…writing. In 1897, Til found himself writing a statement to the effect that his son Edward was about to be dismissed from his job, having been caught stealing cigarettes. When he checked with his son’s boss he discovered the assertion was false, and later the communicating ‘spirit’ admitted having lied….
…automatic writing to predict the sinking of the Lusitania with loss of 1,200 lives and a profound effect to follow, which he gathered meant the entry of the US in the war. Doyle held that psychical research and spiritualism were profoundly relevant to conventional religion, a theme he pressed to…
A chess match between a living grandmaster and an ostensible deceased one provides unusual evidence for post-mortem survival. Conducted through automatic writing over nearly eight years, it drew attention not only for the quality of play but also for historically obscure information about his life apparently supplied by the communicator….
…experience a lighter trance are often aware of what occurs during the trance. In fact, they may even carry on other activities while the communications are in progress. For example, mediums who receive communications through automatic writing or talking might simultaneously prepare food in the kitchen, write letters, or carry…
…become an automatic writing medium. Mapes asked his daughter to give a demonstration, at which she wrote a message that appeared to come from his deceased father. As proof of identity his daughter’s hand wrote: ‘You may recollect that I gave you, among other books, an encyclopedia; look at page…
…draw conclusions about whether an effect occurs is a post hoc analysis that has little value. This was a significant change from his earlier writings. Arguments similar to Rhine’s late-life rejection of the usual optimistic views about meta-analysis began emerging in psychological writings about forty years later. The evolution of…
…his tendency to over-state his case makes him vulnerable to criticism. 9Thouless (1968). Critique by Vernon Harrison In 1986, Dr Vernon Harrison, a senior SPR member and expert in photography and handwriting, published a powerful critique of the handwriting evidence in the Hodgson report. Having examined in the British Library…
…matter.2Driesch (1899). During the following years, he turned increasingly to writing about biological questions from an analytical and theoretical perspective. As a result of his published treatises he was invited to hold the Gifford Lectures at the University of Aberdeen in 1907 and 1908. These lectures were published in an…
…emotional, behavioural and other personality traits that went beyond what Carington’s model allowed. On his first Asian trip, he had not fully appreciated this and so had not emphasized these aspects in Twenty Cases, but he intended to remedy this deficiency in forthcoming writings.10Stevenson (1973). The influence of Carington’s psychon…
