Editing Dan Aykroyd (section)

===Beliefs===
Aykroyd considers himself a [[Spiritualism (movement)|Spiritualist]], stating:
:I am a Spiritualist, a proud wearer of the Spiritualist badge. Mediums and psychic research have gone on for many, many years ... Loads of people have seen spirits, heard a voice, or felt the cold temperature. I believe that they are between here and there, that they exist between the fourth and fifth dimensions, and that they visit us frequently.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news |last=O'Hagan |first=Sean |title=I'm still haunted by Belushi |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/sep/28/features.review |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=December 13, 2022 |date=September 27, 2003}}</ref>

Aykroyd's great-grandfather, a dentist, was a [[Mysticism|mystic]] who corresponded with author Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] on the subject of Spiritualism, and was a member of the [[Lily Dale, New York|Lily Dale Society]].<ref name="autogenerated1"/> Other than Spiritualism, Aykroyd is also interested in various other aspects of the [[paranormal]], particularly [[UFOlogy]]. He is a lifetime member of and official Hollywood consultant for the [[Mutual UFO Network]] (MUFON). Along these lines, he served, from 1996 to 2000, as host of ''[[Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal]]'', which claimed to describe cases drawn from the archives of "The Office of Scientific Investigation and Research". In 2005, Aykroyd produced the DVD ''Dan Aykroyd: Unplugged on UFOs''.

Aykroyd was interviewed for 80 minutes by UFOlogist David Sereda, discussing in depth many aspects of the UFO phenomenon.<ref name=UNPLUGGED>{{cite web|url=http://www.uforc.com/news/daufo-KlewMedia_060206.htm |title=UFORC News Service: Dan Aykroyd Unplugged on UFOs|access-date=February 9, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219024119/http://www.uforc.com/news/daufo-KlewMedia_060206.htm|archive-date=December 19, 2007}}</ref>

On September 29, 2009, Peter Aykroyd Sr., Dan's father, published a book entitled ''A History of Ghosts''. This book chronicled the family's historical involvement in the Spiritualist movement, to which Aykroyd readily refers. Aykroyd wrote the introduction and accompanied his father on a series of promotional activities, including launches in New York and Toronto, appearances on ''[[Larry King Live]]'' and ''[[Coast to Coast AM]]'', and various other public-relations initiatives. Aykroyd also read the introduction for the audio version of the book.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Aykroyd |first1=Peter H. |title=A History of Ghosts |url=https://www.audible.com/pd/A-History-of-Ghosts-Audiobook/B003ADQ4VS |via=Audible |publisher=Amazon |access-date=July 9, 2021}}</ref> In 1997, the [[Committee for Skeptical Inquiry]] <!-- (CSICOP) --> awarded Aykroyd ''in absentia'' the Snuffed Candle Award for hosting ''[[Psi Factor]]'' and being a "long-time promoter ... of paranormal claims". Following the awards, [[Joe Nickell]] wrote to Aykroyd asking for the research behind the "cases" presented on ''Psi Factor'', particularly a claim that NASA scientists were "killed while investigating a meteor crash and giant eggs were found and incubated, yielding a flea the size of a hog".<ref name="Candle awards 1997">{{cite journal|title=Nye, Aykroyd Receive Council's First Awards|journal=Skeptical Inquirer|date=1997|volume=21|issue=3|page=12}}</ref>