Magic and Mystery in TibetSeeker, adventurer, pilgrim, and scholar, David-Neel (1868?1969) was the first European woman to explore the once-forbidden city of Lhasa. This memoir offers an objective account of the supernatural events she witnessed during the 1920s among the mystics and hermits of Tibet ? including levitation, telepathy, and the ability to walk on water. Includes 32 photographs. |
Contents
TIBET AND THE LAMAS | xv |
A GUEST OF THE LAMAS | 47 |
A FAMOUS TIBETAN MONASTERY | 90 |
DEALING WITH GHOSTS AND DEMONS | 131 |
DISCIPLES OF YORE AND THEIR CONTEMPORARY EMULATORS | 167 |
PSYCHIC SPORTS | 199 |
MYSTIC THEORIES AND SPIRITUAL TRAINING | 241 |
PSYCHIC PHENOMENA IN TIBET HOW TIBETANS EXPLAIN THEM | 288 |
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