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Libra Esoterica

Occultism and common-sense

by Beckles Willson & William Barrett (Author)

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  • 20th century
  • Language: English
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"Occultism and Common-Sense" by Beckles Willson is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work investigates various phenomena associated with the supernatural, attempting to apply a rational and critical approach to claims of spiritualism, telepathy, and related topics. The author reflects on the challenges posed by established science against the backdrop of increasing public interest in occultism, suggesting that there exists a body of evidence that demands careful consideration beyond mere skepticism. At the start of the book, the author shares his initial enthusiasm for exploring the realm of occult phenomena with an open mind, only to encounter significant skepticism from established scientific authorities. He discusses an intriguing anecdote involving a man's vision of his deceased mother coinciding with her actual death, illustrating the complexities of psychic experiences and coincidences. The opening establishes a clear tension between common-sense interpretations of such events and the budding field of psychical research, signaling the author’s intent to navigate through anecdotal evidence while seeking solid conclusions drawn from systematic investigation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Occultism and esotericism, Parapsychology and psychical research, and Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from libris matched “occultism”. Retained metadata contains “Occultism” in the title, “occult” in the description, “Occultism” in the description, and 3 additional metadata match(es).

    • “occultism”· via Libris, National Library of Sweden
    • “Occultism”· in title
    • “occult”· in description
    • “Occultism”· in description
    • “supernatural”· in description
    • “Occultism”· in subject
  • Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling

    Controlled discovery queries from project-gutenberg matched “spiritualism”. Retained metadata contains “Spiritualism” in the description and “Spiritualism” in the subject metadata.

    • “spiritualism”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Spiritualism”· in description
    • “Spiritualism”· in subject
  • Parapsychology and psychical research

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary and project-gutenberg matched “parapsychology” and “Psychical research”. Retained metadata contains “Psychical research” in the description, “Parapsychology” in the subject metadata, and “Psychical research” in the subject metadata.

    • “Psychical research”· via Open Library
    • “parapsychology”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Psychical research”· in description
    • “Parapsychology”· in subject
    • “Psychical research”· in subject

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Libris bibliographic record

1908—English—Catalog record

HathiTrust catalog record

1908T.W. LaurieEnglish—Public digitized item

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2011-07-14Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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  • Contributing institution: University of California Libraries
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
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