I'm currently reading a book about anomalous mental capacities, such as intuition, dowsing, remote viewing and other things of that nature. This subject has always interested me, but this book has made me think more than any of the others I've read. The book is called Extraordinary Knowing. It was written by the late psychologist Elizabeth Lloyd Mayer, Ph.D. Maybe that's why it is making me think so much - it's written by a professional as opposed to a pseudo-psychic or random layman.
In the book Mayer delves into a realm that has been shunned by her colleagues. Many of her colleagues have experienced such anomalies, but refuse to share them with anyone lest they be laughed out of their profession. So many studies have been done on the power of prayer and/or "good thoughts" being directed toward ill people. The government has flat out admitted that they used remote viewers for intelligence gathering during the Cold War. Why then do so many people refuse to accept that weird things happen? Out of the ones who do accept it, many refuse to talk about it.
I haven't finished the book, yet, but I do recommend it based on what I've read so far. If you are at all interested in psychic phenomena and skepticism of such, this is a book that you will find very interesting. Mayer does her research, too. She didn't simply throw stories and anecdotes together with a few of her own personal thoughts. The book is full of anecdotes and her personal thoughts, but she also took the time to do extensive research.
What do you think about "strange things" such as psychic phenomena? Have you had an experience or several experiences that could not be explained?
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