…between 1885 and 1887, the last on his own, the other three accompanied by his brother Arthur, a physician (Gurney was present on two of these visits).30Hamilton (2009), 52-5. See also Myers (1887b), 496-514; Myers (1888b), 359-73; Myers (1888a), 374-97. These encounters convinced him that hypnosis offered another powerful tool…
…be viable.3Balanovski & Taylor (1978).. In his 1980 book, Science and the Supernatural, Taylor’s volte face is complete: ‘We have searched for the supernatural and not found it. In the main, only poor experimentation, shoddy theory, and human gullibility have been encountered.’4Taylor (1980). John Hasted More detailed research was carried…
…Society for Psychical Research 50, 309. Encounters with the Past by P. Moss with J. Keeton (1980). Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 50, 312-14. Stars and Rumours of Stars by K. & S. McClure (1980). Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 50, 412-13. The Gate of Remembrance…
…there has been no experimental research in this area.If consciousness has the ability to divide and extend itself, this provides a context for understanding many reported psi phenomena, notably apparitional appearances and the entities encountered in mediumship and poltergeists episodes. Cross-cultural Background Tulpa The idea of thoughtform, as belief and…
…by the celebrated conjuror Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin were made at the request of the Marquis de Mirville, author of books on spiritualism. De Mirville, who was present at the encounter, subsequently published a verbatim account, including letters written to him by Robert-Houdin.8De Mirville (1855), 19-32; also in Wallace (1899), from which…
…apparently to avoid the stress of an unknown stimulus.9Chauvin (1968). Peoc’h adopted the instrument but pursued more ambitious experiments involving chicks, rabbits, and human subjects. The Imprinted Chick Experiments Peoc’h’s best-known experiments exploited filial imprinting, the behavioural mechanism by which newly hatched birds adopt the first moving object they encounter…
…enemies, or they might display reticence about discussing matters that the previous personality would have considered sensitive. Moreover, when they encounter the previous personality’s friends, relatives, or spouse for the first time, subjects may use locutions (for instance, nicknames) which had special or intimate significance to the previous personality and…
…writes that even though the results of parapsychological investigations will encounter a great, and reasonable, obstacle from common sense, ‘those who are engaged in psychical research should receive every encouragement … scientific men, working in something like scientific ways, must ultimately reach scientific results’.60Hartshorne & Weiss (1931–35), 6.587. Peirce comments…
…connected to the body (26%), and shock on return to the body (33%). Less commonly reported features were seeing a ‘cord’ connecting the out-of-body projection with the physical body (0%); encounters with ‘spirits’ (7%); hearing music (8%); and remembering earlier life events (15%). A commonly reported feature was seeing the…
