…no justification for his claim that telepathy was absent from his findings, still less that, as he held, they definitively ‘proved’ its non-existence. Coover died while writing a response, and this was completed by his successor, John L Kennedy.9Coover & Kennedy (1939). They argued that a very high level of…
…with witchcraft (fortunately after having writing seminal books on dowsing).3Bird (1980), 94-97. The first use of the word ‘dowse’ in print in English is attributed to the philosopher John Locke in a publication dated 1691.4Barrett (1897). The origins of the word are unknown with any certainty: competing theories postulate that…
…The Science That Is Rewriting the Boundaries Between Life and Death. New York: HarperCollins. Pasricha, S.K. (2008). Near-death experiences in India: Prevalence and new features. Journal of Near-Death Studies 26/4, 267-82. Puhle, A. (2010). Zwerge: Begegnungen und Erlebnisse mit dem Kleinen Volk. Grafing: Aquamarin. Puhle, A. (2013). Light Changes: Experiences…
…term ‘ hundredth monkey’ has been widely used in titles of books and films4Amundsen (1985), 349. and has become iconic in the sceptic community as an example of a debunked claim.5Frazier (1991).His activities and writings brought him public recognition, which grew following a 1986 appearance on the BBC’s Wogan.6https://www.facebook.com/BBCArchive/videos/1986-wogan-lyall-watson/1126100821352477/ Supernature…
…well, including his article ‘Postmortem Survival’ in this encyclopedia and his essay ‘A rational guide to the best evidence of post-mortem survival’, which was a runner-up in the 2021 Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies (BICS) essay contest. Much of Braude’s other writing also bears on the question of survival in…
…John and descend onto him’.6Ruffles (2011), 173. In his writings he questioned the comparative lack of interest in near-death experiences shown by parapsychologists, but expressed optimism that science would ‘throw some light on the world beyond death’. 7Randall (2009), 11. Works Books Parapsychology and the Nature of Life (1975). London:…
…he published many of his books and where he adopted the German spelling of his name ‘Aksakof’, by which he is commonly known outside Russia (also sometimes ‘Aksakoff’ in publications of the Society for Psychical Research). Psychical Research Aksakov was greatly impressed by the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg, first translating…
…done so. For Rogo, this indicated that Stevenson ‘sometimes deletes important information when writing his reports’ and was suggestive of larger problems with Stevenson’s work. In reply, Stevenson acknowledged that he could have handled the investigation and reporting better, but noted that neither witness was an important one. Srimati and…
…couch, or bed, in easy reach of your hand, so that you can pick them up, one at a time, while you are stretched out on the bed, or couch, beside them. … You must have also a writing pad and pencil beside you … The next step, after having…
