Whately Carington

A studiat aplicarea statisticii matematice in experientele de mediumnitate.

"Carington was educated at Eton and Cambridge University where he studied science. He joined The Royal Flying Corps during World War One and became an experienced pilot, but was badly injured after a forced landing. On behalf of the Air Ministry and War Office he returned to Cambridge to undertake research into acoustics, with special reference to psychological problems. At this time he devised some innovative methods for the mathematical assessment of feelings, which proved useful in his later work.

At around the same time as he was forced to give up flying, Carington heard some remarkable stories from friends about incidents with psychical mediums. He booked some personal sittings with medium Gladys Osborne Leonard. The results impressed him and he set about studying psychical research in more detail."

Carington founded and edited the journal Psychic Research Quarterly and wrote several books. He turned down an academic post and lived most of his life in poverty in order to devote his time to psychic research.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whately_Carington

Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner -profesor de fizica si astronomie

Unul dintre oameni de stiinta eminenti a caror reputatie a fost stirbita prin decizia de a lua in serios cercetarea parapshihologica...


Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner (1834 – 1882) was a German astrophysicist who studied optical illusions. He invented the Zöllner illusion where lines that are parallel appear diagonal. The crater Zöllner on the Moon is named in his honor. For the first time he actually proved Christian Doppler's theory on the effect of motion of the color of stars, and the shift of absorption lines thereby (red-shift) (1869), by the invention of a very sesitive spectroscope which he named "Reversionspectroscope". He had shown also that the red-shift was in addition caused by variation in the stars' lights intensities with the help of his "Astrophotometer" (1865). Zollner became convinced in the reality of a fourth dimension after succumbing to the spiritualist trickery of the notorious medium Henry Slade..

S-a apucat asadar sa-l investigheze pe mediumul Henry Slade si a descoperit fenomene uluitoare, pe care le va descrie ulterior in lucrarea Transcedental Physics, publicata in Germania in 1879. La moartea lui, gurile-rele vor spune nu numai ca Zollner s-a lasat pacalit ca un copil, ci chiar ca-si iesise din minti. Lucru cat se poate de fals, potrivit celor care-l cunosteau indeaproape.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Karl_Friedrich_Z%C3%B6llner

Nikola Tesla

Toate inventiile i s-au derulat mental, le-a previzualizat. De asemnea, toate au fost perfectionate, au fost corectate intr-o proiectie mentala atat de reala, incat niciodata un aparat imaginat de el nu a dat gres. Totul a functionat perfect, fara corectii ulterioare, totul a fost construit fara experimente preliminare. Nikola Tesla si-a dezvoltat o capacitate neobisnuita de proiectie astrala in alte dimensiuni, in care si-a gasit numerosi prieteni. Asa cum a comunicat cu fiintele din eteric, Tesla a facut cunostinta cu tehnica in eteric, tehnica pe care a vazut-o descompusa, in detalii, in functiune”, afirma cu zeci de ani in urma celebrul inventator roman Henri Coanda, despre cel care a fost inventatorul de geniu Nikola Tesla, un nume prea putin rostit astazi de umanitate.

Nikola Tesla s-a nascut in data de 9 iulie 1856 pe tarmul Marii Adriatice, in satul Similian, comuna Gospici, din provincia germana Lica (actuala Croatie), intr-o localitate populata de istro-romani. Tatal sau a fost preotul ortodox Milutin Tesla, numele acestuia provenind de la unealta de baza a dulgheritului, meserie de baza in familia istro-romana. Mama sa se numea Gica Tesla (Mandici) si era de o inteligenta sclipitoare, desi nu avea niciun fel de studii.
Se pare ca micul Nikola sau Nicolae a demonstrat inca din primii ani ai copilariei capacitati mentale exceptionale si perceptii extrasenzoriale, el fiind mai tarziu un deschizator de drumuri in domenii tehnice vaste, precum cel al electricitatii, radioului, curentilor de inalta frecventa, sistemului de curent alternativ, campului magnetic rotativ, structurii atomului si nucleului acestuia, motoarelor si diferitelor tehnologii fara de care lumea moderna ar fi de neinchipuit. Tot ceea ce astazi numim tehnologie avansata se bazeaza pe inventiile lui Nikola Tesla, unele dintre acestea datand de peste un secol.
Nikola si-a cultivat intr-atat de mult aceasta dimensiune paranormala, incat a inceput sa intreprinda ample calatorii mentale, in somn sau in stare de veghe, atat in locuri deja cunoscute cat si in cele nestiute, in orase si tari straine, unde intalnea personaje si isi facea prieteni.
Colonelul Philip J. Corso, ofiter de informatii american, membru al Consiliului Securitatii Nationale a SUA si sef al Directiei Tehnologii Straine a Armatei Terestre SUA, face unele precizari interesante cu privire la inventiile lui Tesla, dintre care, cele mai multe au fost intelese cu mult dupa moartea sa. Colonelul a fost primul care a sustinut ca inventiile lui Tesla erau atat de avansate si de greu de inteles incat ele au fost reconsiderate numai dupa ce, la Roswell, s-a constatat ca extraterestrii foloseau tehnici… Tesla. Bisturiul-laser gasit in OZN-ul prabusit acolo avea acelasi principiu – fascicolul de energie directionata – ca “Raza Mortii” a istro-romanului. “Chiar inainte ca dramaturgul ceh Karel Capek sa fi nascocit termenul “robot” in piesa “R.U.R.” si inainte ca scriitorul american de literatura SF Isac Asimov sa fi inventat “robotica” in culegerea de povesti “Eu, robotul”, Nikola Tesla crease un “automaton” (soldat mecanic) si un navomodel dirijat”, declara colonelul Corso.

“Geniul Omenirii” cum este supranumit Tesla in anumite cercuri, pare sa fi avut o dorinta obsesiva de pace. Chiar si atunci cand inventa arme apocaliptice, o facea in speranta naiva ca va trimite razboiul in uitare, deoarece toate natiunile ar detine aceeasi putere de a-si distruge reciproc arsenalele. Ideile sale erau atat de radicale pentru vremea lor, atat de indepartate de ceea ce gandeau contemporanii sai, incat au fost ignorate, parand pentru cei mai multi oameni (si chiar cercetatori) fie niste aiureli ale unui savant nebun, fie niste lucruri total nepractice. Totusi, pana si ideile sale cele mai “lunatice” – asa cum au fost planurile de la sfarsitul secolului XIX vizand un bombardier cu decolare si aterizare verticala – par acum perfect functionale.

Daca in anii ’30 ai secolului XX, inventiile lui Tesla erau publice, dupa moartea sa, in ianuarie 1943, au fost sechestrate si ascunse, sub autoritatea guvernului SUA. Oficial, dupa moartea sa, Nikola Tesla a fost trecut in uitare, dar in realitate inventiile sale au starnit interesul varfurilor Armatei SUA inca din 1945. Tesla oferise acesteia un navomodel telecomandat ce putea fi dirijat prin radio de la distanta si putea lansa torpile asupra flotei inamice. De asemenea, in 1915, Tesla oferise SUA proiectul unei rachete dirijate, mai perfectionata decat celebra V2 a lui Hitler. Cea mai importanta inventie a lui Nikola Tesla pentru apararea SUA si a Terrei ramane, insa, celebra “Raza a Mortii”, despre care credea ca va aduce pacea mondiala, tocmai pentru ca ea putea distruge intr-o clipa orase si armate intregi. Tesla insusi ar fi spus despre arma sa: “Aparatul meu imi permite sa trimit spre un punct foarte indepartat energii de trilioane de ori mai mari decat este posibil cu raze de orice alt fel. Astfel, mii de cai putere pot fi transmisi printr-un fascicul mai subtire decat firul de par si nimic poate rezista.” Tesla a fost coordonator al proiectului Philadelphia si tot el a pus bazele primului accelerator de particule din lume, bazandu-se nu pe teoria relativitatii, mai tarziu emisa de Einstein, ci pe principiul fulgerului globular. Nu ne-am hazarda foarte tare daca am spune ca toata tehnica de astazi, care ne face viata mai usoara, care ne permite comunicarea la distante de mii de kilometri si care anunta sa ne propulseze intr-o dimensiune a cunoasterii si a existentei cu totul nebanuita, a fost ridicata si se afla inca in plina constructie pe pilonii schitelor si inventiilor celui mai mare geniu al umanitatii, Nicolae Tesla.

am preluat de aici:
http://www.descopera.ro/stiinta/4009052-genialul-tesla-inventatorul-mileniului-ii

Sir William Crookes, primul om de stiinta care a pus piatra de temelie a parapsihologiei

Sir William Crookes, a physicist and chemist of international reputation, was a professor at the University of London, editor of the Quarterly Journal of Science, president of the British Chemical Society, discoverer of the element thallium, and inventor of the radiometer and the Crookes tube, which made the later development of X-rays possible. In addition to these accomplishments, Crookes was one of the most thorough and exacting scientific investigators of spirit contact. After many years of painstaking research and experimentation with dozens of well-known mediums, he became convinced that a great deal of spiritistic phenomena was real and indicated proof of an afterlife.

Under controlled circumstances and in the presence of witnesses he investigated the paranormal from a scientific perspective, noting the differences between the materialised spirit and the medium, and witnessing movement of bodies at a distance, rappings, changes in the weights of bodies, levitation, and appearance of writing without human agency, proving a "connection between this world and the next". The credibility that he contributed to Spiritism through his research cannot be underestimated.

In 1870 Crookes decided that science had a duty to study the preternatural phenomena associated with Spiritualism (Crookes 1870). Judging from family letters, Crookes had developed a favorable view of Spiritualism already by 1869. Nevertheless, he was determined to conduct his inquiry impartially and described the conditions he imposed on mediums as follows: "It must be at my own house, and my own selection of friends and spectators, under my own conditions, and I may do whatever I like as regards apparatus" (Doyle 1926: volume 1, 177). Among the mediums he studied were Kate Fox, Florence Cook, and Daniel Dunglas Home (Doyle 1926: volume 1, 230-251). Among the phenomena he witnessed were movement of bodies at a distance, rappings, changes in the weights of bodies, levitation, appearance of luminous objects, appearance of phantom figures, appearance of writing without human agency, and circumstances which "point to the agency of an outside intelligence" (Crookes 1874).

In his presidential address before the British Association at Bristol in 1898, Sir William briefly referred to his earlier researches. He said:

"Upon one other interest I have not yet touched-to me the weightiest and farthest-reaching of all. No incident in my scientific career is more widely known than the part I took many years ago in certain psychic researches. Thirty years have passed since I published an account of experiments tending to show that outside our scientific knowledge there exists a Force exercised by intelligence differing from the ordinary intelligence common to mortals. I have nothing to retract. I adhere to my already published statements. Indeed, I might add much thereto.

Nearly twenty years later his belief was stronger than ever. In the course of an interview, he said:

I have never had any occasion to change my mind on the subject. I am perfectly satisfied with what I have said in earlier days. It is quite true that a connection has been set up between this world and the next.

In reply to the question whether Spiritualism had not killed the old materialism of the scientists, he added:

I think it has. It has at least convinced the great majority of people, who know anything about the subject, of the existence of the next world.

William Crookes's experiments in psychical research did little to prevent his receiving the Royal Medal from the Royal Society in 1875 or from being knighted in 1897. He supported the Society for Psychical Research (SPR) when it was founded in 1882 and even served as its president in 1886, but he conducted no tests of mediumship or any other paranormal phenomena after 1875. As a kind of summation of his views on the subject, Crookes once said: "The phenomena I am prepared to attest to are extraordinary and so directly oppose the most firmly rooted articles of scientific belief—amongst others, the ubiquity and invariable action of the force of gravitation—that even now, on recalling the details of what I witnessed, there is an antagonism in my mind between reason which pronounces it to be scientifically impossible, and the consciousness of my senses, both of touch and sight.…It is absolutely true that connections have been set up between this world and the next!"

After Lady Crookes died in 1916, Sir William immediately began attempts to communicate with her. According to some sources, he did receive messages from her spirit that he felt constituted proof of contact with the other side. Others say that an alleged spirit photograph of Lady Crookes appeared to have been manipulated in the developing process. Crookes died on April 4, 1919, survived by four of his eight children.


am preluat de aici:

http://www.worldspirituality.org/william-crookes.html

http://www.unexplainedstuff.com/Mediums-and-Mystics/Researchers-into-the-Mystery-of-Spirit-Contact-Sir-william-crookes-1832-1919.html