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Ouija board A board with letters, numbers, and words printed on it that is paired with a planchette, a plate-like device designed to glide easily along the board's surface. People place their fingertips on the planchette as it moves across the board to spell out answers (supposedly from spirits) to specific questions. |
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out-of-body-experience (OBE) An unusual and brief occasion when a person's consciousness seems to depart from her body, allowing her to observe the world from a point of view that transcends the physical body and bypasses the physical senses. |
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paganism Loosely defined as any religion outside of the Judaic, Christian, or Muslim traditions. It typically involves polytheism, belief in many gods. |
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paranormal Beyond the range of scientifically known phenomena. This implies that although causes of paranormal phenomena are not currently known by scientists, they someday may be. |
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parapsychology The branch of psychology that studies psychic experiences. This refers to the types of behavior that allow us to perceive information beyond the boundaries of space, time, and our ordinary senses. |
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past-life regression therapy Therapy that explores emotional and physical feelings in order to recognize past life problems that are deeply connected to present life issues. |
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pathological A deviation from a healthy, normal mental state. |
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pendulum An object suspended from a fixed point that moves in response to a natural force. In psychic terms, it responds to a mental inquiry. |
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phobia A persistent, irrational fear. |
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physical medium A channeler who can make ectoplasm materialize. |
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poltergeist A form of PK (psychokinesis) that is generated unconsciously by a person with intense, but unacknowledged, emotions. Although it means ''noisy ghost" in German, it doesn't involve a ghost at all. |
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prana According to the Indian yogic tradition, a form of energy that animates all physical matter, including the human body. |
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prayer A solemn and humble intention to communicate, in word or thought, with a divine force. |
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precognition Foreknowledge or awareness of a future event before it occurs. |
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premonition A precognitive sense of danger or forewarning of an unfortunate future event. |
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presentiment A sensing of a future feeling. |
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projection A psychological term that refers to attributing personal emotions or traits to someone else; this is usually done in order to avoid facing one's own feelings or traits. |
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