When Dr. Blackmore wrote the first edition of this book ten years ago her intention was clear. She reckoned there must be many other young people searching for something science did not give them, and turning to the paranormal and the New Age. She admits that she had learned the hard way what happens when you put psychic phenomena to the test and wanted to share her experiences with those other hopeful people.
As a student, Blackmore was convinced of the rality of astral planes, telepathy, and life-after-death. In a determined effort to demonstrate paranormal phenomena she tested young children in play groups, trained students in imagery and altered states of consciousness, and even put Tarot cards to the test. She visited haunted houses and was regressed to a 'past life'
In Search of the Light is a simple personal story of how an ardent believer in all things weird and wonderful put her own beliefs on the line and ended up having to change them.
Susan Blackmore, Ph.D., (Bristol, England) is a fellow of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) and the world's leading expert on near-death experiences. She is the author of numerous works, including Dying to Live.
286 pages Publication date September, 1996
ISBN 1-57392-061-4