Paranormal Glossary

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Histology:

The anatomical study of the microscopic structure of animal and plant tissues. The microscopic structure of tissue.

Invocation:

Summoning benevolent spiritual beings.

Kinesiology:

The study of muscles and their movements as applied to physical conditioning.

Luminous Phenomena:

The experience of strange lights or glows, often around objects or people.

Lucid Dreaming:

Dreaming in which the person is aware that the experience is a dream. It is often associated with feelings of aliveness and freedom.

Metaphysical:

of or relating to the transcendent or to a reality beyond what is perceptible to the senses.

Metempsychosis:

Another term for reincarnation.

Necromancy:

Black magic practices involving communicating with the dead.

Neuropsychiatry:

The branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system. The integrated medical study of both neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Occam's Razor:

The principle that we should always prefer the simplest explanation of events.

Occultism:

Esoteric systems of belief and practice that assume the existence of mysterious forces and entities.

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