Parapsychology is defined as the study of paranormal and psychic phenomena that can’t be explained by scientific laws or data. The field focuses on investigating the existence and nature of experiences and abilities, such as ESP (Extrasensory Perception), telepathy, clairvoyance. psychokinesis, Near-death or out of body experiences, astral travel or remote viewing, lucid dreaming, and synchronicity. Here’s more from Robert Sepehr, author and anthropologist.
A near-death experience is a profound subjective experience associated with death or impending death which encompass a variety of sensations often including detachment from the body, feelings of levitation, total serenity, security, visions of deceased relatives and religious figures, warmth (love), and the presence of a light. More from Robert Sepehr, anthropologist and author.
This talk was originally slated as part of a TEDx event in 2013, but TED pulled their support when they learned about the subjects, The speaker, Russell Targ, discusses psychic abilities and such topics as “Is ESP real?” He gets into research funded by the CIA.
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Here’s a related video on dream telepathy. That is the purported ability to communicate telepathically with another person while one is dreaming. The first person in modern times to document telepathic dreaming was Sigmund Freud. An out-of-body experience is an experience in which a person seems to perceive the world from a location outside their physical body. More from Robert Sepehr on the Atlantean Gardens.
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Throughout the early modern period, the English term “witch” was not exclusively negative in meaning, and could also indicate practitioners of folk medicine, folk magic, and divination, often involving out-of-body experiences and travelling through the realms of a hidden or “other-world”. Robert Sepehr is an author, producer and independent anthropologist.
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