World-renowned author of "The Jungle" and described as a "prophet of social justice," Upton Sinclair astounded his readers and the scientific world with a bold venture into the paranormal. Written in 1929 by Sinclair with his wife, Mary Craig Kimbrough, "Mental Radio" is the product of Sinclair's reading - hundreds of volumes on psychic research - followed by three years of intense, hands-on scientific investigation into psychic phenomena. Without a doubt, Sinclair's in-depth study of his wife's telepathic abilities helped establish the paranormal as a subject worthy or scientific consideration and research.
- A timeless classic of paranormal exploration and dicovery from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Upton Sinclair
- Hundreds of carefully controlled, precisely documented instances of telepathic communication
- A book far ahead of its time in proposing human ability to learn and use psychic skills
- A deliberate, brilliant, and finely-crafted work whose impact has not lessened with time
The book is essentially a description of a large number of experiments done in the areas of mental telepathy and remote reviewing, broken down into sets or groups of sessions. The author tends to bend over backwards to convince the public of the sincere intentions of all involved in these tests - mostly his wife, himself, his secretary, brother-in-law and several friends and associates.
The information is presented in a very frank and accessible manner, without a lot of protocol and formality, because the tests were being carried out by non-scientists who were just trying to be as diligent as possible. This in turn makes for easy reading by the layman.
Chapter 21 is a verbatim account by Sinclair's wife (whom he calls by her middle name, Craig). It is both a handbook of her methodologies and a fascinating insight into the way she theorizes the workings of the mind. This is very useful information for anyone wanting a "how to" for remote viewing or telepathic research and is a very simple sequence of instructions. Of course a great deal of practice would be necessary to achieve the necessary level of concentration required. But at least one can have a distinct roadmap to follow as opposed to a lot of vague references.