- 5 - • Each of the automatic writing ladies only received a part of the message and it made no sense on its own. But as a piece of a puzzle of an overriding whole, it did make sense. Once they were correlated, these messages could hardly have come from anyone else but from the five deceased people. The themes were chosen from the special fields of human science, something the five had outstanding detail knowledge of. They contained particular details that were demonstrably only known to the deceased. No scientific examination has managed up to now to expose the many complicated details as fraud or self-deception with absolute certainty. A first class supernatural phenomenon remained - it entered the annals of paranormal science under the name of “CROSS CORRESPONDENCE”. These CROSS CORRESPONDENCES still cause the young discipline that calls itself parapsychology, some severe headaches. They are a part of the few pieces of evidence for a life after death and they cannot be simply dismissed. And as astonishing as it might sound, it is a highly unwelcome situation for this science. Immortality disrupts its concepts! This fact is however not as paradoxical as it might seem at first glance. Parapsychology had to pay for its middling acceptance as a serious science in a Faustian tragic fashion because of dealing with eternal life. Its whole existence relies on the pro or contra hereafter decision. Consider this situation on hand of a parable: A novice approaches the circle of our honourable natural sciences and humanities and demands recognition. What does she have to offer? One listens to her with astonishment: People that can read minds, people that can clairvoyantly see events or even gain a view of the future. Items that fly through the air without a recognisable cause. - Does this novice actually believe that she can scientifically verify the existence of such silliness? Yes, she thinks she can! Even if she cannot explain it to begin with. To actually verify the existence of paranormal phenomena with absolute certainty - would indeed be a scientific feat. This would be something the wise circle of our honourable sciences and humanities could not ignore. With lots of reservations, the novice is finally accepted. A mistrust does however remain. Under the supervision of a lot of suspicious looks, the novice behaves in an acceptable manner. She only deals with the things that are allowed. What is allowed is what can by necessity be explained as a secular, ergo worldly phenomena. The opponents of parapsychology eagerly await the arrival of spirit and plasma spitting mediums. How could a young science dare to make such a bold commitment? The commitment, namely that some of the phenomena can only be explained when one takes a “highly dubious” possibility into consideration: The possibility that the human spirit could survive death.
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