Miscellaneous Anomalistics

Some reported anomalies sit awkwardly outside the main divisions of parapsychology while still raising important questions about mind, matter and experience. This General Topics subcategory gathers articles on such less easily classified subjects, offering readers a place to explore phenomena that resist neat placement within more established themes.

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..

Dermo-Optical Perception

This article describes research into claims of being able to perceive colours through touch alone.

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.

Extraocular Image (China)

1980s experiments in which children demonstrated an ability to recognize hidden images by touch alone.

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).

Francis Bacon and the Occult

Francis Bacon (1561–1626) believed in the possibility of psi but opposed its investigation on theological grounds.

Henry Gross

American game warden and dowser (1895–1979) who located water for landowners in his home state of Maine and in Bermuda.

The Hodgson Report on Theosophy

Controversial report on Helena Blavatsky by Richard Hodgson for the SPR, which alleged fraud.

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.

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.