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The law of psychic phenomena

a working hypothesis for the systematic study of hypnotism, spiritism, mental therapeutics, etc

Also known as The law of psychic phenomena; a working hypothesis for the systematic study of hypnotism, spiritism, mental therapeutics, etc

by Thomson Jay Hudson & Thomson Hudson

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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"The Law of Psychic Phenomena" by Thomson Jay Hudson is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book seeks to establish a comprehensive working hypothesis to analyze and classify various psychic phenomena, including hypnotism, spiritism, and mental therapeutics. Hudson aims to bridge the gaps in psychological science by proposing that many seemingly disparate psychic manifestations are connected through a general principle that can be understood and studied systematically. The opening of the work lays the groundwork for this ambitious project by articulating the necessity for a unifying hypothesis in psychology, akin to those in other scientific domains like physics and chemistry. Hudson argues that without such a framework, psychological phenomena remain chaotic and misunderstood. He quickly introduces the concept of duality in human mental processes, positing the existence of an "objective mind" that interacts with the physical world through the senses, and a "subjective mind" that operates outside of these constraints, particularly when in states of hypnosis. This duality is central to understanding the book’s deeper exploration of how the human mind navigates and comprehends psychic phenomena. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Mesmerism, animal magnetism, and hypnosis, Parapsychology and psychical research, Psychic healing, auras, and subtle energy, and Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling.

  • Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling

    Controlled discovery queries from dnb, internet-archive, and openlibrary-historical matched “Spiritismus” and “Spiritualism”. Retained metadata contains “Spiritismus” in the subject metadata and “Spiritualism” in the subject metadata.

    • “Spiritismus”· via German National Library
    • “Spiritualism”· via Internet Archive
    • “Spiritualism”· via Open Library
    • “Spiritismus”· in subject
    • “Spiritualism”· in subject
  • Parapsychology and psychical research

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary, openlibrary-historical, project-gutenberg, and wellcome matched “Parapsychology”, “parapsychology”, “Psychical research”, and 1 additional term(s). Retained metadata contains “Parapsychology” in the subject metadata and “Psychical research” in the subject metadata.

    • “Parapsychology”· via Internet Archive
    • “Psychical research”· via Open Library
    • “Parapsychology”· via Open Library
    • “parapsychology”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “psychical research”· via Wellcome Collection
    • “Parapsychology”· in subject
  • Psychic healing, auras, and subtle energy

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Mental healing”. Retained metadata contains “Mental healing” in the subject metadata.

    • “Mental healing”· via Open Library
    • “Mental healing”· in subject
  • Mesmerism, animal magnetism, and hypnosis

    Controlled discovery queries from dnb, openlibrary, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Hypnotism”, “hypnotism”, and “Mesmerismus”. Retained metadata contains “Hypnotism” in the subtitle, “Hypnotism” in the alternative title, “Hypnotism” in the description, and 4 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Mesmerismus”· via German National Library
    • “Hypnotism”· via Open Library
    • “hypnotism”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Hypnotism”· in subtitle
    • “Hypnotism”· in alternative title
    • “Hypnotism”· in description

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Editions

Open Library reports 15 editions; 10 cataloged here.

Nachdruck der Ausgabe von 1895

2025Hansebooks GmbHEnglish
  • 9783348142922
Catalog record

Internet Archive unrestricted pre-1900 PDF scan

1893-01-01T00:00:00ZChicago : McClurgEnglish—Public digitized item

a working hypothesis for the systematic study of hypnotism, spiritism, mental therapeutics, etc

Internet Archive unrestricted pre-1900 PDF scan

1893-01-01T00:00:00ZChicago : A. C. McClurg & Co.English—Public digitized item

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: Duke University Libraries
  • Contributing institution: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
  • Contributing institution: Internet Archive
  • Contributing institution: University of California Libraries
  • Contributing institution: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Duke University Libraries
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Digitization sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School
  • Digitization sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana; medicalheritagelibrary
  • Open Library reports 15 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 6 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
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