Paul Beard (spiritualist)

Paul Beard (14 October 1904 – 9 June 2002) was an English author and poet who for 16 years was the President of the College of Psychic Studies.^[1] Beard was based in London, England. The organization was devoted to finding in spiritualism evidence of life after death. During his tenure as a member and president Beard wrote an article that was published in Spiritual Frontiers in 1970 on "How to Guard Against Possession." During this research he experimented extensively with using a ouija board. ^{[citation needed]} In his role as President of CPS, he lectured and mentored many aspiring students in the art of spiritualism.

Beard has written a trilogy of books analyzing the evidence for and against the survival of the human soul after death. He made a lifetime study of psychical research.^{[citation needed]} He was also a member of the Society for Psychical Research for some 25 years.