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Margo Williams | |
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 Paranormal investigator Margo Williams at work in Carisbrooke Castle Isle of Wight. | |
| Born | February 12 1922 |
| Died | December 7 2009 |
| Period | 1978 - 2009 |
| Subject | Paranormal |
| Notable works | Ghostly Gifts; Out of the Mist; Mystical Memoirs; Ghostly Encounters; Destiny and Desire; Famous and Forgotten; Royals and Rogues; Life and Death; Heaven and Hell. |
Margaret "Margo" Mary Williams (February 12, 1922 - December 7, 2009), an English automatist, paranormal investigator and author, based on the Isle of Wight, UK received national and international media attention during the 1970s to 2000s for purported spirit-channelling from a multitude of discarnate individuals; presenting a complex community of supernatural phenomena.[1]
The trend in psychical research generally has moved away from its early focus on life after death, to quantitative analysis of psychic abilities generated in laboratory tests. Margo Williams' work returned to its pioneers' preoccupation – the afterlife. Notoriously difficult to prove to satisfactory scientific standard, since the deceased do not present for lab evaluation or media press events; which is why so-called 'Drop-in Communicator'[2] evidence is highly-valued and rigorously tested.
Invited twice to share evidence at Parascience Conferences at the Imperial College of Science in 1977[3] and University College in London in 1978[4] the presentations of samples of automatic writings and researched identifying information earned requests for assessment by the Department of Psychology at Edinburgh University (UK) and Division of Parapsychology at University of Virginia (US) and the editor of Psychic News magazine.
In her later years she founded the Olympian Foundation,[5] exploring humanity's connections with other forms of consciousness – its ancient deities.
References
[edit]- ^ Holroyd, Stuart (1979). Alien Intelligence. UK: David & Charles. pp. 139–147. ISBN 0-7153-7563-6.
- ^ "Drop-in Communicator" is a parapsychological term referring to uninvited and limited-engagement spirit entities during a séance.
- ^ Friday 2nd September 1977. Parascience Conference Lecture Theatre A, Sheffield Building Imperial College of Science and Technology, London SW7 2AZ.
- ^ Friday 1 September 1978. Institute of Parascience Conference. University College London. WC1E 6BT.
- ^ "The Return of the Olympian Gods". Kindred Spirit. October 1994. p. 5.