Psionics Institute’s Glossary of Energy Working Terms: O – R

Occult
“The Hidden”, refers to aspects of reality that the general populace is not knowledgeable of.

Other-kin
Individuals incarnated as humans but who have a non-human soul.

Out of Body Experience (OBE)
An instance in which one’s consciousness moves outside of one’s physical body, but remains in the physical realm in some fashion.

Paranormal
“Beyond Normal”; Anything that is outside the normal experiences.

Parapsychology
A subcategory of psychology that involves paranormal information and the like.

Past Life
A previous incarnation remembered in one’s current life.

Physical Plane
The plane on which we experience day-to-day life. Subcategory of Plane.

Plane
A section of reality that exists within itself but interacts with other such sections that are connected to it.

Poltergeist
A malicious entity that works against those within proximity to it.

Precognition
Knowing something before it happens.

Premonition
A vision of future events.

Projection
Casting something to a place it usually isn’t.

Psi
Short for psionic.

Psi-ball
A ball of Psionic/Subtle Energy.

Psion
Someone who practices Psionics.

Psionic Energy
A.K.A. Subtle Energy. Basic material of Energy Work and Psionics.

Psionics
A set of techniques that use Psionic energy to influence and observe reality.

Psivamp
A Vampire that drains Psi/Subtle Energy to sustain itself.

Psychic Surgery
Alteration of the mind using Psionics to remove or add aspect of the mental self.

Psychokinesis
Moving things with one’s mind.

Psychometry
Reading of subtle energy that remains on an object.

Reading
A.K.A. Scanning; Looking at the Subtle body of an individual and gleaning information from it.

Realm
A.K.A. Plane; A section of reality that exists within itself but interacts with other such sections that are connected to it.

Recharge
To build back up energy after it has been depleted.

Reincarnation
The process of being born into another body in some plane of reality.

Remote Presence
Projecting one’s presence.

Remote Touch
Touching at a range.

Remote Viewing
Viewing at a distance; A method of extrasensory perception in which one acquires information of a target, utilizing one’s mind’s eye as a receptacle of said information.

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