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The book also integrates parapsychology with oriental philosophies and the New Age Movement thought.
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The Outline of Parapsychology is an impressive book that reflects the erudition and dedication of its author, Dr. Jesse Hong Xiong. It provides its readers with a philosophical as well as a historical perspective on the scientific attempt to understand reports of phenomena that appear to transcend mainstream science's understanding of time, space, and energy. In addition, it provides a masterful overview of serious research programs involving telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, psychokinesis, and related topics. The Outline of Parapsychology demonstrates why this field of study is neither a superstition nor a pseudoscience, but a frontier science with profound implications for the understanding of Nature. -- Stanley Krippner, professor of psychology, Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center, former president of Parapsychological Association, Ph.D., professor of psychology, Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center, former president of Parapsychological Association
Preface to English Version | p. vii |
Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Introduction: What is Parapsychology? | p. 1 |
The Concise History of Parapsychology | p. 17 |
The Prehistoric Period of Parapsychology (Before Mid 18th Century) | p. 17 |
The Rudimental Period of Parapsychology (Mid 18th Century-1882) | p. 21 |
Mesmerism (Mid 18th Century-Mid 19th Century) | p. 22 |
Spiritualism (Mid 19th Century-1882) | p. 26 |
Attached: Mediums and Psychics | p. 32 |
The Forming Period of Parapsychology (1882-1930s) | p. 33 |
The Experiment Period of Parapsychology (1930s-1960s) | p. 43 |
The Developing Period of Parapsychology (1960s-) | p. 51 |
The Geographical Distribution of Parapsychology Research | p. 56 |
The Research Methods of Parapsychology | p. 67 |
Experiment | p. 67 |
Observation and Investigation | p. 70 |
Theoretical Research | p. 72 |
Fighting Against Fraud | p. 74 |
Extrasensory Perception (ESP) | p. 83 |
Telepathy | p. 83 |
Telepathy of Non-human Beings | p. 83 |
Phenomena of Human Beings' Telepathy | p. 86 |
Experiments in Human Beings' Telepathy | p. 89 |
Dowsing | p. 93 |
Clairvoyance | p. 97 |
Phenomena of Clairvoyance | p. 97 |
Experiments in Clairvoyance before 1970s | p. 100 |
Remote Viewing (RV) | p. 106 |
Skin Vision | p. 111 |
Crystal Vision or Scrying | p. 113 |
Precognition | p. 114 |
Phenomena of Precognition | p. 114 |
Phenomena of Precognition in Dreams | p. 123 |
Experiments and Researches in Precognition | p. 125 |
Retrocognition | p. 129 |
Clairaudience | p. 131 |
Clairsentience | p. 133 |
Psi Phenomena on Taste and Smell | p. 134 |
Xenoglossy | p. 135 |
Quasi-ESP | p. 138 |
Psychokinesis (PK) | p. 141 |
Some Experiments in PK | p. 141 |
Poltergeist | p. 146 |
Voluntary Poltergeist | p. 152 |
Thoughtography | p. 154 |
Levitation | p. 156 |
Apport (Deport and Teleportation) | p. 159 |
Materialization | p. 162 |
Atmospheric Effects | p. 167 |
Psychical Effects on Human Body | p. 168 |
Aura and Luminosity | p. 168 |
Odor | p. 169 |
Elongations | p. 170 |
Incombustibility | p. 170 |
Spontaneous Human Combustion (SHC) and Lighting | p. 171 |
Invulnerability | p. 172 |
Incorruptibility | p. 173 |
Control of Breath and Heart Beating | p. 174 |
Paranormal Healing | p. 174 |
Phenomena of Paranormal Healing | p. 174 |
Experiments in Paranormal Healing | p. 178 |
Curse | p. 179 |
A Few Representative Physical Mediums or Psychics | p. 181 |
Daniel Dunglas Home (1833-1886) | p. 181 |
Eusapia Palladino (1854-1918) | p. 183 |
Margery (Mina Stinson Crandon 1889-1941) | p. 186 |
Uri Geller (1946-) | p. 189 |
Discarnate Entities (DE) | p. 193 |
Near-Death Experience (NDE) | p. 193 |
Out-of-body Experience (OBE) | p. 196 |
Spontaneous Out-of-body Experience | p. 197 |
Voluntary Out-of-body Experience | p. 202 |
Astral Projection | p. 204 |
Possession (or Obsession) | p. 207 |
Apparition | p. 211 |
Haunted Houses | p. 218 |
Message Transmission of the Survival of Death | p. 220 |
Materializations of the Survival of Death | p. 224 |
Reincarnation | p. 226 |
Hypnotic Regression | p. 228 |
Children's Spontaneous Memories of Their Previous Lives | p. 232 |
Automatism | p. 237 |
Direct Writing | p. 242 |
Direct Voice | p. 244 |
Personal Guardian Angel (Daemon) | p. 246 |
Angel Vision | p. 250 |
Controls, Communicators and Channeled Entities | p. 258 |
Controls | p. 258 |
Communicator | p. 259 |
Channeled Entities | p. 260 |
A Few Representative Mental Mediums | p. 264 |
Leonora E. Piper (1857-1950) | p. 264 |
Gladys Osborne Leonard (1882-1968) | p. 267 |
Eileen J. Garrett (1892-1970) | p. 269 |
Jane Roberts (1929-1984) | p. 271 |
Altered States of Consciousness (ASC) | p. 273 |
Dream | p. 274 |
Psychopathy | p. 278 |
Psychedelic Drugs | p. 282 |
Internal Attention States | p. 285 |
Meditation | p. 285 |
Relaxation | p. 286 |
Sensory Deprivation | p. 287 |
Hypnosis | p. 289 |
Theoretical Researches on Parapsychology | p. 293 |
Physiological Explanations for Psi Abilities | p. 293 |
Hypotheses on Psi Abilities | p. 293 |
Experimental Researches in Psi Abilities | p. 295 |
Attached: Is the Activity of the Cerebral Cortex a "Brake" on the Functioning of the Brainstem? | p. 298 |
Physical Explanations for Psi Phenomena | p. 301 |
Explanations in the Sphere of Old Physics | p. 301 |
Explanations in the Sphere of New Physics | p. 303 |
Parapsychology's Impacts on Philosophy | p. 311 |
Ontology: Materialism, Idealism, Dualism, and Neutral Substance | p. 311 |
Theology Views: Atheism, Personal God, and Pantheism | p. 316 |
The Meaning of Life | p. 322 |
Parapsychology's Impacts on Religion | p. 322 |
Relationships between Parapsychology and Some Other Subjects | p. 326 |
Epilogue | p. 329 |
Main Organizations, Research Facilities, Education Institutes and Media on Parapsychology | p. 331 |
Notes | p. 337 |
Bibliography | p. 351 |
Subject Index | p. 355 |
Name Index | p. 361 |
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ISBN: 9780761840435
ISBN-10: 0761840435
Published: 1st March 2008
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 380
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: UNIV PR OF AMER
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 23.0 x 15.3 x 2.8
Weight (kg): 0.57
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