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| Possibilities for Extraordinary Life | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Varieties of Evidence for Human Transformative Capacity | |
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| Evolution and Extraordinary Functioning | |
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| Analogies Between the Products of Separate Evolutionary Domains | |
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| Developing Human Attributes | |
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| Culture, Genes, and Extraordinary Functioning | |
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| Philosophy, Religion, and Human Development | |
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| Metanormal Embodiment in Legend, Art, and Religious Doctrine | |
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| Evolution in a Larger Earth | |
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| Evolution and Postmortem Survival | |
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| Evidence for Human Transformative Capacity | |
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| Psychosomatic Changes in Abnormal Functioning | |
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| Placebo Effects | |
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| Spiritual Healing | |
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| Extraordinary Capacities of Disabled People | |
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| Mesmerism and Hypnosis | |
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| Biofeedback Training | |
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| Psychotherapy and Imagery Practice | |
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| Somatic Disciplines | |
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| Adventure and Sport | |
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| The Martial Arts | |
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| Extraordinary Capacities of Religious Adepts | |
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| The Charisms of Catholic Saints and Mystics | |
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| Scientific Studies of Contemplative Experience | |
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| Transformative Practices | |
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| The Bases of Transformative Practice | |
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| Elements of Transformative Practice | |
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| Integral Practices | |
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| Frequently Used Terms | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Sources of Information Regarding Parapsychology and Psychical Research | |
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| Highly Regarded Parapsychology Experiments | |
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| Studies of Spontaneous Paranormal Phenomena | |
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| Studies Concerning the Prevalence of Paranormal Phenomena | |
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| Psychiatric and Psychological Studies of Paranormal Phenomena | |
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| Studies of Parent-Child Telepathy | |
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| Experiments with Suggestion at a Distance | |
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| Paranormal Photography | |
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| Scientific and Commonsense Assumptions Which Inhibit Belief That Paranormal Events Occur | |
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| Scientific Meditation Studies | |
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| Spiritual Healing Studies and Psychokinesis Studies Involving Living Materials | |
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| Cross-Cultural Studies of Spiritual Healing | |
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| Studies of Near-Death, Out-of-Body, Reincarnation-Type and Otherworld Experiences | |
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| Experimental Studies and Historical Accounts Regarding the Subtle Body | |
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| Creativity Studies | |
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| Clinical and Experimental Studies of Progressive Relaxation | |
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| Readings on the Cultural Shaping of Individual Development | |
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| Processes Critical to Living Systems | |
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| Some Analogies Between Activities in Different Evolutionary Domains | |
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| Incorruptible Cadavers of Roman Catholic Saints | |
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| Levitated Ecstatics of the Roman Catholic Church with References to Accounts of Their Lives | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Permissions and Copyrights | |
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| Index | |