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.

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.

Cottingley Fairies

1920s hoax by two girl, who persuaded Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that they had photographed themselves playing with fairies.

Crop Circles

The intricate patterns that sometimes appear in crop fields have been attributed to various factors, including supernatural ones..

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.

Forteana

Collective term for anomalous or paranormal-seeming phenomena, as exemplified in the writings of Charles Fort (1874–1932).

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.

Kirlian Photography

Photographic technique pioneered in Russia that reveals light radiating from living organisms and other objects.

Orbs (Light Anomalies)

Light anomalies often seen in photographs and video are attributed by some to the presence of ghosts or spirit entities.

Photography and the Paranormal

Apparently paranormal images captured on film are vulnerable to claims of misinterpretation, malpractice or fraud.

Religious Levitation

Reports of individuals being seen, spontaneously and involuntarily, to rise into the air and remain suspended

Richet’s Traité de Métapsychique (Thirty Years of Psychical Research)

A classic review of the literature, published in 1922.

Scientific Mysticism

Describes the theory of mathematician and mystic Michael Whiteman, based in part on his own experiences.

UFOs/Aliens and Psi

Review of the research literature on UFO sightings and alien encounters, which may include claims of psi phenomena.

Witchcraft

Traces the development of witchcraft as the socially proscribed practice of magic, from Antiquity to the present day.