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, 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. 277 |
Dream | p. 278 |
Psychopathy | p. 282 |
Psychedelic Drugs | p. 286 |
Internal Attention States | p. 289 |
Meditation | p. 289 |
Relaxation | p. 290 |
Sensory Deprivation | p. 291 |
Hypnosis | p. 293 |
Theoretical Researches on Parapsychology | p. 297 |
Physiological Explanations for Psi Abilities | p. 297 |
Hypotheses on Psi Abilities | p. 297 |
Experimental Researches in Psi Abilities | p. 299 |
Attached: Is the Activity of the Cerebral Cortex a "Brake " on the Functioning of the Brainstem? | p. 302 |
Physical Explanations for Psi Phenomena | p. 305 |
Explanations in the Sphere of Old Physics | p. 305 |
Explanations in the Sphere of New Physics | p. 307 |
Parapsychology's Impacts on Philosophy | p. 314 |
Ontology: Materialism, Idealism, Dualism, and Matter-Consciousness Monism | p. 315 |
Theology Views: Atheism, Personal God, and Pantheism | p. 320 |
The Meaning of Life | p. 326 |
Parapsychology's Impacts on Religion | p. 326 |
Relationships between Parapsychology and Some Other Subjects | p. 330 |
Epilogue | p. 333 |
Appendix: Main Organizations, Research Facilities, Education Institutes and Media on Parapsychology | p. 335 |
Notes | p. 341 |
Bibliography | p. 355 |
Subject Index | p. 359 |
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