Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death by Frederic William Henry Myers (F. W. H. Myers) is one of the most influential and important works ever published in the field of psychical research. First published in 1903, this monumental study draws together decades of investigation into exceptional human experiences in an attempt to understand the nature of consciousness and the possibility that personality survives bodily death.
As a founding member of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR), Myers examined a wide range of phenomena, including telepathy, automatic writing, apparitions, mediumship, dreams, hypnotism, genius, subliminal consciousness, and deathbed experiences. His pioneering concept of the "subliminal self" became one of the most significant contributions to both psychology and psychical research, influencing later thinkers including William James and Carl Jung.
Rather than presenting isolated anecdotes, Myers developed a comprehensive theory of human personality that sought to explain extraordinary experiences within a coherent philosophical and psychological framework. His work remains a cornerstone of survival research and continues to be studied by psychologists, philosophers, theologians, and researchers interested in consciousness.