A Summary and Review of Four Books and Articles on Spirituality
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This 6 page paper provides four separate summaries and critiques of books or articles which are related to New Ageism. Andrew's Medicine Woman, McKenna's In Praise of Psychedelics, Burrough's Nova Express and Ross's New Age: A Kinder, Gentler Science? are the four works. No additional sources cited.
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Belief in the Paranormal and Personality Traits
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An 8 page paper that investigates the relationship between personality and a belief in the paranormal. A number of studies are discussed that address the personality variables that are most closely related to a belief in the paranormal. The few studies that attempted to address the effect of such as belief on one's life are also reported. While there is disagreement regarding how such a belief actually affects a person's life, there is agreement regarding the personality traits that are correlated to such a belief. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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ESP Does It Really Exist? -- Yes !
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A 4 page paper describing three personal-knowledge experiences of the writer with ESP-related experiences, followed by some of the history of Joseph Banks Rhine's Parapsychology Laboratory opened at Duke University in the 1930s for the purpose of empirically investigating the existence of ESP and psychokinesis. The paper states that nearly all of us have had some sort of unexplainable extrasensory experience, and works to the conclusion that ESP does in fact exist. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Fully Human Fully Alive" by John Powell
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A 5 page paper which summarizes the book "Fully Human Fully Alive" by John Powell. No additional sources cited.
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Living In Virtual Reality
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5 pages in length. What would it be like to live in total virtual reality? Some believe it is the answer to all the world's ills, in that war, hunger and disease could all be programmed out of existence. With such power over these otherwise detrimental entities, life would be absent of all things negative and harmful. However, others contend that programming one's existence from a ready-made set of experiences leaves no possibility for the unknown, the challenging or the inherent element of human disappointment. No bibliography.
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Paranormal Phenomena: The Evidence
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This 10 page paper is based on P Winter's book 'Paranormal Phenomena : Opposing Viewpoints' . This is a series of essays written from opposing perspectives and presented for the reader to decide from themselves on many issues such as life after death, ESP, UFO's and many other paranormal phenomenon. The bibliography cites 1 source.
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Remote Viewing
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A 40 page paper that provides an overview of the paranormal phenomenon of remote viewing and then considers it in terms of recent issues surrounding the CIA's Star Gate project. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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Telepathic Communication
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A 5 page paper seeking theoretical support for the existence of telepathy and then evidence of its existence. Some experience telepathic events but rarely if ever speak of the event, fully convinced they have been involved in telepathic communication. Still others seek to research it, separate reality from wishful thinking and give credence to its existence. The mechanism of telepathy remain unclear, and of course others are adamant that it does not even exist. Those who claim to have had direct and personal experience with telepathic communications remain absolutely convinced that telepathy is very real. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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The Case Against the Existence of ESP
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A 4 page paper refuting the claims of parapsychology researchers. The paper acknowledges that there are indeed occurrences that we cannot understand based on the knowledge that we now have, but maintains that our own lack of knowledge is far from sufficient reason to conclude the existence of ESP. Many phenomena that were unexplainable in years past have since been shown to be attributable to natural laws, and there is little reason to conclude that there are no more natural laws left to discover. Explanation for the unexplainable may well come at a later date. For now, no psychic research has been shown to be duplicatable, a prime rule of scientific investigation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Transpersonal Psychology & The Paranormal
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A 6 page essay discussing the relationship between transpersonal psychology and the paranormal. Specific examples are given with discussion relating the effects of induced hypnosis and ESP which is then related to the precepts of the transpersonal movement. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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