Final chapter, From India to the Planet Mars: A Study of a Case of Somnambulism with Glossolalia, by Theodore Flournoy (1900)

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Author(s):	Maraldi, Everton de Oliveira ^[1] ; Alvarado, Carlos S. ^[2] Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:	^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, 1721 Prof Mello Moraes Ave, BR-05508030 Sao Paulo - Brazil ^[2] Parapsychol Fdn, New York, NY - USA Total Affiliations: 2
Document type:	Journal article
Source:	History of Psychiatry; v. 29, n. 1, p. 110-125, MAR 2018.
Web of Science Citations:	0
Abstract
Among the many attempts to explain mediumship psychologically at the turn of the century were the efforts of Swiss psychologist Theodore Flournoy (1854-1920). In his well-known book Des Indes a la Planete Mars (1900), translated as From India to the Planet Mars (1900), Flournoy analysed the mediumistic productions of medium Helene Smith (1861-1929), consisting of accounts of previous lives in France and in India, and material about planet Mars. Flournoy explained the phenomena as a function of cryptomnesia, suggestive influences, and subconscious creativity, analyses that influenced both psychology and psychical research. The purpose of this Classic Text is to reprint the conclusion of Flournoy's study, whose ideas were developed in the context of psychological attention to mediumship and secondary personalities. (AU)

FAPESP's process:	15/05255-2 - Temporal stability and contextual effects in measures of dissociation and trauma: the role of belief and persuasion
Grantee:	Everton de Oliveira Maraldi
Support Opportunities:	Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral