By Various
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Develop Your Psychic Abilities
Author: Litany Burns
Published by Pocket Books, of New York, in 1987
ISBN# 0-671-63836-X
This would be a good basic introductory text for someone wishing to channel spirits and practice mediumship. It is well laid-out for beginners in that field of study, but uses energies and techniques of a different nature than those of immediate interest to the Guild.
How to Read the Aura, Practice Psychometry, Telepathy and Clairvoyance
Author: W.E. Butler
Published by Destiny Books, of Rochester, Vermont, in 1978
ISNB# 0-89281-161-7
This is another of those books which is of interest as much for its historical value as its technical use. The four activities listed in the title are, in fact, covered in considerable detail, along with variations and advice. The author occasionally does ramble off topic, but it is still a well-written text, and certainly of use to those interested in these specific fields.
The Llewellyn Practical Guide to the Development of Psychic Powers
Authors: Melita Denning and Osborne Phillips
Published by Llewellyn Publications, of St.Paul, MN. (first edition, 1981)
ISBN# 0-87542-191-1
As might be expected of a book put out by this publisher, this one tends towards channeling. *However*, the non-channeling parts, which compose most of the text, are very good. It discusses psionic projections (thinking a picture onto something), telepathy, psychometry, telekinesis, and dowsing, as well as the afore-mentioned channeling. Also, there are many good exercises and games; some solo, and some for groups.
ESP for Everyone
Author: Robert Ferguson
Published by St. Martin’s Press, of New York, in 1989
ISBN# 0-312-91179-3
A fairly straight-forward eight-lesson “course” about sensing energy for clairvoyance, dream interpretation, and reading auras. The exercises are well thought out, but some of the interpretation is open to question.
The Psychic Paradigm
Author: Beverly Jaegers
Published by Berkley Books, of New York, in 1998.
ISBN# 0-425-16509-4
An excellent introductory book on psychometry, clairvoyance, telepathy, and telekinesis. The author gives clear instructions, a fairly solid basis to start on, and games to play for practicing these skills, to supplement the more usual exercises.
Psychic: Awakening the Power Within You
Author: Carole Kennedy
Published by Signet, of New York, in 1989.
This one is mainly about psycic readings using cards, palm reading, numerology, and such. It is a fun read, especially the how-psychic-are-you quiz, but probably of only passing interest to the Guild.
The Psychic Energy Workbook: An Illustrated Course in Practical Psychic Skills
Authors: Miller, R. Michael, and Harper, Josephine M.
The edition I have here was published in 1990 by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., of New York
ISBN# 0-85030-529-2
This book is almost exactly what the title claims; a series of fifty-six exercises for the practice of skills ranging from sensing and directing of energy, to shaping energy into shields and barriers. It is intended for beginners, and has some basic theory, to round out and help explain the exercises. However, the “course” assumes that the reader is working with a study partner, and very few of the exercises can be done solo.
Communication with Animals
Author: Arthur Myers
Published by Comtemporary Books, of Lincolnwood (Chicago), in 1997 ISBN# 0-8092-3149-2
Interesting and informative, this is a basic survey of interspecies telepathic communications as practiced in North America for the purposes of counseling and healing of animal companions, pets, race horses, etc. It is not a how-to book, nor does the author pretend that it is; it simply relates stories of this sub-specialty of telepathy. However, some of the “communicators” interviewed tell how they do what they do. A good introduction to this specific field.
The Morning of the Magicians
Authors: Louis Pauwels and Jacques Bergier
Originally published in French, as Le Matin des Magiciens and translated by Rollo Myers this edition published by Avon Books, of New York, in 1971; translation copyright 1963
A strange but fascinating book, much of which strays beyond the interests of the Guild, this one considers explanations for events in history ~ large and small ~ that are rejected by conventional science.
Awakening Your Psychic Powers
Author: Henry Reed
published by St Martin’s Paperbacks, of New York, in 1996
ISBN# 0-312-95868-4
This book gives an interesting philosophical discourse on the nature of psi, and many fascinating tidbits of recent parapsychological history, but as it runs chiefly to channeling, I would not recommend it to novice psions, as the differences in technique are just enough to be confusing. On the other hand, more experienced folks might be interested in the historical data.
How to Make ESP Work for You
Author: Harold Sherman
Published in 1964 by Fawcett Crest Books, of Greenwich, Conn.
This is one of those books that would be of as much historical interest as practical. Harold Sherman did one of the best documented long-distance telepathy experiments of the early 20th century with Sir Hubert Wilkins when the latter was traveling in the Arctic in search of some downed pilots in the winter of 1937-8. In this book he discusses such things as telepathy, precognition, and healing from his own trial-and-error experiments to explain how to duplicate the results he achieved. Although his methods may strike the reader as primitive, this book is well worth a “read”.
Articles
Psi, Sight and Awareness
Author: Russell Targ
Published in Noetic Sciences Review, Vol. 30, Summer 1994, pages 26-30; and on the web at http://www.noetic.org/ions/archivelisting_frame.asp?ID=428
A nifty little article based on Mr. Targ’s observations comparing the sometimes- less-than-clear images received clairvoyantly to how he sees things physically, having, as he does, rather poor visual resolution. Mr. Targ is an experienced researcher whose “initial interest in psi came from (his) college days” as an amateur stage-magician whose mentalist tricks sometimes told him more than he bargained for.