General Topics
This category contains articles on a variety of topics that do not fit well in any of the main categories, from dowsing to crop circles and other anomalistic phenomena, the Miscellaneous Anomalistic subcategory. Other subcategories list articles on psychics and mystic and on important articles, books and journals in the field of parapsychology.
‘Raymond’ by Oliver Lodge
The soldier son of Sir Oliver Lodge who was killed in battle in 1915 and subsequently communicated with his family through mediums.
‘The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven’ (recanted NDE)
Best-selling American book describing the supposed NDE of a 6-year-old child.
‘The Phenomena of Astral Projection’ (1951)
Classic study of OBEs, described in the context of the occult idea of 'astral projection'.
Anomalistics
Anomalistics is the study of anomalies unexplained by science, similar to Forteana, but with a greater emphasis on scientific evaluation.
Boggle Threshold
Term coined by Renée Haynes to refer to the level of tolerance of a discomforting new idea, varying from person to person.
Nigel Buckmaster
The benefactor whose bequest financed the Psi Encyclopedia describes the mystical vision that prompted his interest in psi research.
Edgar Cayce
American psychic famous for trance readings in which he diagnosed the cause of medical symptoms and prescribed effective remedies.
Cottingley Fairies
1920s hoax by two girl, who persuaded Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that they had photographed themselves playing with fairies.
Stella Cranshaw
London nurse (1900–1986) who produced abundant phenomena in investigative sittings organized in the 1920s by Harry Price.
Croiset Archive
Details of correspondence, reports, films and other materials relating to the Dutch psychic Gerard Croiset (1909–1980).
Gerard Croiset
Dutch psychic (1909–1980) known for demonstrations of precognitive clairvoyance (chair tests) and for finding missing persons.
Crop Circles
The intricate patterns that sometimes appear in crop fields have been attributed to various factors, including supernatural ones..
Pearl Curran (Patience Worth)
Author of critically-acclaimed novels, poems and other works that were said to be channeled from discarnate entities.
Natasha Demkina
Russian woman who claims the ability to view inside human bodies and correctly diagnose diseases. Scientific tests have had mixed results.
Alexis Didier
French clairvoyant (1826–1886) whose extraordinarily accurate readings were made while he was in a hypnotic trance.
Dowsing
Traditional method of locating underground water or minerals by the movement of a pair of metal rods, a forked stick or a pendulum.
Electromagnetism and Paranormal Phenomena
Electromagnetism may be implicated in reports of seemingly paranormal phenomena.
Eminent People Interested in Psi (list)
A list of some 200 scientists, thinkers, writers, and artists who took seriously the possibility of psi.
Extraordinary Light Phenomena
The widespread experience of a seeing an extraordinary light, one that brings comfort, love or healing.
Eyewitness Testimony (Analysis)
This article discusses the reliability of eyewitness testimony about paranormal events.
Felicia Parise
American woman who taught herself to move small objects by means of psychokinesis and was observed doing so in test conditions.
Forteana
Collective term for anomalous or paranormal-seeming phenomena, as exemplified in the writings of Charles Fort (1874–1932).
Francis Bacon and the Occult
Francis Bacon (1561–1626) believed in the possibility of psi but opposed its investigation on theological grounds.
Uri Geller
Israeli-born celebrity psychic renowned for metal-bending and telepathic feats which, however, are not without controversy.
The Gold Leaf Lady
Florida housewife who exhibits psychic effects, notably golden-like brass foil that appears on her skin and clothes.
Henry Gross
American game warden and dowser (1895–1979) who located water for landowners in his home state of Maine and in Bermuda.
Human Radiations
The idea that humans radiate biophysical forces was once used to explain phenomena such as auras, ESP, healing, and luminous effects.
JOTT: Phenomena of Spatial Discontinuities
The everyday misplacements of objects may sometimes have a non-normal cause.
Journal of Parapsychology (JP)
Journal founded by JB Rhine at Duke University in 1937, historically devoted to experimental parapsychology.
Olga Kahl
Russian psychic known for her ability to cause words and images received telepathically appear briefly as red marks on her skin.
Kirlian Photography
Photographic technique pioneered in Russia that reveals light radiating from living organisms and other objects.
Ninel Kulagina
Russian woman (1926–1990) whose apparent ability to move objects by psychokinesis was investigated by parapsychologists.
Miguel Alberto Mantilla
Mexican boy (b 1904) with a remarkable ability to calculate calendar dates at high speed, rarely making mistakes.
Joe McMoneagle
Former US Army soldier who played a leading role as a remote viewer in the Star Gate psychic spying program run by American military.
Orbs (Light Anomalies)
Light anomalies often seen in photographs and video are attributed by some to the presence of ghosts or spirit entities.
Stefan Ossowiecki
Polish businessman (1877–1944) whose clairvoyant abilities were the subject of successful tests with European psychical researchers.
Ted Owens
American psychic who won notoriety by claiming macro-psychokinetic (PK) powers, including an ability to control the weather.
Patience Worth (analysis)
Should the writings of 'Patience Worth' (Pearl Curran) be considered as products of creative dissociation?
Photography and the Paranormal
Apparently paranormal images captured on film are vulnerable to claims of misinterpretation, malpractice or fraud.
Padre Pio
Italian Roman Catholic friar and mystic (1879–1968) known for producing 'stigmata', bleeding sores recalling Christ's crucifixion.
Lotte Plaat
Dutch clairvoyant (1895–1979) able to discern facts about events associated with an object and its owner by holding it (psychometry).
Podmore’s ‘Apparitions and Thought-Transference’
Argues that apparitions may be explained through telepathy.
Psychische Studien (journal)
Early German psychical research journal (1874–1925) that contained reports of experiences and investigations.
Religious Levitation
Reports of individuals being seen, spontaneously and involuntarily, to rise into the air and remain suspended
Noreen Renier
American psychic detective who claims to have worked on more than 400 cases, mainly related to murder, rape and missing persons.
Richet’s ‘La Suggestion Mentale’
In a 1884 paper, physiologist Charles Richet pioneered the use of statistics in telepathy tests.
Richet’s ‘Traité de Métapsychique’ (‘Thirty Years of Psychical Research’)
A classic review of the literature, published in 1922.
Christopher Robinson
British psychic said to possess precognitive dream ability of use to UK police and security services.
Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Baba was an Indian religious leader known worldwide for 'miracles' such as materializing sweets and ornaments.
Scientific Mysticism
Describes the theory of mathematician and mystic Michael Whiteman, based in part on his own experiences.
Pavel Stepanek
Czech ESP subject who performed consistently well in experiments carried out in Prague and in the US during the 1960s.
Ingo Swann
American artist (1933–2013) whose psychic ability led him to participate in successful ESP and PK experiments in the 1970s.
Emanuel Swedenborg
Swedish engineer, philosopher, seer and psychic (1688–1772), who wrote about his encounters with spirits.
Stanislawa Tomczyk
Polish woman whose ability to produce visible psychokinetic effects in controlled conditions is well documented.
UFOs, Aliens and Psi
Review of the research literature on UFO sightings and alien encounters, which may include claims of psi phenomena.
JH Michael Whiteman
British-born mathematician and philosopher who was inspired by his own psychical and mystical experiences.
Witchcraft
Traces the development of witchcraft as the socially proscribed practice of magic, from Antiquity to the present day.