Apparitions and thought-transference: an examination of the evidence for telepathyPodmore, Frank
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Apparitions and thought-transference: an examination of the evidence for telepathy
Podmore, Frank
Apparitions; Telepathy
We received the following case from Baron von Schrenck-Notzing, some
of whose experiments have been already quoted (No. 9, p. 54). Dr. von
Schrenck-Notzing first gave an account of the incident verbally to
Professor Sidgwick at Munich, and subsequently, at his request, sent
in June 1888 the following written narrative:--
"In the winter of 1886-87, I think it was in the month of February,
as I was going along the Barerstrasse one evening at half-past 11,
it occurred to me to make an attempt at influencing at a distance,
through mental concentration. As I had had, for some time, the
honour of being acquainted with the family of Herr ----, and thus
had had the opportunity of learning that his daughter, Fräulein
----, was sensitive to psychical influences, I decided to try to
influence her, especially as the family lived at the corner of the
Barerstrasse and Karlstrasse. The windows of the dwelling were dark
as I passed by, from which I concluded that the ladies had already
gone to rest. I then stationed myself by the wall of the houses on
the opposite side of the road, and for about five minutes firmly
concentrated my thoughts on the following desire:--Fräulein ----
shall wake and think of me. Then I went home. The next day when I
met Fräulein ----'s friend on the ice, I learned from her (they
shared a bedroom between them) that something strange had happened
to the ladies during the preceding night. I remarked thereupon
to Fräulein Prieger (such was the friend's name) that the time
when the occurrence took place was between half-past 11 and 12;
whereat she was greatly astonished. Then I obtained from the lady
an account of the circumstance, as she herself has written it out
on the accompanying sheet of paper. For me the success of this
experiment was a proof that under certain circumstances one person
can influence another at a distance.
"ALBERT FREIHERR VON SCHRENCK-NOTZING."
The percipient, Miss ----, writes on May 11th, 1888:--
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