Camille Flammarion on the powers of the soul; with an introduction by Carlos S

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ID19444656
AuthorsCarlos S Alvarado (0009-0009-2026-6889, Parapsychology Foundation, corresponding author), Nancy L Zingrone (0000-0002-6109-8967, Northcentral University)
Year2020
Volume31
Issue2
Pages237-252
Publication date2020-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistory of Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0957-154X • E-ISSN: 1740-2360
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0957154x19891015
PMID31793800
OpenAlexW2992502631
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

There is a long conceptual tradition that interprets phenomena such as clairvoyance and apparitions as evidence for a spiritual component in human beings. Examples of this appear in the literatures of mesmerism, Spiritualism and psychical research. The purpose of this Classic Text is to present excerpts from a book by French astronomer Camille Flammarion touching on this perspective. They are selected from the introduction and conclusion of Flammarion’s L’Inconnu: The Unknown (1900), a translation of L’Inconnu et les problèmes psychiques (1900), in which he published and commented on cases of apparitions and other phenomena he collected. In his view, these phenomena showed the existence of the soul. Similar beliefs regarding ideas of the nonphysical nature of human beings and psychic phenomena have continued to the present

Art · Epistemology · Humanities · Literature · Psychic · Psychoanalysis · Soul · Spiritualism · Medicine · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Philosophy · Psychedelics and Drug Studies · Psychology · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices

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