• She has taken particular interest in telepathy and clairvoyance and published a number of articles in the field. (encyclopedia.com)
  • The Duke experiments on telepathy, clairvoyance and precognition used specially designed cards called Zener cards. (parapsych.org)
  • The Parapsychological Association is an international professional organization of scientists and scholars engaged in the study of psi (or 'psychic') experiences, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, psychic healing, and precognition. (parapsych.org)
  • In parapsychology , clairvoyance (meaning "clear-seeing") denotes a form of extra-sensory perception in which knowledge about a contemporary object, situation, or event is acquired by paranormal means. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Clairvoyance is different from telepathy in that the information gained by a clairvoyant is assumed to derive directly from an external physical source, and not from another person's mind. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • [2] It should be noted that the early magnetists believed that the telepathy and clairvoyance demonstrated by the entranced subjects had a physiological cause, and were not paranormal in nature. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Parapsychology is the study of occult or psychic phenomena such as telepathy, clairvoyance and extra-sensory perception. (presenttruth.info)
  • Also confusing is the fact that the various types of apparent ESP-telekinesis (the projection of force), telepathy (mental transmission), clairvoy- ance (the sensing of remote images) and precognition (foreknowl- edge)-have been lumped together as related phenomena. (cia.gov)
  • telepathy and precognition, ghosts, and homeopathic medicine. (climate-resistance.org)
  • Wolpert is well known in Britain for his outspoken scepticism and makes the case against the existence of telepathy Rupert argues in its favour. (sheldrake.org)
  • Rupert Sheldrake is then going to have half an hour to summarise some of the evidence for the existence of telepathy. (sheldrake.org)
  • A 5 page paper seeking theoretical support for the existence of telepathy and then evidence of its existence. (paperstore.net)
  • His 1922 paper Dreams and Telepathy is reproduced in the book Psychoanalysis and the Occult (1953) and was intended to be a lecture to the Vienna Psycho-Analytical Society, although he never delivered it. (wikipedia.org)
  • But what was also a big part of a romantic reaction against neoliberalism was an interest in the paranormal or parapsychology, which straddled the boundary between psychology and the occult. (dissidentvoice.org)
  • One of the great hazards of denying death is that it opens the door to the occult and lays the groundwork for misinterpretation of parapsychology. (presenttruth.info)
  • It has been classified as a pseudoscience, that is, parapsychology is quackery mistakenly regarded as being based on the scientific method. (gotquestions.org)
  • The idea of telepathy is often dismissed as pseudoscience, but there is a growing body of research that suggests it might be real. (parapsikoloji.net)
  • He also adopted the term 'parapsychology' to distinguish his interests from mainstream psychology. (parapsych.org)
  • Along with his wife Dr Louisa E. Rhine, Dr J B Rhine studied the phenomena now known as parapsychology at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. (parapsych.org)
  • A 4 page paper describing three personal-knowledge experiences of the writer with ESP-related experiences, followed by some of the history of Joseph Banks Rhine's Parapsychology Laboratory opened at Duke University in the 1930s for the purpose of empirically investigating the existence of ESP and psychokinesis. (paperstore.net)
  • Freud considered that a connection between telepathy and dreams could be neither proven nor disproven. (wikipedia.org)
  • Gradually, Freud came to accept the occurrence of telepathy, albeit reluctantly, concerned that it would bring suspicion and disfavor on psychoanalysis as a scientific activity. (spr.ac.uk)
  • At the time she finished her graduate work, she was a lecturer on biology at Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland, where she remained until taking a position in 1958 as an assistant professor of biology at St. Joseph's College, Philadelphia, where her husband also taught and had founded a parapsychology laboratory. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Dream telepathy is the purported ability to communicate telepathically with another person while one is dreaming. (wikipedia.org)
  • His books and papers have delved into topics such as animal and plant development and behaviour, memory, telepathy, perception and cognition in general. (catholicireland.net)
  • Few psychoanalytic writings deal with the topic directly: terms such as 'telepathy' and 'psi phenomena' are not found in psychoanalysis dictionaries. (spr.ac.uk)
  • For example, some people believe that telepathy is only possible between twins or that it can only be used for evil purposes. (parapsikoloji.net)
  • While some stories of twin telepathy are quite dramatic, the most common examples of them are of everyday, small things that seem to be augmented by the bond between twins. (lovetoknow.com)
  • Another Love to Know writer, historian and antiques expert Megan Cooper, has sisters who are twins and had this to say: "Their telepathy always is emotional oriented. (lovetoknow.com)
  • While reputable scientific studies of telepathy between twins are difficult to find, there are researchers trying to analyze regardless if it is a real phenomenon. (lovetoknow.com)
  • The researchers tested the twins' ability to pass entire sentences to each other via telepathy. (lovetoknow.com)
  • Telepathy is often associated with science fiction and fantasy, but there is a growing body of evidence that suggests it might be possible. (parapsikoloji.net)
  • These myths are not supported by scientific evidence, and it is important to approach the topic of telepathy with an open mind and a willingness to learn. (parapsikoloji.net)
  • He also observed that he had not encountered any evidence of dream telepathy in his patients. (wikipedia.org)
  • Albert Ellis regarded their conclusions to have been based upon flimsy evidence, and thought that they could be better explained by bias, coincidence and unconscious cues than by dream telepathy. (wikipedia.org)
  • Regardless of the lack of significant scientific evidence for the phenomenon, many people believe that telepathy is a very real power of the human mind. (lovetoknow.com)
  • Instead, articles on "bio- communications" (telepathy) ap- pear in traditional scientific jour- nals, salted in among what Western scientists view as orthodox re- search. (cia.gov)
  • There is a level of membership for everyone interested in the scientific and scholarly advancement of parapsychology. (parapsych.org)
  • Being short, and personal, the excerpt presented below may be of more relevance to workers in parapsychology than the more academic writings cited above. (parapsych.org)
  • Telepathy is a topic that has fascinated humans for centuries. (parapsikoloji.net)
  • There was a time in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when practitioners and advocates of parapsychology abounded. (yorku.ca)
  • This timeless anthology continues to be appealing as a reference work for those curious about the history of parapsychology, fans of the world of psi, and readers interested in the meaning of the universe. (cosimobooks.com)
  • Many people have reported experiences of telepathy, such as sensing when a loved one is in danger or knowing what someone is going to say before they say it. (parapsikoloji.net)
  • In fact, psychiatrist Diane Powell wrote a book titled Twin Telepathy and the Illusion of Separation , where she details a list of impressive stories of twin telepathy. (lovetoknow.com)
  • By exploring the science behind telepathy and learning more about the tools and techniques that can be used to develop this ability, we can unlock the secret power of telepathy and discover a whole new world of communication and connection. (parapsikoloji.net)
  • We must emphasize that there is a big difference between simply noting that the findings of parapsychology may have implications for spiritual concepts, versus the idea that parapsychologists are driven by some hidden spiritual agenda. (parapsych.org)
  • Apparently the idea of potato washing spread by a kind of telepathy. (ljhammond.com)
  • In Parapsychology: A Century of Enquiry , D. Scott Rogo, one of the most prolific investigative journalists in the genre, examined anomalous phenomena in his own compelling, engaging style before his life was cut short in 1991. (whitecrowbooks.com)
  • Telepathy may seem like a mystical ability, but anyone can tap into their psychic potential with practice and patience. (parapsikoloji.net)
  • In this article, we will explore the science behind telepathy and look at how it might be possible to develop this ability in ourselves. (parapsikoloji.net)
  • Parapsychology is not a religion, but its adherents are convinced that the spiritual realm exists-and, according to the Bible, they are right about that. (gotquestions.org)
  • Parapsychology is a foolish pursuit that leaves the "researcher" wide open to spiritual deception and eternal harm. (gotquestions.org)
  • In the 1940s, Jule Eisenbud, Geraldine Pederson-Krag and Nandor Fodor described alleged cases of dream telepathy. (wikipedia.org)
  • A hit-and-run attitude has characterized a good deal of the work done generally in parapsychology, and with very few exceptions psychiatrists who have touched so-called phenomena have made single contributions and have been retired from the field. (spr.ac.uk)
  • In 2003, Simon Sherwood and Chris Roe wrote a review that claimed support for dream telepathy at Maimonides. (wikipedia.org)
  • In parapsychology, typical psychological profiling methods are limited to assessments such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator [MBTI], and the Defense Mechanism Test [DMT]. (qpsychics.com)
  • While telepathy might not be fully understood or accepted by science, it is a topic that continues to fascinate and inspire people all over the world. (parapsikoloji.net)
  • You can also try practicing telepathy with a partner, by trying to send and receive messages using only your thoughts. (parapsikoloji.net)