Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants

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Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants

by Camille Flammarion

EN·~16 hours·15 chapters

Chapters

15 total

MYSTERIOUS PSYCHIC FORCES

0:55

PREFACE

9:08

INTRODUCTION

21:16

CHAPTER I

41:53

CHAPTER II

1:10:21

CHAPTER III

2:23:47

CHAPTER IV

2:00:27

CHAPTER V

1:06:41

CHAPTER VI

1:19:52

CHAPTER VII

47:04

Description

In this early‑twentieth‑century study the author, a seasoned astronomer, turns his rigorous observational skills toward the baffling world of psychical research. Drawing on his own experiments and the reports of other European investigators, he catalogues phenomena such as inexplicable table lifts, sudden piano movements, and mysterious rap‑ings. The tone is both skeptical and curious, insisting that any unknown force must still belong to the natural order of the universe.

Listeners will be guided through detailed accounts of séances, controlled laboratory tests, and the author's reflections on what counts as reliable evidence. The work also sketches the heated debates between staunch skeptics and fervent spiritualists, providing a balanced snapshot of the intellectual climate of the era. While the author refrains from definitive conclusions, he invites the audience to weigh the observations and consider how the mysteries might reshape our understanding of mind and matter.

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Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants

Language

en

Duration

~16 hours (935K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.)

Release date

2012-03-27

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Camille Flammarion

Camille Flammarion

1842–1925

A writer who made the stars feel close, this French astronomer turned science into something vivid, human, and easy to imagine. His books blended careful observation with wonder, helping generations of readers look up at the night sky with fresh curiosity.

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