Raymond Bayless moved from successful commercial art into a wide-ranging engagement with psychical research, writing on apparitions, poltergeists, direct voice mediumship and after-death communication. His interests were eclectic but consistent in one respect: they kept returning to the possibility that personality might survive bodily death. Claims of postmortem contact did…
…it. After Rancy returned to her normal life, Stevens compared her handwriting with that of Rancy during the three-month period she was Mary and found them to be significantly different. Aftermath In 1879 Stevens published a report of the case, in which were included testimonials regarding the good character of…
…73, 249-50. Creation is one. Franek Kluski’s animal materializations (2016). Paranormal Review 80, 18-19. Obituary: Mary Rose Barrington (2020). Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 84/3, 186-88. Translations (selected) Mystery and Suspense in Creative Writing by Jacek Dąbała. (2012). Reihe. Antoni Szałowski by Elżbieta Szczurko (2013). Peter Lang. The…
…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…
