Publisher's Synopsis
From India to the Planet Mars: A Study of a Case of Somnambulism is a book written by Theodore Flournoy. The book is a detailed study of a woman named Helene Smith who claimed to have memories of past lives on Mars. Helene Smith was a French woman who was known for her ability to speak and write in foreign languages that she had never learned before. She also claimed to have visions of life on Mars and believed that she was a reincarnated Martian princess.Flournoy, a Swiss psychologist, met Helene Smith in 1894 and became fascinated by her claims. He began to study her case and documented her experiences in detail. The book provides an in-depth analysis of Helene Smith's experiences and explores the concept of somnambulism, a state of sleepwalking where the individual is able to perform complex actions while asleep.The book also delves into the concept of reincarnation and explores the possibility of past lives on other planets. Flournoy's study of Helene Smith's case is considered a landmark in the field of psychology and has been widely discussed and debated by scholars.From India to the Planet Mars: A Study of a Case of Somnambulism is a fascinating read for anyone interested in psychology, spirituality, and the mysteries of the human mind.1900. The importance of psychic phenomena and its intense interest lie in the fact that psychical research hints at a possible solution, by means of the same methods which science has been accustomed to use in the physical world, of the great problem of man's future destiny, of an answer to the question asked by Job thousands of years ago, �������If a man die, shall he live again?������� and which has been repeated in vain by every generation of men who have since inhabited the earth. Prof. Flournoy approaches the problems of the psychic world in regard to the strange phenomena manifested by Mlle. Helene Smith. No fact has been regarded by him as too trivial to escape his keen, careful scrutiny from a psychological point of view.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
