9 thoughts on “ Leonora Piper ”

1. Well before Darwinism, as it came to be called, impacted the educated world during the last four decades of the 19th Century, mainstream religion was in decline, as science and its concomitant, rationalism, took hold. Thomas Paine's book, The Age of Reason, published in three parts (, , and ) influenced many educated people to repudiate their religious beliefs, including both God.

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2. Leonora Piper ( - ) ‘The medium who makes sceptics pant and tremble like nervous horses’ Nearly seventy years after her death the example and case of Leonora Piper () remains a complete enigma and a fascinating subject for researchers. Intensely investigated by psychical researchers in life, her story provides.

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3. Apr 15,  · Leonora Piper, the famous medium from Boston who had international recognition and claimed to have heard voices from beyond had turned a deaf ear to the world. But for millions of believers, as well as non-believers, she gave hope that there was life after death. Bill Lombardi is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.

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4. Leonora Piper (née Leonora Evelina Simonds ; 27 June – 3 June ) was a famous trance medium in the area of Spiritualism.

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5. Leonore E. Piper -- some record her name as Leonora E. Piper -- of Boston, is considered the foremost trance medium in the history of psychical research, absolutely above reproach of any kind. When eight years old and playing in the garden, young Leonore "suddenly she felt a sharp blow on her right ear, accompanied by a prolonged sound.

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6. Leonora Evelina Simonds Piper (–) was a celebrated medium, known throughout her career simply as “Mrs. Piper.” Discovered by the family of William James and investigated by psychical researchers on both sides of the Atlantic, she provided some of .

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7. Removal of those 2 words distorts this well-respected James's scholar assessment of Leonora Piper. Not to mention James's assessment himself. I realize this entire article is not in competition for "fair and balanced" but you don't need to turn a James scholar into a .

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8. May 06,  · When Leonora Evelina Piper (née Symonds) was 8 years old, she was out playing in the garden when she was overcome by a sudden and mysterious blow to the side of her head, accompanied by a hiss, which eventually became words and a message.

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9. Leonora Piper OF BOSTON, the foremost trance medium in the history of psychical research, to whom is due the conversion of Sir Oliver Lodge, Dr. Richard Hodgson, Prof. James Hyslop and many other intellects to a belief in survival and communication with the dead.

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