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When the Tables Float by Eberhard Bauer deals with spiritism and unusual phenomena that are connected with spiritist seances and the work of mediums. In the center of attention are phenomena such as moving and floating tables, knocking and other inexplicable sounds, moving objects without visible touch and attempts to establish a connection with the world of the dead. The author shows the development of interest in such phenomena and their place in the history of spiritualism and parapsychological research.

Special attention was paid to mediums - persons who were credited with the ability to mediate between the living and the dead or cause unusual physical phenomena. Numerous cases attracted the attention of the public, as well as scientists, magicians and researchers who tried to determine whether they were real paranormal phenomena, conscious fraud or the effects of psychological processes.

Bauer considers the ways in which such phenomena have been investigated under controlled conditions and the problems that arise when trying to prove them. It shows the reader how difficult it is to draw a clear line between an unexplained, self-deception and a skillfully performed trick. The book is therefore not only an overview of unusual spiritualistic events but also an account of man's long-standing desire to find proof of the existence of a world beyond everyday experience. By connecting the history of spiritualism, known cases and parapsychological research, he opens the question of whether there is something unknown behind these phenomena or whether we can still explain them with known laws.