Jenny, a working single mother of three kids, has been having strange experiences at the house where they just recently moved. Late at night, after she’s put the kids to bed and she has the living room to herself, she’ll be sitting on the couch watching television with a strange feeling that she’s being watched.
Early the next morning, when she’d be in the kitchen fixing her kids’ breakfast, she’d find the dishes she cleaned and neatly piled the night before in complete disarray. These strange, occurrences take place almost everyday, and Jenny is getting worried. She wants answers. She wants an explanation, but she has no idea where to get them.
Sounds like a job for a parapsychologist.
Parapsychology: What is it?
Parapsychology is the organized study of different phenomena that other, more traditional branches of science have been unable to explain. It usually deals with “anomalies”, or various unusual and unexplained events associated with the human experience.
What Do Parapsychologists Study?
The various “anomalies” which the field of parapsychology deals with often fall under one of the basic categories of parapsychology phenomena. These categories often include:
Mental telepathy, or events that suggest the possibility of a “mind-to-mind” influence. In layman’s terms, it is often known as “mind-reading”.
Extra-Sensory Perception more commonly known as ESP, or the ability to obtain different kinds of information that would otherwise be impossible to possess or gain access to through the use of an individual’s basic senses.
Hauntings, which consist of various unexplained occurrences that involve apparitions, strange sounds or noises, and movements that seemingly take place without an obvious source or stimulus.
Since its conception the field of parapsychology has been the center of much debate, criticism, and controversy. Having its share of skeptics, some would refer to it as a “pseudoscience”. Still, a fair number of scientists find parapsychology worthy of analysis.
Interested in Parapsychology?
Numerous organizations and associations dedicated to the development and further understanding of parapsychology have been formed all over the country, some of which offer basic courses and introductory classes to those who are interested in learning about parapsychology. Moreover, numerous books, journals, and other publications have been released regarding the many aspects of parapsychology. The websites of the organizations that deal with parapsychology also offer a vast amount of resources that deal with the study, and also feature experiments, recent findings and other related news. A community of parapsychology enthusiasts also hosts various web sites and numerous forums that discuss anything and everything related with the study.