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    A life of psi

    Jan 28, 2021 4 minutes

    Dangerous Pursuits

    Mediumship, Mind and Music

    Stephen E Braude

    Anomalist Books 2020

    Pb, 331pp, £14.50, ISBN 9781949501155

    Stephen Braude, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, has had a distinguished career as a psychical researcher, but the path has not always been easy (though dangerous might be putting it too strongly). The title alludes to the professional complications he has experienced as a result, and he advises less senior academics with similar interests to be discreet, at least until they have achieved tenure.

    Versions of these essays previously appeared in specialist publications over a 30-year period, but they have

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