Culture and Society : Telepathy: Mind Power Through History
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By: Julia Roslyn Antle
 
Date Submitted: 2009-05-09 12:23:33 - Article Views: 2094
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Who hasn't, at one point or another, wished that they could read the thoughts of another person? Who hasn't wanted to discover the innermost secrets and desires kept carefully hidden and locked away in someone's mind? Who hasn't wished to be able to tell if they were being lied to? Who hasn't wanted to be able to discern the future?
For an accomplished telepath, all that and more is possible. The short definition of telepathy is the transference of thoughts or emotions from one mind to another, or the ability to "see" hidden things using only the mind, essentially a form of E.S.P. or divination. However, telepathy can be utilized for so much more, as highly experienced telepaths are able to focus and utilize their enhanced powers of the mind for a number of practical uses.
Telepathy is not just a super power found in comic books and science-fiction television shows and movies. It is most assuredly a real psychic discipline, and has been continuously studied by doctors, scientific organizations, and government agencies for a variety of applications.
The prophet Nostradamus is considered by many to be a powerful telepath, as he was able to see and predict historic future events. This form of telepathy is called precognition.
In 1882, an organization called the Society for Psychical Research was founded in England. Its purpose was to investigate and study psychic phenomena, including telepathy and its various forms. Unfortunately, much of the research at the S.P.R. was tainted due to falsifications of evidence of E.S.P. and other instances in which test subjects cheated the researches. The research conditions themselves were also considered to be very poor.
A few decades later, the United States was conducting serious research into E.S.P., telepathy, and other psychic phenomena. Dr. Joseph B. Rhine and other researchers at Duke University severely improved upon the tests initiated by the S.P.R., and published a book in 1940 regarding their tests and conclusions.
Of course, for every research study, there are a multitude of skeptics attempting to disprove the test results. But interest in telepathy has only increased throughout the years, likely first gaining considerable attention by the masses during World War I. During this time, grieving families sought to use telepathy and other forms of Spiritualism in order to communicate with loved ones that had perished during the war.
Today, telepaths are open to a variety of psychic transmissions. Some telepaths are able to use their ability for divination, as did Nostradamus. Others claim to be able to read minds, or transfer their own thoughts into another person's mind. And others find themselves more open to other individual's emotional states, soaking in cognitive feelings like a sponge. And, as during World War I, some telepaths are able to communicate with the dead.
Other forms of telepathy involve a communicative linking of minds between twins, and sometimes other family members. Even lovers who share an intense emotional bond may experience some sort of telepathic link.
It is also possible that many individuals experience brief instances of telepathy throughout their lives. A sudden impulse or instinctual behavior can sometimes be attributed to a precognitive or clairvoyant moment.
Those who manage to develop their telepathic abilities find themselves more open to the thoughts and feelings of those around them, as well as heightened instincts. However, telepaths who are unable to adequately control their ability sometimes consider it more of a curse than a gift, as they find themselves unable to turn it off.
It has been theorized by some that schizophrenics who hear voices or see visions are in fact receiving a multitude of telepathic transmissions, and simply don't have the capacity to process these transmissions in a healthy way or cannot stop the flood of mental information.
Science has yet to actually prove the existence of telepathy to the satisfaction of skeptics, but extensive studies continue nonetheless. |
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Considered a Gythia (Asatru High Priestess) among her Coven, Julia Roslyn Antle is a master of divination and dream interpretation. Her wisdom is sought-after by her peers, her colleagues as well as the public. http://www.7witches.net
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