H.P. Blavatsky and the Spr: An Examination of the Hodgson Report of 1885
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (693 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1557001170 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 108 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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P. Harrison, a professional examiner of questioned documents, continued his research, including a line-by-line examination of 1,323 color slides of the Mahatma Letters, and in a second monograph (1997) concluded that 'the Hodgson Report is even worse than I had thought.' H. In December 1885 the Society for Psychical Research (SPR) in London, England, published a 200-page report by Richard Hodgson. Harrison s papers together with his Opinion, Replies to Criticism, formal Affidavit, and 13 full-color plates of sample pages from the Mahatma and Blavatsky letters.. Blavatsky as an impostor, and is often quoted in encyclopedias, reference books, and biographical works. The report is perhaps best known for its denunciation of H. In April 1986 the SPR Journal, 'in the interests of truth and fair play,' published a critical analysis of the Hodgson Report by handwriting expert Vernon Harrison, who found it 'riddled with slanted statements, conjectures advanced as fact or probable fact, uncorroborated testimony of unnamed witnesses, selection of evidence and downright falsity.' Dr. P. Blavatsky and the SPR combines both of Dr
"Blavatsky was innocent" according to Nicholas C. Weeks. Hodgson's report was riddled with bias, mistakes and sloppy research. Thus many people read only the conclusion that fraud and charlatanism were 'proved'. Not so. Harrison shoots holes through Hodgson's attack and shows Blavatsky as cleared of such accusations.