Born Thelma Schnee, a native of Connecticut, Thelma Moss graduated from Carnegie Tech, and originally pursued a career in acting and in writing scripts for film and television. She was one of the earliest members of The Actors Studio; as a scriptwriter, her biggest success was the screenplay for the 1954 Alec Guinness film Father Brown.[2] She also wrote the script for the 1958 science fiction film The Colossus of New York, about the implantation of a human brain belonging to a brilliant scientist (played by Ross Martin) into a large humanoid robot.[3]
However, she struggled for years with persistent psychological problems, rooted in depression and grief at the loss of her husband (he died of cancer two days after she gave birth to a baby daughter). She survived two suicide attempts. For treatment for her problems, she underwent a course of LSD psychotherapy; she later published an autobiographical account of her treatment, My Self and I, under the pseudonym Constance A. Newland; the book was a bestseller in 1962.
Moss returned to academia in the mid-1960s, studying at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and interning at the Wadsworth Veterans Hospital; she earned her Ph.D. in psychology from UCLA and became a professor at the same institution. For a time in the 1970s she led UCLA's parapsychology laboratory (while it existed). She explored a wide range of specific subjects in parapsychology (hypnosis, ghosts, levitation, alternative medicine), though her research on Kirlian photography was the most significant theme in her work for the remainder of her career. Moss came to believe that Kirlian photography depicts the astral body. She made several trips to the Soviet Union to explore Russian work in the field, and wrote two books on that and related subjects, plus lesser works.[4][5]
Books
My Self and I (pseudo. Constance A. Newland), New York, Coward McCann, 1962.
The Probability of the Impossible: Scientific Discoveries and Exploration in the Psychic World, Los Angeles, J.P. Tarcher, 1974.
Body Electric: A Personal Journey into the Mysteries of Parapsychological Research, Bioenergy and Kirlian Photography, Los Angeles, J.P. Tarcher, 1979.
thelma, moss, born, thelma, schnee, january, 1918, february, 1997, american, actress, later, psychologist, parapsychologist, best, known, work, kirlian, photography, human, aura, bornthelma, schnee, 1918, january, 1918diedfebruary, 1997, 1997, aged, nationalit. Thelma Moss born Thelma Schnee January 6 1918 February 1 1997 was an American actress and later a psychologist and parapsychologist best known for her work on Kirlian photography and the human aura 1 Thelma MossBornThelma Schnee 1918 01 06 January 6 1918DiedFebruary 1 1997 1997 02 01 aged 79 NationalityAmericanAlma materCarnegie TechOccupationsActress psychologist parapsychologistSpousePaul F MossChildrenLeland Moss Contents 1 Biography 2 Books 3 Short films 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBiography Edit Edmund Breon and Thelma Schnee in the original Broadway production of The Corn Is Green 1940 41 Born Thelma Schnee a native of Connecticut Thelma Moss graduated from Carnegie Tech and originally pursued a career in acting and in writing scripts for film and television She was one of the earliest members of The Actors Studio as a scriptwriter her biggest success was the screenplay for the 1954 Alec Guinness film Father Brown 2 She also wrote the script for the 1958 science fiction film The Colossus of New York about the implantation of a human brain belonging to a brilliant scientist played by Ross Martin into a large humanoid robot 3 However she struggled for years with persistent psychological problems rooted in depression and grief at the loss of her husband he died of cancer two days after she gave birth to a baby daughter She survived two suicide attempts For treatment for her problems she underwent a course of LSD psychotherapy she later published an autobiographical account of her treatment My Self and I under the pseudonym Constance A Newland the book was a bestseller in 1962 Moss returned to academia in the mid 1960s studying at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and interning at the Wadsworth Veterans Hospital she earned her Ph D in psychology from UCLA and became a professor at the same institution For a time in the 1970s she led UCLA s parapsychology laboratory while it existed She explored a wide range of specific subjects in parapsychology hypnosis ghosts levitation alternative medicine though her research on Kirlian photography was the most significant theme in her work for the remainder of her career Moss came to believe that Kirlian photography depicts the astral body She made several trips to the Soviet Union to explore Russian work in the field and wrote two books on that and related subjects plus lesser works 4 5 Books EditMy Self and I pseudo Constance A Newland New York Coward McCann 1962 The Probability of the Impossible Scientific Discoveries and Exploration in the Psychic World Los Angeles J P Tarcher 1974 Body Electric A Personal Journey into the Mysteries of Parapsychological Research Bioenergy and Kirlian Photography Los Angeles J P Tarcher 1979 Short films EditPower Of Plants 1950 John Kieran s Kaleidoscope https www youtube com watch v 5ZCKy61DNrESee also EditAstral body Etheric bodyReferences Edit Wilbur Bradbury Into the Unknown Reader s Digest Association 1981 p 284 The Dimensions of Healing a Symposium Academy of Parapsychology and Medicine 1972 p 121 Taff Barry July 18 2012 Legacy s End barrytaff net Retrieved December 5 2016 Robert Todd Carroll The Skeptic s Dictionary A Collection of Strange Beliefs Amusing Deceptions and Dangerous Delusions 2003 p 190 Olav Hammer Claiming Knowledge Strategies of Epistemology from Theosophy to the New Age 2001 pp 240 241External links EditThelma Schnee at IMDb Thelma Schnee at the Internet Broadway Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thelma Moss amp oldid 1113510266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
