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.