The ForteanTimes Paranormal Handbook 2013, Literatura amerykańska
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THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE WORLD OF THE UNEXPLAINED
REAL-LIFE CASES • EXPERT GUIDES • INVESTIGATORS’ TIPS
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ISBN 1-906372-21-7
THE
PARANORMAL
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THE PARANORMAL HANDBOOK
Introduction...
P
eople have alwaystriedto makesense
of theunknown–studying theworld
aroundthemorlooking into them-
selves fortheanswers to diffi cult
questions.Bothscienceandreligionhave,usu-
allyinratherdifferent ways,grappled withthe
enigmas of human existenceandaskedwhat,
ifanything,mightliebeyondit.Andoften,they
have reached quitedifferent conclusions.Butin
the19thcentury,anewkindof
investigatorbegan to emerge,
usingthetoolsandmethods
of scienceto probeareaspre-
viously seenastherealmof
religiousbelief. Aretheresuch
thingsasghostsandspirits?
Doessomepartof ussurvive
afterthedeathof thebody,
andcanitcommunicatewith
theliving?Cancertainpeople
–mediums forexample –chan-
nelthese messagesfromthe
otherside?Andmighttheynot
possess otherwonderfulpowers
beyondthefi ve senses,beingableto predictthe
futureorreadminds?
Inaway, it’s these gentleman-scientists of
theVictorianandEdwardianerathatwe have
to thankfortheinterest intheparanormalthat
hascontinuedeversince, andthatwe take for
grantedtoday. OrganisationslikeTheGhost Club
andtheSociety forPsychicalResearch,which
were founded in19th-centuryBritain,nowhave
equivalents allovertheworld.Ghost-hunter
JohnFrasertellsusinhisarticleaboutinvesti-
gatingghoststhattherearenow1,200para-
normalinvestigationgroupsintheUKalone!
Someof these organisationsarestilltryingto
establishthetruthabout phenomena thattheir
19th-centurycounterparts wouldrecognise–
survivalafterdeathorESPforinstance–while
othersaretackling mysteriesof morerecent
origin.Thesecondhalfof the20thcenturysaw
anexplosioninreports of UFOsfromallover
theworld;brandnewphenomena, likecrop
circles, madethemselves knownandattracted
newteamsof investigators. Establishedsci-
ences developedarmsdedicatedto exploring
what,forthesceptically-minded, didn’tlooklike
scienceatall:parapsychologists studiedthe
possibilitiesof psi-powerwhile
cryptozoologists went insearch
of unknownandoftenoutlandish
animalsliketheMokoleMbembe,
theSasquatchortheLochNess
Monster.
Therearefashionsinstrange
phenomena, justlikeeverything
else. Today, thanksto television
programmessuchasMost
Haunted,ghostsareenjoyinga
newheyday,withwalks, vigils
andinvestigationsbecominga
nationalhobby. Andthearrivalof
theInternethasmeantanexplo-
sionof websites,forumsandonlinegroupsthat
have putstrangephenomena withineveryone’s
reach.Butwithsuchaprofusionof possibilities,
abitof expertknowledge canbeabighelp.
Inthishandbook, we’llguideyouthroughthe
worldof mysteriesbotholdandnew–fromthe
perennialsearchforevidenceof lifeafterdeath
to thespace-ageenigmas of UFOsandcrop
circles, fromtheexoticmonsters thatmight
belurking onthefarsideof theworldto the
closer-to-home puzzleof whyAlienBigCats are
roaming Britain’s countryside.Along theway,
ourexperts willhelpyousortfactfromfi ction
andsensefromnonsense, providetipsonhowto
conductyourowninvestigations,andgiveyou
alltheinformationyouneedto getinvolvedwith
theworldof theunexplained foryourself…
OUR EXPERTS
WILL HELP
YOU SORT
FACT FROM
FICTION AND
SENSE FROM
NONSENSE
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