…closed. When he began writing he wrote right to left, and when he drew he always included a star, though at the same time he had a phobia of stars, particularly the Star of David; once he fled a shop after seeing a Star of David necklace. He had a…
…drawing what looked like a cross on top of a pile of rocks, and then writing that his name was on the cross. Interestingly, Thompson had encountered such a cross near the sea, one month before this sitting. The cross was part of a wrecked ship, and although Thompson thought…
…is similar to luminous energy’.12Richet (1922), 597–98. Finally, Richet argues for the need to conduct more research, writing, ‘then Metapsychics will come out of Occultism, as Chemistry was separated from Alchemy’.13Richet (1922), 793. Regardless of difficulties, he hopes the work would go on: ‘The task is so beautiful that, even…
…writings in parapsychology, many of which explored the subtle manifestations of ESP in both clinical and everyday contexts. Eisenbud also conducted an extended series of careful experiments with Ted Serios, a Chicago bellhop who apparently projected his mental images onto photographic film. Early involvement with the paranormal In an autobiographical…
…supervising masters and doctoral candidates at Columbia, Murphy began writing the books that would cement his reputation as a prominent voice personality, social and cognitive psychology. Several of his books have been used as textbooks throughout the United States. Murphy returned to parapsychology in 1934 after a long illness, visiting…
…attending to the task to the exclusion of all distractions; it is not possible to verify that participants are not cheating by writing down the words as they appear; there is no facility to check whether participants are selectively withdrawing from the study (for example, if they discover that the…
…Research, by A. MacKenzie (1967). Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 44, 38-41. The Strange Life of Ivan Osokin, by P.D. Ouspensky (1967). Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 44, 207-8. Parapsychology Today. New Writings on ESP, Telepathy, Clairvoyance, Precognition, PK, Mind over Matter, ed. by J.B. Rhine…
…Gnanatilleka Baddewithana In this Sri Lankan case, the recognitions were carried out under the guidance of careful investigators, first the Sri Lankan scholar and journalist HSS Nissanka, then Stevenson. Nissanka recorded Gnanatilleka’s statements in writing before he set about verifying them. He brought three teachers to Gnanatilleka’s home, only one…
…because she consulted it in writing the narrative she provided the GIMC producers in April 2013, her emails allow for the reconstruction of the early timeline of events. Furthermore, because Cindy kept the producers apprised of new developments on a near-daily basis, her emails furnish a record of the case…
