Emails Reveal Jeffrey Epstein's Interest in Funding Paranormal Experiments

Disgraced financier discussed telepathy, clairvoyance, and other psychic phenomena with researchers

Published on Feb. 7, 2026

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Newly released emails show that disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was approached by New Age guru Deepak Chopra and other researchers to fund a variety of paranormal experiments, including tests on telepathy in autistic children and studies on clairvoyant reactions to "erotic/violent" images. Epstein, who was known for his fascination with science, also spoke with parapsychologist Dean Radin about funding a $90,000 project to prove psychic powers are real.

Why it matters

Epstein's interest in fringe scientific fields like telepathy and clairvoyance highlights his unconventional approach to research and his willingness to explore unorthodox topics. While some view these paranormal experiments as pseudoscience, the emails reveal Epstein's broad scientific curiosity and his potential influence in funding controversial areas of study.

The details

The emails show that Chopra forwarded Epstein a proposal for a "psi experiment" in 2016, which discussed using "erotic or other emotional stimuli" in clairvoyance research. Another experiment proposed having a clairvoyant guess numbers generated by a "quantum random number generator" to prove their psychic abilities. Other research focused on using autistic children for telepathy experiments. Parapsychologist Dean Radin also emailed Epstein a photo of a spoon he claimed to have bent with his mind, proposing a $90,000 project to prove psychic powers.

  • In 2016, Chopra forwarded Epstein a proposal for a "psi experiment".
  • In 2017, Chopra forwarded Epstein emails discussing psychic experiments involving "erotic/violent" images.
  • In 2018, Radin emailed Epstein a photo of a spoon he claimed to have bent with his mind.

The players

Jeffrey Epstein

A disgraced financier known for his fascination with science and willingness to explore unorthodox topics, including paranormal phenomena.

Deepak Chopra

A New Age guru who discussed various paranormal experiments with Epstein and sought his potential funding.

Dean Radin

A parapsychologist who proposed a $90,000 project to Epstein to prove psychic powers are real.

Paul J. Mills

A professor of family medicine and public health at UC San Diego who was working with the Deepak Chopra Foundation on telepathy experiments with autistic children.

Diane Powell, MD

A researcher who was collaborating with Deepak Chopra and Paul J. Mills on a project studying telepathy in autistic children.

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What they’re saying

“If $90K were found to do a collaboration, I would be willing to oversee such a project.”

— Dean Radin, Parapsychologist (Email to Jeffrey Epstein)

“Here's a photo of the holy s--t spoon I bent.”

— Dean Radin, Parapsychologist (Email to Jeffrey Epstein)

“God is a construct, Cute girls are real.”

— Deepak Chopra, New Age Guru (Email to Jeffrey Epstein)

What’s next

The Justice Department is continuing to investigate Epstein's involvement in funding and promoting these paranormal experiments, and whether any laws were broken in the process.

The takeaway

Epstein's interest in fringe scientific fields like telepathy and clairvoyance highlights his unconventional approach to research and his willingness to explore unorthodox topics, even if they were considered pseudoscience by the mainstream scientific community. This case raises questions about the boundaries of scientific inquiry and the potential influence of wealthy individuals in funding controversial areas of study.