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* Paranormal:
Beyond the range of normal experience or scientific explanation.
Above or outside the natural order of things as presently understood.
* Paranormal Dream:
Dreams in which the dream imagery provides paranormal knowledge (e.g., ESP or precognition). [Also see "Announcing dream" and "Lucid Dreaming" for more info.]
* Parapsychology:
The branch of science that studies psychic phenomena.
The study of the evidence for psychological phenomena, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis, that are inexplicable by science. (term coined by J.B. Rhine)
* Past-Life Memories:
Mental images that are believed to be memories of previous lives. [Also see "Reincarnation" and Past-life Regression" for more info.]
* Past-Life Regression:
A technique of hypnosis involving regressing people to supposed previous lives. [Also see "Reincarnation" and "Past-life Memories" for more info.]
* Percipient:
Having the power of perceiving, especially perceiving keenly and readily.
A person who sees (i.e., perceives) an apparition or ghost.
* Phantasm:
A phantom or an apparition. Also called phantasma. [Also see "Apparition" for more info.]
* Phasmophobia:
The Fear of Ghosts.
* Phenomenology:
An approach to research that aims to describe and clarify a person's own experience and understanding of an event or phenomenon.
A philosophy or method of inquiry based on the premise that reality consists of objects and events as they are perceived or understood in human consciousness and not of anything independent of human consciousness.
* PK:
See "Psychokinesis".
* Placebo:
An inactive treatment often given to a control group. [Also see "Control Group" for more info.]
* Place Memory:
Information about past events that apparently is stored in the physical environment.
* Plant Psi:
Extra Sensory Perception exhibited by plants. [Also see "Extra Sensory Perception" and "Psi" for more info.]
* Poltergeist:
A ghost/spirit that manifests itself by noises, rappings, and the creation of disorder.
Poltergeist, German for "noisy spirit", seems to be between the categories of ghost and psi (the term applied to unusual abilities of human origin such as ESP and psychokinesis and investigating "exceptional human experiences" such as out of body and apparitional experiences). As the name suggests, they are noisy, often throwing objects around, pinching and prodding residents and generally disrupting the residence. They may not be "mean" or "evil", Just active, wanting to let people know they're there.
* Possession:
The state of being possessed.
The complete control by an entity of the body of a living person.
* Precognition:
The ability to predict things beyond present knowledge.
Knowledge of something in advance of its occurrence, especially by extrasensory perception; clairvoyance.
* Prediction:
A statement that foretells future events. [Also see "Premonition", "Precognition" and "Prophecy" for more info.]
* Preexistence:
Belief that the personality or soul exists prior to birth. [Also see "Reincarnation" for more info.]
* Premonition:
A presentiment of the future; a foreboding.
A warning in advance; a forewarning.
A forewarning of a future event.
* Presence:
The state or fact of being present; current existence or occurrence.
A supernatural/paranormal influence felt to be nearby.
The feeling that an unseen person, spirit or being is nearby.
* Process Research:
Research that aims to investigate factors affecting psi. [Also see "Proof Research" for more info.]
* Proof Research:
Research that aims to demonstrate the existence of psi. [Also see "Process Research" for more info.]
* Prophecy:
A prediction, usually resulting from a sense of spiritual revelation.
The ability to receive prophetic revelations.
* Psi:
Parapsychological phenomena or abilities considered as a group.
A letter in the Greek alphabet that denotes psychic phenomena.
* Psi-Mediated Instrumental Response (PMIR):
Theory put forward by Rex Stanford that psi activity is used to serve an organism's needs.
* Psyche:
The Greek word for “self”, “mind”, or “soul”.
Greek Mythology - Psyche was a young woman who loved and was loved by Eros and was united with him after Aphrodite's jealousy was overcome. She subsequently became the personification of the soul.
* Psychedelic:
Literally "revealing mind". A class of plants and drugs (Example: peyote, psilocybin, LSD) that can produce florid Altered States of Consciousness. [Also see "Altered State of Consciousness (ASC)" for more info.]
* Psychic:
A person with above average ESP abilities.
Capable of extraordinary mental processes, such as extrasensory perception and mental telepathy.
* Psychic Impression:
Energy left in an area that can later be "played back" like a recording in time. Psychic Impressions left in an area are not interactive and are often associated with a haunting, called "Residual Hauntings". (Example of a Residual Haunting: When people see ghostly soldiers fighting battles on battlefields, etc..) When a person has preformed events over and over again in a location they tend to leave a psychic impression on the area, which sometimes stays in the location long after that person has passed on. Traumatic events in a location may also leave a strong psychic impression on the area. [Also see "Ghost" for more info.]
* Psychical Research:
A term coined in the late 19th century to refer to the scientific study of the paranormal. Now largely known as 'parapsychology'.
* Psychic Photography:
General term used to refer to paranormal photographic images. [Also see "Kirlian Photography", "Spirit Photography", and "Thoughtography" for more info.]
* Psychokinesis (PK):
The power of the mind to affect matter without physical contact.
The production or control of motion, especially in inanimate and remote objects, purportedly by the exercise of psychic ability.
* Psychometry:
ESP of events associated with inanimate objects.
The ability or art of divining information about people or events associated with an object solely by touching or being near to it.
* Pyramid Power:
Belief that pyramid shapes can produce paranormal effects. |
