WordNet
n. phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes [syn: psychic phenomenon, parapsychology]
Usage examples of "psychic phenomena".
Naumov did spark my original interest in the scientific side of psychic phenomena, I was a computer scientist and was at the time more interested in correlations between the electronic brains which our technology was developing and the electrochemical brain that each of us carries in his skull.
For the most part, psychic phenomena are outside the realm of scientific data and research.
In light of present knowledge, his mind addressed Deutsch, anyone who chooses to refer to psychic phenomena as superstition simply isn't aware of what's going on in the world.
That was the first of what was to be a positive onslaught of psychic phenomena which was to continue for three months.
As a child, I was very clairvoyant, without understanding psychic phenomena, but accepting, with the heart of a little child.
Things aren't that way today, but there are still skeptics in the scientific establishment who will try to assure you that paranormal psychic phenomena are either nonexistent or else freakish effects without practical value.
We see too many alleged psychic phenomena turn out to be the work of charlatans and con artists staging sé.
In recent years we have seen a worldwide revival of interest in psychic phenomena and the supernatural.
Mary made a good living as the author of a syndicated newspaper column about psychic phenomena.
We, too, are accustomed to see psychic phenomena conform to an unconsciously accepted pattern of belief.
Unfortunately, like all psychic phenomena, this nearly always occurs spontaneously.
An attempt to incorporate psychic phenomena into the body of science.
As an empath, she knew just how fragile a mind could be, and how a heightened sensitivity to psychic phenomena sometimes left one particularly vulnerable to such effects as the professor described.