Psychical Miscellanea: Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc.

The 1920 classic on a physically disabled man’s self induced experiments in the psychical and metaphysical realms.

“This is one of the best of Mr. Hill’s works. It is the sort of book to put into the hands of a beginner in psychical studies who would be stimulated thereby to pursue a course of wider reading. Mr. Hill has managed in the compass of a few pages to convey a good idea of the aims and hopes of psychical research…The book in general preserves a remarkable atmosphere of forbearance and moderation. In the first article Mr. Hill deals with the subject of death, and expresses the opinion that only keenly sensitive natures cherish a strong desire for the cessation of individual consciousness. ..In his second article he suggests that if the identity of a ‘spirit’ can be tested through the communication of details which can be verified, ‘we may perhaps feel fairly safe’ in accepting descriptions of spiritual surroundings. …..The chapter on psychical research is excellent, and we would recommend students to read the well balanced and shrewd criticism of Christian Science. In spite of many physical disabilities Mr. Hill has managed in his quiet way to make a fair number of experiments for himself, and many of his results are embodied in this volume, which deserves a wide circulation among the more thoughtful and less widely read inquiries into the problems of psychical research.” -Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, Volume 16, 1922

“Many friends and correspondents have suggested that I should republish a number of articles which have appeared from time to time in various quarters. The present volume brings these articles together, with some which have not appeared before.

“Each chapter is complete in itself, but there is more or less connexion, for each deals with some aspect of the subject to which I have given most attention during the last twelve years—namely, psychical research.

“I thank the editors of the Holborn Review, National Review, World’s Work, and Occult Review for permission to republish articles which have appeared in their pages.”

J. A. H., Thornton, Bradford

CONTENTS

DEATH

IF A MAN DIE, SHALL HE LIVE AGAIN?

PSYCHICAL RESEARCH; ITS METHOD, EVIDENCE, AND TENDENCY

THE EVOLUTION OF A PSYCHICAL RESEARCHER

DO MIRACLES HAPPEN?

THE TRUTH ABOUT TELEPATHY

THE TRUTH ABOUT HYPNOTISM

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

JOAN OF ARC

IS THE EARTH ALIVE?

RELIGIOUS BELIEF AFTER THE WAR