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- When people experience perceptions of non-real things in ways that are indistinguishable to them from other aspects of their actual reality, the last thing they are willing or able to believe is that those perceptions could have been due to their own brain malfunctioning—their mind playing tricks on them.
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Oct 14, 2019 · We find that ineffable feeling of meaning, that inexplicable conviction that what we are experiencing is of supreme — even cosmic — importance. We find the vast, billowing sea of feelings and ...
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- Opia. This is the name given to the intense feeling of invasive arousal that one feels when engaging in mutual gaze—making direct eye contact with someone else.
- Déjà vu. Most everyone knows this one: It is the feeling that you’ve been someplace before or that you are repeating an event. Memory psychologists believe that this is caused by features from a past experience that are triggered by features of the new experience, which are similar in some way.
- Ellipsism. This is the term given to a sense of sadness one experiences when realizing that one won’t live to see the future. For example, an elderly person may be sad because he won’t get to see a newborn baby age into adulthood.
- Chrysalism. Have you ever had a sense of warmth, peace, and tranquility when you are warm and dry inside the house during an intense rainstorm? This experience could be likened to feeling like you are back in the womb, and so has been labeled "chrysalism."
Dec 18, 2019 · Subjective experiences of seemingly unexplained mystical-type “encounters,” as well as experiences of eerie coincidences, are among the most powerful reasons why people are prone to religious ...
Jan 25, 2017 · It could be strange sightings, events that apparently challenge the laws of nature, that evoke the supernatural, or feelings of being possessed by some kind of universal awe, that elicit a...
Jul 5, 2011 · Psychologist and skeptic Richard Wiseman's new book, Paranormality, delves into the psychology of hauntings, psychics, telepathy and other supposedly inexplicable phenomena.
The aim of this chapter is to explore the nature of EHEs and discover beneficial aspects and important life impacts of experiences that are often ignored, devalued, and forgotten, and to uncover and discover the multifaceted nature of these gems of human experiences.
Jan 25, 2024 · Transpersonal psychology investigates experiences that extend our awareness beyond (trans) our individual sense of embodied identity (personal). Such experiences can cause perceptual shifts in our worldview accompanied by emotions like awe, wonder, joy, and peace.
