I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
psychic phenomena (= relating to the power of the human mind to do strange things )
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psychic phenomena such as telepathy
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■ NOUN
energy
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Like many doctors still, scientists find it almost impossible to take on the notion of psychic energy .
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Not just in terms of hours, but the psychic energy they demand of you.
phenomena
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The trouble with psychic phenomena is that they're very hard to prove-leaving plenty of room for cynicism.
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Those who believed were asked to give their verdict on major psychic phenomena .
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Nearly all of them have joined through exposure to psychic phenomena .
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Beforehand, the pretence that he was interested in putting together a documentary series on psychic phenomena had seemed a good one.
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Thus I was only too aware that the realities of psychic phenomena were somewhat exaggerated by these treatments.
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The essence of any claims for psychic phenomena or powers is that there are alternative realities to the physical.
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Certainly, there are psychic phenomena .
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psychic healers
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psychic phenomena
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a psychic prediction
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How did you know I'd be here? You must be psychic !
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How was I supposed to know she'd react like that? I'm not psychic !
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But belief increases the likelihood of a predicted outcome: placebos against psychic ailments work astonishingly well.
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But while participation on business teams can offer enormous psychic satisfactions, it can also cause great distress.
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Eventually the High Masters of the Ordo Hydra would activate those psychic spores.
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External reality and psychic reality are thus inextricably intertwined.
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In both manias fusion with the psychic representative of the parental figure - the superego - occurs with comparable consequences.
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The calls that Deena overheard obviously had nothing to do with physical, emotional, psychic or political emergencies.
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The groups can function like political campaigns or professional sports teams, carrying their own psychic rewards.
II. noun
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Clearly, psychics should talk about having a seventh sense rather than the sixth!
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One twin listened to psychics and astrologers; the other relied only on weather charts.
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Phoney psychics could milk their rich clients for years, charging fancy prices for rap sessions with the dear departed.
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Prosecutors said Saturday that the professed psychic is being held on charges ranging from grave robbery to conspiracy to mislead officials.
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The Pentagon tried everything-even hiring psychics to find more tunnels.
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Though once cloaked in the trappings of the occult, conversations with local psychics suggest a slightly more psychotherapeutic approach.
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Yet others consult clairvoyants, mediums and psychics for guidance.