The parapsychology revolution : a concise anthology of paranormal and psychical research

Compilation and commentary by Robert M. Schoch and Logan Yonavjak.

Introduction: Taking the paranormal seriously. Part 1 - Spontaneous instances of the paranormal. Telepathy and monitions. 1 - Crisis apparitions and the theory of chance-coincidence - Edmund Gurney, 1886. 2 On the frequency of monitions - Charles Richet, 1923. Mediumship: quasi-spontaneous PSI. 3 On trance phenomena of Mrs. Piper - William James, 1890. Poltergeists: spontaneous psychokinesis. 4 Poltergeists, electromagnetism and consciousness - William G. Roll, 2003. Notes on reincarnation. Part 2 - Experimental and laboratory work on the paranormal. 5 Extra-sensory perception - J.B. Rhine. 6 The psychokinetic effect - Louisa E. Rhine and J.B. Rhine, 1943. 7 Information, consciousness, and health - Robert G. Jahn, 1996. 8 Replication and meta-analysis in parapsychology - Jessica Utts, 1991. Part 3 - Some practical applications of psi studies. Biology and healing. 9 Distance healing evidence - Larry Dossey, 2007. Remote viewing. 10 Unconventional human intelligence support: transcendent and asymmetric warfare implications of remote viewing - L.R. Bremseth, 2001. Part 4 - Overviews and reflections on psy. Skeptics and debunkers of the paranormal. 11 On some unfair practices towards claims of the paranormal - Marcello Truzzi, 1998. The elusive nature of psi. 12 What is beyond the edge of the known world? - Jean E. Burns, 2003. Theories of psi. 13 Theories on the physical basis of psi - Paul Stevens, 1997. Psi, science, and society. 14 - Some thoughts inspired by the essay title: "How the scientific establishment's acceptance of ESP and PK would influence contemporary society" - Serena Roney-Dougal, 1992. Concluding remarks. Thinking clearly about the paranormal. Where do we, the compilers, stand? The future of parapsychology, and the future of the planet

'Grounded in scientific acumen and constructive inquiry, this anthology shines a rare, clarifying light on the controversial realms of psychical and paranormal research, collecting key reports, essays, and arguments from more than a century of investigation into matters such as clairvoyance, telepathy, and poltergeist activity.'

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