A Taxonomy of Paranormality
For more information, see the online hypertext Human
Knowledge: Foundations and Limits.
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Beings
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Ra, Anu, Ashur, Ormazd, Baal, El, Yahweh, Jehovah, God, Zeus, Jupiter,
Brahma, Amaterasu, Viracocha, Quetzalcoatl, Great Spirit, Lugh, Pele, Allah,
Odin
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Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, Loki, Osiris, Shiva
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souls, spirits, demons, vampires, werewolves, hobgoblins, bogeymen
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Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy
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angels, fairies, leprechauns, gnomes, elves
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Places or States
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Heaven, Elysium, Olympus, Asgard, K'un-lun, T'ien
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Hades, Tartarus, Orcus, Acheron, Hell, Gehenna, Jahannam, bhumis, Jigoku
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Sheol, Styx, Purgatory, Valhalla, Limbo
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nirvana, buddhata, satori
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Forces or Substances
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Good, Spirit, atman, ch'i, prana, karma, life force, Godhead, Nous
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Evil, Thanatos
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ether, humours, ectoplasm, elan vital, phlogiston, polywater
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antigravity, cold fusion, perpetual motion, free energy, orgone
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Apparitions
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auras, bio-energy, chakras, Kirlian photography
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ghosts, reincarnation, samsara
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miracles, stigmata, speaking in tongues, possession, spontaneous human
combustion
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UFOs, alien abductions, crop circles, Bermuda Triangle
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Powers
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voodoo, witchcraft, sorcery, magick, shamanism, wicca
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telekinesis, astral projection
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crystals, pyramids
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faith healing, alchemy, homeopathy, acupuncture, chiropractic
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Knowledge
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astrology, tarot, palmistry, numerology, phrenology, enneagrams, dowsing
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I Ching, feng shui
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prophecy, fortune-telling, Nostradamus, Bible codes
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Perception
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clairvoyance, telepathy, channeling