User:Thomas Butler/Tom Butler's paranormal sandbox

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Objective
The objective of this project is to develop a set of articles that will help the reader understand the nature of related subject as a good study guide for further study. The articles should be reasonably free of statements based on belief, as everything substantive should have an easily accessible reference.

it is sometimes necessary to provide commentary about the subject in the nature of an overview or abstract, but that verbiage should be clearly identified as opinion.

Concepts related to paranormal
Of course, "paranormal" means "not normal," but in the context of frontier thought, "paranormal" refers to all things that are outside of the mainstream of thought. The three main aspects of the subject are:


 * 1) Physical: This is the mainstream scientific view of what reality is like. As a general rule, the term "paranormal" doe snot apply to physical phenomena such as most of the subjects discussed in the forteantimes This would include UFOs, aliens and strange weather.
 * 2) Psi phenomena: the field of parapsychology addresses a class of phenomena generally described as "psi functioning." This study is based on the existence of a hypothetical subtle energy which is not addressed in mainstream science. Such subjects as ExtraSensory Perception (ESP), Psychokinesis (PK), Remote Viewing and precognition (Presentiment) and intentionality. The Super-psi Hypothesis is an important part of this study.
 * 3) Survival of personality:The concept that mins is independent of brain, and continues to exist beyond physical death is generally address in the Survival Hypothesis. This study extends physical and psi research to address to hypothetical existence of a greater, nonphysical reality. Related subjects include transcommunication, Instrumental TransCommunication (ITC), Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP), hauntings phenomena and mediumship.

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 * Parapsychology
 * Survival research
 * Psi phenomena
 * Transcommunication

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Parapsychology
 * ExtraSensory Perception
 * Psychokinesis
 * [[Remote Viewing
 * Precognition
 * Presentiment
 * ntentionality
 * Super-psi Hypothesis

Survival research
 * After death communication (This is the spontaneous form transcommunication.
 * Near-death experience
 * Out of body experiences

Transcommunication
 * Instrumental transcommunication This includes both visual and audio; EVP is a subset.
 * Electronic Voice Phenomena
 * Hauntings phenomena
 * Mental mediumship This includes channeling.
 * Physical mediumship

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Morphic Resonance and Morphic Fields: An Introduction by Dr. Rupert Sheldrake

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