Beyond the Occult: The Astonishing Conclusion to the Occult Trilogy

by Colin Wilson

Overview

This updated follow-up to the international bestseller, The Occult, is essential reading for anyone interested in the mystical and the paranormal—from ESP and clairvoyance to poltergeists and spirit possession

Almost two decades after writing his famous and critically acclaimed history of magic in The Occult, Colin Wilson re-examined the whole spectrum of the mystical and paranormal, producing a general occult theory that remains as compelling as the evidence of atomic particles. This edition of Beyond the Occult contains new material and evidence, which came to light following publication of The Occult. It combines scientific thinking on the nature of physical reality with a wide range of fascinating case studies—from the Swiss dowser who located the body of a missing woman to the lucky American whose dreams foretold the winning horses in multiple races to scores of accounts of mystical experiences of the Divine, spirit possession, and poltergeists. Here, you will discover the amazing hidden powers of the human mind—and the more mysterious forces of good or evil:
 
Part 1: Hidden Powers
Extra-sensory Perception (ESP)
Clairvoyance
Psychometry
Precognition
Psychokinesis
Dowsing
 
Part 2: Powers of Good and Evil
Poltergeists
Spirit Possession
Reincarnation

In Beyond the Occult, Colin Wilson puts forward a convincing case that our so-called ‘normal’ experience may, in fact, be subnormal, and that evolution may have brought us near the edge of a quantum leap into a hugely expanded human consciousness. This new edition also includes a foreword by Colin Wilson’s biographer, Colin Stanley.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786783486
Publisher:	Watkins Media
Publication date:	10/13/2020
Pages:	528
Sales rank:	1,067,755
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.80(d)

About the Author

Colin Wilson was a highly respected and erudite writer. He wrote many books, both fiction and non-fiction, on subjects such as the paranormal, the supernatural and philosophy, including The Outsider and Mysteries. This book is regarded by some as his "tour de force".

Table of Contents

Preface Colin Stanley iv

Analytical Table of Contents vii

Acknowledgements xvi

Introduction to the New Edition xvii

Part 1 Hidden Powers

Introduction 21

1 Mediums and Mystics 36

2 The Other Self 70

3 Down the Rabbit Hole 103

4 The Information Universe 137

5 Intrusions? 172

6 Memories of the Future 209

7 Minds Without Bodies? 248

Part 2 Powers of Good and Evil

1 The Search for Evidence 291

2 The Truth About Magic 329

3 The World of Spirits 355

4 Visions 397

5 Completing the Picture 434

6 Towards the Unknown Region 476

Bibliography 503

Index 511