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Yeats's ghosts: the secret life of W.B. Yeats
Par Brenda Maddox. 1999
Concentrates on the last twenty-two years of the poet's life, beginning in 1917 when Yeats was fifty-one. Examines his marriage…
to a young woman who was a spirit medium and the influence she exerted over him through her "automatic writing." Discusses how his romances inspired his poetry. 1999.With malice aforethought: six spectacular Canadian trials
Par David R Williams. 1993
Beginning with the 1868 shooting of politician Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Williams chronologically examines it and the trials of Louis Riel…
in 1885, Ernest Chenoweth in 1900, Wilbert Coffin in 1953, Steven Truscott in 1959, and Peter Demeter in 1974. Williams concludes that there is no reason to doubt the justice of the verdict in any of the six cases. 1993.Why people believe weird things: pseudoscience, superstition, and other confusions of our time
Par Michael Shermer. 1997
The author, publisher of Skeptic magazine, identifies twenty-five fallacies that lead people to believe weird things. Discusses his views on…
pseudoscience and superstition, including creationism, Holocaust denial, alien encounters, and the paranormal. 1997.When freedoms collide: the case for our civil liberties
Par A. Alan Borovoy. 1988
Discusses some of the civil liberty and human rights issues with which Canadians are faced, including pornography, hate literature, affirmative…
action employment practices, police powers, right to privacy, the protection of minorities, and the rights of strikers, welfare recipients, and the mentally ill. 1988.Votre réincarnation: cette prochaine vie qui vous attend après la mort (Poche Sélect ; #159)
Par Jean-Louis Victor. 1977
Pour l'auteur, la theorie reincarnationiste est beaucoup plus plausible que la philosophie Occidentale Chretienne : une seule vie suivie d'une…
eternite de bonheur ou de malheur. Il cite de nombreuses anecdotes appuyant ses dires. 1977.Voyage dans l'inconscient: expériences vécues de parapsychologie
Par Jean Roussier. 1978
L'auteur a donné un élan nouveau à la parapsychologie par des expériences publiques tant au Canada qu'à l'étranger. Ce livre…
représente la somme de plusieurs années de recherches et d'expérimentations sur l'hypnose et la quatrième dimension. 1978.Vaudou et pratiques magiques (Initiation et connaissance)
Par Jean Kerboull. 1977
Kerboull, prêtre missionnaire, a vécu des années en Haïti, capitale mondiale de la magie et de la sorcellerie. Il a…
recueilli mille souvenirs, écrits et oraux, tendant à prouver que le vaudou existe. 1977.Until you are dead: Steven Truscott's long ride into history
Par Julian Sher. 2001
In 1959, 14-year-old Steven Truscott was arrested for the murder of 12-year-old Lynne Harper near Clinton, Ontario. Though sentenced to…
death, Truscott's sentence was eventually commuted and he was released ten years later, all the while maintaining his innocence. This account details the case, trial, and Truscott's new appeal to have the case reopened. 2001.Transformed by the light: the powerful effect of near-death experiences on people's lives
Par Paul Perry, Melvin Morse. 1993
Millions of people throughout the world have had a near-death experience. The authors present a wealth of evidence from people…
who have returned from death after being 'transformed by the light'. They show how the lives of people who return from the brink of death are usually changed for the better - spiritually and physically - for the rest of their lives. The authors suggest that these extraordinary revelations may alter your view on death and dying. 1993.They saw the future: oracles, psychics, scientists, great thinkers, and pretty good guessers
Par Kathleen Krull. 1999
Accounts of twelve visionaries--people who predict the future--presented in chronological order from the oracles of ancient Greece to twentieth-century figures.…
Covers the sibyls of Rome, Mayan astrologers, Nostradamus, Hildegard of Bingen, Leonardo da Vinci, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Nicholas Black Elk, Jeane Dixon, Edgar Cayce, and Marshall McLuhan. Grades 5-8. 1999.The Wreck of the Titanic foretold?
Par Martin Gardner. 1986
A collection of writings published prior to the sinking of the "Titanic", which are purported to be proof of paranormal…
powers of precognition. The author, a sceptic to ESP, disagrees with these assumptions. c1986.The wheel of life: a memoir of living and dying
Par Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. 1998
The author traces the events that shaped her life intellectually and spiritually - events which led her to explain the…
ultimate truth that death does not exist but is a transformation. From her work in war-ravaged Poland to her pioneering counselling of the terminally ill, her seminars and discussions with people who have been revived after death, we learn how each experience provided her with a new piece of the puzzle. 1998.The vision & the voice: with commentary and other papers : the Equinox, volume IV number II (Equinox Ser. #Vol. 4)
Par Aleister Crowley, Victor B Neuburg, Mary Desti. 1998
This text is the record of Aleister Crowley's exploration of the 30 Aethyrs of the Enochian system of magick developed…
by the Elizabethan magicians Dr John Dee and Edward Kelly. Crowley obtained these visions in Mexico in 1900, and in Algeria in 1909. They are the source of many key spiritual doctrines of Thelema. They give an account of the transcendence of the Ego by crossing the Abyss, and the attainment of the grade of Master of the Temple. 1998. Uniform title: Equinox (New York, N.Y.)The truth about Dracula
Par Gabriel Ronay. 1972
The uncommon touch: an investigation of spiritual healing
Par Tom Harpur. 1994
Religious writer Harpur investigates the roots of spiritual healing and the work and ideas of modern healers. He also describes…
scientific studies which demonstrate the power of spiritual healing, and how the phenomenon is gaining credibility even among physicians and other sceptics. 1994.The truth in the light: an investigation of over 300 near-death experiences
Par Elizabeth Fenwick, Peter Fenwick. 1996
The authors had access to over 300 first-hand accounts of near-death experiences. Scientist and neuropsychiatrist Dr Peter Fenwick and his…
wife Elizabeth provide an informed analysis of the near-death experience, indicating the tantalising and inexplicable core at the heart of this phenomenon. 1996.The sun climbs slow: the International Criminal Court and the search for justice
Par Erna Paris. 2009
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first permanent tribunal of its kind, mandated to challenge criminal impunity on the…
part of national leaders and to promote accountability in world affairs. Independent and transnational, its indictments cannot be vetoed in the Security Council. Paris explores the history of global justice, the politics behind America's opposition to the creation of a permanent international criminal court, and the implications for the world at large. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of violence. c2009.The search for a soul: Taylor Caldwell's psychic lives
Par Jess Stearn. 1973
Delves into the psychic lives of novelist Taylor Caldwell who, though skeptical about reincarnation, agreed to undergo hypnosis "in the…
interest of setting the theory of reincarnation to rest." Once in a trance she lapsed into memories of other lives and places. 1973.The rights of nature: a legal revolution that could save the world
Par David R Boyd. 2017
Palila v Hawaii. New Zealand's Te Urewera Act. Sierra Club v Disney. These legal phrases hardly sound like the makings…
of a revolution, but beyond the headlines portending environmental catastrophes, a movement of immense import has been building in courtrooms, legislatures, and communities across the globe. Cultures and laws are transforming to provide a powerful new approach to protecting the planet and the species with whom we share it. Lawyers from California to New York are fighting to gain legal rights for chimpanzees and killer whales, and lawmakers are ending the era of keeping these intelligent animals in captivity. In Hawaii and India, judges have recognized that endangered species--from birds to lions--have the legal right to exist. Around the world, more and more laws are being passed recognizing that ecosystems--rivers, forests, mountains, and more--have legally enforceable rights. And if nature has rights, then humans have responsibilities. 2017.The psychic world of Derek Acorah: The Essential Guide To Developing Your Hidden Powers
Par John Sutton, Derek Acorah. 1999
Renowned psychic Derek Acorah reveals that we all have psychic potential and shows us how we can tap into and…
develop our psychic ability. You will learn how to: build your psychic awareness through meditation; develop telepathy skills and divination techniques; use the spirit world for guidance and healing; identify paranormal experiences. 1999.