The Conscious Universe: The Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena

357 Pages·2000·4.93 MB·English

by  Dean I. Radin

The ConsciUonuisv erse
The ConsciUonuisv erse
THES CIENTITFRIUCT HO FP SYCHIPCH ENOMENA
DEAN I.R ADIN, PH.D.
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Contents
Acnkowgmleendts ix
Praefce
Indturcotion
Motivation
THEME 1:
CHAPTEIR :Wh atI sP si? 13
CHAPTE2R :E xperience 23
CHAPTE3R :R eplication 33
CHAPTE4R :M eta-analysis 51
Evidence
THEME 2:
CHAPTE5R :T elepathy 61
CHAPTE6R :P ercepattia oD ni stance 91
CHAPTE7R= PercepTthiroonu Tgihm e III
CHAPTE8R :M ind-MatItnteerr action 127
CHAPTE9R :M entaIln teracwtiitoLhni sv iOnrgg anism1s4 7
CHAPTE1R 0:F ieClodn sciousness 157
CHAPTEIR IP:s iin t heC asino 175
CHAPTE1R 2:A pplications 191
Understanding
THEME 3:
CHAPTE1R 3:A FieGludi dteoS kepticism 205
CHAPTE1R 4:S eeiPnsgi 229
CHAPTE1R 5:M etaphysics 249
Implications
THEME 4:
CHAPTE1R 6T:h eory 277
CHAPTE1R 7:I mplications 289
Postts crip
299
Notes 305
References 3
21
Index 374
Acknowledgments
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x ACKNOWLEGDMENTS
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Preface
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XII PREAFCE
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