Index:The Naturalisation of the Supernatural.pdf

Title	The Naturalisation of the Supernatural
Author	Frank Podmore
Year	1908
Publisher	G. P. Putnam's Sons
Location	New York
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CONTENTS.

1. CHAPTER I
   Introductory

2. PAGE

3. Founding of the Society for Psychical Research: its aims and methods: the subjects to be investigated—Telepathy or thought-transference: its history; its relation to the physical world ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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4. CHAPTER II
   Experimental Thought Transference

5. The Brighton experiments by Professor and Mrs. Sidgwick: transference of numbers; of mental pictures—Difficulties of experiments at distance—Experiments by Mrs. Verrall. Experiments at a distance. by Dr. Wiltse—by the Rev. A. Giardon—by Miss Campbell and. Miss Despard—by Miss Miles end Miss Ramsden ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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6. CHAPTER III
   Spontaneous Thought-Transference—Minds's Eye Visions

7. Evidence to spontaneous occurrences inferior to the experimental evidence: various sources of error discussed—Transference of indefinite impressions, Professor ———, Mr. Garrison. Mr. Young—of visual impressions, Miss C. P. M. C., Mrs. D.. Miss Angus, Mr. Polley—of auditory impressions. Frau U.—of pain. Mrs. Castle—of motor impulse. Archdeacon Bruce ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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8. CHAPTER IV
   Spontaneous Thought-Transference—Coincident Dreams

9. Weakness of evidence derived from dreams: the greater scope for chance coincidence; the difficulty in accurately recollecting the impression—Examples of dreams which may reasonably be regarded as telepathic: from Dr. Adele Gleason, Mrs. Krekel. Mr. H. B., Miss Clarkson. Mrs. Mann. Mr. Brierley. Mrs. Knight ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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10. CHAPTER V
    On Hallucinations in General

11. Common misconception of the nature of apparitions. They are in fact hallucinations. The Census of Hallucinations—its results—distribution of hallucinations amongst the sane. Hallucinations occurring at the time of a death; calculation as to chance coincidence—Diffiulties in connecting experimental cases of thought-transference with spontaneous hallucination. Transition formed by case of apparitions experimentally produced—Examples from Mr. Godfrey, Mrs. E———, Miss Dauvers. On reciprocal telepathy:—Example from Captain Ward and Mrs. Green ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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12. CHAPTER VI
    Telepathic Hallucinations

13. The importance of attestation by contemporary documents. Examples—Auditory. Miss C. Clark—Visual, Prince Dnleep Singh, Mme. Broussiloff, Mrs. Michell, Mr. Kearne. Miss Hervey—With grotesque accompaniments, Mr. Dove—Comparison of hallucinations with dreams—Cases where the "agency" is doubtful, Miss R. and Mrs. Bagot—Collective percipience, Mr. Tweedale ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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14. CHAPTER VII
    Poltergeists

15. Antiquity and wide range of the phenomena—Rise of Modern Spiritualism from Poltergeists—A typical case, the trial at Cideville, given at length from the court records—The connection with Witchcraft. Fallacies of observation and memory—both sources of error illustrated by case from Sumatra, reported by Mr. Grottendieck ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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16. CHAPTER VIII
    Spritualism

17. Importance of the subject: an extensive religious movement. Difficulties in the way of investigation and gradual diminution of the manifestations. No positive results obtained by the Society—The investigation of slate-writing: discrepancies and evidential weakness demonstrated by Dr. Hodgson: Mr. Davey’s pseudo-Seánces: their triumphant success: explanation of the methods employed—Inherent weakness of all evidence depending upon continuous observation. The case of Eusapia Palladin still under consideration ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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18. CHAPTER IX
    On Communication with the Dead

19. Some disapprove the enquiry: most are simply indifferent—Causes of this indifference. Difficulties of the enquiry—its vindication ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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20. CHAPTER X
    Phantasms of the Dead

21. Announcement of death by dream or waking vision: examples from Mr. Peebles, Miss Kitching, Mrs. Haly, Mr. King, Mr. Tandy, Mr. Cameron Grant: indications in each case that the vision may have originated in the thoughts of the survivors—Case of Mrs. Y.—Information furnished in dreams, etc. : examples from Prof. Dolbear, Miss Whiting, Dona Nery, Miss Conley. The question of latent memory—Collective hallucinations, discussion of their origin and significance: examples from Rev. A. Holborn, Mrs. A. and others, the Misses Russell ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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22. CHAPTER XI
    Haunted Houses

23. The influence of locality in facilitating telepathy: examples from Mrs. Benecke, Mrs. O’Donnell—Apparitions associated with skeletons; examples from W. Moir, Mrs. Montague-Crackanthorpe—Apparition haunting country road: Miss Scott and others—Records of a haunted house: Miss Morton—Character of evidence for haunted houses in general ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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24. CHAPTER XII
    Messages Received Through Trance and Automatisim

25. The study of hypnotism, etc., has revolutionised psychology. Consciousness composite. Consciousness in normal life—in sleep—in hypnotism—in morbid dissociation: of personality—in automatism. On pseudo-personalities. Messages received—in reverie, Mr. C.—through motor automatism. Judge Harden—through automatic writing, Prof. Aksakof—in spontaneous trance, Mr. Wilkie—in hypnotic trance, Dr. Vidigsl ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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26. CHAPTER XIII
    The Case or Mrs. Piper

27. Record of automatic writings by Mrs. Verrall—Apparent fulfilment of a test in her writing—A message from the dead. Earlier mediums— Adele Maginot and Stainton Moses. The caseof Mrs. Piper—Early history—Control by Phinuit—Mr. J. T. Clarke's interview—Record by Sir O. Lodge—The George Pelham control—Striking impersonation—Later communications ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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28. CHAPTER XIV
    On Clairvoyance and Pervision

29. Myers's View of these transcendental faculties, and their relation to the subliminal self—Evidence for Clairvoyance at close quarters: Dick, the pit lad: Alexis Didier: Major Buckley's experiments—Travelling Clairvoyance: examples from Dr. Barcellos. Miss Busk—On Provision: weakness of dream evidence. dreams of numbers drawn for conscription—Symbolic hallucinations: Mrs. Verrall's instance of the "death-watch"—Pseudo-prophetic dreams: Mrs. McAlpine. Mr. F. Lane—Apparent prediction through automatic writing: Mrs. Verrall—in dream, Colonel Coghill. Prof. Newbold. Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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30. Index ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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