A NEW SCIENCE OF THE PARANORMAL
The title of this review is a quotation from the 19th century scientist Gustav Fechner, and expresses the core issue of this new book by…… Read More »
Book Reviews
THE GOLD-LEAF LADY AND OTHER PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS
If the SMN had medals to give out we would have to give one to Stephen Braude. In a number of books, over a number…… Read More »
LET THERE BE LIGHT
As Henryk celebrates his 80th birthday this year, he has written what is literally his most visionary book. Beginning with his work on eco-philosophy 30…… Read More »
Atlantis, Lost Kingdom of the Andes
Writers on Atlantis tend to fall on one side or another of a great divide. On the one hand are the Rationalists, who try to…… Read More »
THE WESTERN ESOTERIC TRADITIONS – A HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
This book should display a warning message on its title page: Caution – A magnum opus: contagious reading! First and foremost what struck me forcibly…… Read More »
WHY SPIRITUALITY IS DIFFICULT FOR WESTERNERS
The term spirituality is used in a wide variety of contexts and even disciplines, as shown in the different approaches adopted by the authors of…… Read More »
MY STROKE OF INSIGHT
Dr Taylor had a rare kind of stroke at the age of 37. She was/is a brain scientist and explains her personal journey while losing…… Read More »
HOW TO TALK WITH FAMILY CAREGIVERS ABOUT CANCER
In some ways reading a book is like taking a journey to a place you have never been before. You have expectations from the trip…… Read More »
The Compassionate Mind
In an age in increasingly characterised by competition and stress, this book comes as a welcome counterweight. The author is professor of clinical psychology at…… Read More »
The Western Medical Tradition 800BC – AD1800 / The Western Medical Tradition 1800 – 2000
Authors: Andrew Wear, Anne Hardy, Christopher Lawrence, E M (Tilli Tansey), Lawrence Conrad, Michael Neve, Roy Porter, Stephen Jacyna, Vivian Nutton, W F Bynum
Reviewer: James Le Fanu
Category: History Of Medicine
The common perception of the history of medicine is of the progressive advance of reason and science over superstition and ignorance – whose ultimate triumph…… Read More »