Category: Mysteries
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Altered and Exceptional States of Consciousness
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from Encyclopedia of Consciousness GlossaryHypnagogic state The transitional state between wakefulness and sleep when falling asleep.Hypnopompic state The transitional state between sleep and wakefulness when waking up from sleep.Lucid dream A dream during which the dreamer realizes that the experience is a dream.Muscular atonia The lack of muscle tension in voluntary…
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Paranormal and Supernatural Beliefs
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from Encyclopedia of Adolescence Paranormal and supernatural beliefs generally refer to those that are outside of scientific explanation. Although there may be many beliefs that could fit into this category, the term often is used to pertain to phenomena like ghosts, unidentified flying objects, extraterrestrial beings, and cryptids (such as Big…
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The Most Mysterious Anomalies of Mars
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Since Ancient Man began tracking the unique red world across the night sky, we have always known there is something special about Mars. Although it is much smaller than Earth, Mars is the most Earth-like planet in our solar system with its many similar geological features, including polar ice caps and what appear…
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What to Do With Your Premonitions
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How to Handle Your Visions of Future Events, Great or Small Portra / Getty Images In the weeks following the terrible events of September 11, 2001, many people claimed to have had premonitions of the attacks days or even weeks before that fateful day. The problem with the vast majority of…
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Altered and Exceptional States of Consciousness
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from Encyclopedia of Consciousness GlossaryHypnagogic state The transitional state between wakefulness and sleep when falling asleep.Hypnopompic state The transitional state between sleep and wakefulness when waking up from sleep.Lucid dream A dream during which the dreamer realizes that the experience is a dream.Muscular atonia The lack of muscle tension in voluntary…
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Psychical Research
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from Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained The scientific investigation of claims of psychic powers and paranormal events. Interest in psychic phenomena was stimulated during the 19th century, particularly by the rise of the spiritualism movement. This coincided with the development of ‘scientism’ and a growing belief that science could provide the answers to questions about…
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PARANORMAL PHENOMENA / THEORY
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from Elsevier’s Dictionary of Psychological Theories = extra-sensory perception = parapsychology = psi phenomena. The paranormal class of effects refers to supernatural events/results (“beyond the normal”) that are inexplicable by the usual laws of science and/or reason. The related terms extra-sensory perception (ESP) (including clairvoyance, precogni-tion, and telepathy) and psychokinesis (PK) are generic terms for various hypothetical…
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If UFOs are alien spaceships, how did they get here?
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The truth is out there. Key Takeaways Space is really, really big, and aliens are not magic. These are the two critical points to consider if you really want to think about UFOs as spacecraft from distant star systems. They are also the most important points to consider if you want…
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Wormholes Could be Portals to Other Universes—Here’s What One Might Look Like
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Representative image of a black hole. iStock Wormholes are theoretical objects that could serve as portals between two points in space and time. Some believe they could even act as passageways to other universes. But if one did exist, what would it look like? Roman Konoplya, a theoretical physicist with the…
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What Were the Mysterious “Foo Fighters” Sighted by WWII Night Flyers?
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Something strange was following the Beaufighter crews of the 415th Night Fighter Squadron. Toward the end of World War 2, mission updates from the 415th Night Fighter Squadron took a mysterious turn. Along with details of dogfights over the German-occupied Rhine Valley, pilots began reporting inexplicable lights following their aircraft. One night…
