Human Invisibility

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By Martin Ettington

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Is Human Invisibility for real? This is one of those powers that hasbeen reported throughout history but seems so fantastic that it soundsridiculous.This book provides a history of human invisiblity, many stories aboutit occurring to different persons, current scientific research, andexercises to teach you how to become invisible yourselfOne historical story of invisibility as related in the Odyssey:As Odysseus passed through the city, 'not one of the Phaeacianscould see him . . . for the great goddess Athene in her good will towardhim had hidden him in a thick cloud of darkness.' Odysseus went straight through the court, 'still hidden by the cloak of darkness in which Athene had enveloped him, until he reached Arete and King Alcinous. Then did he lay his hands upon the knees of the queen, and at that moment that miraculous darkness fell away from him and he became visible.Here are some of the Chapters:The History of Human InvisibilityHistorical Invisibility Stories & WritingsInvisibility in Science Fiction/FantasySome Invisibility PicturesRecent Invisibility StoriesScience and InvisibilityCamouflageNinjitsu TechniquesThe Psychology of InvisibilityHypnotic TrancesSpiritual InvisibilityExercises to become InvisibleMiscellaneous Invisibility Items
Human Invisibility