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Informationen zum Autor Professor William Barrett was a distinguished physicist and was knighted in 1912 for his contributions to science. He was also one of the founder of the Society for Psychical Research. Sir William spent much of his life investigating mediumship and the possibility of life after death until his own death in 1925. Klappentext First published in 1917, this book attempts to prove that many spiritualist activities should be regarded as scientifically respectable. Zusammenfassung First published in 1917, this book contains a scientific investigation into psychical experiences including levitation, telepathy, automatic writing and clairvoyance. Determined to prove the existence of such phenomena, scientist Sir William Barrett (1844–1925) provides substantial evidence in the hope that spiritualist activities will become accepted by the scientific establishment. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Part I: 1. Introduction; 2. Psychical research and public opinion; 3. Conflicting objections of science and religion; Part II: 4. Physical phenomena of spiritualism; 5. Ditto; 6. Levitation and immunity from fire; 7. On certain more disputable phenomena of spiritualism: ectoplasms, direct voice, materialization, spirit photography, the aura; Part III: 8. The canons of evidence in psychical research; 9. Theories; 10. The problem of mediumship; 11. Human personality: the subliminal self; Part IV: 12. Apparitions; 13. Automatic writing. The evidence for identity; 14. Proof of supernormal messages. The ouija board; 15. Further evidence of survival after death; 16. Evidence of identity in the discarnate; 17. Evidence from abroad of survival; Part V: 18. Clairvoyance, psychology of trance phenomena; 19. Difficulties and objections considered; 20. Cautions and suggestions; Part VI: 21. The lesson of philosophy in the interpretation of nature; 22. The mystery of human personality; 23. The divine ground of the soul, reincarnation; 24. Telepathy and its implications; Appendices; Index....
