"Kirlian's work was first made known to the general public in this country by a book published in 1970 by Shelia Ostrander and Lynn Schroeder titled "Psychic discoveries Behind the Iron Curtain""<p>Ha ha, the psychic 70's. And U.F.O.s, biorhythms…<p>(Loved the 1970's)
And Rupert Sheldrake later in that decade with his theory of morphic resonance.<p>His son Merlin Sheldrake has written a book about fungi called <i>Entangled Life</i> which is quite sensible and doing very well. I noticed that the book was <i>very</i> carefully referenced with detailed end-notes, some like mini-essays with references to papers by a wide range of authors. These notes comprise about a third of the word count of the book.
Unusual in a popsci book of this kind. I can't help thinking that this approach might be a reaction to Sheldrake senior's writings and the reaction to them.<p>OA is a nice Web site with practical information on what could be an interesting art-practice.
The book Superlearning (also by Shelia Ostrander) made a big impression on me as a high schooler. The idea of using rhythms, music, relaxation to shift one’s brain into a highly receptive state to learn and memorize was super compelling.
<i>(Loved the 1970's)</i>
I concur, Sir.<p>An aside: Arthur C. Doyle toured US to sumptuous throngs lecturing on consciousness, the spirit realm and seances in 1920s-ish, iirc. Someone alive in 1970 might have had recollections of that coverage/seen ACD in person and would be in a position to pass on the whiff of ether to an younger generation: hungry for transcendence and shedding of burdens.