Déjà vu – the strong sensation that we have experienced a particular sensation before – is something that almost all of us have experienced at one time or another. The name comes from the French for “already seen” and was coined by the psychic researcher Émile Boirac in the early twentieth century. Scientists explain déjà […]
Month: November 2014
The Magic of the Crystal Ball
The Magic of the Crystal Ball The classic image of the gypsy fortune teller is of a dark, mysterious woman, peering into the depths of her crystal ball, perhaps making some gestures over it with long red fingernails… The reality, of course, is often quite different – but many psychics do indeed use a crystal […]
Superstition and the Black Cat
If you have a knowledge of folklore, you’ll be aware that black cats have played a major role in myths, legends and tales for centuries throughout many different countries and cultures. During the middle ages in Britain, black cats were known as witches’ familiars; some even believed that witches could transform themselves into these feline […]