Apparitions and Thought Transference

""Apparitions and Thought Transference: An Examination of the Evidence for Telepathy"" by Frank Podmore is a comprehensive exploration of the paranormal phenomena of telepathy, or thought transference. The book examines the evidence for telepathy through the study of various cases of apparitions, or ghostly sightings, and other paranormal experiences, such as clairvoyance and precognition. Podmore analyzes the credibility of these experiences and the possibility of telepathy as a genuine phenomenon. He also provides historical context for the study of telepathy, including the role of spiritualism and other occult practices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the paranormal, psychology, or the history of science.1900. The following pages aim at presenting in brief compass a selection of the evidence upon which the hypothesis of thought transference, or telepathy, is based. Contents: experimental transference of simple sensations in the normal state; experimental transference of simple sensations with hypnotized percipients; experimental production of movements and other effects; experimental production of telepathic effects at a distance; general criticism of the evidence for spontaneous thought transference; transference of ideas and emotions; coincident dreams; hallucination in general; induced telepathic hallucinations; spontaneous telepathic hallucinations; collective hallucinations; some less common types of telepathic hallucination; clairvoyance in trance; clairvoyance in the normal state; theories and conclusions.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.