Category: Parapsychology
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Experimental Parapsychology
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This is a general overview of the attempts by scientists and scholars to apply experimental methods to claims of psychic experiences, from spiritualist séances in the second half of the nineteenth century to the statistical methods employed in present-day parapsychology. The Early Period The physicist William Crookes, FRS, investigated séances over…
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ESP: What can science say?
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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…
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What Is ESP? How ESP Works
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Many of us have dreamed something that eventually came true, had a correct hunch about an event miles away or predicted an out-of-the-blue phone call from an old friend. The experience is incredibly strange — positively spooky — but it happens all the time. Maybe ESP can explain these phenomena. But what is…
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Examples of Pseudoscience in Different Fields
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Pseudoscience includes beliefs, theories, or practices that have been or are considered scientific, but have no basis in scientific fact. This could mean they were disproved scientifically, can’t be tested scientifically, or lack evidence to support them. The term generally has a negative connotation. When used, someone’s insinuating the topic isn’t based on…
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The 9 Most Convincing Parapsychology Studies Ever Conducted
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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…
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The science of superstition – and why people believe in the unbelievable
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The number 13, black cats, breaking mirrors, or walking under ladders, may all be things you actively avoid – if you’re anything like the 25% of people in the US who consider themselves superstitious. Even if you don’t consider yourself a particularly superstitious person, you probably say “bless you” when someone sneezes,…
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Aftereffects of the Near Death Experience
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Adapting to an “exceptional experience.” One of the biggest mysteries in life is what happens after death. Humans have been trying to find the answer since man realized that death meant someone was gone forever. But where do we go—or do we go anywhere? Over the years, hundreds of books…
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The Spirit World: What is it like? (Part II)
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American clergyman Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) is said to have communicated through the mediumship of Marcella De Cou Hicks (1888-1942), author of the book titled Eternal Verities, providing some indications as to what the afterworld is like. Much of what Beecher (below) had to communicate was recorded in the January 10,…
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The Spirit World: What is it like?
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More than a few “spirits” communicating with “earthlings” have said that their world is beyond human language and comprehension. And yet, efforts have been made to give some indication as to what that world is like. One such effort was said to have been made by the famous American clergyman…
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Everything You Need to Know About Telekinesis
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Can people move things with their minds? Psychokinesis (PK)—sometimes referred to as telekinesis or mind over matter—is the ability to move things or otherwise affect the property of things with the power of the mind. Of psychic abilities, true psychokinesis is one of the rarest. Few have been able to…
