The Thought Reader Craze
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The Thought Reader Craze
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Author : Barry H. Wiley
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2012-10-10
The Thought Reader Craze written by Barry H. Wiley and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-10 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Beginning in 1870, the hunger for scientific discovery in Great Britain drove prominent scientists, philosophers and others to promote the legitimacy of telepathy. At the same time, mind-reading as a form of entertainment gained increasing popularity as persuasive performers like John Randall Brown, W.I. Bishop, and Stuart C. Cumberland convinced reporters that they truly could read the thoughts of others. The widely publicized, sometimes bizarre, interactions between scientists and these charlatans ushered in the Thought Reader Craze, a period that lasted through about 1910 and saw entertainers make and lose fortunes and scientists make and lose reputations. This volume explores this unusual cultural phenomenon, showing how it was aided through the years by public scientific pronouncements, astonishing performances by the thought readers, and the rapidly changing industrial society.
The Confidence Men
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Author : Margalit Fox
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2021-06-03
The Confidence Men written by Margalit Fox and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-03 with History categories.
Imprisoned in a remote Turkish POW camp during the First World War, two British officers, Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, cunningly join forces. To stave off boredom, Jones makes a handmade Ouija board and holds fake séances for fellow prisoners. One day, an Ottoman official approaches him with a query: could Jones contact the spirits to find a vast treasure rumoured to be buried nearby? Jones, a lawyer, and Hill, a magician, use the Ouija board - and their keen understanding of the psychology of deception-to build a trap for their captors that will lead them to freedom. The Confidence Men is a nonfiction thriller featuring strategy, mortal danger and even high farce - and chronicles a profound but unlikely friendship.
Extraordinary Beliefs
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Author : Peter Lamont
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-02-07
Extraordinary Beliefs written by Peter Lamont and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-07 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
This book examines the remarkable feats of mesmerists, mediums and mind-readers, and provides a new psychology of extraordinary beliefs.
Common Phantoms
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Author : Alicia Puglionesi
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2020-08-25
Common Phantoms written by Alicia Puglionesi and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-25 with History categories.
Séances, clairvoyance, and telepathy captivated public imagination in the United States from the 1850s well into the twentieth century. Though skeptics dismissed these experiences as delusions, a new kind of investigator emerged to seek the science behind such phenomena. With new technologies like the telegraph collapsing the boundaries of time and space, an explanation seemed within reach. As Americans took up psychical experiments in their homes, the boundaries of the mind began to waver. Common Phantoms brings these experiments back to life while modeling a new approach to the history of psychology and the mind sciences. Drawing on previously untapped archives of participant-reported data, Alicia Puglionesi recounts how an eclectic group of investigators tried to capture the most elusive dimensions of human consciousness. A vast though flawed experiment in democratic science, psychical research gave participants valuable tools with which to study their experiences on their own terms. Academic psychology would ultimately disown this effort as both a scientific failure and a remnant of magical thinking, but its challenge to the limits of science, the mind, and the soul still reverberates today.
A Thought Reader S Thoughts
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Author : Stuart C. Cumberland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
A Thought Reader S Thoughts written by Stuart C. Cumberland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with Telepathy categories.
Mysteries And Secrets Revealed
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Author : Loren Pankratz
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2021-04-01
Mysteries And Secrets Revealed written by Loren Pankratz and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-01 with Science categories.
Mysteries and Secrets Revealed uncovers the reality behind mysteries of nature and secrets of frauds that eluded common understanding. The journey begins in the ancient Greek city of Delphi, where priests claimed the gift of a priceless gold lion was an acknowledgement of their clairvoyant powers. But their concocted story concealed an embarrassing blunder. Those sufficiently savvy to catch the lie became aware of even deeper problems. Author Loren Pankratz then guides us through the conflicts of Renaissance scholars, including Galileo who explained things in ways that enraged philosophers and infuriated priests. Galileo's methods of investigation were perpetuated by the meticulous work of the Academy of Experiment, and Bernard Fontenelle's enthralling dialogue enabled common people to accept life in the rearranged sun-centered universe. Clairvoyants in a mesmeric trance claimed they could visit distant planets and endure brutal surgical procedures. If any of this was real, how was it possible? One nineteenth century mesmeric savant, Alexis Didier, was so convincing that someone claimed no case of clairvoyance could be made for anyone if his accomplishments were not real. This unchallenged declaration is now unraveled here for the first time through information gleaned from uncommon documents and rare antiquarian pamphlets. The surprising manifestations of modern spiritualism quickly escalated into a psychic arms race that included mysterious tipping and turning of tables. Scientist Michael Faraday devised ingenious experiments to show how subtle muscle reactions outside of awareness created these manifestations. On the other hand, explanations for table levitations and mysterious writing on slates could only be solved by individuals with acute observational skills and acquainted with the methods of trickery. Each story in Mysteries and SecretsRevealed captures the tension of conflict, the thrill of discovery, and the strategies of science that unmasked frauds, fakes, false belief, and the enigmas of our natural world.
Thoughts Of A Crazy Old Man
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Author : Mikel W. Dawson
language : en
Publisher: Author House
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Thoughts Of A Crazy Old Man written by Mikel W. Dawson and has been published by Author House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Crazy Quilts
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Author : Cindy Brick
language : en
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Release Date : 2011-03-15
Crazy Quilts written by Cindy Brick and has been published by Voyageur Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-15 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
"Here's your chance to get up close and personal with an amazing collections of crazies!" - Quilter's Newsletter Magazine. Made from the finest silks, satins, and velvets and stitched together with elaborate embroidery, the crazy quilt is a testament to quilters’ rich imagination and artistry. This beautiful book traces the bewitching history of “Crazies” from their earliest origins to the present day. Distinguished quilting teacher and appraiser Cindy Brick follows the crazy quilt from colonial times, the Civil War, the Victorian era, and through today, decoding the mystery and meaning of these curious quilts. Also included is a detailed how-to section on constructing crazy quilts. Brick offers methods for planning, piecing, and embroidering or embellishing your quilt, and gives numerous helpful tips that only an expert could provide.
The Eclectic Magazine Of Foreign Literature Science And Art
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1890
The Eclectic Magazine Of Foreign Literature Science And Art written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1890 with American literature categories.
Eclectic Magazine Of Foreign Literature
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1890
Eclectic Magazine Of Foreign Literature written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1890 with American periodicals categories.