Why do writers choose paranormal power as their topic instead of other more daily stuffs? As Kripal mentioned in his article, the mystical movement is in late 1962, and the mutant mythology is in 1963. A great amount of classic books and great writers appeared at that time. I believe that in that inevitable trend, more writers tried to do some experiments in the fiction and mystery book field, just like what is happening right now. “Authors and artists of popular culture commonly report similar experiences, and they just as commonly identify those events as the source of their creative powers” (3). I guess creative source is another important reason. In paranormal topic works, daily life doesn’t have to be the only source of the book, and that
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In Tony Jinks’s book “An Introduction to the Psychology of Paranormal Belief and Experience”, he claims that psychologists believe that most of those who say they got paranormal power or experienced paranormal events must be up to something, such as establish prestige and be famous, or they are just for fun. Psychologists refuse to admit the existence of paranormal, “paranormal beliefs are judgmental errors, and paranormal experiences are ordinary events that the witness has mistaken as extraordinary” (21), they said. The problem is it is true that a lot of paranormal events cannot be explained by science, and it is impossible to text paranormality by science experiments. Because one can never predict when the paranormal events are going to happen again, let alone gather related evidences. So even though psychologists insist that paranormal beliefs are just some kind of mental derangement, none of them can really prove it so …show more content…
Thye consider social influence and interpersonal influence as the most significant causes of arising of paranormal beliefs. In their book “Social Influence on Paranormal Beliefs”, they claim that social networks like TV series, movies, radio, and books have become the main approaches of paranormal belief’s spread, and most of them are supporting and advocating paranormal theories enthusiastically nowadays. Which means those popular cultures, including contemporary literature, are promoting the development of paranormal belief to a large extent. In addition, the result of Markovsky and Thye’s studies shows that people’s paranormal beliefs can be transmitted by someone who has a strong social tie with them, such as family members and close friends. Luna, the female character in Harry Potter that I mentioned before, has been indoctrinated from an early age with her father’s beliefs, and she never doubt them even when she grows up. It is also a very common thing in our real life: a family pass on their value, faith, and belief to future generations, and hope those can be transmitted again. The study result also shows that one’s paranormal beliefs can be changed by passive social influence in some groups that they are in, and I guess the numerous religious groups are an obvious
In Tony Jinks’s book “An Introduction to the Psychology of Paranormal Belief and Experience”, he claims that psychologists believe that most of those who say they got paranormal power or experienced paranormal events must be up to something, such as establish prestige and be famous, or they are just for fun. Psychologists refuse to admit the existence of paranormal, “paranormal beliefs are judgmental errors, and paranormal experiences are ordinary events that the witness has mistaken as extraordinary” (21), they said. The problem is it is true that a lot of paranormal events cannot be explained by science, and it is impossible to text paranormality by science experiments. Because one can never predict when the paranormal events are going to happen again, let alone gather related evidences. So even though psychologists insist that paranormal beliefs are just some kind of mental derangement, none of them can really prove it so …show more content…
Thye consider social influence and interpersonal influence as the most significant causes of arising of paranormal beliefs. In their book “Social Influence on Paranormal Beliefs”, they claim that social networks like TV series, movies, radio, and books have become the main approaches of paranormal belief’s spread, and most of them are supporting and advocating paranormal theories enthusiastically nowadays. Which means those popular cultures, including contemporary literature, are promoting the development of paranormal belief to a large extent. In addition, the result of Markovsky and Thye’s studies shows that people’s paranormal beliefs can be transmitted by someone who has a strong social tie with them, such as family members and close friends. Luna, the female character in Harry Potter that I mentioned before, has been indoctrinated from an early age with her father’s beliefs, and she never doubt them even when she grows up. It is also a very common thing in our real life: a family pass on their value, faith, and belief to future generations, and hope those can be transmitted again. The study result also shows that one’s paranormal beliefs can be changed by passive social influence in some groups that they are in, and I guess the numerous religious groups are an obvious