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20. Saul Among The Prophets 1. pages 375-377. Atlantic City, New Jersey...finally contacted him. Our recreation was composited from several accounts including Harry Houdini, A Magician Among The Spirits (New York : Arno Press, 1972), 149-158; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Edge Of The Unknown (New York : G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1930), 33-36; and “Editorial Notes” by Houdini, MUM, May, 1923, p.165. 2. page 379. Arthur Conan Doyle was born.... Details on Conan Doyle’s early life as it relates to spiritualism can be found in Kelvin I. Jones, Conan Doyle And The Spirits (England: The Aquarian Press, 1989) and Bernard M.L. Ernst and Hereward Carrington, Houdini And Conan Doyle (New York : Albert and Charles Boni, Inc., 1932). 3. page 379. “showed me at last…” Doyle 1887 letter to spiritualist journal Light, cited in “The Man Who Believed In Fairies”, by Tom Huntington, Smithsonian, clipping in the archives of James Randi. 4. page 379. Lord Kitchener... Kelvin I. Jones, Conan Doyle And The Spirits (England: The Aquarian Press, 1989), 110. 5. page 379. It was his book...knighthood in 1902. Ibid, 95. 6. page 379. revived him when...collaboration between the two men. “Conan Doyle’s Collaborator”, The Washington Post, April 10, 1902. 7. page 380. died after a long bout of tuberculosis... Kelvin I. Jones, Conan Doyle And The Spirits (England : The Aquarian Press, 1989), 100. 8. page 380. married Jean Leckie... Ibid. 9. page 380. Jean’s friend Lily Loder-Symonds... Ibid, 110-112. 10. page 380. “Where were they?…signals.” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The New Revelation, 1917, 10-11. -
UFO Film / a a AS and Psi Martin Gardners 'Notes of a Psi-Watcher'
the Skeptical Inquirer ^ *^' ) Randi's Project Alpha: Magicians in the Psi Lab American Disingenuous: Cult Archaeology Responding to Pseudoscience Bogus UFO Film / A A AS and Psi Martin Gardners 'Notes of a Psi-Watcher' VOL. VII NO. 4 / SUMMER 1983 Published by the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal Skeptical Inquirer THE SKEPTICAL INQUIRER is the official journal of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal. Editor Kendrick Frazier. Editorial Board George Abell, Martin Gardner, Ray Hyman, Philip J. Klass, Paul Kurtz, James Randi. Consulting Editors James E. Alcock, Isaac Asimov, William Sims Bainbridge, John Boardman, Milbourne Christopher, John R. Cole, C.E.M. Hansel, E.C. Krupp, James E. Oberg, Robert Sheaffer. Assistant Editors Doris Hawley Doyle, Andrea Szalanski. Production Editor Betsy Offermann. Office Manager Mary Rose Hays Staff Laurel Smith, Barry Karr, Richard Seymour (computer operations), Lynette Nisbet, Alfreda Pidgeon, Maureen Hays, Stephanie Doyle Cartoonist Rob Pudim The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal Paul Kurtz, Chairman; philosopher, State University of New York at Buffalo. Lee Nisbet, Executive Director; philosopher, Medaille College. Fellows of the Committee: George Abell, astronomer, UCLA; James E. Alcock, psychologist, York Univ., Toronto; Isaac Asimov, chemist, author; Irving Biederman, psychologist, SUNY at Buffalo; Brand Blanshard, philosopher, Yale; Bart J. Bok, astronomer, Steward Observatory, Univ. of Arizona; Bette Chambers, A.H.A.; Milbourne Christopher, magician, author; L. Sprague de Camp, author, engineer; Bernard Dixon, European Editor, Omni; Paul Edwards, philosopher, Editor, Encyclopedia of Philosophy; Charles Fair, author, Antony Flew, philosopher, Reading Univ., U.K.; Kendrick Frazier, science writer, Editor, THE SKEPTICAL INQUIRER; Yves Galifret, Exec. -
Reader's Companion to John Cowper Powys's a Glastonbury Romance
John Cowper Powys’s A Glastonbury Romance: A Reader’s Companion Updated and Expanded Edition W. J. Keith December 2010 . “Reader’s Companions” by Prof. W.J. Keith to other Powys works are available at: https://www.powys-society.org/Articles.html Preface The aim of this list is to provide background information that will enrich a reading of Powys’s novel/ romance. It glosses biblical, literary and other allusions, identifies quotations, explains geographical and historical references, and offers any commentary that may throw light on the more complex aspects of the text. Biblical citations are from the Authorized (King James) Version. (When any quotation is involved, the passage is listed under the first word even if it is “a” or “the”.) References are to the first edition of A Glastonbury Romance, but I follow G. Wilson Knight’s admirable example in including the equivalent page-numbers of the 1955 Macdonald edition (which are also those of the 1975 Picador edition), here in square brackets. Cuts were made in the latter edition, mainly in the “Wookey Hole” chapter as a result of the libel action of 1934. References to JCP’s works published in his lifetime are not listed in “Works Cited” but are also to first editions (see the Powys Society’s Checklist) or to reprints reproducing the original pagination, with the following exceptions: Wolf Solent (London: Macdonald, 1961), Weymouth Sands (London: Macdonald, 1963), Maiden Castle (ed. Ian Hughes. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1990), Psychoanalysis and Morality (London: Village Press, 1975), The Owl, the Duck and – Miss Rowe! Miss Rowe! (London: Village Press, 1975), and A Philosophy of Solitude, in which the first English edition is used. -
Psypioneer V6 N2 Feb 2010
PSYPIONEER JOURNAL Founded by Leslie Price Edited by Archived by Paul J. Gaunt Garth Willey EST 2004 Volume 6, No 2: February 2010 Highlights of this issue: Dr. Walter Franklin Prince versus Simon P. Kase – Paul J. Gaunt 29 Includes:— The Aetiology of a Psychical” legend – Dr. Walter Franklin Prince 30 In Memoriam—Mrs. Margaret Wilkinson – The Two Worlds 46 Rare journals and book for sale 47 “Albert” talks about his work and his life – James Leigh 48 Books for sale 54 How to obtain this Journal by email 55 ========================================= 28 [Note by Psypioneer editor:—In October 2009 Psypioneer published NETTIE COLBURN MAYNARD (Part One).1 Below is published Part Two. It should be noted that Dr Walter Franklin Prince spells the name of one of the central characters of the story, the medium J.B. Conklin, incorrectly as ‘Conkling.’] Dr. Walter Franklin Prince Versus Simon P. Kase PART TWO:— Considering the worldwide attention that has been given to “Was Abraham Lincoln a Spiritualist?” by Nettie Colburn and to earlier accounts by Simon Kase, there is little ready information as to what actually happened and if the scattered reports are authentic. There is to my knowledge only one investigation into the accounts where the information is collated—by the prominent American psychical researcher, Dr Walter Franklin Prince (1863- 1934),2 but this has remained rather obscure. Prince’s research was published by the Society for Psychical Research (SPR) in their Journal (JSPR) December 1930,3 then a private publication unlike its Proceedings. We express our thanks to the SPR for supplying Psypioneer with a photocopy which we re-publish below. -
The Science of Mediumship and the Evidence of Survival
Rollins College Rollins Scholarship Online Master of Liberal Studies Theses 2009 The cS ience of Mediumship and the Evidence of Survival Benjamin R. Cox III [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.rollins.edu/mls Recommended Citation Cox, Benjamin R. III, "The cS ience of Mediumship and the Evidence of Survival" (2009). Master of Liberal Studies Theses. 31. http://scholarship.rollins.edu/mls/31 This Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by Rollins Scholarship Online. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master of Liberal Studies Theses by an authorized administrator of Rollins Scholarship Online. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Science of Mediumship and the Evidence of Survival A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Liberal Studies by Benjamin R. Cox, III April, 2009 Mentor: Dr. J. Thomas Cook Rollins College Hamilton Holt School Master of Liberal Studies Winter Park, Florida This project is dedicated to Nathan Jablonski and Richard S. Smith Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................... 1 The Science of Mediumship.................................................................... 11 The Case of Leonora E. Piper ................................................................ 33 The Case of Eusapia Palladino............................................................... 45 My Personal Experience as a Seance Medium Specializing -
HEREWARD CARRINGTON I Nia Cuurw Uakui I
I» HEREWARD CARRINGTON I nia cuurw UAKUi I o — L_: tj ^<!/0JllV3JO^ University Research Library s 8 8 U V t a K » £ « ft £ ft This book is DUE on the last date stamped below MOV 2 V:3A4 19^T MAY 1 3 *' " 1^ 1 3 ^^/ f©T IS 6 ^.^'A 0£C171961J '^fiK)V'^n'i^' UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA LIBRARY y , iA^ t*'^V^ <^ -A / s /\-f:- A BUUK ()}• fRorOlM) Sli.MIU.IXCI: PSYCHOTHERAPY By HUGO MUNSTERBERC^. M.D., PH.D., LITT.D., LL.D. Professor of Psycliology in Harvard i')iivc} sity 8t'o, $2.00 »('/. Hy iiuiil. $2.20. A maslerl\- discussion, wrillcn in simple un- technical language, of the Psychological IJasis of Psychotherapy, its Methods, Re- suits and Place in Civilization. It is the second hook in a series which Prof. Miin- sterherg is writing "to discuss for a wider public the practical applications of modern psychology." it deals with the relation of psychology to medicine. 1 the most "Undoubtedly important publij tion of the year."—Phila. Public Ledger.'. "On tlie whole, the best popular presentat| A the subject has ever had in English."—/:/7»(^ 1 can Journal of Psycliology. "Places for tlie first time the whole ma ler of the ni'W(.st and most wonder fvil o sciencess plainly, clearly and effecli\ely befnre an interested pul)lic."-—Minneapolis Trill II It I EUSAPIA PALLADINO AND HER PHENOMENA By HEREWARD CARRINGTON <^^-^-z^ Eusapia Palladino AND HER PHENOMENA BV HEREWARD CARRINGTON AUTHOR OF "the PHYBICAL phenomena of 8PIKITUALI8M," "VITALITT, FASTING AND NUTRITION," "the coming science," "HINDU MAGIC," ETC. -
THE MEDIUMSHIP of ARNOLD CLARE Leader of the Trinity of Spiritual Fellowship
THE MEDIUMSHIP OF ARNOLD CLARE Leader of the Trinity of Spiritual Fellowship by HARRY EDWARDS Captain, Indian Army Reserve of Officers. Lieutenant, Home Guard. Parliamentary Candidate North Camberwell 1929 and North-West Camberwell 1936. London County Council Candidate 1928, 1931, 1934, 1937. Leader of the Balham Psychic Research Society. Author of ‘The Mediumship of Jack Webber’ First Published by: THE PSYCHIC BOOK CLUB 144 High Holborn, London, W.C. 1 FOREWORD Apart from the report by Mr. W. Harrison of the early development of Mr. Arnold Clare's mediumship, the descriptions of the séances, the revelations of Peter and the writing of this book took place during the war years 1940-41. As enemy action on London intensified, the physical séances ceased and in the autumn of 1940 were replaced by discussion circles. The first few circles took place in the author's house before a company of about twenty people. It was soon appreciated that the intelligence (known as Peter), speaking through the entranced medium, was of a high order and worthy of reporting. So these large discussion groups gave way to a small circle held in the medium's house, attended by Mr. and Mrs. Clare, Mr. and Mrs. Hart, Mrs. Edwards and the author, an occasional visitor and with Mrs. W. B. Cleveland as stenographer. The procedure at these circles would be that, in normal white light, Mr. Clare would enter into a trance state. His Guide, Peter, taking control, would discourse upon the selected topic answering all questions fluently and without hesitation. Frequently, during these sittings, the air-raid sirens would be heard and the local anti- aircraft guns would be in action. -
A Glimpse at Spiritualism
A GLIMPSE AT SPIRITUALISM P.V JOITX J. BIRCH ^'*IiE term Spiritualism, as used by philosophical writers denotes the opposite of materialism., but it is also used in a narrower sense to describe the belief that the spiritual world manifests itself by producing in the physical world, effects inexplicable by the known laws of natural science. Many individuals are of the opinion that it is a new doctrine: but in reality the belief in occasional manifesta- tions of a supernatural world has probably existed in the human mind from the most primitive times to the very moment. It has filtered down through the ages under various names. As Haynes states in his book. Spirifttallsiii I'S. Christianity, 'Tt has existed for ages in the midst of heathen darkness, and its presence in savage lands has been marked by no march of progress, bv no advance in civilization, by no development of education, by no illumination of the mental faculties, by no increase of intelligence, but its acceptance has been productive of and coexistent with the most profound ignor- ance, the most barbarous superstitions, the most unspeakable immor- talities, the basest idolatries and the worst atrocities which the world has ever known."' In Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Greece and Rome such things as astrology, soothsaying, magic, divination, witchcraft and necromancy were common. ]\ loses gives very early in the history of the human race a catalogue of spirit manifestations when he said: "There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daugh- ter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. -
Psychic Archaeology the Anatomy of Irrationalist Prehistoric Studies
Psychic Archaeology The Anatomy Of Irrationalist Prehistoric Studies Kenneth L. Feder As a scientific enterprise, archaeology is relatively young. The use of objective, consistent, and meticulous field-techniques is barely 100 years old. As recently as 25 years ago archaeological theory—that is, a body of general theory explaining the nature of the relationship between human societies and the material remains of these societies—was so deficient that those who discussed it could state that it lacked even a name (Willey and Phillips 1958, p. 5). In the past twenty years archaeology has experienced a methodological and theoretical revolution characterized by the explicit application of statistical analysis, use of computers, a heavy emphasis on ecological relationships, and the growth of cultural evolutionary theory. Though scientific or anthropological archaeology is new, archaeology has never lacked fringe-area, pseudoscientific, and, at times, decidedly antiscientific approaches and theory. Archaeology and astronomy are probably the two sciences that have attracted the greatest number of serious and dedicated amateurs who go on to make valuable contributions. These two fields have also attracted the greatest number of individuals whose time would be better spent selling incense. It is truly mind-boggling to consider the number of frauds (Piltdown Man, the Cardiff Giant, the Davenport Stones), racist ideologies (Nazism), religions (Mormonism), and just plain crazy theories (ancient astronauts) that have utilized archaeology to "prove" their often preposterous hypotheses. It should come as no surprise that a "new" field of endeavor involving archaeology and the paranormal has been introduced: "psychic archaeology." After all, what could be more obvious? Psychics can find missing things; why shouldn't they be able to find archaeological sites? Kenneth L. -
Fantastic Archaeology and Pseudoscience Lost Tribes, Sunken Continents, and Ancient Astronauts
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY TAOS SUMMER TERM 2019 ANTH 3334: FANTASTIC ARCHAEOLOGY AND PSEUDOSCIENCE LOST TRIBES, SUNKEN CONTINENTS, AND ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS Professor: Whitney A. Goodwin, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Anthropology Contact: [email protected] Course Time: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-12:00pm, 1:00-4:00pm Course Location: Fort Burgwin Archaeology Laboratory Office Hours: By appointment COURSE DESCRIPTION: Archaeology, like any other science, is no stranger to today’s world of half-truths and ‘alternative facts’. Fantastic claims have been made about everything in the field, from crystal skulls to entire civilizations. In this course, you will acquire the tools to form critical opinions about archaeological phenomena and become able to take apart shaky arguments based on incomplete, false or nonexistent evidence. At the same time, you will learn that science is never straightforward, neat, and simple. When it comes to many issues, legitimate controversies among scientists about what is known and what is knowable can turn into speculations about the past that go beyond any possibility of documentation. In fact, you will learn that sometimes these frontiers between the legitimate and the lunatic are the most dynamic and interesting of all. In this course we will also consider, thematically and periodically, the difference between legitimate controversy within scientific archaeology, what is termed a “Paradigm controversy”, and controversy pitting scientists against pseudoscientists and charlatans. As Ken Feder describes in the first two chapters of his book, Frauds, Myths and Mysteries, a controversy between legitimate scientists operates by clear and consistent rules of evidence, even if those scientists have very different interpretations of evidence. -
Dissociation and the Unconscious Mind: Nineteenth-Century Perspectives on Mediumship
Journal of Scientifi c Exploration, Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 537–596, 2020 0892-3310/20 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Dissociation and the Unconscious Mind: Nineteenth-Century Perspectives on Mediumship C!"#$% S. A#&!"!'$ Parapsychology Foundation [email protected] Submitted December 18, 2019; Accepted March 21, 2020; Published September 15, 2020 https://doi.org/10.31275/20201735 Creative Commons License CC-BY-NC Abstract—There is a long history of discussions of mediumship as related to dissociation and the unconscious mind during the nineteenth century. A! er an overview of relevant ideas and observations from the mesmeric, hypnosis, and spiritualistic literatures, I focus on the writings of Jules Baillarger, Alfred Binet, Paul Blocq, Théodore Flournoy, Jules Héricourt, William James, Pierre Janet, Ambroise August Liébeault, Frederic W. H. Myers, Julian Ochorowicz, Charles Richet, Hippolyte Taine, Paul Tascher, and Edouard von Hartmann. While some of their ideas reduced mediumship solely to intra-psychic processes, others considered as well veridical phenomena. The speculations of these individuals, involving personation, and di" erent memory states, were part of a general interest in the unconscious mind, and in automatisms, hysteria, and hypnosis during the period in question. Similar ideas continued into the twentieth century. Keywords: mediumship; dissociation; secondary personalities; Frederic W. H. Myers; Théodore Flournoy; Pierre Janet INTRODUCTION Dissociation, a process involving the disconnection of a sense of identity, physical sensations, and memory from conscious experience, has been related to mediumship due to the latter’s sensory and motor automatism and changes of identity. In recent years there have been some conceptual discussions of dissociation and mediumship (e.g., Maraldi et al., 2019) as well as empirical studies exploring their 538 Carlos S. -
Global Journal of Medical Research: a Neurology and Nervous System
OnlineISSN:2249-4618 PrintISSN:0975-5888 DOI:10.17406/GJMRA ImpactofMigraineHeadache EmptySellaTurcicaandPapilloedema EvaluationofAutismDiagnosticTools CauseofMentalIllnessinAdolescents VOLUME21ISSUE1VERSION1.0 Global Journal of Medical Research: A Neurology and Nervous System Global Journal of Medical Research: A Neurology and Nervous System Volume 2 1 Issue 1 (Ver. 1.0) Open Association of Research Society Global Journals Inc. © Global Journal of Medical (A Delaware USA Incorporation with “Good Standing”; Reg. Number: 0423089) Sponsors:Open Association of Research Society Research. 2021. Open Scientific Standards All rights reserved. Publisher’s Headquarters office This is a special issue published in version 1.0 of “Global Journal of Medical Research.” By ® Global Journals Inc. Global Journals Headquarters 945th Concord Streets, All articles are open access articles distributed under “Global Journal of Medical Research” Framingham Massachusetts Pin: 01701, United States of America Reading License, which permits restricted use. Entire contents are copyright by of “Global USA Toll Free: +001-888-839-7392 Journal of Medical Research” unless USA Toll Free Fax: +001-888-839-7392 otherwise noted on specific articles. Offset Typesetting No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including Global Journals Incorporated photocopy, recording, or any information 2nd, Lansdowne, Lansdowne Rd., Croydon-Surrey, storage and retrieval system, without written permission. Pin: CR9 2ER, United Kingdom The opinions and statements made in this Packaging & Continental Dispatching book are those of the authors concerned. Ultraculture has not verified and neither confirms nor denies any of the foregoing and Global Journals Pvt Ltd no warranty or fitness is implied. E-3130 Sudama Nagar, Near Gopur Square, Engage with the contents herein at your own Indore, M.P., Pin:452009, India risk.