Sprinkle, Leo – [Hypnosis, Alien Abductions, UFOs, Spirituality]
R. Leo Sprinkle papers, 1961-2020
R. Leo Sprinkle passed away peacefully “In Love & Light” on November 15th, 2021, in Laramie, WY. Born on August 31, 1930, in Rocky Ford, CO, he attended CU in Boulder and earned a B.A. in Psychology, Education, Sociology and History in 1952. He married Marilyn J. Nelson in Boulder, CO, on June 7, 1952. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany from 1952 to 1954, where he was Honor Student No 1, Class No. A-5324, 7th Army NCO Academy. He served as corporal in the 194th F.A.B. in Wertheim.
Leo earned a M.P.S. in Counseling from CU in 1956, and a PhD in Counseling and Guidance from the University of Missouri in 1961. The University of North Dakota hired him as Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of the Counseling Center from 1961 to 1964. He became a licensed psychologist in 1966. The University of Wyoming’s Counseling and Testing Center employed him as Counseling Psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychology from 1964-1989, where he eventually became Director there as well. He and Marilyn made Laramie their home and raised four children. Red Feather Lakes, CO, was always a special place for the family.
After retiring from UW, Leo continued working in private practice. He taught self-hypnosis techniques in classes and through his self-help videotape, Trance Forming Yourself. He studied reincarnation and past life regression, and published a book, Soul Samples, in 1999. A UFO researcher of international fame, he published over fifty articles, wrote forewords for other researchers’ books, and was interviewed on national TV programs including ABC’s That’s Incredible and NBC’s Tomorrow Show. He was instrumental in the success of the UFO Conferences held in Laramie for over twenty years.
People suffering everything from test anxiety to suicidal behavior sought his counsel, and his most ardent supporters were those who knew him personally. A mix of intellectualism, spirituality and humor defined his style, and it was authenticated by his personal integrity and limitless energy. He was an excellent yodeler and a prolific writer of clever limericks. In his eighties he dominated Wyoming Senior Olympics in swimming, track, and basketball. He was a beloved son, brother, husband, father, uncle, grandfather, mentor, and guru.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and two grandsons. He is survived by his sister, Faye of Harper, KS; his wife, Marilyn of Laramie, WY; sons Nelson (& Jill) of Loveland, CO; Eric of Aurora, CO; Matt (& Rosalie) of Laramie, WY; daughter Kristen of Laramie, WY; and six grandchildren.
Details will be announced later for a public memorial service to be held in Laramie, WY, in the summer of 2022.
R. Leo Sprinkle , Ph.D.
PhD: Professor Emeritus, Counseling Services, University of Wyoming
Dr. Sprinkle is the author of Soul Samples (1999, Granite Publishing) and has published several encyclopedia entries; a half dozen book chapters; and approximately 50 articles on various topics, including:
— UFO research
— ESP
— Hypnosis
— Reincarnation
— Spiritual Emergence
— Counseling theory and practice
His ground-breaking pioneering research investigating the UFO “abduction” field began in the mid-1960s and set the standard for research in this controversial field of study. He has participated in many regional and national television programs, including ABC TV’s That’s Incredible, NBC TV’s Tom Snyder, Tomorrow Show and has been invited to speak at several international conferences. He founded the Rocky Mountain UFO Conference held every June in Laramie, WY (now in its 23rd year) and he is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; American Association for Counseling and Development; and the Association for Past-life Research and Therapies.
“My approach is to minimize the tendency to ‘explain’ (or explain away) the reality of psychic experiences, and to emphasize the willingness to ‘explore’ the personal meaning of these human experiences of spiritual emergence.¨
Long before it was popular to explore the possible extraterrestrial presence, Dr. Sprinkle was quietly, professionally and sensitively working on this great mystery. He became a lifeline for those who had experienced unusual contact.
As a professor at the University of Wyoming and a therapist, Dr. Sprinkle has conducted over 500 hypnotic regression sessions with individuals looking to explore their possible UFO contact experiences. Among these were many of the most sensational and well-documented cases of our times.
In 1980, Dr. Sprinkle founded the Rocky Mountain Conference on UFO Investigation which is still going strong. The conference has served as a focal point and beacon of hope for hundreds of abductees/contactees/experiencers hoping to come to terms with their “high strange” experiences.
R. Leo Sprinkle, Ph.D. – UFO Researchers & People
Soul Samples Personal Exploration in Reincarnation and UFO Experience
Through his pioneering research into the phenomenon of UFO contact, Dr. Sprinkle presents his personal summary of professional studies that reveal a connection between UFO experiences and the process of reincarnation. Information has been gathered from hundreds of clients in hypnosis sessions and thousands of participants in psychological surveys. From this information, and in conjunction with his psychological training and his metaphysical gifts, he is able to provide corelations and opinions that few others would be able to do.
Long before it was popular to explore the extraterrestrial presence, Dr. R. Leo Sprinkle was quietly, professionally, and sensitively working on this great mystery. He became a life line for those who had experienced unusual contact. This legendary pioneer of research into the UFO contactee and reincarnation phenomena at long last shares his personal story and the insights that he has gathered over the many years. With his professional psychological training and his incredible, natural metaphysical gifts, Dr. Sprinkle reaches conclusions and insights that have escaped others. Journey with Leo through his eventful life of discovery. Enjoy his humor that is sprinkled throughout, and experience his clearly ubiquitous grace!
Now Dr. Sprinkle’s work has been corroborated by C. V. Tramont’s new Swan-Raven & Co. book From Birth to Rebirth: Gnostic Healing for the 21st Century.
File Contents / Inventory:
Correspondence with Jim Beal
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- Typed “Dear Correspondent” with handwritten note to Jim Beal
- “General Procedures” circa “11 May 1994” by Leo Sprinkle – photocopy of handwritten
- Vatican admits on national television that extraterrestrial contact is real by Richard Boylan, photocopy of typed article, dated “20 April 1998”
- The Significance of UFO Experiences by R. Leo Sprinkle, Ph.D., photocpy of pgs 164-165 of Zen In The Art of Close Encounters (1995)
- UFO Experiences and a Possible New Experiential Science by R. Leo Sprinkle, Exceptional Human Experience, Vol. 12, No. 2, December 1994, inside cover and pages 172-184.
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