Investigations Frederick Marion



marion (back right) being tested in card experiment psychical researchers samuel soal (middle) , harry price (right).


marion investigated members of society psychical research in late 1930-1940s. tested parapsychologist samuel soal @ national laboratory of psychical research in series of experiments attributed success not paranormal power expert ability of picking subtle visual clues audience. soal claimed members of magic circle able duplicate marion s feat of identifying playing cards. psychologist andrew neher has written marion identify of number of small cans contained object; did noting involuntary reactions of observers knew can object in.


he investigated harry price concluded abilities result of hyperesthesia, not paranormal.


marion tested psychical researchers r. h. thouless , b. p. weisner rejected soal s conclusions. experiments claimed convinced possessed psychic powers. views summarized in foreword marion s autobiography in mind s eye (1950).


magician milbourne christopher once worked marion @ 1 of performances , observed methods. christopher had no reason believe had genuine psychic powers. wrote marion expert mentalist pick clues audience s changes in breathing, tensions , relaxations, , varying positions of fingers, hands of fingers, hands, , feet of subject when works without contact.








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