Personal Reflections on Kabbalah
Back in May, I posted a blog essay that include a segment from my book, Psi Development Systems , on Prophecy and Kabbalah . At that time, however, I did not realize that this summer... More »
Back in May, I posted a blog essay that include a segment from my book, Psi Development Systems , on Prophecy and Kabbalah . At that time, however, I did not realize that this summer... More »
The "Strangeness Factor" (From Chapter Three of Psi Development Systems ) Some contemporary programs contain an element of the unusual or bizarre. Uri Geller and Ted Owens claim to have been trained through the auspices... More »
Pseudoscience (From Chapter Three of Psi Development Systems ) Many contemporary programs attempt to imitate the language and style of science, without the rigor or discipline of the scientific method. Often this is done very... More »
Historical Comparisions (From Chapter Three of Psi Development Systems ) Several of the contemporary programs discussed in this chapter are continuations of previous traditions. The TM sidhis program has its basis in the Yoga Sutras.... More »
Additional Programs (From Chapter Three of Psi Development Systems ) That modern ESP learning can take many forms is suggested by the numerous autobiographical, popular and clinical accounts published by various scholars. Even ancient magical... More »
Occultism, Pseudoscience and Radionics (From Chapter Three of Psi Development Systems ) In addition to pure mental exercises for focusing and concentration, there exist for the psychic practitioner techniques involving magic words, spells, charms, amulets,... More »
A Course in Miracles (From Chapter Three of Psi Development Systems ) This training program is unique in that it purports to be the product of a spirit dictation from Jesus Christ. The two individuals... More »
Adventure Trails (From Chapter Three of Psi Development Systems ) A system purporting to develop ESP is associated with a "survival school" located on Laughing Coyote Mountain near Black Hawk, Colorado. The literature of the... More »
Annette Martin Training (From Chapter Three of Psi Development Systems ) Annette Martin , who claims to have had psychic experiences since childhood, teaches a series of popular psychic development classes in the San Francisco... More »
The Church of Divine Man (From Chapter Three of Psi Development Systems ) The Church of Divine Man is a small, but rapidly growing, organization originating in Berkeley, California, which offers psychic classes leading to... More »