psychical research
1psychical research — noun or psychic research : the investigation of phenomena that appear to be contrary to physical laws and that suggest the possibility of mental activity existing apart from body * * * psychical research or psychic research, investigation and… …
2psychical research — See parapsychology …
3Society for Psychical Research — The Society for Psychical Research (SPR) is a non profit organization which started in the United Kingdom and was later imitated in other countries. Its stated purpose is to understand events and abilities commonly described as psychic or… …
4National Laboratory of Psychical Research — The National Laboratory of Psychical Research was established in 1925 by Harry Price, at 13 Roland Gardens, London, S.W.7. Their aim was to investigate in a dispassionate manner and by purely scientific means every phase of psychic or alleged… …
5Society for Psychical Research — Die Society for Psychical Research (abgekürzt SPR) ist ein Verein zur Erforschung parapsychologischer Phänomene. Sie wurde 1882 in London gegründet und war die erste ihrer Art. Gründungsmitglieder der Gesellschaft waren Sir William Fletcher… …
6American Society for Psychical Research — Die American Society for Psychical Research (abgekürzt ASPR) ist eine nach dem Vorbild der englischen Society for Psychical Research in London 1885 in Boston gegründete Gesellschaft zur wissenschaftlichen Erforschung parapsychologischer Phänomene …
7Society for Psychical Research — La Society for Psychical Research est une association à but non lucratif britannique fondée en 1882 dont le but est d étudier d un point de vue scientifique les phénomènes décrits comme paranormaux. Sommaire 1 Histoire 2 De nos jours 3 Membres… …
8PSYCHICAL RESEARCH, SOCIETY FOR — a society founded in 1882 to inquire into the phenomena of spiritualism and kindred subjects of a recondite kind, the subject of Telepathy having engaged recently a good deal of attention …
9psychical — psychic, psychical Although psychical is the older word (attested in 1642 in the OED), psychic (1836) is now more common and has a wider range of meaning, most notably ‘connected with or having occult powers’. In more neutral senses to do with… …
10psychical — adj. 1 concerning psychic phenomena or faculties (psychical research). 2 of the soul or mind. Derivatives: psychically adv. psychicism n. psychicist n …
