mentalism
Mind over matter
Mentalism is the philosophical position that mental phenomena—thoughts, consciousness, beliefs—are fundamental to reality, not reducible to physical processes.
In entertainment, mentalism refers to stage performances simulating psychic abilities like mind-reading, telepathy, or prediction: The mentalist guessed the card I was thinking of.
A mentalist appears to read minds but relies on psychological techniques, suggestion, and showmanship.
Direct mental communication
- clairvoyanceExtrasensory perception ability
- precognitionParanormal future awareness
- extrasensoryBeyond ordinary perception
- ESPParanormal mental faculty
psychometry · parapsychology · psi · mediumship · channeling · séance · divination · intuition
Belief in noble principles
- dualismPhilosophy of opposed pairs
- monismSingle-substance metaphysics
- immaterialismDoctrine denying physical substance
- solipsismOnly self surely exists
mind-body · Descartes · Berkeley · Leibniz · Platonism · metaphysics · consciousness · subjectivism
Perceiving others' thoughts directly
- predictionForecast of coming events
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- blindfoldSight-blocking eye cover
- billetTemporary military quarters
peek · force · preshow · propless · confabulation · impression · routine · act
telepathy
Direct mental communication
- clairvoyanceExtrasensory perception ability
- precognitionParanormal future awareness
- extrasensoryBeyond ordinary perception
ESP · psychometry · parapsychology · psi · mediumship · channeling · séance · divination · intuition · paranormal
idealism
Belief in noble principles
- dualismPhilosophy of opposed pairs
- monismSingle-substance metaphysics
- immaterialismDoctrine denying physical substance
solipsism · mind-body · Descartes · Berkeley · Leibniz · Platonism · metaphysics · consciousness · subjectivism · rationalism
mindreading
Perceiving others' thoughts directly
- predictionForecast of coming events
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- blindfoldSight-blocking eye cover
billet · peek · force · preshow · propless · confabulation · impression · routine · act · stage
- performance skillsmagic, illusions, sleight of hand, juggling, mime
- solo actssolo act, solo performance, one-man show, one-woman show, solo concert
- variety actsacrobat, juggling, aerialist, magic, clown
- divinationdivination, fortune telling, fortune-telling, fortune teller, tarot
- pseudosciencehomeopathy, astrology, phrenology, numerology, palmistry
- hidden powerssixth sense, mind reading, telepathy, telekinesis, psychic ability
mentalismmaterialism
Prioritizing goods over spirit
physicalism · naturalism · property dualism · mechanism · functionalism
- herd mentalityTendency to follow crowds
- mob mentalityCollective irrationality in groups
- pack mentalityGroup-driven behavior pattern
- victim mentality
- cult mentalityDevotion overriding independent thought
- crowd mentality