A New Science of the Paranormal by Lawrence LeShan
A New Science of the Paranormal: The Promise of Psychical Research by Lawrence LeShan, Ph.D. © 2009 Quest Books. ISBN 978-0-8356-0877-0. Paperback. Science/Paranormal. 133 pages. $14.95 US. [ Purchase ]
Synopsis
Citing documented cases, he [LeShan] offers the only current view for making a serious study of important subjects like clairvoyance, mediumship, and psychic healing. (excerpted from back cover)
Review
A New Science of the Paranormal includes both a rational agenda for furthering this field known as “psychical research” and anecdotal information in the form of case studies. Psychical research is still very much held back because many view it as an inferior science. This is one of the main points LeShan brings up in the book, that we need to move beyond this thinking and understand that not all sciences can be proven using the same methods. Anthropology, astronomy, geology and others have moved on from this thinking and are still very much excepted as legitimate sciences, so why the backlash in regards to psychical study?
The answers for moving forward with this field are given by LeShan, a seasoned veteran of paranormal research, on page eighty-seven in the form of a manifesto. This is by-far the gem of the book.
A New Science of the Paranormal is just the manuscript that both veteran and aspiring paranormal investigators and researchers need to read in order to step up their game and LeShan paves the way.
About the Author
Lawrence LeShan, Ph.D., is an author of the best-selling How to Meditate and many other books on psychotherapy, cancer treatment, and mysticism. He has appeared on the Today show and Good Morning America.
