Into the Unknown

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READER'S DIGEST
INTO THE UNKNOWN
Do UFO's exist and have people been carried off by them? Is there direct mind-to-mind communication? Can certain people travel out of their bodies and look back and see their physical forms? Is reincarnation possible? Do strange ape-like monsters still roam certain parts of the earth? Is there a connection between the planets, the stars and human destiny? What are ghosts and why do people see them? How can the human body heal itself without surgery or medication? Do extraordinary paranormal capacities await discovery in the billion-cell landscape of the human brain?
Here in one dramatically illustrated and scrupulously researched book, these and hundreds of other questions from the world of the unknown, the paranormal, the occult and extrasensory are examined in authoritative and fully comprehensible terms. More than 350 illustrations help document and explain the unknown, as well as reveal the faces of those people who have pursued its... Tovább

Fülszöveg

READER'S DIGEST
INTO THE UNKNOWN
Do UFO's exist and have people been carried off by them? Is there direct mind-to-mind communication? Can certain people travel out of their bodies and look back and see their physical forms? Is reincarnation possible? Do strange ape-like monsters still roam certain parts of the earth? Is there a connection between the planets, the stars and human destiny? What are ghosts and why do people see them? How can the human body heal itself without surgery or medication? Do extraordinary paranormal capacities await discovery in the billion-cell landscape of the human brain?
Here in one dramatically illustrated and scrupulously researched book, these and hundreds of other questions from the world of the unknown, the paranormal, the occult and extrasensory are examined in authoritative and fully comprehensible terms. More than 350 illustrations help document and explain the unknown, as well as reveal the faces of those people who have pursued its mysteries or been caught in the power of its often inexplicable grasp. Here you will meet
• The astrologer whose courtroom predictions convinced a judge that her powers were real.
• The Long Island, New York, housewife who said she was transported by the occupants of a UFO to a world filled with monkey-like creatures and bright, floating crystals.
• The down-to-earth farmer who believed he left his body to visit his ailing father—and was reportedly seen at the foot of the bed by his parent.
• The members of a Canadian group who set out to fabricate a ghost and then came to believe that they actually communicated with their phantom creation.
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• The U.S. inventor who tried to construct an electric device that would enable spirits to make contact with the living.
From the brooding configurations of Stonehenge and the North American Indian mounds to the latest attempts to locate the lost continent of Atlantis, this unique book presents facts and figures, theories and case histories, in terms that allow the reader to weigh the evidence and decide for himself. Packed with color and careful analysis, the book's special features examine
Dowsing: The art of locating water under the ground is both ancient and effective, and yet no one can explain how it works.
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Voodoo: A hybrid form of magic, voodoo can, in certain instances, cause the death of its intended victims.
Anomalies: Throughout history, strange man-made objects have appeared that defy existing concepts of the development of science and technology.
Witchcraft Today: Do modern attempts to revitalize witchcraft succeed, or are they gaudy exercises in fantasy and imagination?
Loch Ness Monster: The hunt for Nessie continues, buoyed by the latest in photographic and electronic equipment. But could such a creature exist in the murky waters of the Scottish lake?
Lunar Influence: Does the moon, as so many believe, have an effect on human behavior, or is its alleged influence more imagined than real?
Great Feats: Of all the extraordinary acts that man has attempted over the centuries, fire walking remains one of the most difficult to explain.
Kirlian Photography: A bizarre kind of electric image making, Kirlian photography was first discovered in the Soviet Union and now has followers— and critics—around the world. Vissza