Invisible World - Hereward Carrington - Bog

Invisible World is a non-fiction book written by Hereward Carrington that explores the world of psychic phenomena and spiritualism. The book is divided into two parts, with the first part focusing on the history of spiritualism and the second part delving into various psychic phenomena such as telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis.Carrington begins by tracing the roots of spiritualism back to the 19th century, when mediums claimed to communicate with the dead and perform miraculous feats. He discusses the rise of famous mediums like the Fox sisters and explores the controversies that surrounded them.In the second part of the book, Carrington examines the scientific evidence for psychic phenomena. He discusses experiments conducted by researchers like J.B. Rhine and investigates claims of telepathy and precognition. He also explores the possibility of psychokinesis, or the ability to move objects with the mind.Throughout the book, Carrington remains skeptical but open-minded about the existence of psychic phenomena. He presents the evidence and allows readers to draw their own conclusions. Invisible World is a fascinating exploration of a mysterious and often misunderstood realm of human experience.1946. The author, devoting more than forty-five years to psychical research, presents in this book his definite conclusions on the subject. Some of the following chapters appeared in The Journal and in other publications. Contents: new spiritual awakening; haunted houses; Eusapia Palladino; greatest mental medium of all time, Mrs. Piper; laboratory investigations in psychic phenomena; trumpet mediums; intra-atomic quantity; poltergeist phenomena; how spirit pictures are faked; psychic photographs; visions and voices of Jeanne D'Arc (Joan of Arc); problem of the mind-body relation; free will and determinism in the light of psychic phenomena; yoga and magic.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.