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Strange Frequencies: The Extraordinary Story of the Technological Quest for the Supernatural

door Peter Bebergal

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A journey through the attempts artists, scientists, and tinkerers have made to imagine and communicate with the otherworldly using various technologies, from cameras to radiowaves. Strange Frequencies takes readers on an extraordinary narrative and historical journey to discover how people have used technology in an effort to search for our own immortality. Bebergal builds his own ghostly gadgets to reach the other side, too, and follows the path of famous inventors, engineers, seekers, and seers who attempted to answer life's ultimate mysteries. He finds that not only are technological innovations potent metaphors keeping our spiritual explorations alive, but literal tools through which to experiment the boundaries of the physical world and our own psyches. Peter takes the reader alongside as he explores:   *  the legend of the golem and the strange history of automata;   *  a photographer who is trying to capture the physical manifestation of spirits;   *  a homemaker who has recorded voicemails from the dead;   *  a stage magician who combines magic and technology to alter his audience's consciousness;   *  and more.… (meer)
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Fascinating reading. Pleased the author shared interests and left many references to his sources. References to The Whole Earth Catalogue; Golum - Jakob Grimm made an entry in his 1808 Zeitung fur Einsiedler (Journal for Hermits), Golum to automatic - Salomon de Caus, Hortus Palatinus Garden (inspired the animated brass horse in The Canterbury Tales, and the living statue of Hermione in The Winter's Tale); James Cox's animated silver swan (which inspired Twain); stage magic; spiritualism; spirit photography; Electronic voice phenomenon; Brion Gysin, Huxley, ..this book is an interesting read about the author's own journey to penetrate things supernatural.
  AChild | Feb 15, 2024 |
I most admit I misunderstood what this book was about. I thought it focused on radio waves from outer space but it's about mysticism and spiritualism. There is one reference to Tesla's work, and anecdotal evidence that he was cognizant of things before they happened. I appreciate the author's Jewish perspective and his tales about Jewish mysticism including Kabbalah and the relationship to the Golem folklore. I think I would have enjoyed the book more if it focused on one topic rather trying to provide a historical overview. ( )
  kerryp | Dec 7, 2020 |
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A journey through the attempts artists, scientists, and tinkerers have made to imagine and communicate with the otherworldly using various technologies, from cameras to radiowaves. Strange Frequencies takes readers on an extraordinary narrative and historical journey to discover how people have used technology in an effort to search for our own immortality. Bebergal builds his own ghostly gadgets to reach the other side, too, and follows the path of famous inventors, engineers, seekers, and seers who attempted to answer life's ultimate mysteries. He finds that not only are technological innovations potent metaphors keeping our spiritual explorations alive, but literal tools through which to experiment the boundaries of the physical world and our own psyches. Peter takes the reader alongside as he explores:   *  the legend of the golem and the strange history of automata;   *  a photographer who is trying to capture the physical manifestation of spirits;   *  a homemaker who has recorded voicemails from the dead;   *  a stage magician who combines magic and technology to alter his audience's consciousness;   *  and more.

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