Real-Life Communication
Parapsychology has its own language. Good parapsychologists can
translate it into plain language for the rest of us.
Read the memo
below and the definitions that follow. Then translate this memo into a newspaper
story that everyone can understand.
From: T. Drought, parapsychologist
Re:
The occurrences at the Dillon household
Mrs. Dillon began to experience
moments of ESP more than five months ago. Recently, she contacted a parapsychology
expert.
Close evaluation revealed she had moments of clairvoyance and
precognition. She showed the ability to learn information through telepathy.
Finally,
on Friday, May 11, Mrs. Dillon proved her abilities extended to psychokinesis.
She moved an ashtray more than 12 inches across a table and caused a painting
to fall off the wall.
It is my professional opinion that the Dillon
home is the site of extensive psi. It should be monitored as closely as possible.
We are inviting unbiased members of the public and media to attend a future
seance at the home.
Definitions
Parapsychology
-- The science that studies the unknown capabilities of the human mind
Psychokinesis
(PK) -- The direct influence of the human mind on the environment. In
rare cases, this may involve obvious movement of objects.
ESP (Extrasensory
perception) -- The ability to acquire information without using the known
senses
Telepathy -- ESP involving mind-to-mind communication
with another person
Clairvoyance -- The ability to foresee
future, distant events
Precognition -- The ability to foresee
an actual life event
Psi -- Refers to any or all paranormal
behavior
(Definitions from the Rhine Institute for Parapsychology)