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Book SynopsisA classic in the field of psychology, From India to Planet Mars (1900) depicts the remarkable multiple existence of the medium Helene Smith, who claimed to be the reincarnation of Marie Antoinette, of a Hindu princess from fifteenth-century India, and of a regular visitor to Mars, whose landscapes she painted and whose language she appeared to spea
Trade Review"Readers ... will be very interested in the recently published version of Theodore Flournoy's wonderfully written examination of a young medium whom he has diagnosed as having [multiple personality disorder]. This volume is a double treat because in addition to the main body ... it has a fascinating and in-depth scholarly introduction ... that places the book in its historical context and sheds light on its importance then and now."--Contemporary Psychology
Table of ContentsEditorial Note (1994)Forword: Theodore FlournoyIntroduction: Encountering Helene: Theodore Flournoy and the Genesis of Subliminal PsychologyPreface3Ch. 1Introduction9Ch. 2Childhood and Youth of Mlle. Smith17Ch. 3Mlle. Smith Since Her Initiation into Spiritism28Ch. 4The Personality of Leopold51Ch. 5The Martian Cycle87Ch. 6The Martian Cycle (Continued): The Martian Language123Ch. 7The Martian Cycle (Concluded): The Ultra-Martian165Ch. 8The Hindoo Cycle173Ch. 9The Royal Cycle210Ch. 10Supernormal Appearances223Ch. 11Conclusion265Appendix One: The Making of Martian: The Creation of an Imaginary Language269Appendix Two: Passages Abridged from the 1900 Translation288
