PREFACE 7
INTRODUCTION 9
Ⅰ．PERSONALITY BEYOND THE CONSCIOUS THRESHOLD 25
1．The Subliminal Self and the Unconscious 25
Ⅱ．HIGHER REACHES OF PERSONALITY 30
2．Inspiration and Genius 30
3．Mysticism 37
Ⅲ．WHAT IS PSYCHICAL RESEARCH？ 44
4．What is Psychical Research？ 44
5． Terminology 52
Ⅳ．THE PROBLEMS OF TELEPATHY AND FOREKNOWLEDGE 57
6．Telepathy 57
7．What does Telepathy Imply？ 68
8． Foreknowledge 73
9． What does Foreknowledge Imply？ 91
Ⅴ．PSYCHICAL RESEARCH IN THE LABORATORY 97
10．Chance 97
11．Earlier Experimental Work 106
12． The Work of Rhine 111
13．The Work of Carington 114
14．The Work of Soal 121
15．The Work of Hettinger 128
Ⅵ．ACTIVITIES BEYOND THE THRESHOLD 134
16．Patience Worth 134
17．Cross-Correspondences 144
18．Mrs．Willett 151
19．Control-Mediums 168
20．French Sensitives 175
21．Senora Z 186
Ⅶ．THE QUESTION OF INTERVENTION BY THE DEAD 188
22．Discarnate Agency？ 188
23．Alternatives to Discarnate Agency 202
Ⅷ．PHYSICAL PHENOMENA 207
24．Poltergeists 207
25．Physical Mediumship 217
Ⅸ．ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE SUBJECT 226
26．Attitude to Psychical Research 226
27．Attitude to Psychical Research 240
28．What is Science？ 248
Ⅹ．THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE WHOLE 253
29．The Significance of the Whole 253
30．psychical Research and Religion 276
BOOKS WHICH MAY BE CONSULTED 285
INDEX 289