Psychic Discoveries [Paperback]

Ostrander & Schroeder (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1997

In this radical revision of their 1970 investigation of Russian parapsychological research, the authors present six new chapters of post-Cold War activities. They offer evidence indicating that the Russians have been successful in harnessing psychic energy and show how Russian scientists advised Pentagon officials on controlling the thoughts of David Koresh during the 1993 Waco, Texas standoff.

Product Details

• Paperback: 428 pages
• Publisher: Marlowe & Company; 2nd edition (May 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569247501
• ISBN-13: 978-1569247501
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #285,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE INFINITIES OF MIND, March 22, 2005

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Dr. Ron "Dr. Ron Dalrymple" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Psychic Discoveries (Paperback)

When researching my new book, Quantum Field Psychology, I found this timeless volume by Schroeder and Ostrander to be of great assistance in rounding out the research I was pulling together. I spent three years teaching college overseas in Asia and Europe, researching these concepts in order to produce this mind-shattering theory. It has the scientific community shaking their heads at me and asking, "Who is this guy Dalrymple?"
I don't care, you have to call it the way you see it.
The same way Schroeder and Ostrander did decades ago. They showed tremendous courage in publishing their book, and have suffered both praise and vicious attacks because of it.
The problem with many scientists is...they aren't very scientific. They forget to be open-minded, they forget to follow the evidence, instead of their egos. They forget to forget their tenure, their reputations, the pictures and frames on their walls, and just search for the truth.
Psychic Discoveries was a tradition-shattering book when it was first released, and it still is today.
It offers many great examples of psychic research done in Eastern Europe and Russia, still widely unaccepted today in the West. It presents a basis for understanding that the mind really is an energy field, which transcends the physical brain.
But these concepts had to be refined and put into a more scientific form, into a model of presentation that makes sense, and will help others listen and finally see.
This fine book helped me create such a model, and I heartily thank the authors for it.
If you buy this historic book, keep it in your personal library for all time.
Much of what is directly and indirectly predicted will one day become commonplace.
I greatly recommend it.
Dr. Ron Dalrymple/Psychologist/Coach/Author of Quantum Field Psychology/www.deogenesis.com

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST book on Soviet Psychic Discoveries, February 19, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Psychic Discoveries (Paperback)

I've included some quote reviews and books at the bottom of my review.

This version is the abridged first book "Psychic Discoveries Behind the Iron Curtain". Plus it's the updated account, "The Iron Curtain Lifted." I've recommended this book to numerous
people interested in what the Soviets where are up to and are
capable of doing. This includes PK, knocking people out using telepathy, Czech psychotronics, hypnosis, remote influencing,
remote viewing, eyeless sight, healing with thought, etc. etc.

This should be the text book for any *serious* study of Psi abilities.

There are pictures in the center of the book showing some of the Russian Psychics (Wolf Messing) and PK experts. Plus Kirlian photography, acupuncture points, dowsing, etc.

The book also discusses the US program of Remote Viewing and the work being done at the Stanford Research Institute and the CIA... etc.

Here are a quote reviews found on/in the book:

"The most important book about ESP research and the validity of the occult tradition yet to appear." - Los Angeles Times

"One of the most exciting and awesome books ever to come our way. Ostrander and Schroeder have done an outstanding job... the monumental amount of research and condensation is staggering." - The Indianapolis Star

"This book's sheer dynamite!" - Rocky Mountain News

"A serious, objective attempt to compile the findings of research into psychic phenomena in the USSR." - Chicago Daily News

"One of the most exciting books on psychic research to come to my attention in a great many years" -Hugh Lyn Cayce, Director Edgar Cayce Association

"This book should make waves right up to the Pentagon..." Kirkus Reviews
(and the first book did!!)

If you are interested in what the Chinese are doing then
check out the books by Paul Dong, including
China's Major Mysteries: Paranormal Phenomena and the Unexplained in the People's Republic, China's Super Psychics.

To learn about the USA Remote Viewing program:

Remote Viewers : The Secret History of America's Psychic Spies
by Jim Schnabel

Mind Trek - Joe McMoneagle

Stargate Chronicles - Joe McMoneagle

Captain of my Ship, Master of my Sould - F. Holmes Atwater

The Seventh Sense: The Secrets of Remote Viewing as Told by a "Psychic Spy" for the U.S. Military - Lyn Buchanan

One more quote:

"An eye-opening, fascinating, sometimes frightening and occasionally hard-to-believe book...The Russians are actually investigating ESP and it's use. The authors are utterly serious, so are the Russians." - Publishers' Weekly

7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Where is the American info?, January 15, 2002

By A Customer

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This review is from: Psychic Discoveries (Paperback)

I'm just completing the original 1970 version of this book and am amazed at the openness of the Russian scientists to share their work in this area. They take the paranormal as a serious science and study it from many aspects with total respect for their subjects. There is a stark contrast from the Western methods even back in the 1960s. Was that because the Americans were hiding their knowledge or were truly that ignorant on this topic, at least for the public's perception. One only needs to look at the disgrace of MK-Ultra to see how our government tried to perform psychic experiments to include drugs and hypnosis on unwitting citizens. Russia asked for volunteers and approached what appears to be a very well thought out and deliberate development of psychic abilities and documentation of their findings. I'm looking forward to the additions of the updated book since our relationship with Russia has changed in terms of politics and diplomacy.