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Parapsychology Abstracts International
a handbook for individuals and groups on how to develop
psi abilities and how to test or investigate them in others.
It has annotated bibliographies--one aimed at beginners and
one at more advanced students (only books are cited). It
provides a directory of organizations, including research
facilities, foundations, libraries, journals, and bookstores in
the United States and the United Kingdom. It has a
biographical dictionary of some of the major figures of
parapsychology past and present. Because it attempts so
much, the Guidebook is necessarily limited to only the
most important (and the best of the popular) information
sources, but it is a useful guide for beginners, and it is
likely to whet the appetite for more. It is handicapped by
the lack of an index. Tribbe has done an excellent job of
updating and enlarging this edition. - R.A.W.
03523. Bardens, Dennis. Psychic Animals: A Fascinating
Investigation of Paranormal Behavior. New York, NY:
Henry Holt, 1987. 203p. Bibl: 195-196; 14 illus; Ind: 197-203
Bardens is a journalist and member of the Society for
Psychical Research. Here he explores the part ESP may
play in the animal world. The book opens with a general
chapter that is followed by two chapters each on cats and
dogs, and one chapter each on elephants, lions, bears, and
nonhuman primates. There also are chapters on homing,
animals and magic, animals as gods, and animal intel-
ligence. Although some scientific experiments are briefly
summarized, this book is primarily a collection of anec-
dotes, most of them not investigated. Nonetheless, Bardens
has performed a useful service in locating this material
and pulling it together. The book is a useful starting
point for those who are interested in research on psi in
animals. - R.A.W.
524. Q, George. Titanic: Psychic Forewarnings of a
e ~. Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England:
k Stephens, 1988. 176p. Bib]: 163-170; Further rdgs: 173;,
_illvs; Ind: 174-176
The author, a member of the Titanic Historical
Society, has culled newspaper and other accounts and inter-
viewed survivors to compile this record of experiences that
may have been precognition of the Titanic disaster. Belie
classifies and discusses the reports as follows: curious
coincidences, mistaken accounts and deliberate hoaxes,
phenomena associated with W.T. Stead (a well-known
spiritualist who died in the disaster), possible psychic
phenomena (accounts that lack some vital pieces of infor-
mation that would warrant classifying them as probably
psychic), and probable psychic phenomena (cases that can-
not be explained by normal means and that may be
genuine examples of psi). There were 35 cases in the last
category. The total number of cases examined is 153.
Each case is described and then is followed by Behe's com-
mentary. In a final summary chapter, he discusses the pos-
sible normal explanations for seeming precognitions of the
sinking of the Titanic and concludes that the better ac-
counts are numerous enough, and contain enough data, to
be accepted as probable psychic foreshadowings of" (p. 162)
the Titanic disaster. However, see the book by Martin
Gardner [035291 that criticizes possible literary precogni-
tions of the sinking of the Titanic. - R.A.W.
Fe 525. Brown, Rustic. The Titanic, the Psychic and the
a. Lomita, CA: Blue Harbor Press, 1981. 163p. Bibl and
refs: 154-159; Chap notes; 53 illus; Ind: 160-163
Brown is a prize-winning journalist who spent ten
years in tracking down as many survivors of the Titanic
that she could. She also has tried to collect the many ap-
parently psychic happenings surrounding the sinking of the
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Titanic--"the premonitions, ,the superstitions, and the so-
called 'coincidences."' The first eight chapters tell the
story of a survivor whom she interviewed extensively:
Edwina MacKenzie. In the remaining six chapters she ac-
counts for as many survivors as possible. An appendix
lists the survivors who were deceased by the time the
book was written. There are 53 illustrations. --R.A.W.
03526. Cohen, Daniel. ESP: The New Technology. New
York, NY: Julian Messner, 1986. 116p. 16 illus; Selected
bib]: 115-116
This excellent up-to-date introduction to parapsychol-
ogy for young people begins with a visit to a modern
parapsychology research facility, the Psychophysical
Research Laboratories. There are informative chapters on
remote viewing, psi games, magicians and psi, animals and
psi, poltergeists, and survival of death. - R.A.W.
03527. Crabtree, Adam. Animal Magnetism, Early Hyp-
notism, and Psychical Research, 1766-1925: An Annotated
Bibliography. White Plains, NY: Kraus International Publi-
cations, 1988. 522p. Glos: xxiii-xxvii; Name ind: 437-453;
Refs: xxix-xxxiii; Subject ind: 517-522; Title ind: 455-516
In an "Historical Introduction," Crabtree examines the
history of animal magnetism, and points out its impact on
medicine, psychology, and parapsychology. He adds: "The
histories of animal magnetism, hypnotism, and psychical
research are inextricably intertwined. As will be evident
from the 1905 annotated entries in the bibliography, the
literature of any one of these areas cannot but include the
literature of the other two" (p. xvi). Although the bibliog-
raphy is aimed at including "the literature of animal mag-
netism and those streams of thought that can be identified
as flowing directly from it" (p. xvii), the literature is too
vast to include all of it. Thus it is limited to only the
most significant writings arising from animal magnetism
and to "only those works that are immediately connected
with animal magnetism and the themes that arise directly
from it" (p. xvii). The list of areas omitted "are works
that deal exclusively with occultism, possession, or
witchcraft; theosophy, anthroposophy, Christian Science, or
other spiritual philosophies; theology or religious thought;
and conjuring or stage magic. While spiritualist writings
have true importance for the history of animal magnetism
and its offshoots, only those works have been included ...
that depict its development from mesmeric influences or
that play a significant role in the rise of psychical
research. This means that the bibliography does not in-
clude stories about clairvoyants, seers, or prophets;
books relating communications from spirits; spiritualistic
speculations about the afterlife or related matters; and col-
lections of ghost-lore" (p. xvii). The bibliography ranges
from 1766-1925. Annotations are provided for about one-
third of the items listed (those considered to be the most
important works). The bibliography is arranged by year
with works listed alphabetically by author under each year.
Each item contains a letter designating that it is about
hypnotism [H], psychical research [P], or both [H & P].
There is a useful glossary that contains many para-
psychological terms used in the literature of the time
period covered by the book. - R.A.W.
03528. Flew, Antony. The Logic of Mortality. New York,
NY: Basil Blackwell, 1987. 200p. Bibl: 187-195; Name ind:
187-200
This volume is based on the author's Gifford Lectures
for the academic year 1986-87, but his interest in the topic
began 40 years earlier. In the first chapter he points out
that there are three possible means of survival. He
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astral the reconstitution ist method, the
" body" method, and the "platonic criticism" approach,
which he first developed in an essay reprinted in Wheatley
and Edge [6151. These philosophical views are discussed
further in Chapters 2-6. Personal identity is the subject of
Chapters 7 and 8. He discusses the mind-body problem in
Chapter 9, and in the final chapter, "The Significance of
Parapsychology," he poses the following problem: "The
very concepts of psi are just as much involved with the
human body as are those of all other distinctively human.
... concepts" (p. 183). - R.A.W.
03529, C.arclner, Martin (Ed.). The Wreck of the Titanic
uffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1986. 157p. 9 i1-
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Skeptic Martin Gardner has reprinted Morgan
Robertson's novel, The Wreck of the Titan, which Ian
Stevenson and others have cited as an example of precog-
nition of the sinking of the Titanic. He also reprints
other selections (part of a novel, a short story, several
poems) that also seemed to foretell the fate of the Titanic.
In his general introduction, he argues that chance can ac-
count for any coincidence, no matter how improbable, and
criticizes Stevenson's two surveys of cases foretelling the
wreck of the Titanic. In individual introductions to all
the pieces anthologized, he argues further that they could
be explained by normal means and that precognition was
not involved. - R.A.W.
03530. Grey, Margot. Return from Death: An Exploration
of the Near-Death Experience. Boston, MA: Arkana, 1985.
206p. Bib]: 200-202; Ind: 203-206; 1 questionnaire; 7 tables
Having had a near-death experience (NDE) while in
India, Margot Grey, upon her return to England, deter-
mined to learn more about such experiences. She began
by conducting the first British NDE survey, the results of
which are reported in Part 1 of this book together with a
summary of what has been learned thus far about the
NDE. In the second part, she explores the after-effects of
NDEs and their larger meaning. According to Kenneth
Ring's Foreword, the findings reported in Grey's Part 2 in-
dependently duplicate the findings reported in his book
Heading Toward Omega [020291--findings that had not
been revealed when she wrote her book. After a general
chapter on after-effects, there are four chapters on the
development of paranormal abilities following NDEs, heal-
ing manifestations, evolutionary aspects, explanations and
interpretations, and reflections on some possible implica-
tions. There are two appendices, the first being her inter-
view questions and the second providing information about
the British Branch of the International Association for
Near-Death Studies, which she founded. - R.A.W.
03531. Inglis, Brian, with West, Ruth and the Koestler
Foundation. The Unknown Guest: The Mystery of Intui-
tion. London, England: Chatto & Windus, 1987. 224p. Bibl:
205-209; Ind: 217-224; Refs: 210-216
The authors report on the results of a survey they
conducted of experiences of the "unknown guest," or
episodes that appear to transcend everyday realities and
that "suggest design: as if some prompter in the wings is
operating through our subconscious minds" (p. ix). Inglis
concentrated his efforts on uncovering historic cases,
whereas Ruth West handled the cases that were sent to
the Koestler Foundation, which she directs. These ex-
periences, take many forms, and some of the major ones
are covered by chapters in the book: "Daemon" (primarily
experiences of guidance in well-known people beginning
with Socrates), "The Muses" (experiences of authors, poets,
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musicians, artists, and visionaries), "Eurekal" (examples o
invention, scientific creativity, and prodigies), "The Super
con
conscious Self" (ESP, precognition, retrocognition, any
clairvoyance), "Hallucinations" (visions, doubles, apparitions
voices, olfactory and tactile experiences), "Mind Over Mat
ter" (levitation, weightlessness, and spontaneous forms of
PK), "Synchronicity," and "The Oceanic Feeling." In the
next to last chapter, the possibility of tapping the super-
conscious self without harming the conscious self is dis-
cussed, touching on dreams, OBEs, meditation, drugs, and
divination. In the last chapter, "The Act of Creation," an
evolutionary view is taken of the nature of the "unknown
guest." The citations in the bibliography omit mention of
the publishers' names. - R.A.W.
03532. Jahn, Robert G., and Dunne, Brenda J. Margins
of Reality: The Role of Consciousness in the Physical
World. San Diego, CA: Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, 1987.
415p. Chap notes: 369-368; 99 illus; Ind: 401-415; Sugg rdgs:
377-398; 4 tables
This work provides both an overview of the parapsy-
chological research conducted by the Princeton Engineering
Anomalies Research Laboratory (PEAR) and an attempt to
understand the role consciousness may play in the estab-
lishment of reality. Much of the material presented has
already been published in the Laboratory's research reports
and summarized in papers given at conferences by various
members of PEAR's staff, but this is the first time an
overall survey has been made of their research methodol-
ogy, experimental findings, and theoretical approaches,
drawing them together in a unitary approach. The first
section provides the historical conceptual backgrounds of
the question and draws on both physics and parapsychol-
ogy. Section 2 describes the research conducted at PEAR
with emphasis on human-machine interaction. The third
section reports on research into precognitive remote percep-
tion. The fourth presents a theoretical approach to con-
sciousness that would make sense of their experimental
results using a quantum mechanical approach. In the last
section they assess the progress made, the problems en-
countered, and the implications and possibilities of their
research and their theoretical approach. - R.A.W.
03533. Klimo, Jon. Channeling: Investigations on Receiv-
ing Information from Paranormal Sources. Los Angeles,
CA: Jeremy P. Tarcher, 1987. 384p. Bib]: 365-369? Chap
notes: 351-364; Glos: 344-350; Ind: 370-384
Psychologist/educator Jon Klimo claims he wrote this
book for three reasons: (1) to present a balanced and ob-
jective view of channeling, which he defines as "the com-
munication of information to or through a physically em-
bodied human being from a source that is said to exist on
some other level or dimension of reality than the physical
as we know it, and that is not from the normal mind (or
self) of the channel" (p. 2); (2) to address the needs of
the increasingly large number of persons who are ex-
periencing some form of channeling; and (3) to expand the
reader's view of reality and to awaken him or her "to the
greater possibilities of being human" (p. 3). He writes:
"This book will attempt to demonstrate that the realms of
the psyche and spirit may be more real and run more
deeply ep than
as maost of Modern believe" (p. 4). Chapter 1,
modern channels such as Jane nRoberts, Merediith Lady
Young, Helen Cohn Schucman of A Course in Miracles,
and Eileen Caddy and others of Findhorn. Chapter 2,
"Channeling as a Historical Phenomenon," goes back to the
prehistoric roots of channeling through the centuries up to
the modern era. The third chapter is on the psychology of
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