After World War II, the number of societies and members of spiritual studies in various countries has greatly increased, and the status of spiritual studies has also greatly improved. Universities have also joined the ranks of research, such as the University of Freiburg in Germany, which has set up a doctoral experiment course, under the guidance of Dr. Johannes Mischo. Utrecht university, the Netherlands, has set up a super psychology laboratory, where Professor Martin Johnson directs doctoral research and sometimes provides special research projects for foreign scholars. Department of Applied Psychology, Aston University, UK, under the guidance of Professor Elwyn Edwards, set up doctoral candidates for research; The Department of Psychology of Edinburgh University is directed by Dr. John Beloff and awarded master's and doctor's degrees; Professor S. C. Thakur directed the Philosophy Department of the University of Surrey to award master's and doctor's degrees in mental research; Oxford University, Cambridge University and London University are also allowed to write doctoral theses on spirituality. London even established a psychological science college to train psychologists and published the best-selling magazine Light. The University of Vienna also offers courses in mental science.

In the United States, Duke University first established the "Parapsychology Laboratory", which, at the initiative of Professor J.B. Rhein, made great contributions to the research field of American psychiatry. The Department of Psychology of the University of West Florida has a master's program in mental research; Although Durham University does not award degrees, it offers an eight-week intensive course of mind research for graduate students and a one-year advanced course of experimental mind research for doctoral students. Columbia university has a department of parapsychology; The psychology department of West Georgia College can get a bachelor's or master's degree by participating in the research of the Spiritual Research Foundation; John F. Kennedy University also has a super psychology department, which awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Master's and doctor's degrees are awarded by Sebrook College in California.