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You can go out and ask 10 different Parapsychologists to define their field of study, and probably get 10 different aswers. Not because the field is undefinable, but because today, Parapsychology encompasses so much territory. The study of haunting and poltergeist phenomena is just a small part of the entire field. One can visit a Parapsychology Lab and see testing and experimentation being done on subjects claiming to have psychic abilities. Tests to document out of body experiences, mental telepathy, remote viewing, and simple ESP testing can be witnessed. Experiments to induce altered states of consciousness or telekinetic powers might be observed.
Al Rauber discussed the topic. "For me, Parapsychology is the study of scientific anomalies and behavior that does not seem to be governed by the natural laws as we know and understand them today. This is, of course, a ridiculous concept as all paranormal phenomena is quite natural. The important part of that state
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ment is as we know them today. All of the phenomena studied is very natural. In fact, it is a part of what we are as human beings. We just need to learn more about the natural laws that govern this phenomena."
Rauber believes that at the same time, the studied phenomena is not supernatural. "If it was, we would not be able to perceive it with our limited physical senses."
Rauber continued "It is sometimes easier to say what Parapsychology is not. Parapsychology is not witchcraft or occultism. It is not new age studies or metaphysics. It is not UFOlogy or bigfoot. Parapsychology is not demonology or related in anyway to religious beliefs. It is not astrology, palmism, vampires and werewolves, or Hollywood hype."
"Parapsychology literally means along side of Psychology. You cannot study the field of Parapsychology and not know basic Psychology or at least have an open mind as to the Psychological connections to the field
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