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An examination of the public fascination with spiritualism and psychical research in Britain from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century. The book explores the variety of social background, education, and professional expertise that characterized the men and women who attended seances and investigated psychic phenomena, and places them in the context of their times without ridiculing their beliefs. ... Read more

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A serius book about "The Other World"
This is one of the rare books that introduce in a balanced manner and without prejudices the heroic period of the studies of the human psyche and of the survival possibility after death just as searched by famous names as William Crookes, Charles Richet, Oliver Lodge, Fred Myers and any outhers...

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Through the Gates of Death
Death is a universal experience. No one can hope to escape. It is only a matter of time till it comes to each one of us and each one of those we love. Yet what is it that makes such a natural process so terrible? Most death beds are peaceful when the time comes, so what, then, is it we fear in death that it should be for us a thing of grief and dread?

In Through the Gates of Death, Dion Fortune presents a dynamic assessment of what really happens when the soul finally separates from the physical body, revealing the knowledge that constituted the supreme degree of the Egyptian mysteries.

Spiritism in the Light of Occult Science is Dion Fortune's in-depth study of a phenomenon which swept the world of her day. It covers all aspects of the subject including Communication with the Departed, the Psychology of Trance-Mediumship, The Physical and Mental Phenomena of Trance and the Dawn of the Higher Consciousness.
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1872. Partial Contents: Bible Spiritualism; Different media; St. Paul's thorn; Scientific extinguishers; Curiosity-mongers; Abnormal and normal; Spirits cannot do our work; Spirit-communion; Intimations of immortality; Life-origin always spiritual; Carlyle on Swedenborg; Mind and matter; Living spiritual world; Mind born of matter, not begotten by it; Ideas of the Creator; Prof. Tyndall; Incarnation of soul-not of souls; Fulfillment in spiritualism; Evil often good in the making; New view of the 'fall'; Dual origin of man; Natural and spiritual evolution; Jesus Christ; Finite and infinite; Holy Spirit; Belief in the other world; Spirit of the living God; Anti-spiritual Christianity; Spiritual revival; Spirit-world realized; Day of the Lord at hand; Faith and science; From "A Tale of Eternity and Other Poems" by G. Massey. ... Read more

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THIS 28 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Vital Message, by Arthur Conan Doyle. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564594505. ... Read more

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THIS 46 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Nineteenth Century Miracles Or Spirits and Their Work in Every Country of the Earth, by Emma Hardinge Britten. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766162907. ... Read more

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1920. Evidence for survival and the process of communication. ... Read more

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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (1859-1930) was a Scottish author. He is most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction. His first significant work was A Study in Scarlet, which appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual for 1887 and featured the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes, who was partially modelled after his former university professor, Joseph Bell. Other works include The Firm of Girdlestone (1890), The Captain of the Polestar (1890), The Doings of Raffles Haw (1892), Beyond the City (1892), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892), The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard (1896), The Great Boer War (1900), The Green Flag (1900), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902), and The Lost World (1912). ... Read more

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1922. A guide to the use of our psychic powers for Spiritual Healing, following in the footsteps of Jesus Christ.Contents: Healing and spirit "control"; Healed through a message; Gift fully consecrated; Seamy side of spiritualism; Haunted bodies and haunted houses; "The unseen doctor"; Teachings of Jesus; True spiritual communication; Guidance for students; Bibliography and review. ... Read more

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1906. Contents: Autobiography of W.J. Colville; The Question of Spirit Identity; Bird's-Eye View of Ancient and Modern Spiritual Philosophy; Differing Aspects of Spiritual Philosophy-The Righteous Claims of Egoism and of Altruism; The Spiritual Faith of Ancient Egypt; Influence of Egyptian Thought on Jewish Views of Immortality; The Jewish Kabala Its Teachings Concerning Immortality; Persian Theories of the Soul and Its Destination; Greek and Roman Views of a Future Life; Hindu Conceptions of the Soul and Its Immortality; Vedanta Philosophy; Scandinavian Beliefs Concerning the Spiritual Universe; Etruscan Views of the Future Life; Spiritual Conceptions in China and Japan; Mohammedan Views of the Soul and Its Destiny; Ancient Jewish and Early Christian Ideas of the Soul and of Spirit-Communion; Psychical Researches in Modern Europe; Sleep as an Educator Its Spiritual Purpose and Value; Spiritual Mediumship Reasonable Views of Mediumship Contrasted with Popular Fallacies Concerning It; The Spirit World as Seen and Described by One Who has Visited It Frequently; Telepathy and Clairvoyance; Spiritualism in All Lands and Times; Dr. J.M. Peebles on the Nature and Preexistence of the Soul; and Striking Incidents Related by Well-Known Witnesses. See other works available by this author from Kessinger Publishing. ... Read more

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THIS 7 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Inner Life Part 1, by C. W. Leadbeater. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766128717.Download Description
THIS 7 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Inner Life Part 1, by C. W. Leadbeater. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766128717. ... Read more