…Alexander came to feel that he had an obligation, as a scientist and a healer, to share his experience. However, he was troubled that, unlike other NDE experiencers, he had not encountered deceased relatives; he particularly wished that his father, who had died about four months earlier, might have been…
…for the Advancement of Science surveyed a random sample of its members, it found that 27% believed they had encountered or witnessed fabricated, falsified or plagiarized research over the previous 10 years, with an average of 2.5 examples.41Titus, Wells & Rhoades (2008). Incidences are typically even higher when restricted to…
…was known by many notable artists and royal powers as a genius, a madman, or both; but he fascinated the majority he encountered. Dumas had told Grierson during his passage through Paris in the 1860’s, “[w]ith your gifts you will find all doors open before you.”5Marble (nd). Melvyn Willin See…
…earlier investigations led him to report positively on the existence of paranormal processes. In one report, he described the mediumship of the Polish psychic Stephan Ossowiecki,5Dingwall (1924a). a notable encounter where Ossowiecki correctly identified the contents of a sealed envelope that he (Dingwall) was convinced could not have been achieved…
…since the experience of connectedness between individuals in psi is ‘the foundation of intersubjectivity’.32Marcel (2003), 106. Marcel also believes that an encounter with psi phenomena may be a preparation for faith. He states in his autobiography:‘I remain convinced that, within certain limits, metaphychic study can constitute a kind of propaedeutic…
…Possession, Madness, and Multiple Personality (1987). New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Psychic Breakthroughs Today: Fascinating Encounters with Parapsychology’s Latest Discoveries (1987). Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, UK: Aquarian Press. The Return from Silence: A Study of Near-Death Experiences (1989). Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, UK: The Aquarian Press. 1989. Wolf Messing: The True Story of…
…became an Episcopal minister, later acquiring his PhD from Yale University. He was drawn to psychical research after he encountered ‘Doris Fischer’, a woman who displayed multiple personalities. During the course of investigating her case he became involved with the American Society for Psychical Research, and served as president of…
…that much of the communication could have come by such means, and, after noting Lodge’s own warnings about various aspects of mediumship, concluded her review by suggesting that the risks of the reader encountering devious professional mediums may very well outweigh the comfort to be derived from genuine mediums.7Sidgwick (1917),…
…about 1 am, approximately the time of the encounter; an inquest determined cause of death as heart disease. Hornby ascertained from the butler that the house had been properly secured, meaning that no one without a key could have entered. A magistrate had the reporter’s widow and servants confirm that…
