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How a Dead Author Finished His Books
Posted on 13 September 2021, 9:21
When Frank R. Stockton (below) died in 1902, he left a legacy of 23 volumes of stories for adults and children. His first book, Ting-a-Ling, a children’s book, was published in 1870. His most famous book, The Lady or the Tiger, was published in 1884. Because…
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How a Spirit Explained Levitation to Allan Kardec
Posted on 30 August 2021, 9:08
As the last two posts here have been about levitations, I’m concluding the subject matter with an interview Allan Kardec, (below) the renowned French psychical researcher, had with the spirit of St. Louis, as set forth in Kardec’s 1874 book,
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Physicist Recalls Intriguing Physical Mediumship
Posted on 16 August 2021, 8:58
When psychical researchers of the late 1920s and early ‘30s became frustrated at not being able to agree on the genuineness of various physical phenomena produced by several mediums, most notably, Mina Crandon, (aka “Margery”), George Valiantine, and Rudi Schneider, several of them formed a new field,…
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To Levitate or To Be Levitated: That is the Question
Posted on 02 August 2021, 9:04
Was D. D. Home, the renowned medium of the nineteenth century, levitating or was he levitated? In articles I wrote for three different magazines in past years, I stated each time that Home was levitated, only to have the editor change it to Home levitating. It doesn’t…
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Life After Death: When Skeptics Expect Too Much
Posted on 19 July 2021, 10:23
Whenever the mainstream media cover something of a paranormal nature, they are sure to call in a “skeptic” to provide the viewer or reader with the questionable aspects of the phenomenon. Perhaps the two best-known media skeptics are Michael Shermer, Ph.D. and Susan Blackmore, Ph.D. Actually,…
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Does Consciousness 101 Violate Church-State Separation?
Posted on 05 July 2021, 8:37
Considering the insanity going on in the world today, many people believe that religion should be offered in our public schools. They claim that it will result in higher standards of morality and a more meaningful life. Those opposed argue separation of church and state and the payment of taxes for…
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Was Prof. William James’s ‘White Crow’ a Scammer or a Marvel?
Posted on 21 June 2021, 8:35
Historical facts are often twisted, distorted, and misrepresented by historians and authors, especially those who rely on hearsay or second-, third-, and fourth-hand accounts of a person or event. This is clearly the case with mediumship, in which the debunkers’ biases and slanted versions of…
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Spectacular Voices of the Dead Shock British Playwright
Posted on 07 June 2021, 9:10
Nearly every renowned medium of the past was called a cheat or a fraud at one time or another, thereby raising doubts as to his or her credibility and otherwise significantly detracting from the weight of the evidence supporting communication with the spirit world. In many cases, indications are that…
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Was It Confucius communicating from the Afterlife or a Clever Trickster?
Posted on 24 May 2021, 8:08
A friend who read Chapter 15 of my most recent book, No One Really Dies, told me that the story about Confucius communicating through the direct-voice mediumship of George Valiantine (below) in 1926 exceeds…
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Dr. Bruce Greyson Updates NDE Research
Posted on 10 May 2021, 9:06
When I interviewed Dr. Bruce Greyson in 2004, (below) I asked him how his research in the field of near-death experiences had influenced his beliefs concerning the survival of consciousness at death. I was not expecting him to say that the NDE proves survival, but I anticipated him saying something…
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