Instructions in how to develop your psychic powers including telepathy, clairvoyance, self-projection, reincarnation, and other topics. Seriously. "It must be distinctly understood … that I believe the vast bulk of the material presented in this book to be sound and helpful; the practical instructions are good, and the reader cannot go far wrong in following them. May he develop his own psychic powers, and gain light and understanding thereby!" (From Author’s Preface) (Summary by Todd and Preface)
ChuckW and ToddHW are going to co-BC and co-DPL this, with Chuck concentrating on the even chapters and Todd the odd ones. Volunteers outside the USA: Hereward Carrington died in 1959. The author's work is still protected by copyright in places, like Europe, where copyright is author's death plus 70 years, and Australia (author's death plus 70 years for authors who died after 1955), unless you live in a country where the Rule of Shorter Term applies.
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A Level exams from 4th May to 30th June. I am around, just not as often. If I forget or miss anything, drop me a PM and I'll be on it like a wasp on honey!
Can I take Telepathy please? Wait... You're thinking.... Yes! Section 13, so that's you Todd (I might have to claim one of Chucks chapters too, to make it fair!)
Edit: I'll take The Human Aura too. What a load of mumbo-jumbo!
A Level exams from 4th May to 30th June. I am around, just not as often. If I forget or miss anything, drop me a PM and I'll be on it like a wasp on honey!
catrose wrote:Can I take Telepathy please? Wait... You're thinking.... Yes! Section 13, so that's you Todd (I might have to claim one of Chucks chapters too, to make it fair!)
Edit: I'll take The Human Aura too. What a load of mumbo-jumbo!
You're in the system! I hope you learn something about developing your psychic abilities.
PROJECTS
Current Solo:Septimius Felton (Hawthorne's final novel)
Help Needed: Strange Interlude (O'Neill's Freudian melodrama - roles available!)
catrose wrote:Can I take Telepathy please? Wait... You're thinking.... Yes! Section 13, so that's you Todd (I might have to claim one of Chucks chapters too, to make it fair!)
Edit: I'll take The Human Aura too. What a load of mumbo-jumbo!
You're in the system! I hope you learn something about developing your psychic abilities.
Ah-ha! I was thinking catrose was ready for graduate psychic studies when I logged in to enter her claims - and they appeared being completing before my very eyes! Wow!! There really is something to this stuff!!
Sadly, t'was just you, Chuck, with faster reflexes.... Alas.
A Level exams from 4th May to 30th June. I am around, just not as often. If I forget or miss anything, drop me a PM and I'll be on it like a wasp on honey!
A Level exams from 4th May to 30th June. I am around, just not as often. If I forget or miss anything, drop me a PM and I'll be on it like a wasp on honey!
3 - Fear and How to Banish It
15 - Dreams
23 - Obsession and Insanity
33 - Reincarnation and Eastern Philosophy
35 - What Happens After Death
41 - Advanced Studies
3 - Fear and How to Banish It
15 - Dreams
23 - Obsession and Insanity
33 - Reincarnation and Eastern Philosophy
35 - What Happens After Death
41 - Advanced Studies
Are you really interested? Or did I just use my psychic powers to make you think you were interested?
You're all signed up!
EDIT: Also, I just claimed the Preface!
PROJECTS
Current Solo:Septimius Felton (Hawthorne's final novel)
Help Needed: Strange Interlude (O'Neill's Freudian melodrama - roles available!)
I was going to wait, but these are getting snapped up, so I'd like to read 11. Colour and Its Interpretation and 25. The Human Fluid (hopefully I can do that one with a straight face!)
3 - Fear and How to Banish It
15 - Dreams
23 - Obsession and Insanity
33 - Reincarnation and Eastern Philosophy
35 - What Happens After Death
41 - Advanced Studies
Are you really interested? Or did I just use my psychic powers to make you think you were interested?
You're all signed up!
EDIT: Also, I just claimed the Preface!
Oh good grief - I fear I've taken 6 of them! Thought I was dreaming but it was really my obsession and insanity that led me to reincarnate after the death of me from all the advanced studies!
Hahahahahahahahaha! 
