I've had this book on my to-read list for ages, and I finally gifted myself a copy because I noticed it was no longer available/in print on amazon (never fear, there are plenty of new/used copies from indie sellers online)....



This is truly an incredible text with some remarkable implications for the field of "parapsychology"...It loses a star because it's not necessarily the most easy book to read, and the information is repeated several times, as the entire story is told in a chapter by Wilkins

I've had this book on my to-read list for ages, and I finally gifted myself a copy because I noticed it was no longer available/in print on amazon (never fear, there are plenty of new/used copies from indie sellers online)....



This is truly an incredible text with some remarkable implications for the field of "parapsychology"...It loses a star because it's not necessarily the most easy book to read, and the information is repeated several times, as the entire story is told in a chapter by Wilkins, then Sherman from his perspecitve, and then the witnessed scientific documents and official statements from the observing scientific community are provided for perusal at the end.



In the late 1930's "arctic explorer" Sir Hubert Wilkins (i love it that "explorer" could be your job title back in the day) joined forces with popular writer and "psychic explorer" (my title) Harold Morrow Sherman for this experiment which has been largely overlooked, mostly due to the outbreak of WW2 right at the time this information was being published (anything not related to surviving the war became "frivolous" information at that point).

Mr. Sherman himself had documented psychic abilities, and was a great teacher of "ESP". He maintained the theory that these abilities are inherent powers of the human mind, that we all have them but some people may be more naturally talented with the development of these talents -- just like anyone can technically learn to play the piano but there are definitely people who are "natural" musicians who pick it up quite easily.

The experiment that Mr. Sherman and Sir Wilkins conducted is outlined in this book in great detail. Sir Wilkins was contracted to go on a rescue mission in search of a Russian plane and the crew that had disappeared in the arctic between Alaska and Russia. Sherman saw this as a great opportunity to conduct a groundbreaking experiment in telepathy, and the men pre-arranged times for Wilkins to mentally send images of his rescue mission in the arctic to Sherman in NYC. Sherman sat in his study during the pre-arranged times and "recieved" and recorded in writing the images that Wilkins sent.

Of course the only form of external communication at such a distance in the thirties was radio or post mail. There were great complications with radio communication during this timeframe because of sunspots and solar flares. These facts frame this experiment in such a way that it definitely stands out as a significant example of telepathic phenomenon.

Sherman received so many correct "hits" in describing Wilkins' journey that there is definitely a case for the positive existence of ESP and telepathic abilities. Most notably, Wilkins' expedition did not go exactly as planned and there were several delays due to weather and equipment malfunction. On one particular occasion when it would have been logical for Sherman to assume Wilkins to be out over the ice conducting his search, Sherman received images of him "in a tuxedo, speaking and addressing a crowd, a social club" -- and even though Sherman's conscious mind tried to argue that this was a ridiculous image, he dutifully recorded what came to him. Wilkins was indeed delayed on that particular evening in Canada, and was asked to address a social club. He was wearing a tux borrowed from his host that evening. The record of the entire experiment reflects many similar "hits" -- images received by Sherman that match exactly the experience of Wilkins both externally and internally.

One of the most valuable bits of information gained by this experiment was that it seemed easier for Sherman to receive images from Wilkins that carried a high "emotional charge," and these experiences were recorded with precise accuracy (including an emergency landing on the ice, a fire that broke out at a camp, concerns regarding the health of crew members...).

The emotional factor seems to be very important, emotional thoughts seem to be transmitted on a "higher frequency" and are more clearly received by Sherman throughout the course of this experiment. However, that is also the "wild card" variable that the scientists overseeing this experiment were most weary of. Emotional reactions are not "logical" or consistent in a way that is quantifiable through traditional scientific research.

The head of the parapsychology department at Duke University set up some experiments with traditional "ESP cards" (a series of cards with images printed on them which were/are commonly used in scientific research on this subject to see if the image one person was viewing could be picked up by the "receiver"), as it was his opinion that this was a scientifically approved way to defintely measure and quantify the extent of information being transmitted. However, what Sherman as the receiver discovered was that it was actually more difficult to receive these images which carried absolutely no emotional charge or meaning for Wilkins. He was still able to receive this neutral information and recorded an above average amount of "hits," but the images and information that transferred most accurately throughout the entire experiment were the things that happened to Wilkins that he emotionally responded to -- the fire in the camp and the crash landing, etc.

When the scientists reject the emotionally charged information as inconclusive evidence, they may be rejecting a very important key to telepathy/ESP!

The quantum physicists today are not so quick to disregard the emotional links to ESP/telepathy that this experiment so clearly reveals. This experiment still serves as great evidence for the definite existence of this phenomenon, especially since it is not one that can be duplicated today due to the state of expanded global communications.