Project Gutenberg 2011-07-14 Public domain in the USA. 141 Willson, Beckles 1869 1942 Willson, Henry Beckles Barrett, William, Sir 1844 1925 Barrett, W. F. (William F.), Sir Barrett, William Fletcher, Sir Occultism and Common-Sense Introduction -- Science's attitude towards the "supernatural" -- The hypnotic state -- Phantasms of the living -- Dreams -- Hallucinations -- Phantasms of the dead -- On "hauntings" and kindred phenomena -- The dowsing or divining rod -- Mediumistic phenomena -- More physical phenomena -- The materialisation of "ghosts" -- Spirit-photography -- Clairvoyance -- Mrs. Piper's trance utterances -- Afterword. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Occultism and Common-Sense" by Beckles Willson is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work investigates various phenomena associated with the supernatural, attempting to apply a rational and critical approach to claims of spiritualism, telepathy, and related topics. The author reflects on the challenges posed by established science against the backdrop of increasing public interest in occultism, suggesting that there exists a body of evidence that demands careful consideration beyond mere skepticism. At the start of the book, the author shares his initial enthusiasm for exploring the realm of occult phenomena with an open mind, only to encounter significant skepticism from established scientific authorities. He discusses an intriguing anecdote involving a man's vision of his deceased mother coinciding with her actual death, illustrating the complexities of psychic experiences and coincidences. The opening establishes a clear tension between common-sense interpretations of such events and the budding field of psychical research, signaling the author’s intent to navigate through anecdotal evidence while seeking solid conclusions drawn from systematic investigation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Spiritualism Parapsychology BF Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 388284 388293 2024-09-15T13:01:51.264668 2023-09-16T06:34:59.849538 text/html text/html 391128 2011-07-14T09:28:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 189425 2011-07-14T09:28:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 270785 2024-09-15T13:01:58.546631 application/epub+zip 272493 2024-09-15T13:01:53.100653 application/epub+zip 212337 2024-09-15T13:01:52.039663 application/epub+zip 455393 2024-09-15T13:02:02.512639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415487 2024-09-15T13:01:57.721633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355719 2022-09-16T17:15:19.649387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360685 360462 2024-09-15T13:01:50.516705 2023-09-16T06:34:59.046533 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 360356 2011-07-14T09:28:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 134757 2011-07-14T09:28:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 360348 2011-07-14T09:28:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134688 2011-07-14T09:28:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21615 2024-09-15T13:02:02.820097 application/rdf+xml 15275 2024-09-15T13:01:52.399653 image/jpeg 4135 2024-09-15T13:01:52.218660 image/jpeg 248855 2024-09-15T13:01:51.299644 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia