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Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > General
Uri Geller would love to write a book revealing himself as a
trickster. It would be an instant bestseller: people around the
world would be thrilled to know that he really did fool the CIA and
Mossad, and scientists at the Stanford Research Institute and the
University of London. But he can't do it, because he knows that his
psychic powers are real - just as yours are, too! This is a guide
to releasing your PSI-FORCE and using it for whatever purpose you
want. Your psi-force will help you excel at sport, outsmart your
boss, win at games, make friends, attract a lover, overcome illness
and depression, come to terms with disaster, be a financial
success, and, above all, be happy and content. But you must learn
to channel your psychic powers your way. Uri will teach you how to
get the best out of your particular talent using the dynamic force
that is in you already, just waiting to be awakened. The book is
packed full of tests to assess your own psychic potential and
progress, as well as step-by-step guidance to connecting with and
using psi-force, from reading the intentions and thoughts of others
to out-psyching your boss and bank manager to drawing on psi-force
to manifest your desired outcomes.
Wales is said to be the most haunted country in the world. Restless
spirits roam the ancient land, from the lofty peaks of Snowdonia to
the dark depths of the abandoned mines. In Paranormal Wales author
Mark Rees takes the reader on a spine-chilling journey to dozens of
these locations, which include well-known tourist landmarks and
more secluded spots well off the beaten track. These accounts of
disembodied voices, supernatural mists and pesky poltergeists range
from centuries-old legends to modern-day sightings. Visit the
'oldest pub' in Wales, where more than 180 people are claimed to
have been sentenced to death by hanging. Explore the majestic opera
house built by a world-famous soprano, who some say continues to
perform on her beloved stage from beyond the grave. Spend the night
in a seemingly idyllic manor house, where the presence of a
Victorian housekeeper is said to reduce unsuspecting guests to
tears. Or step back in time at one of the many ivy-strewn castles,
where ladies in white patrol the Gothic battlements as tortured
screams ring out from the dungeons below. Some of these stories
might be familiar, others less so, but they all have one thing in
common - they will make you think twice about turning off the light
at night. Illustrated throughout, Paranormal Wales will be of
spine-tingling interest to those wanting to discover more about the
country's haunted and hidden heritage.
Moncure Daniel Conway (1832 1907), the son of a Virginian
plantation-owner, became a Unitarian minister but his anti-slavery
views made him controversial. He later became a freethinker, and
following the outbreak of the Civil War, which deeply divided his
own family, he left the United States for England in 1863. He
gained a reputation for being the 'least orthodox preacher in
London', and was acquainted with many figures in the literary and
scientific world, including Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin. In
this two-volume work, first published in 1879, Conway draws from
examples across the world to discuss the origins and decline of
beliefs in demons. In Volume 1, he classifies types of demon and
argues that the various types are personifications of the main
obstacles to 'primitive man': he finds in mythology across the
world examples of animal demons and demons of hunger, fire and
disease.
Fear Dat New Orleans explores the eccentric and often macabre dark
corners of America's most unique city. In addition to detailed
histories of bizarre burials, ghastly murders, and the greatest
concentration of haunted places in America, Fear Dat features a
"bone watcher's guide" with useful directions of who's buried
where, from Marie Laveau to Ruthie the Duck Girl. You'll also find
where to buy the most authentic gris-gris or to get the best
psychic reading. The Huffington Post tagged Michael Murphy's first
book Eat Dat, about the city's food culture, the #1 "essential"
book to read before coming to New Orleans. New Orleans Living
called it "both reverent and irreverent, he manages to bring a
sense of humor to serious eating-and that's what New Orleans is all
about." In Fear Dat, Murphy brings similar insights and irreverence
to New Orleans voodoo, vampires, graveyards, and ghosts.
Told with uncensored Southern wit and guidance, this inspirational
memoir "is a good primer on getting into the psychic realm"
(Booklist) and recounts the story of a Hollywood film executive who
journeys through the cosmic wilderness and, against all odds,
discovers psychic superpowers that radically transformed her life.
As a senior executive at one of the world's largest movie studios,
Julie Rieger spent her days marketing the imaginary stories of
ghosts, faeries, superheroes, aliens, and more fantastical
creatures. But after the devastating loss of her mother, the world
of make-believe became reality when Julie captured her first ghost
in a photograph and blew open a door to the Other Side. The Ghost
Photographer chronicles Julie's wild ride down the spiritual rabbit
hole. After a series of unexpected, mind-blowing, and sometimes
frightening encounters with the spirit realm, Julie was forced to
face this strange awakening, flying in the face of scientific dogma
and her own die-hard skepticism. Ultimately, she discovered that
what she thought she had lost with the death of her
mother-unconditional love-was in fact the greatest superpower one
can wield. "A hugely entertaining must-read for anyone who's ever
struggled with loss or wondered what might be beyond the veil of
our five senses" (Anita Moorjani, author of Dying To Be Me), The
Ghost Photographer offers insights into our relationship with the
spirit world, prayers and rituals for cleansing and protecting our
homes from unwanted ghosts, and guidance on how to develop our
intuition and sixth sense.
Cited by the L.A. Weekly as "the culture's foremost spokesman for the psychedelic experience," Terrence McKenna is an underground legend as a brilliant raconteur, adventurer, and expert on the experiential use of mind-altering plants. In these essays, interviews, and narrative adventures, McKenna takes us on a mesmerizing journey deep into the Amazon as well as into the hidden recesses of the human psyche and the outer limits of our culture, giving us startling visions of the past and future.
Harrogate's reputation as a quaint English spa town has been
established since the early 1800s. However, one might be surprised
to discover that the town and villages around it hide many
terrifying tales. It took paranormalist Paul Forster over a year to
collate this collection of real-life encounters with spirits,
poltergeists and ghosts. Nothing could prepare him for what he
uncovered as he explored the darker, mysterious side of this
beautiful tourist destination. Drawing on historical and
contemporary sources, Haunted Harrogate's chilling compendium of
ghost stories includes accounts never before seen in print. From
poltergeists in Harrogate's oldest drinking establishment to
apparitions of monks in Knaresborough, this assortment of
terrifying tales is bound to show this picturesque part of North
Yorkshire in a new light. "When you have eliminated all which is
impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the
truth". Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "Now it is the time of night, That
the graves, all gaping wide, Every one lets forth his sprite, In
the church-way paths to glide." William Shakespeare, 'A Midsummer
Night's Dream' "The city man is not in sympathy with ghosts. Not so
the mountaineer, peasant and sailor. Strange shapes which give
signs are seen in clouds. Dim forms move over forest floors. They
tread lightly along the brink of precipice and marsh, beckon the
traveller into perils or give him warning. Dark and airy figures
walk moors and plains or lonely shores. They go again through some
happening on land; they re-enact a fateful drama of the seas. The
man of the city unaccustomed to such ghost tales, laughs at them;
he knows they cannot be true. Yet disbelief and ridicule by many
such, have given place to firm conviction and awe, after visiting
haunts where environment favours the appearance of ghosts." H. W.
PERCIVAL
The root of the word science is knowledge; the root of the word
magic is wisdom. Serena blends these two spheres of human
experience and shows how the latest scientific research and
parapsychological study interact. The quantum view of matter is
overturning the traditional world-view and the fantastic
discoveries being made bring new insights ito the connections
between all forms of magic and science. We share the exciting
results of her research on the scientific validation of psychic
phenomena. Drawing on her ground-breaking work on the pineal gland
- something called the third eye - and the phenomenon of second
sight, she shows that the greatest implication of psychic phenomena
is that each of us is potentially aware of the natural magic of our
earth and of everything in the universe. "Where Science and Magic
Meet is a clearly written, mind-expanding and compelling
exploration of reality at the mysterious boundaries between mind
and matter'' Dean Radin, PhD, Senior Scientist, Institute of Noetic
Sciences, and author of The Conscious Universe and Entangled Minds.
Over five decades, Star Trek's celebration of mankind's technical
achievements and positive view of the future have earned it an
enduring place in our global culture. Its scientific vision has
also had a profound effect on the past thirty years of
technological breakthroughs. Join William Shatner, the original
captain of the Starship Enterprise, as he reveals how Star Trek has
influenced and inspired some of our greatest scientific minds --
the people behind the future we will all share. In interviews with
dozens of scientists we learn about the inventions that will
revolutionise our lives and the discoveries that will make it truly
possible to explore the last great frontier -- space. As one Nobel
Laureate commented on being shown a wood and plastic model of the
engine core from a Star Trek: The Next Generation starship: "I'm
working on that." From the technicalities of warp speed to
real-life replicators to the likelihood of our being able to beam
across continents, this always-informative book takes us on a
fascinating and eye-opening voyage to the realms of the possible
and probable.
A ghost-hunter's guide to Arizona's haunted hotels and inns.
Provides eye-witness accounts, legendary stories, and unsolved
mysteries at 29 open-to-the-public lodging establishments
throughout Arizona.
From the bestselling author of "Communion" comes the mysterious
true story of how an unknown visitor barged into Streiber's hotel
room late one night--and imparted extraordinary lessons in personal
development and man's fate that challenge us to rethink every
assumption about the meaning of life.
At two-thirty in the morning of June 6, 1998, Whitley Streiber was
awakened by somebody knocking on his hotel room door. A man came
in, and everything he said was life-altering.
This is the unsettling and ultimately enlightening narrative of
what happened that night. Strieber was never really sure who this
strange and knowing visitor was--a "Master of Wisdom"? A figure
from a different realm of consciousness? A preternaturally
intelligent being? He called him the Master of the Key. The one
thing of which Strieber was certain is that both the man and the
encounter were real.
The main concern of the Master of the Key is to save each of us
from self-imprisonment. "Mankind is trapped," the stranger tells
Strieber. "I want to help you spring the trap." In a sweeping
exchange between Strieber and the stranger--which takes the form of
a classical student- teacher dialogue in pursuit of inner
understanding--the unknown man presents a lesson in human
potential, esoteric psychology, and man's fate. He illuminates why
man has been caught in a cycle of repeat violence and
self-destruction--and the slender, but very real, possibility for
release.
In its breadth and intimacy, "The Key" is on par with contemporary
metaphysical traditions, such as "A Course in Miracles," or even
with the dialogues of modern wisdom teachers, such as D.T. Suzuki
and Carl Jung.
DEEP IN THE JUNGLES OF CENTRAL AMERICA, BURIED BENEATH A TEMPLE IN THE RUINS OF A LOST CITY, A YOUNG WOMAN DISCOVERS A MAGNIFICENT AND PERFECT CRYSTAL SKULL. WAS THIS ONE OF THE 13 SACRED CRYSTAL SKULLS OF LEGEND, PROPHESIED ONE DAY TO RETURN? As great a mystery as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Sphinx or Stonehenge, the crystal skulls have created a storm of archaeological controversy… Were they left behind after the destruction of a previous world or are they ingenious modern fakes? Do they really possess telepathic qualities, allowing us to see deep into the past and predict the future? What were the extraordinary findings of the tests carried out on the skulls by leading scientists? Why do Native Americans claim the crystal skulls are stores of great knowledge programmed with an important message for mankind? In a real-life detective story of the ancient world – with overwhelming implications for the modern one – the authors set out on an incredible quest to find the truth. This is the extraordinary story of the crystal skulls. Chris Morton and Ceri Louise Thomas run an independent television production company specializing in making films with a philosophical, spiritual or environmental emphasis. Their highly-acclaimed documentary 'The Mystery of the Crystal Skulls' has recently been shown on BBC1 in Britain and on the Arts and Entertainment Network in the USA and Canada. It has subsequently been sold to numerous stations around the world.
Among the most profound questions we confront are the nature of
what and who we are as conscious beings, and how the human mind
relates to the rest of what we consider reality. For millennia,
philosophers, scientists, and religious thinkers have attempted
answers, perhaps none more meaningful today than those offered by
neuroscience and by Buddhism. The encounter between these two
worldviews has spurred ongoing conversations about what science and
Buddhism can teach each other about mind and reality. In Mind
Beyond Brain, the neuroscientist David E. Presti, with the
assistance of other distinguished researchers, explores how
evidence for anomalous phenomena-such as near-death experiences,
apparent memories of past lives, apparitions, experiences
associated with death, and other so-called psi or paranormal
phenomena, including telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition-can
influence the Buddhism-science conversation. Presti describes the
extensive but frequently unacknowledged history of scientific
investigation into these phenomena, demonstrating its relevance to
questions about consciousness and reality. The new perspectives
opened up, if we are willing to take evidence of such often
off-limits topics seriously, offer significant challenges to
dominant explanatory paradigms and raise the prospect that we may
be poised for truly revolutionary developments in the scientific
investigation of mind. Mind Beyond Brain represents the next level
in the science and Buddhism dialogue.
Lincolnshire has many well-known stories of the supernatural, among
the best known of which is that of the Lincoln Imp. In this book
author Daniel J. Codd explores the supernatural lore of
Lincolnshire. It includes all manner of phenomena, from forgotten
poltergeist incidents and village miracles to recent allegations of
werewolf and yeti-type creatures seen in the wilds of Lincolnshire.
There are many hitherto unpublished accounts such as reports of the
ghost of a small man who appeared to builders renovating a house in
Lincoln; a ghostly lady who approached a house in Skellingthorpe
(whereupon previously unnoticed footprints were found in concrete
outside the door); and a phantom Second World War soldier who
crossed a road leading to his old house in Lincoln. There are also
stories of UFOs, two tall humanoid figures seen crossing wasteland,
monkeys and panthers running wild, and a smoky cross that allegedly
appears outside Scunthorpe's hospital when someone is about to die.
Paranormal Lincolnshire takes the reader into the world of ghosts,
spirits and poltergeists in the county, following their footsteps
into the unknown. It captures the spectrum of ghosts, haunted
places, UFOs, strange creatures and weird phenomena reported across
the county, old and new. These tales will delight ghost hunters and
fascinate and intrigue everybody who knows Lincolnshire.
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