Ebook - Extrasensory Deception by Henry Gordon (Digital Download)

Unveiling the Illusions: A Magician's Journey into the Paranormal

Step into the intriguing realm of the paranormal, a landscape often shrouded in mystery and ripe with dubious claims. In 'Extrasensory Deception,' acclaimed professional magician and journalist Henry Gordon pulls back the curtain, offering an unparalleled exposé from the perspective of someone intimately familiar with illusion. Culled from his incisive weekly columns for the Toronto Sunday Star, this digital download presents a captivating collection of essays where Gordon fearlessly confronts the most outlandish assertions of psychics, astrologers, myth-makers, and various purveyors of the supernatural.

Exposing the Sleight-of-Hand Behind 'Supernatural' Powers

With a sharp wit and an unwavering commitment to truth, Gordon doesn't pull punches. He takes readers on a fascinating, often humorous, first-person journey, documenting his encounters with some of the biggest names in the paranormal movement. From New Age icon Shirley MacLaine to faith-healer Peter Popoff, UFO guru Stanton Friedman, and psychic superstar Uri Geller, no one escapes Gordon's meticulous scrutiny. He systematically dismantles their so-called 'extrasensory' abilities, revealing them for what they truly are: the very same masterful sleight-of-hand and mentalist tricks that he and his fellow magicians have skillfully employed on stage for decades.

A Powerful Plea for Critical Thinking

'Extrasensory Deception' transcends simple debunking; it serves as a profound call to reason. Gordon powerfully illustrates the perils of uncritically accepting supernatural beliefs, arguing that such influence can hinder rational thought. By laying bare the dangers of gullibility, this book makes an impassioned and urgent plea for an increased reliance on rational intelligence and robust critical thinking skills. It's an essential read for anyone seeking clarity, logic, and an informed perspective in a world saturated with the fantastic and the unverifiable.

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The world of the paranormal can be a strange and fascinating place. Mystery and adventure may lurk around every corner, waiting to be explored. Henry Gordon has journeyed through this realm of psychic powers and has come back kicking.

In an eye-opening collection of essays, aptly titled ExtraSensory Deception, Gordon, a professional magician and journalist, takes on psychics, astrologers, myth-makers and other assorted purveyors of the paranormal, and shines the light of common sense into the murky darkness that is the world of paranormal claims.

Culled from Gordon's weekly columns for the Toronto Sunday Star, this book collects his commentaries on "The Paranormal", "Prophecy", "Spirits", "Superstition", "Pseudoscience", "Higher Life", and "Truth". Not one to pull punches, he gives a hard-hitting, often humorous, first-person account of his adventures among some of the "big names" in the paranormal movement, including New Age heroine Shirley MacLaine, faith-healer Peter Popoff, UFO guru Stanton (the Flying Saucer Physicist) Friedman, and psychic superstar Uri Geller.

Gordon exposes the methods used by "psychics" and other practitioners of "extrasensory" powers for what they are - the sleight-of-hand and mentalist tricks that he and other magicians have used on stage for decades.

The focus of the book is not, however, to merely debunk the excessive and unverifiable claims made by the paranormalists. As Gordon states, "It seems clear. Once a person comes under the influence of these supernatural beliefs, his or her mind ceases to function at a normal level of reasoning." By laying bare the dangers of uncritical acceptance of such claims, this book makes an impassioned plea for an increased use of rational intelligence and critical thinking skills for solving our problems.