The story of the man who photographed thoughts

The Story of the Man Who Photographed ThoughtsA photo from open sources

In the 60s, a psychiatrist from Denver who believed that he could film human thoughts held a series experiments with a Polaroid camera. Dr. Jules Eisenbud and his test subject, a former messenger, Ted Serios tried to prove that psychic projection can manifest itself on film. All experimental photographs are currently stored in University of Maryland Specialty Collection, Baltimore County. Recently they were digitized, and now everyone can download experiment results and decide for yourself whether to believe in “thought-graphic”: Photo from open sources “Parthenon” (1965), image from the collection the Ted Serios thought-graphic by Jules Eisenbud (collection State University Copyright Photos Maryland, Baltimore County 2013) Photos from open sources Big Ben Curator and organizer of the exhibition photos in 2011 at the University of Maryland Emily Houver stated that these pictures are a kind of reproduction of experience shooting ghosts – when ghosts appeared on 19th century photos thanks to multiple exposure or layering of the image on top main photo. Using photography as an intermediary between our the world and the other world has a long history. Case with Ted Serios is unique because to create a figurative row was camera applied. Polaroid camera instantly creates original photos, eliminating the possibility of cheating with technology for printing photographs in a darkened room. Photo from open sources By the river (1965) Ted Serios and the doctor Eisenbud worked on the experiment for three years. While holding the so-called “gadget” (a piece of paper folded into a small tube at the beginning of each experimental session) in front of the lens the camera, Serios directed the lens to his forehead. Exposure was done at the signal of Serios – with the click of a finger or a verbal command. Photos from open sources The first of his pictures allegedly depict an object or place that was not at the place of the experiment (for example, similar to the picture above, depicting the Parthenon in Athens). Second a group of shots, the so-called “normals”, depict what any expects to see in the photo – Ted’s face and shoulders, as well as a piece of furniture behind him. All other photos in a strange coincidence circumstances turned out to be completely black or white. Ted claimed that during the shooting he did not see any images in his to the head. However, it was more akin to some portal through which this information or images passed. Subsequently all received the results are reflected in Eisenbud’s book, The World of Ted Seriosa: thought-graphic studies of an outstanding mind. “Book widely recognized, but at the same time spawned a large number skeptics who do not share the psychiatrist’s views on thought graphic art, although Eisenbud has made significant efforts to account variables that may indicate fraud. Besides, that these photos are of great interest to parapsychology, their role in the history of art and the unconscious also of undeniable value. Including one of approaches was to try to create an image using penetration into the subconscious. Ted worked the same way; his images arose from the subconscious or at least passed through him. Photos from open sources Thoughtography, 1964 Supernatural or not, but these pictures with their strange obscure images that arise like figures in a fog, yet have something hypnotic in their visual effects. Besides paranormal shots and “normals” in the archives of the university are 16 mm film itself experimental session. As Emily Houver suggests: “If you don’t believe in paranormal, these and other materials are pretty convincingly prove that Ted was not engaged in a hoax, and his the work is commendable. “Source material site “MixStuff

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