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Popular Superstitions, and the Truths Contained Therein
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Popular Superstitions, and the Truths Contained Therein: A Study of Folk Beliefs and Their Foundations

Herbert Mayo18510
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Herbert Mayo's systematic examination of popular superstitions and folk beliefs, analyzing their psychological and natural foundations. Traces origins of widespread superstitions from psychological, physical, and sociological perspectives. Demonstrates that many superstitions contain kernels of truth grounded in human nature, natural observation, or misunderstood natural phenomena. Approaches superstitions sympathetically while seeking rational explanations.

Also known asSuperstitions and Their Truths · Folk Beliefs and Reality
This edition1851
EditionHerbert Mayo's analytical examination of popular superstitions, tracing their origins and underlying truths in human nature and natural phenomena.
Folklore StudiesDream symbolismEuropean folkloreSuperstitionsOmens and portentsfolk customsSuperstition analysissympathetic magicmedical folk beliefsFolk traditionFolklore & SuperstitionVictorian Rationalist / SkepticismModern Psychology / Psychical Researchfolk belief documentationFolk Beliefsdream interpretation

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Contents42 chapters

  1. 01Transcriber’s Notes
  2. 02POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS,
  3. 03PREFATORY REMARKS.
  4. 04CONTENTS.
  5. 05ON POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS.
  6. 06LETTER I.
  7. 07LETTER II.
  8. 08LETTER III.
  9. 09LETTER IV.
  10. 10LETTER V.
  11. 11LETTER VI.
  12. 12LETTER VII.
  13. 13LETTER VIII.
  14. 14LETTER IX.
  15. 15LETTER X.
  16. 16LETTER XI.
  17. 17I. Hypothesis of an Abnormal Psychico-neural Relation as the essence of trance.
  18. 18II. Transposition of the Senses.
  19. 19III. Sources of Error in the communications of entranced persons.
  20. 20IV. Of the Different Qualities of Od in different individuals.
  21. 21V. The Od-Force is the usual channel of establishing mesmeric relation.
  22. 22VI. Trance-Identification of persons at a distance by means of material objects.
  23. 23VII. Mental Travelling by clairvoyantes.
  24. 24VIII. Mesmerising at a Distance. Mesmerising by the Will
  25. 25IX. Trance-Diagnosis
  26. 26X. Mesmeric Treatment
  27. 27XI. Phreno-Mesmerism
  28. 28XII. Rapport. Mesmeric Relation. Psychical Attraction.
  29. 29XIII. Trance-Prevision
  30. 30XIV. Ultra-terrestrial Vision.
  31. 31XV. Ultra-vital Vision.
  32. 32XVI. Nature of the Supreme Being.
  33. 33LETTER XII.
  34. 34LETTER XIII.
  35. 35POSTSCRIPT.
  36. 36LETTER XIV.
  37. 37I. Hypnotism
  38. 38II. Trance-Umbra.
  39. 39CONCLUSION.
  40. 40FOOTNOTES
  41. 41THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
  42. 42"Cover"

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