-Sidhi group
exceeded threshold, lagged 3 months.
US actions towards the USSR improved with a 2-month lag as the group
reached a size of 1,700.
USSR actions toward the US improved 2- to 4-months after the TM-Sidhi
group reached 1,700. |
|
29 |
Gelderloos, P., Frid, M. J., Goddard, P. H., Xue, X., & Lφliger, S.
A. (1988). Creating world peace through the collective
practice of the Maharishi technology of the Unified Field: Improved
U.S.-Soviet Relations. Social Science Perspectives Journal,
2(4), 8094. |
Time-series assessment of the impact of the MIU TM-Sidhi group on the
347 public comments by President Reagan related to the Soviet Union over
the period April 1985 to September 1987. Neutral raters blind to the
hypothesis rated content of each item. The joint significant of all
impacts together was p<.007. |
Public statements by the US president about the USSR became
increasingly positive by an average of 4 points on a 14-point scale
(p<.024 at lag 0 weeks, p<.002 at lag 3 weeks). |
|
30 |
Gelderloos, P., Frid, M. J., & Xue, X. (1989). Improved U.S.-Soviet relations as a function of the number
of participants in the collective practice of the TM-Sidhi program,
Abstract insert in Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science, 96(1),
A33. |
All 478 public statements by the US president about the USSR over the
years 19841987 were rated on a war-peace scale. Time series analysis of
quartile distributions of the number in the MIU TM-Sidhi groups had a
significant relationship with the positivity of the president's
utterances. These two results together were highly significant at lags 0
and 3 with p<.0007. |
Public statements of the US. President about the USSR and its General
Secretary became more positive as the Maharishi Effect group size
increased (p<.0019 for lags 3, 5, and 8 weeks together).
More statements were made about the USSR when numbers were above the
second quartile at lag 2 (p<.0087). |
|
# |
Citation |
Experimental Design |
Findings |
|
31 |
Goodman, R.S. (1997). The Maharishi Effect and
Government: Effects of a national demonstration project and a permanent
group of Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program practitioners on
success, public approval, and coherence in the Clinton, Reagan, and Bush
Presidencies. (Doctoral dissertation, Maharishi University of
Management, 1997). (Also in Goodman, R.S., Orme-Johnson, D.W., Rainforth,
M.V., Goodman, D.H. (in press). Transforming political institutions
through individual and collective consciousness: The Maharishi Effect and
government. Proceeding of the 1997 Annual Meeting of the American
Political Science Association, Washington, D.C.) |
Study 1: A Maharishi Effect intervention group called the National
Demonstration Project (NDP) was created in the US capital. Predictions
were lodged in advance with government leaders and newspapers. The
research protocol was approved by an independent Project Review Board
comprised of criminologists, sociologists, and political scientists from
six independent universities as well as civic leaders and representatives
from the police department. The first study used time series structural
break analysis.
Study 2: ARIMA times series transfer function analyses was used to
measure the effects of large groups practicing the TM and TM-Sidhi
programs (the independent variable) on the Clinton, Reagan, and Bush
administrations. |
Study 1: Variables showed a significantly changed trend in the
predicted direction toward greater positivity after NDP began, p values
are one-tailed:
Clinton's approval rating showed a net change increase (p=5.29 x
10 -8).
Media positivity toward Clinton showed a net change increase
(p=.01).
Emergency psychiatric calls decreased (p=.009).
Hospital trauma cases decreased (p=.02).
Complaints against the police decreased (p=.01).
Accidental deaths decreased (p=.05).
Quality of life index improved (p=3.22 x 10 -5).
Study 2: All p values are one-tailed.
Bi-weekly data showed statistically significant increase of approval
rating and media positivity for Clinton (from p=.03 to p=.0005). Bush and
Reagan (Reagan media positivity not available) monthly data showed similar
results (p=.035 to p=4.09 x 10 -18).
Analysis of U.S. interactions with other countries (net cooperation,
WEIS data set) during Reagan administration showed significant influence
of the TM-Sidhi group (p=4.82 x 10 -12).
Increases in TM-Sidhi group associated with increases in net
cooperation of the U.S. with other countries (p<.01 for significant
lags of independent variables). |
|
32 |
Gowing, S. G. (1986). (BSW thesis) What does the
Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field mean for social work? A
study in Australia., Unpublished BSW honors thesis. University of Sidney,
Australia. |
Time series analysis was used to assess the impact of two
above-threshold Maharishi Effect events on Australian trends in January
1983 (n=400) and on New South Wales trends for April 1984 (n=192).
|
Traffic fatalities fell 13.9%, a reduction of 34 fatalities
(p<.0005).
Unemployment fell 8.3%, meaning work was found for 39,230 people
(p<.0005).
Stock value increased 1% per day of the impact period
p<.025). |
|
33 |
Hagelin, J. S., Orme-Johnson, D. W., Rainforth, M., Cavanaugh, K.,
& Alexander, C. N. (1999). Results of the National
Demonstration Project to Reduce Violent Crime and Improve Governmental
Effectiveness in Washington, D.C. Social Indicators
Research, 47, 153-201. |
A Maharishi Effect intervention was created and studied in the US
capital. Predictions were lodged in advance with government leaders and
newspapers. The research protocol approved by an independent Project
Review Board set the experimental period from June 7 to July 30, 1993.
Time series analysis was employed in the study. |
Crime fell 23% below the predicted level when the TM-Sidhi group
reached its maximum (p<2 x 10 -9 for weekly
data).
Temperature, weekend effects, or previous trends in the data failed
to account for changes.
Public approval of the US president suddenly changed from a negative
trend to a positive trend, as predicted (p<.00002). |
|
34 |
Hatchard, G. (1977). Influence of the
Transcendental Meditation program on crime rate in suburban
Cleveland. Scientific Research on Maharishi's Transcendental
Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program: Collected Papers, (Vol. 2, pp.
11991204). |
40 suburban areas of Cleveland were studied for a relationship between
crime and TM participation over the years 1972 through 1976. Crime
decreases from 1973 to 1974, from 1974 to 1975, and 1975 to 1976, the
years for which some areas exceeded 0.5% participation in the TM program,
were significant at p<.001, p<.01, and p<.001
respectively. |
4 of the 40 Cleveland suburban areas reaching 1% TM in 1974 .
Crime dropped 8.1% in 1974 compared to 1973 in 1% suburbs, while
increasing an average of 4.0% in the remaining suburbs (p<.001).
Crime in 1% neighborhoods dropped an additional .7% from 1974 to 1975
while increasing an average of 5.7% in the remaining suburbs
(p<.01). |
|
35 |
Hatchard, G. D., Deans, A. J., Cavanaugh, K. L. , & Orme-Johnson,
D. W. (1996). The Maharishi Effect: A model for social
improvement. Time series analysis of a phase transition to reduced crime
in Merseyside metropolitan area. Psychology, Crime and Law,
2(3) 165174. |
Time series analysis of monthly crime data and coherence group size
from 1978 to 1991 shows a phase transition occurred during March 1988 when
the group size first exceeded threshold (p<.00006) |
Crime rate fell by 16% in Merseyside, but increased by 20% in the
rest of England and Wales by 20%
Merseyside moved from third highest crime rate of all metropolitan
areas, to second lowest crime rate.
170,000 fewer crimes were reported in Merseyside than expected over
3-1/2 year period.
Savings to government are projected at $850 million. |
|
36 |
Landrith III, G. S., & Dillbeck, M. C. (1983). The growth of coherence in society through the Maharishi
effect: Reduced rates of suicides and auto accidents. Scientific
Research on Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program:
Collected Papers, (Vol. 4, p. 24792486). |
All US 1% cities with populations greater than 10,000 (n=21) were
matched with control cities for geography, population, and college
population but less than .07% practicing TM. The study controlled for
eight demographic variables and compared rates for 1972 to 1977 to those
of control cities and to rates for 1967 to 1971 for the same city.
Multivariate t-test analysis of the data yielded a statistical
significance of p<.005. |
Suicide rates fell 3.2% in 1% cities but rose 2.7% in control cities
(p<.001).
Traffic accidents fell 1.8% in 1% cities, but rose 5.2% in the
controls (p<.001). |
|
37 |
Lanford, A. G. (1984a). Reduction in homicide in
Washington, D.C. through the Maharishi Technology of the Unified Field,
19801983: A time series analysis. Scientific Research on
Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program: Collected
Papers, (Vol. 4, pp. 26002608). |
Time series analysis of weekly homicide data for the period August 1980
to November 1983 (n=173) in Washington, D.C. was investigated for a
threshold of 400 TM-Sidhi experts, obtained 38 out of 76 weeks.
|
Homicides fell by 0.9 per week, a 22% decrease, when threshold was
exceeded (p<.02). |
|
38 |
Lanford, A. G. (1984b). The effect of the Maharishi
Technology of the Unified Field on stock prices of Washington, D.C. area
based corporations, 19801983: A time series analysis.
Scientific Research on Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation and
TM-Sidhi Program: Collected Papers, (Vol. 4, pp.
26092615). |
Time series analysis of weekly stock price data for Washington, D.C.
corporations 19801983 (n=173) in Washington, D.C. was investigated for a
threshold of 400 TM-Sidhi experts locally, obtained 38 out of 76 weeks, or
for the MIU TM-Sidhi group. |
Stock prices for Washington D.C. corporations rose an average of
$2.46 during weeks in which either the local TM-Sidhi group exceeded
threshold, or the MIU group exceeded threshold (p<.01, and p<.0005,
respectively). |
|
39 |
Leffler, D.L. (1997). A Vedic approach to military
defense: Reducing stress through the field effects of
consciousness. (Doctoral Dissertation, The Union Institute,
1997). |
Study assessed impact of the presence and then the absence of a
TM-Sidhi group of 100 to 150 in Cleveland metropolitan area on ability of
police personnel to perceive and report stress. |
Scores on the Toronto Alexithymia Scale decreased during the
intervention and then rose following the intervention (p<.007).
|
|
40 |
Lubeck, M.R. (1997). (Title not yet available) (Doctoral dissertation,
Maharishi University of Management, 1997). |
The impact of the TM-Sidhi group at M.U.M. and practitioners of the TM
program throughout the U.S. was assessed using time series analysis and
structural break analysis. The study measured the relationship between
traffic fatalities, retail sales, and vehicle miles traveled when the
predicted threshold was surpassed for the TM-Sidhi program group at M.U.M.
alone, and for practitioners of the TM program throughout the
US. |
Preliminary results of the structural analysis indicated that when
the number of practitioners reached predicted thresholds there was a
significant decrease in traffic fatalities, controlling for the vehicle
miles traveled. Also, the relationship between retail sales and vehicle
miles significantly changed when the size of the TM-Sidhi group exceeded
threshold: A much lower increase in traffic fatalities occurred with an
increase in the economy. Overall, there was a 5% average decrease when all
of the thresholds were met (p<.001) |
|
# |
Citation |
Experimental Design |
Findings |
|
41 |
Orme-Johnson, D. W., Alexander, C. N., Davies, J. L., Chandler, H. M.,
& Larimore, W. E. (1988). International peace
project in the Middle East: The effects of the Maharishi Technology of the
Unified Field. The effects of the Maharishi Technology of the
Unified Field. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 32(4),
776812. |
An Israel Maharishi Effect group was established summer 1983. The
number of participants varied on a daily basis from a low of 65 to a high
of 241. Time series analysis and transfer function analysis are
simultaneously used, and results compared, on six variables, and three
composite quality of life indicators. |
War intensity dropped 45% (p<.0045)
War deaths dropped 76% (p<.02) from a mean of 40 deaths per day to
9.7 per day.
Crime in Israel dropped 12% (p<.0016) from a mean of 608 per day
to 535 per day.
Crime in Jerusalem dropped 8.8% (p<.023) from a mean of 46.7 per
day to 42.6 per day.
Fires dropped 30% (p<.045) from a mean of 8 per day to 5.6 per
day.
Auto accident fatalities fell 34% (p<.024) from a mean of 3.9 per
day to 2.5 per day.
Taken together, quality of life improved by 1.3 standard deviation
units in Israel (p<.0001), by .75 in Lebanon (p<.02) and by .94 in
Jerusalem (p<.003) |
|
42 |
Orme-Johnson, D. W., Cavanaugh, K. L., Alexander, C. N., Gelderloos,
P., Dillbeck, M. C., Lanford, A. G., & Abou Nader, T. M. (1987). The influence of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified
Field on world events and global social indicators: The effects of the
Taste of Utopia Assembly. Scientific Research on Maharishi's
Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program: Collected Papers,
(Vol. 4, pp. 27302762). |
An experiment to assess the influence of the Maharishi Effect on world
trends was conducted starting December 1983 for three weeks. A group of
over 7,000 TM-Sidhi experts assembled at MIU in Iowa. Statistical
significance was obtained in every category of the predicted results
using, for heads of state-content analysis; for positive-negative
event-content analysis; for Lebanon war events-content analysis; increase
in stock prices-regression analysis; for traffic fatalities world-wide-chi
square; for air traffic fatalities-contingency table analysis; for patent
applications-chi square; for infectious disease rate-a randomization test;
for crime rate-time series analysis. |
Heads of state successfully reversed prior negative trends in their
nations (p<.004).
Positive events increased and negative events decreased during the
assembly (p<.002).
In Lebanon great progress towards peaceful resolution of war was made
during experiment, but was lost after (p<.006).
World stock index rose .77 points per day during assembly, which was
declining .14 points per day previous to and following the assembly
(p<.001).
Traffic fatalities were 18 percent lower than predicted
(p<.0001).
Air traffic fatalities world-wide were the fewest ever reported
(p<.0001).
Patent applications rose simultaneously in nations world-wide by
15.2% (p<.0001).
Infectious disease rates fell by 33% in reporting nations US and
Australia (p<.0001).
Crime rates fell in national capitals
(p<.000001). |
|
43 |
Orme-Johnson, D. W., Dillbeck, M. C., Alexander, C. N., Chandler, H.
M., & Cranson, R. W. (1989). (abstract) same as Orme-Johnson, et. al.
Scientific Research on Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation and
TM-Sidhi Program: Collected Papers Vol. 5, Orme-Johnson, D. W.,
Dillbeck, M. C., Alexander, C. N., Chandler, H. M., and Cranson, R. W.
Time series impact assessment analysis of reduced
international conflict and terrorism: Effects of large assemblies of
participants in the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program.
Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Political Science
Association, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A., August 1989. |
Three large assemblies approaching the Maharishi Effect threshold for
the world (n=7,000) were held during the years 19831985. Time series
analysis was used in conjunction with the content analysis of world-wide
news events reported in the New York Times and London Times. The Rand
Corporation data bank was used to study international conflict (p<.025,
p<.005 and p<.01 for each of the three assemblies) and terrorism
(p<.025). Time series analysis of the World index of stock price
yielded p<.025. |
International conflict decreased 33% (p<.025).
Terrorist casualties decreased 72% (p<.025).
Capitol International World Stock Index increased (p<.025).
The Maharishi Effect had a rapid onset.
The Maharishi Effect influenced trends from distances of thousands of
miles.
Violence was reduced in other nations without intrusion by other
governments. |
|
44 |
Orme-Johnson, D. W., Dillbeck, M. C., Bousquet, J. G., & Alexander,
C. N. (1983). An experimental analysis of the
application of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified field in major
world trouble-spots: Increased harmony in international affairs.
Scientific Research on Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation and
TM-Sidhi Program: Collected Papers, (Vol. 4, p.
25322548). |
In 1978 a total of 1,400 TM-Sidhi experts went to 5 world trouble
spotsLebanon, Iran, Rhodesia, Kampuchea, and Nicaraguafor 10 weeks to
create the Maharishi Effect. 14,567 events for 1978 were recorded in the
Conflict and Peace Data Bank, the world's largest such resource.
Contingency table analysis of COPDAB data against a 10-week control
period, against a 1-year baseline, and against a 10-year baseline all
showed improvement. Time series analysis showed the project had a strong
and statistically significant effect world-wide. Investigators report
trouble-spot areas experienced noticeable decreases in violence and
disorder upon arrival of the group, and, in general, a return to previous
trends upon their departure. |
Compared to a ten-week baseline, world-wide trends improved
Hostile acts, as a proportion, decreased nationally 16.7%
(p<.002).
Verbal hostilities, as a proportion, increased nationally by 3.5%
(p<.01).
Cooperative events, as a proportion, rose nationally by 13.2%
(p<.007).
The number of cooperative events increased 115%.
Compared to a one-year baseline, world-wide trends also improved
(p<.001). As proportions:
Hostile acts decreased 8.4%.
Verbal hostilities decreased 5.7%.
Cooperative events increased 14.1%.
Compared to a ten-year baseline, world-wide trends again improved
(p<.001). As proportions:
Hostile acts decreased 2.8%.
Verbal hostilities decreased 1.0%.
Cooperative events increased 3.8%. |
|
45 |
Orme-Johnson, D. W., & Gelderloos, P. (1984). The long-term effects of the Maharishi Technology of the
Unified Field on the quality of life in the United States
(19601983). Scientific Research on Maharishi's Transcendental
Meditation and TM-Sidhi Program: Collected Papers, (Vol. 4, pp.
26342652). |
US quality of life was studied over the years 19601983 using a
comprehensive index comprised of 12 annual measures related to crime,
health, economics, education, safety, and marital happiness in society.
The percentage of US TM participation together with the number in the MIU
TM-Sidhi group comprised the Maharishi Effect variable. Evidence the
Maharishi Effect caused improved quality of life came from lagged
cross-correlations predicting quality of life from TM-participation
showing this indicator accounted for 44% of the variance p<.0001.
Regression analysis yielded a similar result with p<.0001 as
well. |
A reversal of long-term decline in US. quality of life occurred as
large no. of US population began TM and accelerated sharply when the
square root of 1% threshold exceeded.
Crime rate fell for the first time in 20 yrs. by .78%, 4.3%, and 7.6%
in 1981 to 1983, the first three years of the MIU TM-Sidhi group.
Civil cases reaching trial dropped 11.5% in 198283.
Infectious diseases declined 7% in 1983.
Infant mortality reached all-time low in 1983.
Suicides have fallen from 1977 peak.
Hospital admissions began a decline in 1981.
Cigarette consumption showed largest decline, 6.2% in 1983.
Alcohol consumption began a steep decline from 1981 onwards.
Drug abuse reversed trends starting 1982.
GNP per capita rose 2.3% in 1983 marking the end of the recession.
Unemployment declined sharply starting 1983.
Poverty increases leveled off in 1982.
Patent applications reached highest level ever in 1982.
Degrees conferred per capita begin to rise in 1982
Divorce rates reversed a steady increase beginning in 1982.
Traffic fatality rate fell dramatically starting 1981.
Fatalities due to fire started a continuing decline in 1975, while
number of fires remained constant. |
|
46 |
Orme-Johnson, D. W., Gelderloos, P., & Dillbeck, M. C. (1988).
The effects of the Maharishi Technology of the Unified
Field on the U.S. quality of life (19601984). Social Science
Perspectives Journal, 2(4), 127146. |
US quality of life was studied over the years 19601984 using an index
composed of 11 annual measures of crime, health, economics, creativity,
marital stability, and safety. With the Maharishi Effect as the
independent variable and quality of life as dependent regression analysis
gives an impact with p<.0001. Checking for the impact of the TM-Sidhi
group, regression analysis for years following 1976 was significant at
p<.002. Cross correlation analysis was used to assess causality with
result p<.05 indicating TM meditator rate could successfully predict
quality of life changes, but not vice-versa. The years 19821984 studied
separately as the Maharishi Effect index exceeded one due to growth of the
MIU TM-Sidhi group. The Maharishi Effect group could account for 83.2% of
the variance in the quality of life indicator with p<.0002. Testing for
the effect of the group alone over the years 198284 gave a significance
of p<.0001 |
US quality of life, on a downward slide since 1960, reversed its
trend in 1976 when the percentage of the US population practicing TM
increased significantly.
US quality of life continued to rise at a rate predicted by the rate
of individual practice of TM together with the size of the MIU TM-Sidhi
group.
US quality of life reversed trends from decline to increase when .4%
of the US population had learned TM in 1976.
Acceleration in quality of life change without precedent was found
from 1982 to 1984 as the Maharishi Effect index exceeded 1% threshold.
Alternative explanations such as availability of new technology,
change of population distribution, etc., are ruled out because they cannot
predict the changes in quality of life.
All areas of life are found to improve simultaneously as a function
of the increase of the Maharishi Effect influence, and the quality of rise
was unique after the 1% threshold was crossed. |
|
47 |
Reeks, D. (1990). Improved Quality of Life in Iowa
through the Maharishi Effect. Dissertation Abstracts
International, 51(12), 6155B. |
Time series transfer function analysis related the size of the MIU
Maharishi Effect group to monthly rates of unemployment, traffic
accidents, crime and a quality of life index composed of these three over
the years 197986 as the group varied in size. |
Unemployment fell as group size increased (p<.004).
Crime fell as group size increased (p<.0001).
Traffic fatalities fell as group size increased (p<.0001).
Quality of life improved (p<.006). |
Maharishi University
of Management | Research on the
Maharishi Effect
Top
|
