…A large collection of Carrington’s writings and correspondence is held in the Princeton University library. Mediumship An extensive knowledge of conjuring made Carrington sceptical about the claims of séance mediums. His 1920 book The Physical Phenomena of Spiritualism, Fraudulent and Genuine gives detailed descriptions of tricks that he argued were…
…in writing and included a sketch of a castle he recalled living in (Figure 8). He spent the next few years searching for the location and attempting to verify details, with some success. Figure 8.16Reproduced from Stevenson (2003), Fig. 2. By Neidhart’s own account, he began exploring the region in…
…discernment of past associations attached to natural or manufactured articles.2Buchanan (1863). William Denton A generation later, geologist William Denton’s attention was drawn to Buchanan’s writings by his wife Elizabeth, who believed she herself was sensitive to associations imprinted on articles that she handled. Denton carried out extensive experiments with her…
…effects. A Founder of Psychical Research in Germany Most of Dessoir’s early writings were published in the journal Sphinx, the organ of the Munich Psychological Society. Founded in 1886, this was modelled on the Society for Psychical Research in England. Leading figures in the Munich Society were the philosopher and…
…it – or even justifying the inflicting of harm. In 1999, the England soccer team coach Glenn Hoddle caused a public scandal by declaring that people born with disabilities were being punished by the sins of a previous life.15Arlidge & Wintour (1999). Actress Shirley MacLaine triggered uproar by writing in…
…Konstantin Korotkov developed a technique similar to Kirlian photography called ‘gas discharge visualization’ (GDV), and has written several books and papers in English. He is unequivocal in maintaining that his method shows a form of life energy, and writings on his website reveal that bio-electricity continues to be studied, and…
…on Tonner for financial support. He continued writing and gave occasional piano recitals. He died at the keyboard while playing at a benefit dinner given for him on 29 May, 1927. Testimonies A report on his piano playing at a séance in Paris on 3 September, 1893, read as follows:…
Douglas Scott Rogo (1950–1990) was a musician, paranormal researcher, and author who became a public figurehead for parapsychology through his many writings, lectures, and radio and television appearances. His life ended tragically in 1990 when he was aged only 40, stabbed to death by an unknown assailant in his home….
…handwriting Samples of Sally’s writing5Prince (1906), Appendix Q, 561. Prince’s Publications Prince published a short preliminary report of the Beauchamp case in the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research (PSPR) in 1901, while treatment was still in process. He had already decided – apparently following Frederic WH Myers –…
