Paranormal Glossary
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Parapsychology:
Term coined by J.B. Rhine to refer to the experimental and quantitative study of paranormal phenomena. Now generally used instead of "psychical research" to refer to all scientific investigation of the paranormal.Phenomenology:
The study of all possible appearances inhuman experience, during which considerations of objective reality and of purely subjective response are temporarily left out of account. A philosophical movement based on phenomenology, originated about 1905 by Edmund Husserl.Phonology:
The science of speech sounds, including phonetics and phonemics.Photogrammetry:
The process of making surveys and maps through the use of photographs.Phrenology:
The reading of character and mental ability from the shape of a person's skull.Poltergeist:
German word meaning "noisy or troublesome spirit". Poltergeist activity may include unexplained noises, movements of objects, outbreaks of fire, floods, pricks or scratches to a person's body. Unlike haunting, which are associated with specific locations, poltergeists typically focus on a person (the focal person or poltergeist agent) who is often a young child or adolescent. Many physical mediums experienced poltergeist activity in their childhood.Possession:
Refers to cases in which a person's body is apparently taken over by another personality or entity. Cf. multiple personality.Precognition:
clairvoyance relating to an event or state not yet experienced.Process research:
Research that aims to investigate factors affecting psi. Cf. proof research.Proof research:
Research that aims to demonstrate the existence of psi.Proxy Sitting:
A seance in which another person sits in on behalf of the person receiving a communication.Psi:
A term used to encompass all paranormal abilities.Psi-Mediated Instrumental Response (PMIR):
Theory put forward by Rex Stanford that psi activity is used to serve an organism's needs.Psychometry:
Obtaining paranormal knowledge using a physical object as a focus. Also known as object reading.Psychokinesis:
movement of physical objects by the mind without use of physical means.Pyramid Power:
Belief that pyramid shapes can produce paranormal effects.More
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