![]() ![]() Rabindranath asked Sukumar, “(Sir Arthur) Conan Doyle receives messages from the other world, are they true?” The reply came, “True, but laced with imagination.” Sukumar’s spirit predicted the triumph of Rabindranath’s paintings in Europe and requested that his son Satyajit be accepted as a student at the Santiniketan ashram. Rabindranath enlisted the help of Uma Devi aka Bula, daughter of his friend Mohitchandra Sen, who acted as the medium and conveyed the message from the spirits in writing. Abanindranath (1871-1951), Rabindranath’s nephew, was in attendance. On November 6 1929, Rabindranath Tagore communed with the spirit of the deceased Sukumar Roy (1887-1923) in a séance held at his Jorashanko residence. ![]() ![]() Many Bengali litterateurs participated in séances, either out of curiosity or to find consolation. It is to Bengali what the term “séance” (French for “session”) is to English. But in Bengali “planchette” has become the umbrella term for all sorts of sessions for communicating with the spirits, whether or not using the eponymous board. It is a short movable wooden board with a pencil attached to one end, meant for scrawling a spirit’s message. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.Despite what countless Bengali stories would tell you, the planchette is an object and not a practice. Contributors evaluate the evidence for these phenomena, accounting for factors such as selective memory, wish fulfillment and incorrect methods or analyses, in some cases offering psychological, physical and biological theories. This book is the first in almost 40 years to provide a comprehensive scientific overview of research in the field of parapsychology, explaining what we know and don't know about so-called psi phenomena, such as telepathy, precognition or psychokinesis. ![]() Most of these researchers have concluded that some of these phenomena do occur, although we are far from explaining them to everyone's satisfaction. What many do not realize is that these types of experiences have been researched for more than a century by eminent scientists, including Nobel laureates. What many do not realize is that these types of experiences have been researched for more than a century by eminent scienti Many people have experienced such unusual phenomena as dreams that later seem to correspond with unforeseeable events, thinking of a long-lost friend just before he or she unexpectedly calls, or the ability to feel the presence of deceased loved ones. Many people have experienced such unusual phenomena as dreams that later seem to correspond with unforeseeable events, thinking of a long-lost friend just before he or she unexpectedly calls, or the ability to feel the presence of deceased loved ones. ![]()
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