True Tales of the Paranormal: Hauntings, Poltergeists, Near Death Experiences, and Other Mysterious EventsDundurn, 2002 - 254페이지 There are things in this world that we cannot explain, and occurrences that make us ponder the very nature of our existence. True Tales of the Paranormal is an intriguing examination of reincarnation, premonitions, and other spooky inexplicables from a scientific perspective, exploring modern scientific theories and current research. The author also provides suggestions on how to deal with paranormal experiences and where to go for help and information. Even readers who have never had psychic experiences will be drawn into the lives of those who have and will be left questioning the world as we know it. |
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... heard it but saw it as well. The top right portion of the blind was moving in such a way as to sug- gest someone was parting the blades of the blind a bit in order to peek out. I just stood there, mesmerized by this oddity; then the ...
... heard it but saw it as well. The top right portion of the blind was moving in such a way as to sug- gest someone was parting the blades of the blind a bit in order to peek out. I just stood there, mesmerized by this oddity; then the ...
18 페이지
... heard, no one bothered using the back stair- case any longer. One very disconcerting incident occurred one summer afternoon when I was alone in the house. My parents and sister were at the cot- tage, and my other sister, Sharlene, was ...
... heard, no one bothered using the back stair- case any longer. One very disconcerting incident occurred one summer afternoon when I was alone in the house. My parents and sister were at the cot- tage, and my other sister, Sharlene, was ...
19 페이지
... heard a faint conversation. I strained to discern to whom the voices belonged and from whence they came. The conversing seemed to be carried up through the heating vent. When the furnace came on, I could no longer hear the voices so I ...
... heard a faint conversation. I strained to discern to whom the voices belonged and from whence they came. The conversing seemed to be carried up through the heating vent. When the furnace came on, I could no longer hear the voices so I ...
20 페이지
... heard the whispering again. There was also faint melodic music coming from the blacked out section of the cellar. I gingerly made my way toward the voices and the melody. One of the voices became more distinct. It was female and called ...
... heard the whispering again. There was also faint melodic music coming from the blacked out section of the cellar. I gingerly made my way toward the voices and the melody. One of the voices became more distinct. It was female and called ...
21 페이지
... heard the screech of car wheels, then an agonized human wail, and at that point I would always wake up, breathless and shaken. I assumed that the nightmare was a premonition of my own death or some warped Freudian imagery about being ...
... heard the screech of car wheels, then an agonized human wail, and at that point I would always wake up, breathless and shaken. I assumed that the nightmare was a premonition of my own death or some warped Freudian imagery about being ...
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Chapter Five | 57 |
Chapter Seven | 77 |
Chapter Nine | 119 |
Chapter | 130 |
Chapter Eleven | 147 |
Chapter Twelve | 182 |
Chapter Thirteen | 200 |
Appendix | 221 |
Notes and Sources | 241 |
Suggested Reading | 252 |
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72 페이지 - Act in such a way that you always treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never simply as a means, but always at the same time as an end.
4 페이지 - Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices, to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive...
95 페이지 - You are mistaken, Herr Professor. And to prove my point I now predict that in a moment there will be another loud report!' Sure enough, no sooner had I said the words than the same detonation went off in the bookcase. To this day I do not know what gave me this certainty. But I knew beyond all doubt that the report would come again. Freud only stared aghast at me.
79 페이지 - From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggety beasties And things that go bump in the night, Good Lord, deliver us!
95 페이지 - While Freud was going on this way, I had a curious sensation. It was as if my diaphragm were made of iron and were becoming red-hot — a glowing vault. And at that moment there was such a loud report in the bookcase, which stood right next to us, that we both started up in alarm, fearing that the thing was going to topple over on us. I said to Freud: "There, that is an example of a so-called exteriorization phenomenon." "Oh come," he exclaimed. "That is sheer bosh.
118 페이지 - I shall despair. — There is no creature loves me ; And, if I die, no soul will pity me : — Nay, wherefore should they ? since that I myself Find in myself no pity to myself. Methought the souls of all that I had murdered Came to my tent ; and every one did threat To-morrow's vengeance on the head of Richard.
181 페이지 - The few elevated minds who interrogate nature instead of prescribing laws for her guidance; who do not limit her possibilities by the imperfections of their own powers; and who only disbelieve because they do not know, we would remind of that apothegm of Narada, the ancient Hindu philosopher: "Never utter these words: 'I do not know this — therefore it is false.
37 페이지 - I found myself in a dark wood . . . for I had lost the straight path.
60 페이지 - Havamal, in which the god describes how he acquired his divine power by learning the magic runes : " / know that I hung on the windy tree For nine whole nights, Wounded with the spear, dedicated to Odin, Myself to myself...
83 페이지 - From now on our troubles will be miles away. Here we are as in olden days, Happy golden days of yore. Faithful friends who are dear to us, Gather near to us, once more. Through the years we all will be together, If the fates allow. Hang a shining star upon the highest bough. And have yourself a merry little Christmas now.