Student Scholarship
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Research Paper
Abstract
The paper titled Like Some Forgotten Door explores the intersection of ancient Chinese wisdom and modern psychic research to understand the nature of human consciousness and existence. It begins with a detailed examination of the I Ching, or Book of Changes, which serves as a guide to human relations and universal transformations. This ancient text utilizes sixty-four hexagrams and the dual principles of yang and yin to represent the constant state of flux in nature, man, and the mind. The author suggests that by meditating on these symbols, individuals can achieve a sagely personhood and a deeper understanding of the external universe.
The discussion then transitions into the scientific and philosophical investigation of psychic phenomena. It addresses the skepticism surrounding extrasensory perception and psychokinesis, arguing that future discoveries in sub-atomic physics might eventually explain these occurrences. The text highlights research from the Soviet Union, where scientists treated telepathy as a physical skill to be trained and tuned through visualization and emotional triggers. Soviet researchers even explored the practical applications of psi, such as its use as a secret intelligence tool or for emergency communication.
Finally, the paper investigates the question of survival after death. It reviews empirical evidence including mediumship, spirit photography, and well-documented apparitions that suggest the human personality retains its attributes and memories beyond physical expiration. The author concludes that the era of purely materialistic science is ending, making way for a dawning interest in non-material concepts that provide a deeper purpose for human life.
Research Highlights
The Problem: This paper addresses the lack of scientific acceptance for extrasensory perception (ESP), psychic phenomena, and the possibility of human survival after physical death.
The Method: The author synthesizes historical analysis of the I Ching (11th century B.C.) with 20th-century psychic research, including Soviet parapsychology studies from the 1960s and documented mediumship cases from the American Society for Psychical Research.
Quantitative Finding: The I Ching system utilizes 8 trigrams to form 64 distinct hexagrams; laboratory tests by Yuri Kamensky showed 34 people correctly identified 7 out of 10 telepathically transmitted objects; scientific research into survival includes over 1,000 documented death-bed cases involving apparitions.
Qualitative Finding: Effective telepathic transmission is linked to a sender's ability to visualize "strong, living pictures" and achieve emotional control; the I Ching functions as a guide to human relations through the balance of yang (active, bright) and yin (passive, dark) principles; psychic researchers suggest that all mediums share specific background and physical characteristics.
Publication Date
5-1973
Recommended Citation
Moylan, Mary Ellen, ""Like Some Forgotten Door" (...Into the Realm of Psychic of Phenomena)" (1973). Student Scholarship. 177.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/student-research-papers/177
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