Introduction Examining the Best Evidence “Show me the proof!” is the frequent cry of the skeptic, atheist, humanist, materialist, debunker, whatever label the person...
Angels and Aliens: UFOs and the Mythic Imagination
In a brilliant stroke, Keith Thompson takes a subject usually confined to checkout-counter-tabloids and reveals its surprising literary richness, intellectual energy, and symbolic depths. By offering a new, open-ended perspective which avoids the dogmatism of true believers and debunkers alike, “Angels and Aliens” invites readers to enter a fascinating world with profound implications for our understanding of the human spirit.
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It’s Life And Death, But Not As You Know It! From the Unbelievable to the Bizarre
1 MEDIUMSHIP AND CONSCIOUSNESS A medium purports to connect with the mind (or consciousness) of a deceased person and in doing so gain veridical...
Life Eternal
4 Reincarnation Theosophical doctrines teach that every soul must return to the Earth sphere and live in the body in order that it may...
Spirits, Gods and Magic: An Introduction to the Anthropology of the Supernatural
TRENDS IN THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE SUPERNATURAL The branch of anthropology that is most concerned with the supernatural is the anthropology of religion, a...