02507cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500520014324600540019526400510024930000470030033600260034733700260037333800360039950000310043550801170046652013570058353400450194065300170198565300300200265300530203265300410208585600430212619376UtSlPG20260610133443.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBF1 aSage, Michael,d1863-193110aMrs. Piper & the Society for Psychical Research1 aMrs. Piper and the Society for Psychical Research 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-09-25  aE-text prepared by Stacy Brown, Suzanne Lybarger, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Mrs. Piper & the Society for Psychical Research" by Michael Sage is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work closely examines the phenomena surrounding Mrs. Piper, a well-studied medium whose mediumship has been investigated by several members of the Society for Psychical Research. The book delves into the complexities and nuances of psychic phenomena, presenting detailed observations and lively discussions regarding the nature of mediumship, the role of skeptics, and the various theories that have attempted to explain her abilities.  At the start of this account, the author introduces Mrs. Piper’s remarkable mediumship, characterized by her ability to enter trance states and purportedly communicate with the deceased. The initial chapters outline the careful and rigorous investigations conducted by the Society's members, including Dr. Richard Hodgson and Professor William James, highlighting their skepticism towards fraud and their determination to understand the phenomenon. The narrative places emphasis on the struggle between scientific inquiry and spiritual understanding, laying the groundwork for further exploration into the often ambiguous nature of her messages and the identities of the controls that communicate through her, such as Phinuit and others. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSpiritualism  aPiper, Leonora, 1859-1950  aParapsychology -- Investigation -- Great Britain  aMediums -- Practice -- Great Britain40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19376