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Professor Archie Roy was a respected astronomer who also dabbled in the realms of the paranormal, becoming known as “the Glasgow Ghostbuster”.
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From Professor Archie Roy's 'A Challenge to the Sceptic'
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Some of the cases included on that list:
• The Watseka Wonder, 1887 Stevens E W, 1887 The Watseka Wonder, Chicago; Religio-philosophical Publishing House, and Hodgson R, Religio-Philosophical Journal Dec 20th 1890, investigated by DrHodgson.
• Uttara Huddar and Sharada. Stevenson Iand Pasricha S, 1980. A preliminary report on an unusual case of the reincarnation type with Xenoglossy. JASPR 74, 331-348; and Akolkar V.V. Search for Sharada: Report of a case and its investigation. JASPR 86,209-247.
• Sumitra and Shiva Tripathi. Stevenson I. and Pasricha S, and McLean-Rice, N 1989. A Case of the Possession Type in India with evidence of Paranormal Knowledge. Journal of Scientific Exploration 3, 81-101.
• asbir Lal Jat. Stevenson, I, 1974. Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation (2nd edition) Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia.
• The Thompson/Gifford case. Hyslop, J.H. 1909. A Case of Veridical Hallucinations, PASPR 3, 1-469.
• Past-life regression. Tarazi, L. 1990. An Unusual Case of Hypnotic Regression with some Unexplained Contents. JASPR, 84, 309-344.
• Cross-correspondence communications. Jean (Countess of Balfour) 1958-60 The Palm Sunday Case:
New Light On an Old Love Story. PSPR, 52, 79-267.
• "Bim's" book-test. Lady Glenconnor. 1921. The Earthen Vessel, London, John Lane.
• The Harry Stockbridge communicator. Gauld, A. 1966-2. A Series of Drop-in Communicators. PSPR 55, 273-
340.
• The Bobby Newlove case. Thomas, C. D. 1935. A proxy case extending over Eleven Sittings with Mrs. Osborne Leonard. PSPR 43, 439-519.
* Note (Candlelight.kk) - (I have not been able to find out any information on this case. Can anyone help here, please?)
• The Runki missing leg case. Haraldsson E. and Stevenson, I, 1975. A Communicator of the Drop-in Type in Iceland: the case of Runolfur Runolfsson. JASPR 69. 33-59.
• The Beidermann drop-in case. Gauld, A. 1966-72. A Series of Drop-in Communicators. PSPR 55, 273-340.
• The death of Gudmundur Magnusson. Haraldsson E. and Stevenson, I, 1975. A Communicator of the Drop-in Type in Iceland: the case of Gudni Magnusson, JASPR 69, 245-261.
• Identification of deceased officer. Lodge, O. 1916. Raymond, or Life and Death. London. Methuen & Co. Ltd.
• Mediumistic evidence of the Vandy death. Gay, K. 1957. The Case of Edgar Vandy, JSPR 39, 1-64; Mackenzie, A. 1971. An Edgar Vandy Proxy Sitting. JSPR 46, 166-173; Keen, M. 2002. The case of Edgar Vandy: Defending the Evidence, JSPR 64.3 247-259; Letters, 2003, JSPR 67.3. 221-224.
• ]Mrs Leonora Piper and the George "Pelham" communicator. Hodgson, R. 1897-8. A Further Record of Observations of Certain Phenomena of Trance. PSPR, 13, 284-582.
• Messages from "Mrs. Willett" to her sons. Cummins, G. 1965. Swan on a Black Sea. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul.
• Intelligent responses via two mediums: the Lethe case. Piddington, J.G. 1910. Three incidents from the Sittings. PSPR 24, 86-143; Lodge, O. 1911. Evidence of Classical Scholarship and of Cross-Correspondence in some New Automatic Writing. PSPR 25, 129-142
Most of the above cases are given in detail in Prof. Archie Roy's book, The Archives of the Mind.
Many are also given in Prof. Stephen Braude’s book Immortal Remains.
An Interview with Professor Archie Roy: [Only admins are allowed to see this link]
Professor Archie Roy was a respected astronomer who also dabbled in the realms of the paranormal, becoming known as “the Glasgow Ghostbuster”.
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From Professor Archie Roy's 'A Challenge to the Sceptic'
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Many years ago my colleague Montague Keen and I put together a list of over twenty cases which we used to challenge any fundamentalist sceptic who denied that any cases existed supporting the opinion that paranormal phenomena occurred.
Some of the cases included on that list:
• The Watseka Wonder, 1887 Stevens E W, 1887 The Watseka Wonder, Chicago; Religio-philosophical Publishing House, and Hodgson R, Religio-Philosophical Journal Dec 20th 1890, investigated by DrHodgson.
• Uttara Huddar and Sharada. Stevenson Iand Pasricha S, 1980. A preliminary report on an unusual case of the reincarnation type with Xenoglossy. JASPR 74, 331-348; and Akolkar V.V. Search for Sharada: Report of a case and its investigation. JASPR 86,209-247.
• Sumitra and Shiva Tripathi. Stevenson I. and Pasricha S, and McLean-Rice, N 1989. A Case of the Possession Type in India with evidence of Paranormal Knowledge. Journal of Scientific Exploration 3, 81-101.
• asbir Lal Jat. Stevenson, I, 1974. Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation (2nd edition) Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia.
• The Thompson/Gifford case. Hyslop, J.H. 1909. A Case of Veridical Hallucinations, PASPR 3, 1-469.
• Past-life regression. Tarazi, L. 1990. An Unusual Case of Hypnotic Regression with some Unexplained Contents. JASPR, 84, 309-344.
• Cross-correspondence communications. Jean (Countess of Balfour) 1958-60 The Palm Sunday Case:
New Light On an Old Love Story. PSPR, 52, 79-267.
• "Bim's" book-test. Lady Glenconnor. 1921. The Earthen Vessel, London, John Lane.
• The Harry Stockbridge communicator. Gauld, A. 1966-2. A Series of Drop-in Communicators. PSPR 55, 273-
340.
• The Bobby Newlove case. Thomas, C. D. 1935. A proxy case extending over Eleven Sittings with Mrs. Osborne Leonard. PSPR 43, 439-519.
* Note (Candlelight.kk) - (I have not been able to find out any information on this case. Can anyone help here, please?)
• The Runki missing leg case. Haraldsson E. and Stevenson, I, 1975. A Communicator of the Drop-in Type in Iceland: the case of Runolfur Runolfsson. JASPR 69. 33-59.
• The Beidermann drop-in case. Gauld, A. 1966-72. A Series of Drop-in Communicators. PSPR 55, 273-340.
• The death of Gudmundur Magnusson. Haraldsson E. and Stevenson, I, 1975. A Communicator of the Drop-in Type in Iceland: the case of Gudni Magnusson, JASPR 69, 245-261.
• Identification of deceased officer. Lodge, O. 1916. Raymond, or Life and Death. London. Methuen & Co. Ltd.
• Mediumistic evidence of the Vandy death. Gay, K. 1957. The Case of Edgar Vandy, JSPR 39, 1-64; Mackenzie, A. 1971. An Edgar Vandy Proxy Sitting. JSPR 46, 166-173; Keen, M. 2002. The case of Edgar Vandy: Defending the Evidence, JSPR 64.3 247-259; Letters, 2003, JSPR 67.3. 221-224.
• ]Mrs Leonora Piper and the George "Pelham" communicator. Hodgson, R. 1897-8. A Further Record of Observations of Certain Phenomena of Trance. PSPR, 13, 284-582.
• Messages from "Mrs. Willett" to her sons. Cummins, G. 1965. Swan on a Black Sea. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul.
• Intelligent responses via two mediums: the Lethe case. Piddington, J.G. 1910. Three incidents from the Sittings. PSPR 24, 86-143; Lodge, O. 1911. Evidence of Classical Scholarship and of Cross-Correspondence in some New Automatic Writing. PSPR 25, 129-142
Most of the above cases are given in detail in Prof. Archie Roy's book, The Archives of the Mind.
Many are also given in Prof. Stephen Braude’s book Immortal Remains.
An Interview with Professor Archie Roy: [Only admins are allowed to see this link]