A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal

Terje Simonsen deftly covers the paranormal landscape with a light but accurate touch. - Dean Radin, PhD, Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS). Author of the award-winning The Conscious Universe, Entangled Minds and Supernatural This is an outstanding book and it deserves all the attention it can get. - Stanley Krippner, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Saybrook University, Co-editor, Varieties of Anomalous Experience: Examining the Scientific Evidence If you are not convinced, well then, he hopes that you will be at least entertained. I was. - Teresa Carpenter, Pulitzer-prize winner, and author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Without a Doubt I cannot recommend it highly enough. - Herbie Brennan, best-selling author New York Times book list, The Faerie Wars and other titles Terje Simonsen is a remarkably balanced and insanely well-read guide into a literally impossible subject. - Jeffrey J. Kripal, PhD, J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion, Rice University, Houston, Texas, author of Authors of the Impossible: The Paranormal and the Sacred Engaging and informed. - Stephan A. Schwartz, PhD, Fellow, William James Center for Consciousness Studies, Sofia University, Palo Alto, California. Author of The 8 Laws of Change Highly captivating, jovial and easy to read. - Adrian Parker, PhD, Clinical psychologist. Tenured professor at Gothenburg University, Sweden, researcher into lucid dream-states and exceptional experiences amongst twins Simonsen casts his net both wide and deep, drawing on the history of paranormal research as well as on recent findings. - Christopher McIntosh, PhD, (prev.) Centre for the Study of Esotericism Exeter University, author of Beyond the North Wind: The Fall and Rise of the Mystic North An international classic on a topic that affects us all to our core! - Annkathrin Puhle, PhD, author of Shakespeare's Ghosts Live: From Shakespeare's Ghosts to Psychical Research Well-researched and comprehensive - Bruce Olav Solheim, Ph.D. author, Fulbright scolar, distinguished professor in History, Citrus college The best book on the paranormal I have ever read. - Dr. Jerry Hirschfield, best selling author, Your Soul Is Calling: Healing Our Ego Addiction I enthusiastically recommend A Short History of (Nearly) Everything paranormal as a wonderful gift for the person 'who has everything, ' since most certainly they will not already have this book, which just might positively transform their world. - Cynthia Sue Larson, bestselling author, life-coach ... a unique book - Henry Reed, PhD, author of The Intuitive Heart: How to Trust Your Intuition for Guidance and Healing I found this book easy to read, interesting, even occasionally funny, but also quite insightful and informative. - Toby Johnson, author Finding Your Own True Myth: What I Learned from Joseph Campbell His passion for historic and multi-cultural research studies shine through his work in every chapter of the book - Aida Askry, PhD, author of Book of Present Would recommend it to anyone who would like to better understand the scientific evidence proving the existence of psychic powers - Steven Richheimer, PhD, author of The Nonlocal Universe, Why Science Validates the Spiritual Worldview. What Dr. Simonsen has done is provide one of the best-detailed paranormal reference books currently available. - Norman W. Wilson, PhD, author of Shamanism - What's its all about ... a comprehensive guided tour through the dense forest of the paranormal, a feat which he accomplishes with deft, open-minded ease. - Barry Cottrell, author of The Way Beyond the Shaman: Birthing a New Earth Consciousness