psychic abilities

Extrasensory perception gifts

Psychic abilities are purported mental powers that go beyond normal perception—telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, telekinesis.

Someone with psychic abilities might claim to read minds, see the future, or move objects through thought alone.

The term appears in paranormal research, science fiction, and pop culture: She discovered her psychic abilities as a teenager.

No scientific evidence supports their existence.

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remote viewing · telekinesis · mind over matter · spoon bending · clairsentience · spirit channeling · aura reading · sixth sense · automatic writing · ESP · divination · astral projection · out of body · extrasensory · psychokinesis · fortune teller · prophecy · energy healing

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epistemological source

psychic abilitiesrational thinking

Logic-based mental process

empirical observation · scientific reasoning · logical deduction · critical thinking · common sense

sensory modality

psychic abilitiessensory perception

Detecting stimuli through senses

five senses · empirical observation · rational thought · logical reasoning · tactile sensation

scientific validity

psychic abilitiesscientific method

Structured process for investigation

empirical evidence · scientific inquiry · materialism

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