| In this article we are going to take a quick look at | | | | Who has studied it? |
| a popular question amongst many newbie | | | | Easy! Lots of famous scientists, most notably J.B. |
| researchers into the paranormal realms: "What is | | | | Rhine (namesake of the Rhine Institute at Duke |
| ESP...is it real, and if so, how can I develop it | | | | University), Russell Targ, U.K. Biologist Rupert |
| myself?" If you think these areas provide exciting | | | | Sheldrake, and most recently, world famous |
| avenues of exploration, you and I most certainly | | | | scientist Dean Radin, who published his supportive |
| AGREE! So sit back, let's look at a few definitions, | | | | findings in the controversial best seller, "The |
| and take another look at another amazing | | | | Conscious Universe". |
| intersection between science, and spirit. Read | | | | Can it Be Learned? |
| on..:-) | | | | Absolutely! Those who DO believe in ESP ( and |
| First a Definition | | | | while this is a minority of mainstream scientists, |
| ESP is most commonly defined as extra sensory | | | | almost ALL of them who have studied it in depth |
| perception, and essentially refers to all matters | | | | agree that it DOES exist!) say that simple |
| where information is gleaned, cultivated or learned | | | | meditative and focused concentration exercises |
| by mechanisms not presently understood or | | | | can and do train the brain to enter into these |
| explained by our present scientific worldview. | | | | super conscious states where extra sensory |
| While ESP is often used to describe a BROAD | | | | perception seems to occur easily. |
| variety of paranormal phenomena (everything | | | | If you want to know if it is real, or not...my |
| from near death experiences, reincarnation | | | | advice is, make up your OWN mind and simply |
| memories, to simply picking cards out of a deck | | | | begin the practice for yourself. The truly exciting |
| correctly at a rate significantly higher than would | | | | experiences in life are ALWAYS found where you |
| be allowed by chance), mainstream science has | | | | least expect them, and when you go out on the |
| limited it's study primarily to the areas of statistics | | | | limb a little bit! The rewards are FAR more |
| and probabilities, as these are obviously the | | | | powerful than anything you will read in a book, I |
| easiest areas to test, and measure. | | | | can promise you that. |