Excerpt from Psychical Phenomena and the War
The present book is an attempt to study the psychological forces at work in the present world war; and for this purpose I have divided the book into two portions: Part I dealing with psychology proper, - applied to the minds of nations and of individuals; Part II to psychical or supernormal phenomena, - largely of a spiritistic character, - which have been observed to occur at various times, and of which the present war furnishes many fresh examples.
Thus Part I may be said to study the mind of the soldier up to the point where he is killed in action; while Part II continues our study of the same soldier after his death. We thus extend our inquiry into the realms of the vast Beyond, - and seek to bring back from that Unknown Land definite knowledge of those who sojourn there.
Several books have been published dealing with psychic phenomena consequent upon the great war, such as Raymond; Private Dowding; Gone West, etc., but these books are strictly limited in their purview, and do not attempt to survey the whole field, while the last two mentioned are the product of automatic writing. Sir Oliver Lodge"s book has, of course, aroused a great deal of comment, and has been the means of affording solace to many who have been bereaved by the war.
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