Mysteries

Mysteries continues Colin Wilson’s investigation of occult, paranormal and supernatural claims begun in The Occult. He examines reports of ghosts, ghouls, poltergeists and psychic phenomena, alongside attempts to understand how such experiences might relate to consciousness, perception and the mind.

The book ranges across telepathy, precognition, psychokinesis, lucid dreaming, dowsing and pendulums, while also considering ley lines, Stonehenge and alchemy. Wilson brings together case reports, historical material and ideas from psychology and psychical research, treating paranormal experiences as evidence to be questioned rather than simply accepted. The result is a wide-ranging study of subjects that sit between personal experience, folklore, occult tradition and scientific explanation.