Parapsychology

Parapsychology is the study of the evidence involving phenomena where a person seems to affect or to gain information about something through a means not currently explainable within the framework of mainstream, conventional science. Proponents of the existence of these phenomena usually consider them to be a product of unexplained mental abilities.

Types of parapsychology

The phenomena in question fall into two broad groups.

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Extra-sensory perception (ESP) is also known as anomalous cognition, and includes telepathy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairalience, clairgustance, clairsentience and precognition.

Related Topics:
Extra-sensory perception - Anomalous cognition - Telepathy - Clairvoyance - Clairaudience - Clairalience - Clairgustance - Clairsentience - Precognition

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Anomalous operation includes psychokinesis (in the past referred to as telekinesis), out-of-body experiences, astral projection, near-death experiences, mediumship, and reincarnation.

Related Topics:
Anomalous operation - Psychokinesis - Telekinesis - Out-of-body experience - Astral projection - Near-death experience - Mediumship - Reincarnation

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The general term "psi phenomena" (or the somewhat older term, "psychic phenomena," which was said to be the "psi factor" in an experiment) covers all of these categories.

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