Twin Telepathy
3rd Edition
Published on 30. March 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
194 pages
978-1-908733-44-3 (ISBN)
Description
Is there a 'special connection' between twins? Can they read each other's minds? Are they telepathic? These questions are often asked, but have never been convincingly answered until now.
The author became interested in the subject when he was given vivid first-hand testimony of how a man whose twin brother had been shot dead had reacted several miles away at the exact time. This prompted him to embark on a thorough search of the literature and collect accounts of similar examples of apparent telepathy, some dating back to the 18th century, to question numerous twins regarding their own experiences, to compile a substantial file of case histories, and eventually to help set up properly controlled scientific experiments in which telepathy could be seen to take place on a polygraph chart, two of which have now been published in peer-reviewed journals.
As he makes clear in this ground-breaking book, the first ever to explore the 'special twin connection' in detail, the answer is simple: some twins are telepathy-prone and some, probably the majority, are not. How can this be, you might wonder? Aren't all identical twins supposed to be identical in all respects?
They are not. The fact is that, as Orwell might have put it, some twins are more identical than others. What seems to make the difference is exactly when division of the fertilized zygote (egg) takes place. This can take place almost immediately, or up to twelve days later. Without going into detail here, what this means is that 'late splitters' develop extremely close bonds after birth, bonds that can last a lifetime, whereas 'early splitters' become more independent, and regard their twins just like an ordinary brother or sister. Sure enough, when experiments were carried out in London and Copenhagen, on each occasion it was a late-splitting pair who showed the clearest evidence for telepathy on their polygraph charts. The often heard critical complaint that here is no repeatable experiment for any kind of psychic effect is no longer true.
This new revised and updated edition contains the most comprehensive survey yet written on the history of research into twin telepathy. The author explains why experiments have generally been unsuccessful in the past, and why those that he helped design have been consistently successful, and point the way ahead for future researchers.
He also explains that a better understanding of the special twin connection is of more than academic interest, especially to parents, some of whom already know that it can save lives and has already done so.
Earlier editions of this book were well received by such authorities as psychologist Stanley Krippner, a former president of the Parapsychological Association, for whom it 'reads like an intriguing detective story', and Rupert Sheldrake, who has contributed a Foreword in which he states:
'For many years I have been looking in vain for authoritative research on this intriguing subject. At last I have found it, in this book'.
Colin Wilson, in his Introduction predicts that the book 'will obviously become a classic of psychical research.'
Reviews / Votes
The most comprehensive survey of the anecdotes and the limited experimental evidence to date - An easy and enjoyable read - As one expects with Playfair's books, the research behind Twin Telepathy is formidable - An invaluable contribution to the field. Dr RICHARD BROUGHTON, Journal of Scientifi c Exploration Impressive - A focused examination of - and possible explanation for strange cases of coincidental twins - The most valuable work on the topic so far - Well argued - sure to become a classic reference work. BOB RICKARD, Fortean Times Reads like an intriguing detective story. Those who read this book may never view twins, or the cosmos, in the same way again. Dr STANLEY KRIPPNER, former president, Parapsychological Association For many years I have been looking in vain for authoritative research on this intriguing subject. At last I have found it in this book. From the Foreword by Dr RUPERT SHELDRAKEMore details
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
White Crow Productions
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
290 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-908733-44-3 (9781908733443)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
GUY LYON PLAYFAIR was born in India and educated in England, obtaining a degree in modern languages from Cambridge University. He then spent many years in Brazil as a freelance journalist for The Economist, Time, and the Associated Press, also working for four years in the press section of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The first of his twelve books, The Flying Cow, in which he described his experiences investigating the psychic side of Brazil, was translated into six languages and became an international best seller. His most recent book is Telepathy. He now lives in London and is a council member of the Society for Psychical Research.
Content
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...v FOREWORD BY RUPERT SHELDRAKE ...xiii INTRODUCTION BY COLIN WILSON ...xv 1. A DAFT QUESTION ... 2. THIS COMMON ENTITY ... ADMIRABLE SYMPATHY ...  SURPRISE PRESENTS... A NATURAL BOND ... UNUSUAL CAPACITIES ...  ENTER AND EXIT J.B. RHINE ... 3. AN INTERESTING HYPOTHESIS ... A FRONT-PAGE STORY ... SOME OBVIOUS REACTIONS ... SHEEP AND GOATS ... THOUGHT CONCORDANCE ... TELEPATHY AND EUPHORIA ... 4. BECAUSE WE'RE TWINS ... TELEPATHY SAVES A LIFE ... SYNCHRONISED SLEEP ... STRONG AND WEAK SIGNALS ... MAKING WAVES ... TIP OF THE ICEBERG ... 5. A SORT OF CAMOUFLAGE ... THE CASABLANCA EFFECT ... THINKING THE UNTHINKABLE... DOUBTS REMAIN ... JUST ANOTHER COINCIDENCE? ... SYNCHRONISED MURDER ... 6. TELEPATHY HAPPENS... ONE MIND, TWO BODIES ... SINCLAIR GOES SPOOKY ... INTO THE GANZFELD ... NO EVIDENCE? ... 7. HALF OF ME GONE ... THINGS WERE NOT RIGHT ...  THE ROSAMBEAU SURVEY ... SECOND SIGHT ... 8. SOMETHING FROM SOMEWHERE ... THE RESEARCH GAME ... A SURPRISE IN A TELEVISION STUDIO ... TABOOS AND TABOOISM ... 9. THE VIVID CONDITIONS ... THE PSYCHIC CONTINUUM... KNOWING BY EXPERIENCE ... TRAVELLING CONSCIOUSNESS ... THOUGHTS THROUGH SPACE ... TELEPATHY SAVES ANOTHER LIFE ... ADRENERGIA AND CHOLINERGIA ... MENTAL GRAVITY? ... REGGIE'S BUDGIE ... 10. PURPOSEFUL INFLUENCES ... STARVATION IN SIBERIA ...  OHO, WISE DOG! ... THE PSI TRAILERS ...  WAITING AT THE WINDOW ... THIS INVISIBLE INFLUENCE ... HA HA. I CAN READ YOUR MIND... 11. TWIN ENTANGLEMENT ... WANTED - A NEW PHYSICS ... THE EMPATHY FIELD ... LOVE IN MEXICO ... QUANTUM SPOOKINESS ... 12. A TWIN THING ... JUST KNOWING ... CATEGORY: TRANSMISSION OF PAIN ... PREMONITION OR PRESENTIMENT ... AWARENESS OF DEATH ... SIMULTANEOUS ACCIDENTS ... REMOTE VIEWING ... AN UNUSUAL GARDEN PARTY ... NOTES AND REFERENCES ... BIBLIOGRAPHY ... INDEX ...