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Remembering Frederic Myers -- Frederic Who?

Posted on Jun 22nd, 2009 by metgat : blind groper metgat

       Above: Frederic W. H. Myers      Theodor Flournoy, a world-renowned University of Geneva psychology professor, once opined that the name Frederic W. H. Myers should be joined to those of Copernicus and Darwin,... More »

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A Near-Death Experience to Die For

Posted on Jun 9th, 2009 by metgat : blind groper metgat

       above:  Fanny Ruthven Paget       In her 1917 book, How I Know that the Dead Are Alive, Fanny Ruthven Paget offers one of the most vivid and detailed near-death experiences ever recorded. While... More »

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What is the "Second Death"?

Posted on May 26th, 2009 by metgat : blind groper metgat

       In my years as a competitive long-distance runner, I regularly experienced the phenomenon referred to as the "second wind."   Even for the well-conditioned runner, the first 150 to 200 yards of a race... More »

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When the Silver Cord is Severed

Posted on May 13th, 2009 by metgat : blind groper metgat

        Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return... More »

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The Conversion of Dr. Richard Hodgson -- Part 2 of 2

Posted on Apr 29th, 2009 by metgat : blind groper metgat

 above:  Leonora Piper         Before March 1892, Dr. Richard Hodgson, the executive secretary and chief investigator for the American Society for Psychical Research (SPR) rejected the spirit hypothesis of mediumship.  He believed that the purported... More »

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An Interview with Pamela Rae Heath, M.D., Psy.D.

Posted on Mar 20th, 2009 by metgat : blind groper metgat

   above:  Dr. Pamela Rae Heath     My interview with Dr. Heath was for the March issue of "The Searchlight," which I edit for the Academy of Spirituality and Paranormal Studies. For more information on the... More »

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Can Spirits Control Animals?

Posted on Mar 10th, 2009 by metgat : blind groper metgat

  above: Clever Hans       Every now and then I'll hear a story about how either a bird or butterfly, or a group of butterflies, is accepted as a sign that a deceased loved one is... More »

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Why You Might Not Realize You Are Dead

Posted on Feb 25th, 2009 by metgat : blind groper metgat

         There have been numerous messages and signs from the spirit world indicating that many spirits are slow in recognizing that they are "dead," some floundering in this state for a long time, however... More »

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Did Confucius really speak with the professor?

Posted on Feb 12th, 2009 by metgat : blind groper metgat

        Skeptics claim that stories involving the paranormal are often exaggerated over time by both the original storyteller and those who pass on the stories. I have no doubt that this is frequently the... More »

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What the Spirits Told the Professor!

Posted on Jan 29th, 2009 by metgat : blind groper metgat

above:  Professor Robert Hare       One of the distinguished scientists of yesteryear featured in my recently-released book, The Articulate Dead , is Dr. Robert Hare, a professor of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania during... More »

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