…alone until his own death ten years later. Influence Dingwall’s influence on psychical research can be seen in his historical books and in reports of his numerous investigations. As a writer and researcher Dingwall had wide interests, writing well-received books on topics as various as the chastity belt and ethnic…
…Brath (1925), 283. Although the book has been cited by later students of death phenomena, it does not seem to be widely known today, particularly to English language writers discussing the topic, and the wider issue of phenomena suggestive of survival of death.17e.g., Kean (2017). Later Writings Interestingly, Bozzano had…
…claims. The archive preserves not only papers but also audio, film, photographs and translated reports, showing how systematically Croiset documented and publicised his work. Its holdings span police cases, healing records, philosophical writings and international correspondence, making the collection valuable for reconstructing both Croiset’s practice and his professional network. The…
…experimental plan which well displayed Whately Carington’s gifts of boldness and originality’,8Thouless (1946–49), 199. but pointing out significant errors.9Thouless (1936–37), 223. The Cambridge philosopher CD Broad agreed, writing that Carington’s ideas and methods were ‘essentially sound’ but that ‘serious fallacies’ in his statistical analysis meant that ‘very little can be…
…spiritualists and theosophists.5Carrington (1907), 399. In 1911 it was thought to have six hundred members.6Anon (1911), 3. The International Psychic Gazette, a monthly periodical, was started in 1912 as its official journal, but ceased publication after a few months. In her talks and writings, Besant encouraged the development of psychic…
…podiatrist. She has a son and daughter. This article presents an overview of Cockell’s life and writings. She is one of very few people whose memories of more than one past life have been verified. The most detailed and best known of these is as Mary Sutton, an Irishwoman who…
…he claims a high success rate. He plans also to explore the possibility of communication via writing, voice and even video.13Schwartz (2018). https://www.thesoulphonefoundation.org/ Building on his 2011 spirit-photonic communication findings, Schwartz has outlined plans for a multi-center, multi-blinded randomized control trial to investigate automated spirit presence and communication, employing cost-effective…
…between mesmerism, hypnosis and psychical research. Introduction Many influences contributed to the development of the mesmerism movement in the eighteenth century. There was a growing interest in psychic phenomena – particularly those related to healing – and in the writings and activities of Franz Anton Mesmer.1For overviews of mesmerism, see…
…for post-doctoral writing of research, and the D Scott Rogo Award for Parapsychological Literature, for author assistance. The PF was forced to curtail its financial support early in the twenty-first century, but since 2016, has again offered a variety of different scholarships, awards and grants. Conferences From its beginnings the…
