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PALMISTRY:
pseudoscience wherein the lines and markings of the hands are read in order to ascertain information about the individual and their life, past, present and future. Back to Top
PARANORMAL:
something outside the perception of the five human senses of taste, smell, touch, hearing, and sight. Back to Top
PARAPSYCHOLOGY:
the study of paranormal powers within an individual person such as psychic or telekinetic powers. Back to Top
PAST LIFE:
with reincarnation one would acquire multiple lifetimes. Past life can refer to one or all of an individual soul's past lives. Back to Top
PHANTASM:
a ghost or spirit. Back to Top
PHILOSOPHER'S STONE:
in the Middle Ages it was believed that he who found the Philosopher's Stone would achieve the Alchemist goal of transforming base metals (lead) into gold. Back to Top
PHILTER:
a potion said to engender romantic love. Back to Top
POLTERGEIST:
a spirit, normally non-threatening, that is purported to make a lot of noise and play pranks of those in the earthly realm. Back to Top
POSSESSION:
a situation in which an spirit or demon occupies the body of an individual in the earthly realm. Back to Top
PRECOGNITION:
the seeing or knowing of things yet to come. Back to Top
PRESCIENCE:
having the knowledge of what is going to happen in the future. Back to Top
PROPHECY:
a prediction about the future and what will come. Back to Top
PROPHESY:
to make a prediction about the future and what will come. Back to Top
PROPHET:
tone who has the gift of prescience and makes predictions about the future; normally a prophet is aligned with or has the place of a holy person in belief systems. Back to Top
PSEPHOMANCY:
a system of divination in which pebbles are used to ascertain what the future holds. Back to Top
PSEUDOSCIENCE:
a system of practice or belief in which scientific application is claimed, but cannot be tested through the scientific methodology of creating a hypothesis and running numerous tests in order to recreate the end result. Back to Top
PSI:
powers or perceptions that are beyond the normal five senses. Back to Top
PSYCHIC:
either a person with the ability, or the ability itself, to reading minds and/or predict the future. Back to Top
PSYCHIC DETERMINISM:
the system of thought in which it is believed that an individual's entire psyche and psychological make up are the result of the experiences and drives which may come from either the conscious thinking mind or the subconscious mind. Back to Top
PSYCHIC ENERGY:
it is believed that each person emits their own energy. Many psychics read this energy when doing readings. Psychic energy can be that of an individual or of a race - such as the human race. Back to Top
PSYCHICAL:
relating to the mind or psyche of the human being. Often associated in combination with words such as trauma and energy. Those who are thought to have high levels of psychical energy are thought to have extrasensory perception, and other paranormal capabilities. Back to Top
PSYCHOKINESIS:
(also known as telekinesis) the movement of physical objects with the power of the human mind and/or thought alone. Back to Top
Article written by Dr. Nikki
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