The World of the Paranormal: The Next Frontier [Paperback]

Lawrence Leshan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2004

This book presents new ways of studying telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition.

LeShaun argues that parapsychology has failed to consider the real insights offered by 20th-century science into the nature of reality. He demonstrates with elegance that humans no longer live in a single-track universe, but in a multi-track one. What is impossible and paranormal on one track is perfectly possible on another.

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"If you were to read just one book on the tangled relationship between psi and science, this is it. LeShan applies his keen insight and intelligence to clarify not only why psi is such a challenge to modern science, but also to how science needs to change and expand to include the ‘paranormal.’”

(Christian de Quincey, Ph.D., Professor of Consciousness Studies, John F. Kennedy University, and the Institute of Noetic Sciences )

About the Author

Lawrence LeShan is a psychologist, educator, and author or co-author of eleven books, including The Psychology of War; The Medium, The Mystic, and The Physicist (both with Helios Press); and the popular How to Meditate. He has worked as clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and researcher for more than 50 years, including six years of psychological service in the U.S. Army. He holds a M. S. in Psychology from the University of Nebraska and a Ph.D. in Human Development from the University of Chicago and has taught at Roosevelt University, Pace College, and the New School for Social Research, among other. He has lectured extensively in Europe, the United States, and Israel, and his books have been translated into eleven languages. He lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Allworth Press; 1st edition (July 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581153600
• ISBN-13: 978-1581153606
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.5 x 8.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,630,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Challenges parapsychological thinking and offers new insight, January 9, 2005

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The World Of The Paranormal: The Next Frontier challenges current parapsychological thinking and offers new insights in the study of telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, psychic healing, and other psychic phenomena. Arguing that the crucial key lies in the discoveries twentieth-century science has made concerning the nature of reality, and the realm of consciousness, The World Of The Paranormal does not shy from advanced philosophical considerations in its quest to better understand the psychic realm. Psychologist, educator, and author Lawrence LeShan skillfully presents complex theoretical concepts in the clearest possible language, in this welcome contribution to new age studies shelves.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Modern science meets the science of consciousness, September 1, 2008

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This review is from: The World of the Paranormal: The Next Frontier (Paperback)

LeShan takes on the "common sense" view of psi phenomena as well as parapsychology. He shows that modern quantum physics and Einstein's relativity theory have demonstrated that a new theory of consciousness is needed to explain ESP, death bed visions, psychic healing, etc. For those new to LeShan's ideas, I recommend The Medium, the Mystic, and the Physicist as a companion volume. It's a short read with interesting anecdotes.