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How a Medium’s Brain Changes in a Trance
A medium practices psychography, or writing the words of the dead while in a trance. (Image credit: Julio Peres) The supernatural experience of having the dead communicate through the living has now been analyzed with brain scans. Their brain activity suggests those more expert at entering these otherworldly trances often experienced a drop in focus, self-awareness and consciousness, […]
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Scientific Rationality
An Approach To Ghosts & Ghost Studies Elemental Ghosts Elementals seem to be a type of conscious entity that is closely associated with a specific place or location. This type of creature resides in a realm that is either above or below our levels of perception. Perception is defined as that which is able to […]
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Is Reality All in the Mind?
All our experiences—all our perceptions, sensations, dreams, thoughts and feelings—are forms appearing in consciousness. It doesn’t always seem that way. When I see a tree it seems as if I am seeing the tree directly. But science tells us something completely different is happening. Light entering the eye triggers chemical reactions in the retina, these […]
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ESP: What can science say?
Ever answer a phone call, only to hear the person you were just thinking of on the other end? Ever had a dream about something that later actually happened? Ever felt like somebody read your mind? Some people may interpret these sorts of experiences as extrasensory perception, or ESP. ESP is defined as an awareness […]
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The 9 Most Convincing Parapsychology Studies Ever Conducted
The existence of paranormal research suggests that even the most hardened of skeptics want to believe that “there are more things on heaven and earth that are dreamt of in their philosophies,” to paraphrase Shakespeare. However, accredited scientific research into the paranormal remains controversial. Even comprehensive and evidence-heavy studies are often still considered “pseudo science” by doubters, and it’s […]
