George P. Hansen
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George P. Hansen is a writer and parapsychologist
. One of his known works include The Trickster and the Paranormal, which mostly deals with liminality
and the paranormal
. Hansen worked with parapsychology during eight years before finishing The Trickster.
, UFOs and ghosts, are sighted when the society is in disorder, and least when society is ordered, but also during times of transition (for example, from youth to adulthood). He argues that there is a connection between all the different aspects of "the unknown", as well as with parapsychology.
Hansen is a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians
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Parapsychology
The term parapsychology was coined in or around 1889 by philosopher Max Dessoir, and originates from para meaning "alongside", and psychology. The term was adopted by J.B. Rhine in the 1930s as a replacement for the term psychical research...
. One of his known works include The Trickster and the Paranormal, which mostly deals with liminality
Liminality
Liminality is a psychological, neurological, or metaphysical subjective state, conscious or unconscious, of being on the "threshold" of or between two different existential planes, as defined in neurological psychology and in the anthropological theories of ritual by such writers as Arnold van...
and the paranormal
Paranormal
Paranormal is a general term that designates experiences that lie outside "the range of normal experience or scientific explanation" or that indicates phenomena understood to be outside of science's current ability to explain or measure...
. Hansen worked with parapsychology during eight years before finishing The Trickster.
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Hansen believes that paranormal events, such as sightings of strange beastsCryptozoology
Cryptozoology refers to the search for animals whose existence has not been proven...
, UFOs and ghosts, are sighted when the society is in disorder, and least when society is ordered, but also during times of transition (for example, from youth to adulthood). He argues that there is a connection between all the different aspects of "the unknown", as well as with parapsychology.
Hansen is a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians
International Brotherhood of Magicians
International Brotherhood of Magicians is the world's largest organization for professional and amateur magicians, with approximately 15,000 members worldwide. The headquarters is in St...
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