psychical phenomena

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• psychical state —    Also known as aura. The term psychical state is indebted to the Greek noun psuchè (life breath, spirit, soul, mind). It was introduced in or shortly before 1954 by the Canadian neuroscientists Wilder Graves Penfield (1891 1976) and Herbert… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

• psychical illusion —    Also known as illusion of comparative interpretation and interpretive illusion. The term psychical illusion is indebted to the Greek noun psuchè (life breath, spirit, soul, mind). It was introduced in or shortly before 1954 by the Canadian… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

• psychical — psychic ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to faculties or phenomena that are apparently inexplicable by natural laws, especially those involving telepathy or clairvoyance. 2) (of a person) appearing or considered to be telepathic or clairvoyant. 3)… …   English terms dictionary

• psychical research — noun or psychic research : the investigation of phenomena that appear to be contrary to physical laws and that suggest the possibility of mental activity existing apart from body * * * psychical research or psychic research, investigation and… …   Useful english dictionary

• psychical — adj. 1 concerning psychic phenomena or faculties (psychical research). 2 of the soul or mind. Derivatives: psychically adv. psychicism n. psychicist n …   Useful english dictionary

• PSYCHICAL RESEARCH, SOCIETY FOR —    a society founded in 1882 to inquire into the phenomena of spiritualism and kindred subjects of a recondite kind, the subject of Telepathy having engaged recently a good deal of attention …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• psychical — psy·chi·cal || saɪkɪkl adj. pertaining to spiritual and supernatural phenomena …   English contemporary dictionary

• psychical communication — noun communication by paranormal means • Syn: ↑psychic communication, ↑anomalous communication • Hypernyms: ↑communication • Hyponyms: ↑telepathy, ↑thought transference, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Society for Psychical Research — The Society for Psychical Research (SPR) is a non profit organization which started in the United Kingdom and was later imitated in other countries. Its stated purpose is to understand events and abilities commonly described as psychic or… …   Wikipedia

• National Laboratory of Psychical Research — The National Laboratory of Psychical Research was established in 1925 by Harry Price, at 13 Roland Gardens, London, S.W.7. Their aim was to investigate in a dispassionate manner and by purely scientific means every phase of psychic or alleged… …   Wikipedia

• Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena — The Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena (ASSAP) is a United Kingdom based organisation whose mission is to investigate, scientifically, paranormal and anomalous phenomena. The ASSAP was founded on June 10, 1981; its… …   Wikipedia