Apparition - Sometimes referred to as ghosts, these are the sightings of Discarnate beings who are intelligent and capable of interaction (as opposed to the sighting of an apparition that is not interactive or intelligent but rather a 'recording' of someone who was once living - see Hauntings). It is also important to note that Read More
Clairvoyance - Depending on who you are speaking to, this word has multiple meanings. To someone in the psychic community, this term refers to 'clear seeing' or the ability to receive psychic information through visual impressions. To a parapsychologist, the term clairvoyance refers to any form of informational reception regardless of which "clair" is used Read More
Discarnate - A more benign term used to refer to a departed love one, Spirit, or ghost. Meaning 'without a body,' as opposed to incarnate - someone with a physical body.
Drop-In Communicator - A term used to refer to the presence of an unrequested and/or unidentifiable spirit. Drop-ins may appear to a medium with a request to deliver an unsolicited message to someone they know. They may also show up during development groups and exercises and have profound insights, even they are not claimed by Read More
Electronic Voice Phenomenon - Anomalous sound recordings sometimes attributed to discarnate voices.
Empath - Someone who claims to have Empathic Psi-related abilities.
Empathic - Not to be confused with empathy. Empathy is an emotional state of feeling for the issues of others. Those who are empathic can discern the feelings of others through the process of Receptive Psi (psychic impressions). Empathic experiences happen at the Non-Local level and may exist without physical observation or foreknowledge. They are Read More
Expressive Psi - Also known as Psychokinesis (PK) or Mind-Over-Matter. It is the ability of the mind to influence objects or processes without the use of known physical forces. Parapsychology breaks psychokinesis into two forms - micro and macro. Micro-PK are affects that happen at a microscopic or subatomic level requiring equipment to measure the Read More
Hauntings - Apparitional sightings, sounds, smells, feelings, and/or activity that are NOT intelligent, aware, or capable of interaction. These are recordings of past people and/or events and are referred to as 'place memory' or 'residual.'
Hit - This is a term commonly used in the psychic and research community to describe when psychic information is accurate - as opposed to a 'Miss' when psychic information is wrong.
Informational Psi - (as opposed to Expressive Psi) Includes Precognition, post-cognition, empathic connections, information received via any of the clair's, Psychometry, spirit communications, remote viewing or any other form of information gathered from non-local sources. We typically think of these skills as those belonging to psychics & mediums. Although parapsychology does not distinguish it, I Read More
Instrumental Transcommunication - Also known as ITC, this is the use of electronic equipment for the recording of anomalous information attributed to discarnate beings.
Intuition - Intuition is a process that involves subtle perceptions & interactions arising from the physical material environment - even if those perceptions and interactions seem to be imperceptible or unconscious. In other words, intuition is what we use when we see, hear, touch, feel, observe, and engage with the tangible, visible, material world. Intuition Read More
Intuitive - Intuitive is a label that is sometimes used to describe someone who is a psychic, medium, healer or energy worker, the latter terms carrying a stigma. It may also be used to describe the process of being psychic or utilizing psi. It is important to note however, that the term intuitive is not Read More
Intuitive Practitioner - An intuitive practitioner is someone who utilizes the informational psi and/or expressive psi processes for the direct benefit of others. We typically think of them as psychics, mediums, energy workers, and healers. The term intuitive, although not fully accurate for the actual process involving psi, is often considered a more benign term Read More
Materialist - This is the view that human consciousness is a direct by-product of the brain and upon the death of the brain/body, consciousness no longer exists.
Miss - This is a term commonly used in the psychic and research community to describe when psychic information is inaccurate - as opposed to a 'hit' when psychic information is accurate.
Non-Local - A term used to describe information and processes that appear to happen as a result of unapparent or physical means. Non-Local generally means psychic functioning and implies perceptions taking place outside of time and space.
OBE or Out of Body Experience - An experience, either spontaneous or induced, where the consciousness seems to be outside of one’s physical body. While the physical body remains in place, the consciousness is able to see and hear people while remaining unperceived themselves, and can also perceive objects and events that are normally beyond Read More
Parapsychology is the scientific and scholarly study of anomalous experiences related to human consciousness. These include three main branches; ESP (Extended Sensory Perception), MMI (Mind Matter Interactions), and the Survival of Consciousness. Despite mainstream belief, parapsychology has been a field of study throughout the ages and evolved through a variety of organizations and institutions. The Read More
Pareidolia is the creation of pattern or meaning out of random perceptions. In other words, it is the tendency of the mind to find words in sounds and to see patterns, shapes, and faces in visuals.
Postcognition - The gaining of information and/or impressions of the past.
Precognition - The gaining of information and/or impressions of the future.
Psi - The 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet and a term used in parapsychology to refer to psychic functioning. Pronounced - sigh! There are two major forms of psi - informational or receptive psi and expressive psi. The term psychic is used to describe someone who is a psychic, but it also indicates a Read More
Psychokinesis (PK) - Also known as Expressive Psi or Mind-Over-Matter. It is the ability of the mind to influence objects or processes without the use of known physical forces. Parapsychology breaks psychokinesis into two forms - micro and macro. Micro-PK are affects that happen at a microscopic or subatomic level requiring equipment to measure the Read More
Psychometry - The gaining of information and/or impressions through the handling of an object.
Quantum Energy Body (QEB) - This is a specialized term that I personally use to describe a unique aspect to our being. Just as we have a physical body we also have a quantum body that is comprised of intangible energetic aspects. And just as we can utilize our body to perform tasks, so too Read More
Receptive Psi - Also referred to in parapsychology as Informational Psi (see also). Although parapsychology does not distinguish it, I personally regard Informational Psi as having two distinct categories - those that are receptive in nature (mediumship and other forms of spirit communication as well as certain spontaneous or overwhelming psi connections), versus those that Read More
Reiki - Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. (From https://www.reiki.org/faqs/what-reiki)
Sitter - Someone who 'sits' for a psychic or medium with the expectation of receiving intuitive messages and insights. The client.
Spirit - A term generally used by a medium to refer to a departed loved one. A discarnate being, without a physical body. Depending on the context, it may also be used to refer to God or a Higher Power.
