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The Adventures of a Parapsychologist

Author : Susan J. Blackmore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Adventures of a Parapsychologist written by Susan J. Blackmore and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "True skepticism has nothing to do with disbelief," says Susan Blackmore. "It is about taking people's claims seriously and trying to understand them." As a starry-eyed student, Blackmore was convinced of the reality of astral planes, telepathy, and life after death. She was determined to devote her life to parapsychology, but what she found wasn't what she had bargained for. None of her cleverly devised experiments revealed a hint of the psi she was seeking. In a determined effort to find it somehow, she tested young children in play groups, trained students in imagery and altered states of consciousness, and even put Tarot cards to the test. She visited haunted houses and was regressed to a "past life." Finally, accused of being a "psi-inhibitory experimenter" with the power of abolishing paranormal effects, she visited other, more successful, experimenters. Here she found only errors in their experiments. In this new and updated edition of The Adventures of a Parapsychologist, Blackmore is at last at liberty to explain just what she found in those ill-fated experiments at Cambridge. She brings her story up to date in a lively and personal account of one scientist's never-ending search for the paranormal.

In Search of the Light

Author : Susan J. Blackmore
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1615926879
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book In Search of the Light written by Susan J. Blackmore and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2011-03-04 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "True skepticism has nothing to do with disbelief," says Susan Blackmore. "It is about taking people''s claims seriously and trying to understand them." As a starry-eyed student, Blackmore was convinced of the reality of astral planes, telepathy, and life after death. She was determined to devote her life to parapsychology, but what she found wasn''t what she had bargained for. None of her cleverly devised experiments revealed a hint of the psi she was seeking. In a determined effort to find it somehow, she tested young children in play groups, trained students in imagery and altered states of consciousness, and even put Tarot cards to the test. She visited haunted houses and was regressed to a "past life." Finally, accused of being a "psi-inhibitory experimenter" with the power of abolishing paranormal effects, she visited other, more successful, experimenters. Here she found only errors in their experiments.In this new and updated edition of The Adventures of a Parapsychologist, Blackmore is at last at liberty to explain just what she found in those ill-fated experiments at Cambridge. She brings her story up to date in a lively and personal account of one scientist''s never-ending search for the paranormal.

Ghost Detective

Author : Robert Andrew Nichols
Publisher : Cosmic Pantheon
ISBN 13 : 9780983436904
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (369 download)

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Download or read book Ghost Detective written by Robert Andrew Nichols and published by Cosmic Pantheon. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Parapsychologist Andrew Nichols earned his world-wide reputation as a phantom sleuth routing banshees, breaking curses, exorcising ghosts, and exposing cranks and frauds. In Ghost Detective, he recounts his most chilling and fascinating cases of poltergeists, psychokinesis, and apparitions. These bizarre accounts -never before published- are presented with possible explanations for their occurrence, bringing into focus the latest discoveries in the scientific search for evidence of paranormal activity, and revealing dynamic links between haunting experiences and the human mind"--Page 4 of cover.

The Outline of Parapsychology

Author : Jesse Hong Xiong
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 0761849467
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book The Outline of Parapsychology written by Jesse Hong Xiong and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2009-11-09 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a work of 'systematic parapsychology.' The book aims to construct a framework and system of parapsychology, taking a comprehensive approach to the field. The Outline of Parapsychology states that parapsychology has a different philosophical background from the existing science and religions, and posits that pantheism could be the theoretical basis of parapsychology. The book also integrates parapsychology with oriental philosophies and New Age movement thought.

The Outline of Parapsychology

Author : Jesse Hong Xiong
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0761849459
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book The Outline of Parapsychology written by Jesse Hong Xiong and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a work of "systematic parapsychology." The book aims to construct a framework and system of parapsychology, taking a comprehensive approach to the field. The Outline of Parapsychology states that parapsychology has a different philosophical background from the existing science and religions, and posits that pantheism could be the theoretical basis of parapsychology. The book also integrates parapsychology with oriental philosophies and New Age movement thought.

Ten Zen Questions

Author : Susan Blackmore
Publisher : Oneworld Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781851686421
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Ten Zen Questions written by Susan Blackmore and published by Oneworld Publications. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Zen meditation to unravel the mysteries of consciousness. The calming and de-stressing benefits of Zen meditation have long been known, but scientists are now considering its huge potential to influence our ability to understand and experience consciousness – though few will say it! Susan Blackmore is about to change all that: she’s a world expert in brain science who has also been practising Zen meditation for over twenty-five years. In this revolutionary book, she doesn’t push any religious or spiritual agenda but simply presents the methods used in Zen as an aid to help us understand consciousness and identity – concepts which have stumped scientists and philosophers – in an exciting new way. Each chapter takes as its starting point one of Zen’s - and science's - most intriguing questions such as, "Am I conscious now?" and "How does thought arise?"

Researching the Paranormal

Author : Courtney M. Block
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538131455
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Researching the Paranormal written by Courtney M. Block and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-06-28 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paranormal has long been a hotly contested topic, especially in academia. Most people are entertained by the paranormal or casually read a few books they come across on the topic, perhaps assuming that these topics are nothing more than campfire fodder. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with being entertained by the paranormal, but how many people know that there is a long history of academic, scientific, and credible research into topics such as extrasensory perception, hauntings, poltergeists, cryptozoological sightings, near-death experiences, and more? In Researching the Paranormal, Courtney M. Block provides an overview of paranormal research and introduces readers to an assortment of resources that seriously examine various paranormal topics. She shows readers how to think critically about paranormal sources and how to apply the components of credibility when conducting their own paranormal investigations. Highlighting the long history of serious, academic inquiry into various paranormal topics, Block provides citations to primary source documents, journal articles, helpful databases, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and books. In addition, she provides a historical overview of various paranormal phenomena such as parapsychology, cryptozoology, ufology, divination, ghosts, hauntings, and more.

The Ghost Studies

Author : Brandon Massullo
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN 13 : 1632658852
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book The Ghost Studies written by Brandon Massullo and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2017-10-09 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A genuine attempt by someone who is a trained clinical therapist and parapsychologist to scientifically evaluate reported experiences of the paranormal.” —Magonia Review You’ve just laid down for the night when suddenly doors slam and the curtains shift. The lights begin to flicker and a white mist forms in front of you. You shut your eyes and keep muttering, “ghosts aren’t real.” But then you open your eyes and realize that “harmless” mist has shifted into the form of a man, staring intensely at you, as he floats above your bed. What causes ghostly experiences? Are ghosts real? Why do certain people report numerous ghostly encounters and others none? For centuries these questions have intrigued, puzzled, and bedeviled science, skeptics, and even believers. Based on cutting-edge research and new theories, The Ghost Studies provides insight into some of life’s greatest mysteries. This fascinating book is far more than a compilation of ghost stories. The Ghost Studies provides scientific explanations for paranormal occurrences, including: New and exciting scientific theories that explain apparitions, hauntings, and communications from the dead. The latest research on the role of energy and electricity in hauntings. The role that emotions, bioenergetics, and the environment play in supernatural phenomena. New research into why some individuals are more prone to ghostly encounters. “I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to expand their knowledge of the paranormal . . . This book is well written and opens the doors for countless areas of study and discussion and it is one that you will find yourself going back to again and again.” —Association of Paranormal Study

Parapsychology

Author : David Groome
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134634900
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book Parapsychology written by David Groome and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-13 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing contributions from some of the leading figures in Europe on the paranormal, `Parapsychology' challenges and provokes readers with an up-to-the-minute examination of some of the most puzzling phenomena in psychology. Unlike previous works, the current volume invites readers to step into the shoes of scientists (believers and sceptics alike) to see not only how they must approach the array of weird and wonderful events that demand their attention, but also the tools that they use to do their job. An range of intriguing topics is considered including; dream telepathy, near death experiences, alien abductions, belief in astrology, placebo effects and awareness during anaesthesia and in comas. In addition readers have the opportunity to engage in experiments with the authors. Exploring these and other areas, the book bridges the gap between traditional psychology and its so called fringe areas, providing accessible accounts of how science works on the border of its last frontier: the human mind. `Parapsychology' is for readers from a variety of backgrounds; professionals in the field, students, lay readers and anyone who wants to understand what the paranormal can tell us about ourselves as we set out into 21st century. A variety of viewpoints are on offer, with the emphasis on the reader to make their own mind up. Prepared to be unsettled...

Dying to Live

Author : Susan Blackmore
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1615925244
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book Dying to Live written by Susan Blackmore and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Progress in medical science has increased our understanding of what happens when the brain begins to fail. Psychology delves ever more deeply into the nature of the self. In Dying to Live, Blackmore, a leading expert in near-death experiences, explores what psychology, biology, and medicine have to say about this extraordinary aspect of death and dying.. . . the best resource for materialist arguments that currently exists. . . . Blackmore's book is the most up-to-date catalogue of misgivings about the dualist concept of self and the religionist's desire for the afterlife vis-a-vis experiences near-death. . . . a fine book. -Journal of Scientific Exploration. . . one of the most intelligent and comprehensive examinations of the near-death experience to date. For thoroughness of treatment and tidiness of theory, the book is quite without equal. -Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research[This book is] brilliant though controversial . . . -ChoiceHer book is a model of understanding and . . . moving in its course through a sensitive subject. -New ScientistWell documented and well researched . . . The author's impartial treatment of diverse beliefs on the subject helps readers to see how scientific and spiritual points of view can coexist. There's much to think about here. -School Library Journal

Parapsychology

Author : Caroline Watt
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351912836
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Parapsychology written by Caroline Watt and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people believe that they have experienced paranormal phenomena and others claim to possess psychic abilities. For the past hundred years or so, researchers have undertaken systematic and scientific work into these alleged experiences and abilities. This collection of articles provides readers with a general sense of the methods used in this research, the findings that have been obtained and the controversies generated by this work. They cover a wide range of issues, including the psychology of paranormal belief, investigations into ghosts and hauntings, laboratory research into extra-sensory perception and psychokinesis, and controlled tests of psychics and mediums. An introductory essay sets each of the selected papers in context and provides additional references for those wishing to delve deeper into the issues surrounding each of the areas covered.

The Ghost in the Universe

Author : Taner Edis
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1615923306
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book The Ghost in the Universe written by Taner Edis and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2009-12-02 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emphasizing the results of natural science, physicist Taner Edis takes a fresh look at an age-old question: Is there a God or a spiritual reality beyond nature?

The Hundredth Monkey

Author : Kendrick Frazier
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 163388967X
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (338 download)

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Download or read book The Hundredth Monkey written by Kendrick Frazier and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-12-15 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hundredth Monkey takes its title from philosopher Ron Amundson's expose of the "Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon," a claim about collective consciousness. Forty-three essays by thirty-nine authors, including Isaac Asimov, Martin Gardner, Carl Sagan, Ray Hyman, Paul Kurtz, and James Randi, examine aspects of paranormal and fringe-science beliefs from an authoritative, scientific point of view. The penetrating and entertaining essays, many with timely postscripts, are grouped into nine categories:- Understanding Human Need - Examining Popular Claims- Encouraging Critical Thinking - Medical Controversies- Evaluating the Anomalous Experience - Astrology- Considering Parapsychology - Crashed Saucer Claims- Controversies Within ScienceScientists and scholars discuss the burden of skepticism and the delicate balance between a creative openness to new ideas and the relentless scrutiny of new claims. A classic source book for scientifically responsible explanations of controversies, hoaxes, bizarre mysteries, and popular cultural myths.

Forbidden Science - Volume Two

Author : Jacques VALLEE
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0578032317
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Forbidden Science - Volume Two written by Jacques VALLEE and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-06-16 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Personal diary of a scientist exploring the frontiers of research

Beyond Belief

Author : Martin Bridgstock
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139482548
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Belief written by Martin Bridgstock and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-29 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether ghosts, astrology or ESP, up to 80 per cent of the population believes in one or more aspects of the paranormal. Such beliefs are entertaining, and it is tempting to think of them as harmless. However, there is mounting evidence that paranormal beliefs can be dangerous - cases of children dying because parents rejected orthodox medicine in favour of alternative remedies, and 'psychics' who trade on the grief of the bereaved for personal profit and gain. Expenditure on the paranormal runs into billions of dollars each year. In Beyond Belief: Skepticism, Science and the Paranormal Martin Bridgstock provides an integrated understanding of what an evidence-based approach to the paranormal - a skeptical approach - involves, and why it is necessary. Bridgstock does not set out to show that all paranormal claims are necessarily false, but he does suggest that we all need the analytical ability and critical thinking skills to seek and assess the evidence for paranormal claims.

A Paranormal Casebook

Author : Loyd Auerbach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781933177045
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book A Paranormal Casebook written by Loyd Auerbach and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In cases when mysterious phenomena jar our understandings of the material world, the experts in paranormal research can provide astonishing explanations. A parapsychologist and paranormal investigator, the author of this volume plumbs 25 years of experience to create a personal and captivating account of events both common and uncommon to the field of paranormal research. Anecdotes and studies in this volume run the gamut from encounters with intelligent entities and imprints of past events to peculiar moving objects to those events that may seem paranormal but actually have common explanations. Major research centers and related resources are discussed, and advice is given on how to judge the credibility of self-professed ghost hunters." -- Amazon.com viewed August 24, 2020.

Death and Personal Survival

Author : Robert F. Almeder
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780822630166
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Death and Personal Survival written by Robert F. Almeder and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1992 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Robert Almeder has clearly summarized an extensive body of evidence and argues its merits with the skill of a professional philosopher.'--Ian Stevenson, M.D., University of Virginia, Health Sciences Center