Project Gutenberg 2011-07-14 Public domain in the USA. 292 Willson, Beckles 1869 1942 Willson, Henry Beckles Barrett, William, Sir 1844 1925 Barrett, W. F. (William F.), Sir Barrett, William Fletcher, Sir Occultism and Common-Sense Introduction -- Science's attitude towards the "supernatural" -- The hypnotic state -- Phantasms of the living -- Dreams -- Hallucinations -- Phantasms of the dead -- On "hauntings" and kindred phenomena -- The dowsing or divining rod -- Mediumistic phenomena -- More physical phenomena -- The materialisation of "ghosts" -- Spirit-photography -- Clairvoyance -- Mrs. Piper's trance utterances -- Afterword. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Occultism and Common-Sense" by Beckles Willson is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work investigates various phenomena associated with the supernatural, attempting to apply a rational and critical approach to claims of spiritualism, telepathy, and related topics. The author reflects on the challenges posed by established science against the backdrop of increasing public interest in occultism, suggesting that there exists a body of evidence that demands careful consideration beyond mere skepticism. At the start of the book, the author shares his initial enthusiasm for exploring the realm of occult phenomena with an open mind, only to encounter significant skepticism from established scientific authorities. He discusses an intriguing anecdote involving a man's vision of his deceased mother coinciding with her actual death, illustrating the complexities of psychic experiences and coincidences. The opening establishes a clear tension between common-sense interpretations of such events and the budding field of psychical research, signaling the author’s intent to navigate through anecdotal evidence while seeking solid conclusions drawn from systematic investigation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Spiritualism Parapsychology BF Text Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 388410 2025-08-15T05:03:44.412758 text/html 391128 2011-07-14T09:28:30 text/html 295483 2025-08-15T05:03:52.976713 application/epub+zip 296946 2025-08-15T05:03:47.642754 application/epub+zip 219284 2025-08-15T05:03:46.330771 application/epub+zip 505653 2025-08-15T05:03:56.700704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465773 2025-08-15T05:03:52.040756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355719 2022-09-16T17:15:19.649387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360685 2025-08-15T05:03:43.645821 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 360356 2011-07-14T09:28:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 360348 2011-07-14T09:28:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22009 2025-08-15T05:03:56.842717 application/rdf+xml 15215 2025-08-15T05:03:46.843736 image/jpeg 4146 2025-08-15T05:03:46.587747 image/jpeg 134757 2011-07-14T09:28:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 189425 2011-07-14T09:28:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 134688 2011-07-14T09:28:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 270411 2025-08-15T05:03:44.444767 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia