It may be useful to attempt a classification scheme for reports of the paranormal or anomalous. For the sake of including as many types of observation reports as I can, I will use the broad term “paranormal or anomalous,” which includes not only phenomena that are currently inexplicable but also various types of unusual observations that might be explained within the framework of mainstream science. I will propose a numerical system in which integer numbers such as 3 stand for a particular class of experiences, and decimal numbers such as 3.1 or 3.2 stand for particular types of experiences within such a class. The classifications below are intended to be moderately exclusive, but not totally exclusive. A particular anomalous experience may simultaneously be an example of two or more of these types. First I will present the classes and types of this classification without any examples, and without sentences clarifying the names I use. Then I will give the same classification scheme with explanations and examples. Class 1 Extrasensory Perception (Non-Hypnotic)1.1 Telepathy1.1.1 Experimental Telepathy1.1.2 Spontaneous Telepathy 1.2 Clairvoyance 1.2.1 Spontaneous Clairvoyance1.2.2 “Traveling” Clairvoyance1.2.3 “X-Ray” Clairvoyance1.3 Precognition1.4 Retrocognition1.5 Transposition of the SensesClass 2 Trance Phenomena and Hypnotic Phenomena2.1 “Past-Life” Recollections2.2 Hypnotic Insensitivity to Pain2.3 Amnesia of…
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120+Types of Paranormal or Anomalous Experiences
