psychical
Of the mind
Psychical means relating to the mind or soul rather than the body, or pertaining to phenomena that seem to transcend normal physical laws—telepathy, clairvoyance, communication with the dead.
The Society for Psychical Research investigated claims of haunted houses.
The word is largely interchangeable with psychic but sounds more formal and academic, favored in scholarly contexts over popular ones.
Perceiving others' thoughts directly
- ESPParanormal mental faculty
- extrasensoryBeyond ordinary perception
- psychokinesisMind-powered object manipulation
- telekinesisMental object manipulation
clairsentience · psi · empathic · brainwaves
Foretelling of future events
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- seerOne who envisions futures
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
precognition · premonition · foresight · prognostication · augury · omen · presage · portent
Communicating with the dead
- channelingDirecting flow or energy
- spiritualismCommunion with the deceased
- out-of-bodySeparated from physical form
- auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone
chakra · metaphysical · ethereal · transcendent · otherworldly · mystical · esoteric · theosophy
Beyond natural explanation
- ghostApparition of the dead
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
spirit · poltergeist · haunting · possession · exorcism · seance · medium · ectoplasm
Instinctive immediate understanding
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
premonition · sensitivity · discernment · awareness · subconscious · innate · empathy · presentiment
Seat of consciousness
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- intellectMental reasoning capacity
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
mental · psychological · cerebral · cognitive · subliminal · unconscious · mentality · psychogenic
mind-reading
Perceiving others' thoughts directly
- ESPParanormal mental faculty
- extrasensoryBeyond ordinary perception
- psychokinesisMind-powered object manipulation
telekinesis · clairsentience · psi · empathic · brainwaves
prophecy
Foretelling of future events
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- seerOne who envisions futures
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
soothsayer · precognition · premonition · foresight · prognostication · augury · omen · presage · portent · foreboding
mediumship
Communicating with the dead
- channelingDirecting flow or energy
- spiritualismCommunion with the deceased
- out-of-bodySeparated from physical form
aura · chakra · metaphysical · ethereal · transcendent · otherworldly · mystical · esoteric · theosophy · animism
supernatural
Beyond natural explanation
- ghostApparition of the dead
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
phantom · spirit · poltergeist · haunting · possession · exorcism · seance · medium · ectoplasm · occult
intuition
Instinctive immediate understanding
perception · premonition · sensitivity · discernment · awareness · subconscious · innate · empathy · presentiment · impression
mind
Seat of consciousness
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- intellectMental reasoning capacity
thought · mental · psychological · cerebral · cognitive · subliminal · unconscious · mentality · psychogenic · ideation
- psychic readingClaimed supernatural insight session
- psychic powersExtrasensory mental faculties
- psychic abilityExtrasensory perception capacity
- fake psychicOne feigning supernatural insight
- psychic abilitiesSupernatural mental powers
- psychic healingAlleged mental-power medicine