The conclusion that under certain conditions thought-transference may occur rests upon reasoning similar to…
The conclusion that under certain conditions thought-transference may occur rests upon reasoning similar to that by which Dr
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But it necessarily happens on occasion that neither agent nor percipient are by education and position…
But it necessarily happens on occasion that neither agent nor percipient are by education and position absolutely removed from suspicion of trickery in a matter where trickery might to imperfectly educated persons appear almost venial
Read record →Ore elaborate form of collusion is described at length by Bonjean.[7] In this case the subject, a young woman…
ore elaborate form of collusion is described at length by Bonjean.[7] In this case the subject, a young woman named Lully, appears to have read the words to be conveyed after the fashion of a deaf mute, by the motion of the lips of the showman
Read record →(2) Hyperæsthesia.--But, after all, it is rarely necessary to take special precautions against fraud, for there…
(2) Hyperæsthesia.--But, after all, it is rarely necessary to take special precautions against fraud, for there are dangers to be guarded against of a more subtle kind
Read record →The actual figures were three millimetres high, and their corneal image is calculated by M
The actual figures were three millimetres high, and their corneal image is calculated by M
Read record →It seems probable in the cases described by M
It seems probable in the cases described by M
Read record →Ut though we can look for little evidence from experiments conducted with contact, or under conditions which…
ut though we can look for little evidence from experiments conducted with contact, or under conditions which allow of interpretation by gesture, etc., and their repetition in this connection can rarely be expected to serve any useful purpose, it seems worth po
Read record →Persons living constantly in the same physical and intellectual environment are apt to present a close…
Persons living constantly in the same physical and intellectual environment are apt to present a close similarity in their ideas
Read record →It is somewhat remarkable that the facts of thought-transference should only have attracted serious attention…
It is somewhat remarkable that the facts of thought-transference should only have attracted serious attention within the last two decades
Read record →Arrett, of the Royal College of Science, Dublin, who, in a paper read before the British Association at Glasgow…
arrett, of the Royal College of Science, Dublin, who, in a paper read before the British Association at Glasgow in 1876, first isolated the phenomenon from its somewhat dubious surroundings, and drew public attention to its importance
Read record →The particular form of telepathy which first attracted attention to the whole subject, the transmission to the…
The particular form of telepathy which first attracted attention to the whole subject, the transmission to the percipient of impressions of taste and pain experienced by the agent, appears to have been observed in the normal state very rarely
Read record →Sometimes a percipient has stated that he heard the name of the thing thought of; as, for instance, in a case…
Sometimes a percipient has stated that he heard the name of the thing thought of; as, for instance, in a case recorded in Chapter V., where the percipient "heard" the word gloves before "seeing" a vision of them
Read record →This lack of evidence for auditory transmission is no doubt largely due to a desire on the part of…
This lack of evidence for auditory transmission is no doubt largely due to a desire on the part of experimenters in the first instance to make the proof of actual thought-transference as complete as possible
Read record →In the following cases, where the exact nature of the impression received was not apparently consciously…
In the following cases, where the exact nature of the impression received was not apparently consciously classified by the percipient, it may be presumed to have been either of a visual or an auditory nature
Read record →In the following set of experiments, made by Dr
In the following set of experiments, made by Dr
Read record →In June 1885 some successful experiments in thought-transference were made by Herr Dessoir, of Berlin, author…
In June 1885 some successful experiments in thought-transference were made by Herr Dessoir, of Berlin, author of A Bibliography of Modern Hypnotism, and other works, with the co-operation of some friends, Herren Weiss, Biltz, and Sachse
Read record →There are indications, moreover, that the hypnotic state itself may present in many cases a specialised…
There are indications, moreover, that the hypnotic state itself may present in many cases a specialised manifestation of that rapport which would appear to exist generally between Agent and Percipient in thought-transference
Read record →But when we leave these experiments in the transfer of the less specialised forms of sensation we find that but…
But when we leave these experiments in the transfer of the less specialised forms of sensation we find that but few observers have paid attention to the phenomena of telepathy in the hypnotic state
Read record →Liébeault, in order that no hint should be given even in a whisper, wrote on a piece of paper, 'Mademoiselle,…
Liébeault, in order that no hint should be given even in a whisper, wrote on a piece of paper, 'Mademoiselle, on waking, will see her black hat transformed into a red one.' The paper was first passed round to all the witnesses, then MM
Read record →"We had one very successful experiment with a young girl of about fifteen, Mdlle
"We had one very successful experiment with a young girl of about fifteen, Mdlle
Read record →Always speaks of "seeing" the figures, but as a matter of fact his eyes were closed, or appeared to be closed,…
always speaks of "seeing" the figures, but as a matter of fact his eyes were closed, or appeared to be closed, throughout the experiments, and the pupils, as already stated, were introverted, at least at the commencement of the trance
Read record →Smith--could only have been perceived by persons of abnormal susceptibility
Smith--could only have been perceived by persons of abnormal susceptibility
Read record →Said: "Edge of card's going a dark colour
said: "Edge of card's going a dark colour
Read record →Thirty-two trials were made with T., of which only four were successful--two completely, one partially, one…
Thirty-two trials were made with T., of which only four were successful--two completely, one partially, one completely, but deferred--i.e., the subject of the preceding experiment, a black dog, came before his vision after the agent had already passed to anoth
Read record →I placed my hand upon her forehead, and in a few minutes she was in a light hypnotic sleep
I placed my hand upon her forehead, and in a few minutes she was in a light hypnotic sleep
Read record →As regards the particular effect produced, it must be remembered that the prime characteristic of the hypnotic…
As regards the particular effect produced, it must be remembered that the prime characteristic of the hypnotic state is its openness to suggestion, and especially to suggestion coming through a particular channel
Read record →Experiments of a somewhat similar nature are recorded by Dr
Experiments of a somewhat similar nature are recorded by Dr
Read record →It is difficult to feel sure that the success of the experiment under such conditions was not due to the…
It is difficult to feel sure that the success of the experiment under such conditions was not due to the command having been unconsciously muttered by Dr
Read record →Now this subterranean intelligence presents many points of analogy with the secondary consciousness of the…
Now this subterranean intelligence presents many points of analogy with the secondary consciousness of the hypnotic subject; in both states we find indications of thought and will distinct from those of waking life, and of a memory not shared with that life
Read record →We pass on to experiments in which the ideas transmitted from the agent find other subterranean channels in the…
We pass on to experiments in which the ideas transmitted from the agent find other subterranean channels in the percipient's organism for their expression
Read record →But in a modified form of the experiment, introduced by Professor Richet, the percipients, two or three in…
But in a modified form of the experiment, introduced by Professor Richet, the percipients, two or three in number, were seated at one table and a printed alphabet was placed on another table behind the percipients and out of their range of vision
Read record →Far described, where success has been attained, the agent and percipient, if not actually in the same room,…
far described, where success has been attained, the agent and percipient, if not actually in the same room, have been separated by a distance not exceeding at the most 25 or 30 feet
Read record →It is much to be desired that investigators should give attention to obtaining more results in this branch of…
It is much to be desired that investigators should give attention to obtaining more results in this branch of the inquiry
Read record →But perhaps the most valuable body of testimony for the agency of thought-transference at a distance is to be…
But perhaps the most valuable body of testimony for the agency of thought-transference at a distance is to be found in the experiments recorded by French observers in the induction of sleep
Read record →"One day," to quote Professor Janet ("Note sur quelques Phénomènes de Somnambulisme," Revue Philosophique, Feb
"One day," to quote Professor Janet ("Note sur quelques Phénomènes de Somnambulisme," Revue Philosophique, Feb
Read record →Of course in experiments of this kind no precautions could exclude the chance that some suggestion of what was…
Of course in experiments of this kind no precautions could exclude the chance that some suggestion of what was expected might reach the percipient's mind through the gestures, the attitude, or even the silence of the experimenter
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Read record →We have then in 25 trials 18 complete and 4 partial or doubtful successes
We have then in 25 trials 18 complete and 4 partial or doubtful successes
Read record →Continually under observation, and to have let those at the Pavillon into the secret, and to have asked them to…
continually under observation, and to have let those at the Pavillon into the secret, and to have asked them to exercise special vigilance at the time of the experiments would have entailed the risk of vitiating the results
Read record →Entered unseen and without knocking ?
entered unseen and without knocking ?
Read record →In one case she was found awake within fifteen minutes of the trial, but stated that she had been awakened by…
In one case she was found awake within fifteen minutes of the trial, but stated that she had been awakened by the ringing of the bell which announced M
Read record →Writes:--"On each of the above three occasions D
writes:--"On each of the above three occasions D
Read record →"At 3.30 on October 25th I was at 30 Handel Street, Brunswick Square, W.C
"At 3.30 on October 25th I was at 30 Handel Street, Brunswick Square, W.C
Read record →"'No; at 10.30 I was not thinking in the least of the jumping-jack; but, if I remember rightly, once or twice…
"'No; at 10.30 I was not thinking in the least of the jumping-jack; but, if I remember rightly, once or twice last year I wished to make use of it
Read record →During the year 1890 and onwards, Mr
During the year 1890 and onwards, Mr
Read record →In one case the percipient was at Cambridge, a distance of more than fifty miles from Plumstead
In one case the percipient was at Cambridge, a distance of more than fifty miles from Plumstead
Read record →But the kind of evidence now to be considered--the coincidence of some spontaneous affection of the percipient…
But the kind of evidence now to be considered--the coincidence of some spontaneous affection of the percipient with some event in the life-history of the person presumed to be the agent, as when one sees the apparition of a friend at the time of his death--is
Read record →It is of course not possible with our present knowledge to estimate with any precision the probabilities for…
It is of course not possible with our present knowledge to estimate with any precision the probabilities for the coincidence by chance of such a vision as that recorded by Dr
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