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=Psi=
Psi is a term used in parapsychology for phenomena, experiences and events that appear to be related to the psyche or mind, and which cannot be explained by established physical principles. Psi-related phenomena include:  telepathy, clairvoyance (remote viewing), psychokinesis (telekinesis, mind-over-matter), psychic healing (energy healing, therapeutic touch, contact and non-contact energy healing), out-of-body experiences, poltergeists and [[Instrumental TransCommunication]]. Psi, psychic, and psychical are synonyms.<ref name="PA">Parapsychology Association, parapsych.org</ref>


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==Types of phenomena==
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*'''Extra-sensory perception:''' Abbreviated ESP; includes telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition and presentiment. This term is used to describe the acquisition of information with other then the five physical senses.
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*Clairvoyance: A more popular term for this is remote viewing. It refers to the acquisition of information at a distance.
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*'''Precognition:''' Mentally obtaining information about future events; premonitions.
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*'''Presentiment:''' In parapsychological experiments, test subjects might display physiological changes prior to experience.
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*'''Telepathy:''' ESP in the form of mind-to-mind communication.
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*'''Psi:''' Parapsychological phenomena which include ESP and mind-matter interaction. Psi, psychic, and psychical are synonyms.
<div style="top:+0.2em; font-size:95%;">A collaborative effort to develop well-sourced articles about all things paranormal.</div>
*'''Intentionality:''' The influence of intention on the psi field
*'''Mind-Matter Interaction:''' More commonly known as psychokinesis (PK) and telekinesis. Levitation is an older term that has essentially the same meaning. These terms describe observed phenomena indicating mental interaction with physical objects.
*'''Animal Psi:''' Abbreviated Anpsi; The demonstration of Psi in animals.
*'''Direct Mental Interactions with Living Systems:''' Abbreviated DMILS; This relates to both direct and distant energy healing.
*'''Near death experience:''' Abbreviated NDE; sometimes reported by people who were revived after being near death or clinically dead. Comonly reported experiences in a NDE include feeling great peace, OBE, seeing lights and reunions with loved ones.
*'''Out-of-body experience:''' Abbreviated OBE; the sense of being separated from the body, often includes the perspective of seeing the body and activity around it.
*'''Reincarnation:''' Rebirth into a lifetime; the belief that a person has had and is able to remember previous lifetimes.
*'''Haunting:''' The presence of a discarnate personality which may or may not be interactive; A group of reported effects including apparitions, sounds, movement of objects.
*'''Place Memory:''' the concept that places, bound by a building or not, retain impressions of people and events of the past.
*'''Poltergeist:''' A German term for "Playful spirit"; Large-scale PK phenomena historically attributed to discarnate personalities. Current thought is that the phenomena are caused by a living person or group of people, most frequently a child.<ref name="PA" />


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==Psi mediated==
The question as to how psi might be propagated through the environment remains an open question. In parapsychology, the concept of propagation or travel through and/or in is referred to as "mediated." Models that have been considered include:<ref name="Kelly(2011)">Theresa M. Kelly, MsD., "Models of Psi Mediation: A Classical and Quantum Approach," ''A Quantum Approach Series,'' 2011, Chapter 1, Academia.edu Library, https://www.academia.edu/1091093/Models_of_Psi_Mediation_A_Classical_and_Quantum_Approach</ref>


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*Energy Field Models
*Zero-Point Field Model
*Quantum Mechanical Models


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==Mundane explanations==
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Alternative explanations for phenomena attributed to psi include Misperception, misinterpretation, inaccurate recall of individual experiencers or chance.  
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===='''Objective'''====
Data reported from experiments might be explained as artifacts of procedural flaws, a freak outcome of chance, other inappropriate assumptions about sampling or a product of fraud. These explanations are to some extent supported by the relatively low level of replicability of the data and the lack of a definitive psi experiment immune to claims of actual or potential methodological deficiencies. <ref name="Irwin(2007)">Harvey J. Irwin, Caroline A. Watt, ''An Introduction to Parapsychology,'' McFarland & Co Inc; 5th Revised edition edition (15 May 2007), ISBN-10: 0786430591, http://books.google.com/books?id=E3EzxyOufbgC&pg=PA127&lpg=PA127&dq=psi+energy+field&source=bl&ots=OcsOjHG2Oo&sig=LOYuAdGdD1dQaMwj65h6cdefVc8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0D8aU7-sKoX0oASHnIHYCg&ved=0CCcQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=psi%20energy%20field&f=false</ref>
The objective of this project is to develop a set of articles that will help the reader understand the nature of related subject as a good study guide for further study. The articles should be reasonably free of statements based on belief, as everything substantive should have an easily accessible reference.


it is sometimes necessary to provide commentary about the subject in the nature of an overview or abstract, but that verbiage should be clearly identified as opinion.
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===='''Concepts related to paranormal'''====
Of course, "paranormal" means "not normal," but in the context of frontier thought, "paranormal" refers to all things that are outside of the mainstream of thought. The three main aspects of the subject are:


#'''Physical:''' This is the mainstream scientific view of what reality is like. As a general rule, the term "paranormal" doe snot apply to physical phenomena such as most of the subjects discussed in the [http://www.forteantimes.com/ forteantimes] This would include UFOs, aliens and strange weather.
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#'''Psi phenomena:''' the field of parapsychology addresses a class of phenomena generally described as "psi functioning." This study is based on the existence of a hypothetical subtle energy which is not addressed in mainstream science. Such subjects as ExtraSensory Perception (ESP), Psychokinesis (PK), Remote Viewing and precognition (Presentiment) and intentionality. The Super-psi Hypothesis is an important part of this study.
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#'''Survival of personality:'''The concept that mins is independent of brain, and continues to exist beyond physical death is generally address in the Survival Hypothesis. This study extends physical and psi research to address to hypothetical existence of a greater, nonphysical reality. Related subjects include transcommunication, Instrumental TransCommunication (ITC), Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP), hauntings phenomena and mediumship.
When [[Psi]] phenomena is thought to be from a discarnate personality, it is referred to as crossing an hypothetical psi-physical interface. This is commonly referred to with the prefix of "trans-" and when it is seen as communication, it is referred to as transcommunication.


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A major component of reported paranormal phenomena is an apparent transmission of information by means not currently explained with known physical principles. In many instances, this transmission of information is seen as intelligent communication. The main characteristics of this communication is that it has been seen to be nonlocal--not specific to one place or time--and subject to the influence of intention. In parapsychology, this phenomena is referred to as psi. Current
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Your experience and understanding in this area is needed to develop develop a useful set of articles. Please explain your edits on the talk page. There are a lot of different views of these subjects and it is important that editors make an effort to develop a consensus view that is supported by evidence.


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Transcommunication can be defined as: A trans-etheric influence that is intended to be communication. Not all trans-etheric influences are considered communication. Some, such as what is thought to be residual energy phenomena may simply happen without regard to who is experiencing the event.
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Professor Ernst Senkowski coined the term, Instrumental TransCommunication or ITC,<ref name="Senkowski (1995)">Senkowski, E. (1995), Instrumental Transcommunication, Frankfurt/Main: R. G. Fischer, (English translation by Heidemarie Hallmann: worlditc.org >books)</ref> to describe meaningful anomalies including extraordinary voices, computer text, recorded images and images found on video displays suggestive of a continuance of life after death. Note that, in this context, After Death Communication (ADC) and mediumship would be considered subsets of transcommunication.
'''Parapsychology'''
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====Articles Listed in the Survival research index====
There are three theories commonly used to explain such paranormal experiences as anomalous voices and images in recording media, hauntings phenomena and mediumship. Always the first that should be considered is a suite of possible explanations which involve only normal phenomena. These include mundane artifacts mistaken as paranormal, fraud and illusion. If any of these explain the report, then it is not considered transcommunication.
*[[After death communication]] (This is the spontaneous form transcommunication.
*[[Near-death experience]]
*[[Out of body experiences]]


====Articles Listed in the Transcommunication index====
If there is no known mundane explanation, the Super-psi Hypothesis is the next most common explanation.<ref name="Braude (1992)">Braude, Stephen E. (1992), “Survival or Super-psi?,” Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 127-144,1992, scientificexploration.org/journal/jse_06_2_braude.pdf</ref> Super-psi proposes that every object, thought and action has a subtle-energy signature which is retained in an ubiquitous subtle energy field. these phenomena are caused by information that has been somehow recorded into a subtle-energy aspect of reality and which are able to be detected by our senses and instruments. In other words, these experiences are only memories or echoes of the past.
*[[Instrumental transcommunication]] This includes both visual and audio; EVP is a subset.
The Survival Hypothesis has been proposed for reported experiences that appear to be interactive communication. This hypothesis proposes that people are really an etheric personality entangled with a physical body for the purpose of a lifetime, and that when the body dies, the personality continues to exist in a nonphysical aspect of reality and is able to communicate back “into” the physical.
*[[Electronic Voice Phenomena]]
The ATransC has adopted a working version of the Survival Hypothesis referred to as the Trans-survival Hypothesis as the theory thought to best explain the evidence. The Trans-survival Hypothesis is explained under the Theory tab of ATransC.org. The essay, Implicit Cosmology is the starting point for a thorough discussion of the subject.
*[[Hauntings phenomena]]
*[[Mental mediumship]] This includes channeling.
*[[Physical mediumship]]


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For the study of these phenomena, the “trans-“ prefix is used to mean “across the veil,” between the physical and etheric aspects of reality. Haunting phenomena, both mental and physical mediumship, psi phenomena such as psychokinesis, clairvoyance (remote viewing) and energy healing, and the phenomena we find in audio and visual recording media are all forms of transcommunication.
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*[http://www.sheldrake.org/Articles&Papers/papers/morphic/morphic_intro.html Morphic Resonance and Morphic Fields: An Introduction] by Dr. [[Rupert Sheldrake]]
 
 
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====Paranormal article template====
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Paranormal: Here, the scope of what is considered paranormal phenomena is restricted to subjects related to the etheric, where "etheric" implies nonphysical reality. Phenomena thought to be physical but not ordinary, such as UFOs, cryptozoological creatures and parallel realities would not be included here. It may be necessary to have categories: "Paranormal-physical" and "Paranormal-etheric."
 
Virtually all paranormal subjects are controversial because they are exceptions to what is predicted by mainstream science. The basic issue is the difference between what is expected in a physical-only reality and what is thought to be possible in a physical/etheric reality. Awareness of most forms of paranormal phenomena usually begins with unexplained experiences.
 
Because of articles about phenomena are to address exceptions to expected reality, they all need to approach the subject from the perspective of: this is what is reported, this is what is known to be true and this is what remains speculation. Each article should ask and answer the questions:
 
*Is the phenomena objective in any way--can others experience it without coaching?
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Make sure there is enough background information here so that the reader can have a sense of what the subject is about. A brief history will be provided next, so this is mostly "what it is." The introduction would be an expansion of the abstract but containing references for important points. This section should work with the current understanding section to provide a full picture of the subject.
 
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Things paranormal are not supposed to exist. If people think they do, then there should be some objective reason other than personal experience. It is okay to say there are no working theories, but this section should not be omitted. This section should treat opposing views (skeptical) as just another theory. The subject just is, probably because people experience it. What it is should be open for discussion. Unless there broad consensus--and there is not--any theory remains only a theory and its pros and cons should be addressed in a level-headed manner.
 
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Thi is a compliment to the introduction. It is the part of the article that should give the reader a good sense of the state of the art for the subject. After explaining what it is (Introduction), how it might be possible (Theory) and the basis for that theory (Research). Be sure to address contrary opinions. The most important thing here is that "understanding" should be clearly identified as opinion based on.... Be sensitive to the difference between belief and objective understanding.
 
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The title of this section may need to be change to fit the subject. If this is a glossary, for instance, this would be where the terms are listed. For an organization, this is where the organization is discussed in some detail.
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Psi

Psi is a term used in parapsychology for phenomena, experiences and events that appear to be related to the psyche or mind, and which cannot be explained by established physical principles. Psi-related phenomena include: telepathy, clairvoyance (remote viewing), psychokinesis (telekinesis, mind-over-matter), psychic healing (energy healing, therapeutic touch, contact and non-contact energy healing), out-of-body experiences, poltergeists and Instrumental TransCommunication. Psi, psychic, and psychical are synonyms.[1]

Types of phenomena

  • Extra-sensory perception: Abbreviated ESP; includes telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition and presentiment. This term is used to describe the acquisition of information with other then the five physical senses.
  • Clairvoyance: A more popular term for this is remote viewing. It refers to the acquisition of information at a distance.
  • Precognition: Mentally obtaining information about future events; premonitions.
  • Presentiment: In parapsychological experiments, test subjects might display physiological changes prior to experience.
  • Telepathy: ESP in the form of mind-to-mind communication.
  • Psi: Parapsychological phenomena which include ESP and mind-matter interaction. Psi, psychic, and psychical are synonyms.
  • Intentionality: The influence of intention on the psi field
  • Mind-Matter Interaction: More commonly known as psychokinesis (PK) and telekinesis. Levitation is an older term that has essentially the same meaning. These terms describe observed phenomena indicating mental interaction with physical objects.
  • Animal Psi: Abbreviated Anpsi; The demonstration of Psi in animals.
  • Direct Mental Interactions with Living Systems: Abbreviated DMILS; This relates to both direct and distant energy healing.
  • Near death experience: Abbreviated NDE; sometimes reported by people who were revived after being near death or clinically dead. Comonly reported experiences in a NDE include feeling great peace, OBE, seeing lights and reunions with loved ones.
  • Out-of-body experience: Abbreviated OBE; the sense of being separated from the body, often includes the perspective of seeing the body and activity around it.
  • Reincarnation: Rebirth into a lifetime; the belief that a person has had and is able to remember previous lifetimes.
  • Haunting: The presence of a discarnate personality which may or may not be interactive; A group of reported effects including apparitions, sounds, movement of objects.
  • Place Memory: the concept that places, bound by a building or not, retain impressions of people and events of the past.
  • Poltergeist: A German term for "Playful spirit"; Large-scale PK phenomena historically attributed to discarnate personalities. Current thought is that the phenomena are caused by a living person or group of people, most frequently a child.[1]

Psi mediated

The question as to how psi might be propagated through the environment remains an open question. In parapsychology, the concept of propagation or travel through and/or in is referred to as "mediated." Models that have been considered include:[2]

  • Electromagnetic Models
  • Energy Field Models
  • Zero-Point Field Model
  • Quantum Mechanical Models

Mundane explanations

Alternative explanations for phenomena attributed to psi include Misperception, misinterpretation, inaccurate recall of individual experiencers or chance.

Data reported from experiments might be explained as artifacts of procedural flaws, a freak outcome of chance, other inappropriate assumptions about sampling or a product of fraud. These explanations are to some extent supported by the relatively low level of replicability of the data and the lack of a definitive psi experiment immune to claims of actual or potential methodological deficiencies. [3]

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Article 2

Transcommunication

When Psi phenomena is thought to be from a discarnate personality, it is referred to as crossing an hypothetical psi-physical interface. This is commonly referred to with the prefix of "trans-" and when it is seen as communication, it is referred to as transcommunication.

A major component of reported paranormal phenomena is an apparent transmission of information by means not currently explained with known physical principles. In many instances, this transmission of information is seen as intelligent communication. The main characteristics of this communication is that it has been seen to be nonlocal--not specific to one place or time--and subject to the influence of intention. In parapsychology, this phenomena is referred to as psi. Current

Studies have indicated the objectivity of thes


Transcommunication can be defined as: A trans-etheric influence that is intended to be communication. Not all trans-etheric influences are considered communication. Some, such as what is thought to be residual energy phenomena may simply happen without regard to who is experiencing the event.

Professor Ernst Senkowski coined the term, Instrumental TransCommunication or ITC,[4] to describe meaningful anomalies including extraordinary voices, computer text, recorded images and images found on video displays suggestive of a continuance of life after death. Note that, in this context, After Death Communication (ADC) and mediumship would be considered subsets of transcommunication.

There are three theories commonly used to explain such paranormal experiences as anomalous voices and images in recording media, hauntings phenomena and mediumship. Always the first that should be considered is a suite of possible explanations which involve only normal phenomena. These include mundane artifacts mistaken as paranormal, fraud and illusion. If any of these explain the report, then it is not considered transcommunication.

If there is no known mundane explanation, the Super-psi Hypothesis is the next most common explanation.[5] Super-psi proposes that every object, thought and action has a subtle-energy signature which is retained in an ubiquitous subtle energy field. these phenomena are caused by information that has been somehow recorded into a subtle-energy aspect of reality and which are able to be detected by our senses and instruments. In other words, these experiences are only memories or echoes of the past. The Survival Hypothesis has been proposed for reported experiences that appear to be interactive communication. This hypothesis proposes that people are really an etheric personality entangled with a physical body for the purpose of a lifetime, and that when the body dies, the personality continues to exist in a nonphysical aspect of reality and is able to communicate back “into” the physical. The ATransC has adopted a working version of the Survival Hypothesis referred to as the Trans-survival Hypothesis as the theory thought to best explain the evidence. The Trans-survival Hypothesis is explained under the Theory tab of ATransC.org. The essay, Implicit Cosmology is the starting point for a thorough discussion of the subject.

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For the study of these phenomena, the “trans-“ prefix is used to mean “across the veil,” between the physical and etheric aspects of reality. Haunting phenomena, both mental and physical mediumship, psi phenomena such as psychokinesis, clairvoyance (remote viewing) and energy healing, and the phenomena we find in audio and visual recording media are all forms of transcommunication.
  • Because of common use in this field, terms with a "trans-" prefix can be used without the hyphen.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Parapsychology Association, parapsych.org
  2. ↑ Theresa M. Kelly, MsD., "Models of Psi Mediation: A Classical and Quantum Approach," A Quantum Approach Series, 2011, Chapter 1, Academia.edu Library, https://www.academia.edu/1091093/Models_of_Psi_Mediation_A_Classical_and_Quantum_Approach
  3. ↑ Harvey J. Irwin, Caroline A. Watt, An Introduction to Parapsychology, McFarland & Co Inc; 5th Revised edition edition (15 May 2007), ISBN-10: 0786430591, http://books.google.com/books?id=E3EzxyOufbgC&pg=PA127&lpg=PA127&dq=psi+energy+field&source=bl&ots=OcsOjHG2Oo&sig=LOYuAdGdD1dQaMwj65h6cdefVc8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0D8aU7-sKoX0oASHnIHYCg&ved=0CCcQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=psi%20energy%20field&f=false
  4. ↑ Senkowski, E. (1995), Instrumental Transcommunication, Frankfurt/Main: R. G. Fischer, (English translation by Heidemarie Hallmann: worlditc.org >books)
  5. ↑ Braude, Stephen E. (1992), “Survival or Super-psi?,” Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 127-144,1992, scientificexploration.org/journal/jse_06_2_braude.pdf

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