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Author : David Barreto
Publisher : David Barreto
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
A must-read book that explores mediumship, psychic abilities, witchcraft spells, and even ghosts through the lens of scientific thinking.
Author : James E. Alcock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : UOM:39015017752190
Is there more to our existence than modern science can measure? For more than a hundred years, parapsychology - the scientific study of paranormal phenomena - has tried to find the answer to this question. In Science and Supernature, psychologist James E. Alcock presents a critical evaluation of parapsychological research and reviews the current status of the evidence. The book is divided into two parts. In Part 1, Dr. Alcock discusses a number of key questions: - What are "psychic" phenomena? - If they exist, how can they be detected? - What is the evidence for "psi"? - Does parapsychology follow the rules of science? - Are the critics fair? He concludes that, to accept the reality of psychic phenomena, "we must accept that some force or process exists that cannot at this time be described in terms of positive properties, but only in terms of what it is not; a force that is capable of allowing for direct communication between two brains, regardless of the distance between them, and that allows the mind . . . to influence matter in such a way as to gain some desired goal." Part 2, "Psi in the Laboratory," is adapted from the Background Paper Dr. Alcock was commissioned to write for the National Academy of Sciences for its now controversial report "Evaluating Human Performance." Here, Alcock reviews two areas of research that are considered by parapsychologists to be among the "best cases" in the field: the study of psychokinesis (mind over matter) and/or clairvoyance using random-event generators, and the study of remote-viewing by physicists Russell Targ and Harold Puthoff at the Stanford Research Institute. Alcock's judgements are stimulating and fair-minded. This is an important book for everyone interested in the study of psychic phenomena.
Author : Lyall Watson
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-27
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780307816528
A thought-provoking look at the world of the supernatural that shows how many paranormal events can be explained by what we already know—or don’t know—about the natural world. Scientist and rationalist Lyall Watson, the author of the million-copy bestseller Supernature, reveals the inconsistencies, blank spots, and “soft edges” in current scientific theory that make the existence of the supernatural not only an intriguing possibility—but a necessary and perfectly logical part of our explanation of the workings of the universe. Examining breakthroughs in science from biology to biofeedback, from quantum physics to paraphysics, the author proposes a revolutionary synthesis of nature and supernature. He offers surprising insights into such “unexplainable” phenomena as telepathy, reincarnation, synchronicity, poltergeists, evolutionary intelligence, and other mind-bending questions challenging science today. Beyond Supernature is a groundbreaking new chapter in the never-ending search for reality. It is a book for anyone who can still look at the world with both common sense and a sense of wonder.
Author : Lyall Watson
Publisher : Sceptre
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-11
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781444778571
'A fascinating feast of cosmic law and order...compelling reading' New Scientist In this classic study of the supernatural, Lyall Watson challenges scientific orthodoxy by applying new criteria to the investigation of the unknown. Probing the 'soft edges' of science, Watson dispenses with the distinction between the natural and the supernatural and focuses on supernature; those phenomena that are not wholly paranormal, but which are not classified as natural occurrences according to traditional science. 'A book of tremendous importance' Spectator With both scientific objectivity and a wide-eyed sense of wonder at the mysteries of the universe, this fascinating and open-minded study proves beyond doubt that science is stranger than the supernatural.
Author : George Ogden Abell,Barry Singer
Publisher : Scribner Paper Fiction
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Ciencia
ISBN : PSU:000014238314
Author : Eugene V. Subbotsky
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-04
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780429954702
Science and Magic in the Modern World is a unique text that explores the role of magical thinking in everyday life. It provides an excellent psychological look at the subconscious belief in magic in both popular culture and society, as well as experimental research that considers human consciousness as a derivative of belief in the supernatural, thus showing that our feelings, emotions, attitudes and other psychological processes follow the laws of magic. This book synthesises the science of ‘natural’ phenomena and the magic of the ‘supernatural’ to present an interesting look at the juxtaposition of the inner and outer selves. Fusing research into psychological disorders, subconscious feelings, as well as the rising presence of artificial intelligence, this book demonstrates how an engagement with magical thinking can enhance one’s creativity and cognitive skills. Science and Magic in the Modern World is an invaluable resource for those studying consciousness, as well as those looking at the effect of magical thinking on religion, politics, science and society.
Author : Lyall Watson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Occultism
ISBN : OCLC:939654594
Science no longer holds absolute truths. Between nature and the supernatural is the host of happenings the author describes as supernature.
Author : Simon L. Altmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015054107712
Altmann, a mathematical physicist (Oxford U.) provides a philosophical framework for educated lay readers to understand the meaning of natural law, the scientific method, and causality in science. Reviewing the classical approach to time, space, and the laws of mechanics, he also explains key modern concepts such as randomness, probability, the nature of mathematics, Godel's theorems, and quantum mechanics. Altmann considers the reactions of various philosophical schools--including idealism, physicalism, cultural relativism, and social constructivism--to scientific developments. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.
Author : John Gerald Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Parapsychology
ISBN : UOM:39015034643612
Author : Courtenay Raia
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226635354
The Society for Psychical Research was established in 1882 to further the scientific study of consciousness, but it arose in the surf of a larger cultural need. Victorians were on the hunt for self-understanding. Mesmerists, spiritualists, and other romantic seekers roamed sunken landscapes of entrancement, and when psychology was finally ready to confront these altered states, psychical research was adopted as an experimental vanguard. Far from a rejected science, it was a necessary heterodoxy, probing mysteries as diverse as telepathy, hypnosis, and even séance phenomena. Its investigators sought facts far afield of physical laws: evidence of a transcendent, irreducible mind. The New Prometheans traces the evolution of psychical research through the intertwining biographies of four men: chemist Sir William Crookes, depth psychologist Frederic Myers, ether physicist Sir Oliver Lodge, and anthropologist Andrew Lang. All past presidents of the society, these men brought psychical research beyond academic circles and into the public square, making it part of a shared, far-reaching examination of science and society. By layering their papers, textbooks, and lectures with more intimate texts like diaries, letters, and literary compositions, Courtenay Raia returns us to a critical juncture in the history of secularization, the last great gesture of reconciliation between science and sacred truths.
Author : Dorothy Scarborough
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780359334070
Author : Lyle B. Steadman,Craig T. Palmer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317251156
Spanning many different epochs and varieties of religious experience, this book develops a new approach to religion and its role in human history. The authors look across a range of religious phenomena-from ancestor worship to totemism, shamanism, and worldwide modern religions-to offer a new explanation of the evolutionary success of religious behaviors. Their book is more empirical and verifiable than most previous books on evolution and religion because they develop an approach that removes guesswork about beliefs in the supernatural, focusing instead on the behaviors of individuals. The result is a pioneering look at how and why natural selection has favored religious behaviors throughout history.
Author : Shouvik Sarkar
Publisher : Lulu Press, Inc
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781716944567
This book is a science related book explaining many scientific phenomena surrounding us.
Author : Lyall Watson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Occultism
ISBN : OCLC:174243010
Author : Daniel Maria Klimek
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190679224
In June 1981, six young Croatians in the village of Medjugorje, in the former Yugoslavia, reported that the Virgin Mary had appeared to them. The Medjugorje visionaries say that Mary has returned every day since then, bringing them important messages from heaven to convey to the world. Throughout history, people have reported encountering extraordinary religious experiences-apparitions of the Virgin Mary, visions of Jesus Christ, weeping statues and icons, the stigmata, physical healings and miracles, and experiences of the afterlife-and interpreted them as supernatural in origin. Scholars have often tried to reinterpret such experiences, including those described by the great mystics like Francis of Assisi, Catherine of Siena, and Teresa of Avila, into natural or psychopathological categories, such as hysteria, hallucination, delusion, epileptic seizures, psychosis, the workings of the unconscious mind, or fraud. Are such reductionist explanations valid? Over the past three decades the Medjugorje visionaries have been subjected to extensive medical, psychological, and scientific examination, even while undergoing their visionary experiences. Daniel Klimek argues that the case of Medjugorje affords a rare opportunity to understand a deeper dimension of extraordinary religious phenomena. Presenting and analyzing the scientific studies on the visionaries in juxtaposition with the major scholars and debates surrounding religious experience, Klimek concludes that a multidisciplinary approach grants a more holistic and deeper understanding of such extraordinary religious experiences.
