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Becoming a paranormal researcher and devoting your life to the pursuit of the occult isn't as easy a earning a degree and getting hired to perform the duties you have trained to perform. In fact, there are very few, if any, accredited schools that issue a degree in the paranormal. Many offer courses, under a variety of names, that... more »
Telekinesis (also known as psychokinesis) is the ability to affect the physical world by mental concentration alone. It is a controversial phenomenon that has yet to be conclusively proven. more »
It can be difficult to study paranormal phenomena, for the simple reason that there is very little undisputed evidence of its existence. Thus, it is not possible to study paranormal phenomena with any degree of standardization. United States colleges do not offer degrees in parapsychology. However, an increasing number of private... more »
Being a paranormal detective or ghost hunter is usually an unpaid position driven by curiosity. Using electronic equipment and the five senses, a paranormal detective attempts to record evidence of paranormal activity in a given location. Investigating hauntings is a matter of nighttime vigils and groups of eyewitnesses. Read on to... more »
Halloween movie marathons are often full of gory, creepy or scary movies. But what about those who enjoy Halloween but don't like to be scared silly? You can still plan a movie marathon with a good number of Halloween-y movies that won't keep you up all night checking for monsters under the bed or dark scary figures walking past... more »
Parapsychology is a discipline that seeks to investigate the existence and causes of psychic abilities and life after death using the scientific method. Parapsychological experiments have included the use of random number generators to test for evidence of precognition and psychokinesis with both human and animal subjects and Ganzfeld experiments to test for extrasensory perception.
While the results of such experiments are regarded by some parapsychologists as having demonstrated the existence of some forms of psychic abilities,, FAQ of the Parapsychological Association. Retrieved: 2009-01-07 the consensus of the scientific community is that psychic abilities have not been demonstrated to exist."CaliBoard">NAS>"CNNSweden"> Critics argue that methodological flaws may explain any apparent experimental successes.prtr> The status of parapsychology as a science has also been disputed. Many scientists regard the discipline as pseudoscience because parapsychologists continue investigation despite not having demonstrated conclusive evidence of psychic abilities in more than a century of research."Cordón">
Laboratory and field research is conducted through private institutions and a small number of universities worldwide. Privately-funded units at universities in the United Kingdom are among the most active today.(Odling-Smee 2007) " the field is livelier. Britain is a lead player, with privately funded labs at the universities of Edinburgh, Northampton and Liverpool Hope, among others." In the US, interest in research peaked in the 1970s and university-based research is now slight, although private institutions still receive considerable funding.(Odling-Smee 2007) "The status of paranormal research in the United States is now at an all-time low, after a relative surge of interest in the 1970s. Money continues to pour from philanthropic sources to private institutions, but any chance of credibility depends on ties with universities, and only a trickle of rese read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parapsychology
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