A New Science of the Paranormal: The Promise of Psychical Research - Softcover

Lawrence LeShan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0835608778 ISBN 13: 9780835608770

Publisher: Quest Books,U.S., 2009

Synopsis

Mainline science rejects the paranormal because it cannot be proven by the classical methods of controlled experiments. But sciences such as geology, astronomy, and anthropology also don't rely on laboratory testing for repeatable results. Moreover, psi concerns consciousness, which is by definition nonquantitative. "Psi researchers must stop acting like science's poor relations," says author Lawrence LaShan, "limiting themselves to controlled experiments such as analyzing statistics of people guessing cards being flipped in the next room"

This provocative book outlines the principles of making a real study of the large, exciting events -- clairvoyance and precognition; mediumship and spirit controls; psychic healing -- that would bring mainline science into and revitalize the whole field. "And the issue is not just academic," says LeShan. "The old, materialistic worldview has not worked. Psychic research," he argues, "can transform our sense of reality itself to offer a new and more hopeful picture of ourselves and of the world."

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About the Author

Lawrence LeShan is a practicing psychotherapist and a pioneer in the exploration of meditation. He is the bestselling author of a wide-ranging series of books on science, medicine, and psychology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Quest Books,U.S.
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0835608778
• ISBN 13: 9780835608770
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168