
audiobook
by Émile Hureau
Produced by Suzanne Shell, Renald Levesque and the Online
DE LA TÉLÉPATHIE - ÉTUDE SUR LA TRANSMISSION DE LA PENSÉE
At the dawn of the wireless age, when telegrams could leap thirty kilometres without a wire, a small but fervent circle began to wonder whether the human brain might behave like a miniature transmitter. This early‑twentieth‑century treatise gathers the scattered reports, laboratory notes and philosophical reflections that speak of thoughts travelling unaided across space, and it does so with a deliberately scientific tone. The author argues that, just as an antenna converts invisible waves into sound, the mind could emit and receive its own kind of signal, and he invites readers to consider the phenomenon without the usual occult sensationalism.
The work surveys contemporary experiments—from simple classroom demonstrations to the curious use of frogs as galvanometers—while outlining a theoretical framework that likens psychic currents to electrical ones. It also stresses the need for disciplined mental training to attune oneself to these subtle vibrations. Listeners will find a thoughtful snapshot of a period when the boundary between emerging technology and the mysteries of consciousness was being actively explored.
Language
fr
Duration
~45 minutes (43K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2006-02-23
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1877–1922
Best known for a curious early-20th-century study of telepathy, this French writer moved between radical politics, language reform, and speculative inquiry. His work offers a glimpse of a restless mind drawn to ideas at the edges of science and society.
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