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Carrell holds that, “Clairvoyance and telepathy are a primary datum of scientific observation.”] To McDougal "the ancient belief in Clairvoyance seems also in a fair way established.”2 Even such critical investigators as Lehmann, Dessoir and Baerwald admit today the existence of telepathy. Prof. H. H. Price sees no way of denying them.3 Telepathy forms a very ancient problem. Herodotous tell of a King named Gesus who consulted the Delphic messenger. Classical and medical literature abounds in cases of the influence of one mind upon another. Swedenborg was renowned in this respect. Mesmer and his followers claimed its actual demonstrations. R. Warcollier’s La telepathic contains much valuable material about para-psychology. “Rhine has estimated that about fifty percent people have, or can develop the faculties required for experiments in Clairvoyance and telepathy."4 "Rhine also gives some suggestions to those who may care to repeat those experiments.”I Recently in the Statesman ( Calcutta, 19th January 1963 ), we have read a news about transmission of thought waves between London and Moscow. This is Science. But let us conclude poetically.
“If the dull substance of my flesh was thought. Injurious distance would not stop the way".
and “As star to star vibrates light, may soul to soul.
Strike thro' a finer element of her own." (8) Omniscience or Kerala-Jnana
Omniscience is recognised as an attribute of God but
1. Carrel, A. : Ibid. 2. Besant, A. D. L. : The Riddle of Life, Theosophical Publi
cations, London (N. D.). 3. Price, H. H. : His article in Philosophy, London, Oct.
1940. 4. Payne, P. D. & Bendit, L. J. : lbid. 5. Rhine, J. B. H. : Extra-seusory perception, Ibid.
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