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Any of several systems of understanding, interpreting knowledge about reality and human existence, based on the relative positions and movement of various celestial bodies | |
Use of scientific methods and instrumentation in an unconventional manner to hunt 'spirits' | |
Disappearances and ship and aircraft disasters perceived as frequent in this area have led to the circulation of stories of unusual natural phenomena and paranormal encounters | |
Refers to practices said to enable one to detect hidden water, metals, gemstones or other objects | |
Now defunct theory for determining personality traits by feeling bumps on the skull | |
Proposes that our planet is disc-shaped and accelerates upward, producing the illusion of gravity | |
Body of ideas developed by Austrian physician Sigmund Freud and his followers, which is devoted to the study of human psychological functioning and behavior | |
The search for creatures that are considered not to exist by most biologists | |
Alternative medicine practice focusing on spinal manipulation | |
State of extreme relaxation and inner focus in which a person is unusually responsive to suggestions made by the tester | |
Use of fine needles to stimulate certain points and balance the flow of qi | |
Act of rising up from the ground without any physical aids, usually by the power of thought | |
Geometric designs of crushed or knocked-over crops created in a field | |
Paranormal ability to acquire information by means such as telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, psychic abilities, and remote viewing | |
Instrument that measures and records several physiological responses such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration, breathing rhythms, body temperature and skin conductivity | |
Visual or auditory information that is discerned below the threshold of conscious awareness and has an effect on human behavior | |
Paranormal ability of the mind to influence matter or energy at a distance | |
The study of unidentified flying objects and frequently includes the belief that unidentified flying objects are evidence for extraterrestrial visitors | |
Class of proposed machines that violate one of the Laws of Thermodynamics | |
Ancient Chinese system of mysticism and aesthetics based on astronomy, geography, and the putative flow of qi | |
Ritualized attempts to communicate with the dead | |
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