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The 4 Most Well Known Metaphysical Phenomena

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 3:32 pm
by Anatel
i thought this would be a good article to get this section going since there are no posts on here.

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Sometimes metaphysics is described as “physics of tomorrow”. Many of the phenomena studied by metaphysics resemble a fantasy movie script, but maybe in the future they will become everyday and ordinary.

In an interview published on the otherside.gr, Nicholas Koumartzis, member of the Greek Community of Metaphysical Journalism and PhD candidate at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, speaks of the most well-known and mysterious metaphysical phenomena:

1. Telepathy, sixth sense and extrasensory phenomena

All the three terms refer to the ability to collect information from a remote environment, without using the five known senses. For some people, it means that there are additional senses that are in use but are not yet recognized: there might be the sixth, seventh, eighth and so on senses.

To study these phenomena, numerous experiments were conducted: from Zener cards and Ganzfeld experiments, to more modern ones that use electroencephalography (EEG). Most of them show that there is indeed something that can not be explained by the known laws of conventional science.

2. Poltergeist

The word poltergeist comes from the German words poltern, which means “to rumble” and geist, which means “spirit”, and is commonly used in many languages to describe a “noisy spirit”, i.e. a spirit or action that causes a number of unexplained events, such as loud and repetitive noises, moving objects, unbearable odors, flickering lights, opening/ closing doors and windows, etc.

Usually this phenomenon occurs suddenly and lasts for a few days to several years and then disappears as suddenly as it appeared.

3. Deja Vu

The phrase is French and roughly means “I have already seen this”. It is a strong sense of a person, experiencing an event or situation, that he has seen or experienced it before. It is often accompanied by a strong sense of deep understanding and even stronger feeling of paradox saying that “something is wrong”.

That is, there must be a strong factor of “impossibility”, i.e. deja vu is associated with an event/situation that is practically impossible to have been experienced before, like the feeling of having been before to a place you are visiting for the first time.

4. Near-death experiences

The term “near-death experience” (NDE) is used to describe an experience of people who are close to death and has much in common with out-of-body experiences, since both involve separation of the consciousness from the body, floating in space and collecting information from the environment while a person is in a coma or unconscious.



There are many documented testimonies of doctors and nurses reporting that when some comatose patients returned to life, they knew situations and circumstances that had taken place near them when they were in coma.

PS. Relation between the paranormal, supernatural and metaphysical

Finally, as to the differences between the terms metaphysical, paranormal and supernatural, things are a little fluid. Most people interested in such kind of phenomena use all the three terms in the same way.

However, the metaphysical is a shortcut of the term metaphysical philosophy, which is one of the main branches of philosophy that deals with the first principle, cause, destination and the end of the world.

While natural sciences deal with the reality based on the experience, metaphysical philosophy deals with a transcendental world which can not be investigated through experience, observation and experiment.

On the other hand, the term metaphysics is mistakenly associated with mysticism and religion. While mysticism is based on experiences of a particular nature and religion – on faith, metaphysics is based on logic.

Re: The 4 Most Well Known Metaphysical Phenomena

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 5:41 pm
by User5191
That you, Anatel, this is an awesome post! We really need to get more stuff like this up!! :devilthumbs:

Re: The 4 Most Well Known Metaphysical Phenomena

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 6:19 am
by DoubleD
Interesting take on it for sure (or not take, more original). Since I am getting my phd on it I can say that modern day interpretation of metaphysics is anything outside of the normal physics such and Quantum, String theory and holographic theory.

For my coursework with this university I am in the focus is a mixture of both physical theory and spiritual/mental theories as well as crypto studies. Basically anything that can't be scientifically explained to mimicked now fits into the study of metaphysics.

And while my dissertation is on the dogman my primary studies have shifted into religious anthropology with the more alien twist.

It's an interesting field indeed and does require a lot of curiosity to take what is read further and further down the information highway.

And unfortunately everyone in this field has an opinion that they think is 100% accurate, and at the end of the day none of us are totally right. It's very open ended and easy to manipulate into one direction or another. Still fun though..

Re: The 4 Most Well Known Metaphysical Phenomena

Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 8:03 pm
by user1876
[quote="Anatel"]i thought this would be a good article to get this section going since there are no posts on here.

http://www.learning-mind.com/4-most-wel ... phenomena/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[quote]Sometimes metaphysics is described as “physics of tomorrow”. Many of the phenomena studied by metaphysics resemble a fantasy movie script, but maybe in the future they will become everyday and ordinary.

In an interview published on the otherside.gr, Nicholas Koumartzis, member of the Greek Community of Metaphysical Journalism and PhD candidate at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, speaks of the most well-known and mysterious metaphysical phenomena:

[glow=red]1. Telepathy, sixth sense and extrasensory phenomena[/glow]

All the three terms refer to the ability to collect information from a remote environment, without using the five known senses. For some people, it means that there are additional senses that are in use but are not yet recognized: there might be the sixth, seventh, eighth and so on senses.

To study these phenomena, numerous experiments were conducted: from Zener cards and Ganzfeld experiments, to more modern ones that use electroencephalography (EEG). Most of them show that there is indeed something that can not be explained by the known laws of conventional science.

[glow=red]2. Poltergeist[/glow]

The word poltergeist comes from the German words poltern, which means “to rumble” and geist, which means “spirit”, and is commonly used in many languages to describe a “noisy spirit”, i.e. a spirit or action that causes a number of unexplained events, such as loud and repetitive noises, moving objects, unbearable odors, flickering lights, opening/ closing doors and windows, etc.

Usually this phenomenon occurs suddenly and lasts for a few days to several years and then disappears as suddenly as it appeared.

[glow=red]3. Deja Vu[/glow]

The phrase is French and roughly means “I have already seen this”. It is a strong sense of a person, experiencing an event or situation, that he has seen or experienced it before. It is often accompanied by a strong sense of deep understanding and even stronger feeling of paradox saying that “something is wrong”.

That is, there must be a strong factor of “impossibility”, i.e. deja vu is associated with an event/situation that is practically impossible to have been experienced before, like the feeling of having been before to a place you are visiting for the first time.

[glow=red]4. Near-death experiences[/glow]

The term “near-death experience” (NDE) is used to describe an experience of people who are close to death and has much in common with out-of-body experiences, since both involve separation of the consciousness from the body, floating in space and collecting information from the environment while a person is in a coma or unconscious.



There are many documented testimonies of doctors and nurses reporting that when some comatose patients returned to life, they knew situations and circumstances that had taken place near them when they were in coma.

PS. Relation between the paranormal, supernatural and metaphysical^-^{/quote:} thanks this is really Helpful to know Good post

Finally, as to the differences between the terms metaphysical, paranormal and supernatural, things are a little fluid. Most people interested in such kind of phenomena use all the three terms in the same way.

However, the metaphysical is a shortcut of the term metaphysical philosophy, which is one of the main branches of philosophy that deals with the first principle, cause, destination and the end of the world.

While natural sciences deal with the reality based on the experience, metaphysical philosophy deals with a transcendental world which can not be investigated through experience, observation and experiment.

On the other hand, the term metaphysics is mistakenly associated with mysticism and religion. While mysticism is based on experiences of a particular nature and religion – on faith, metaphysics is based on logic.[/quote][/quote]

Re: The 4 Most Well Known Metaphysical Phenomena

Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 4:27 am
by Marosey
Yes we do need more stuff out like this. The near death experience
Always fascinates me. We get people experiencing all kinds of phenomenal,hell
Heaven and even Allah.

Re: The 4 Most Well Known Metaphysical Phenomena

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 1:34 pm
by Anatel
velle wrote:
Anatel wrote:i thought this would be a good article to get this section going since there are no posts on here.

http://www.learning-mind.com/4-most-wel ... phenomena/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Sometimes metaphysics is described as “physics of tomorrow”. Many of the phenomena studied by metaphysics resemble a fantasy movie script, but maybe in the future they will become everyday and ordinary.

In an interview published on the otherside.gr, Nicholas Koumartzis, member of the Greek Community of Metaphysical Journalism and PhD candidate at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, speaks of the most well-known and mysterious metaphysical phenomena:

1. Telepathy, sixth sense and extrasensory phenomena

All the three terms refer to the ability to collect information from a remote environment, without using the five known senses. For some people, it means that there are additional senses that are in use but are not yet recognized: there might be the sixth, seventh, eighth and so on senses.

To study these phenomena, numerous experiments were conducted: from Zener cards and Ganzfeld experiments, to more modern ones that use electroencephalography (EEG). Most of them show that there is indeed something that can not be explained by the known laws of conventional science.

2. Poltergeist

The word poltergeist comes from the German words poltern, which means “to rumble” and geist, which means “spirit”, and is commonly used in many languages to describe a “noisy spirit”, i.e. a spirit or action that causes a number of unexplained events, such as loud and repetitive noises, moving objects, unbearable odors, flickering lights, opening/ closing doors and windows, etc.

Usually this phenomenon occurs suddenly and lasts for a few days to several years and then disappears as suddenly as it appeared.

3. Deja Vu

The phrase is French and roughly means “I have already seen this”. It is a strong sense of a person, experiencing an event or situation, that he has seen or experienced it before. It is often accompanied by a strong sense of deep understanding and even stronger feeling of paradox saying that “something is wrong”.

That is, there must be a strong factor of “impossibility”, i.e. deja vu is associated with an event/situation that is practically impossible to have been experienced before, like the feeling of having been before to a place you are visiting for the first time.

4. Near-death experiences

The term “near-death experience” (NDE) is used to describe an experience of people who are close to death and has much in common with out-of-body experiences, since both involve separation of the consciousness from the body, floating in space and collecting information from the environment while a person is in a coma or unconscious.



There are many documented testimonies of doctors and nurses reporting that when some comatose patients returned to life, they knew situations and circumstances that had taken place near them when they were in coma.

PS. Relation between the paranormal, supernatural and metaphysical^-^{/quote:} thanks this is really Helpful to know Good post

Finally, as to the differences between the terms metaphysical, paranormal and supernatural, things are a little fluid. Most people interested in such kind of phenomena use all the three terms in the same way.

However, the metaphysical is a shortcut of the term metaphysical philosophy, which is one of the main branches of philosophy that deals with the first principle, cause, destination and the end of the world.

While natural sciences deal with the reality based on the experience, metaphysical philosophy deals with a transcendental world which can not be investigated through experience, observation and experiment.

On the other hand, the term metaphysics is mistakenly associated with mysticism and religion. While mysticism is based on experiences of a particular nature and religion – on faith, metaphysics is based on logic.
velle, its very difficult to see if you've posted anything on here when you break the quotes up like this? you can quote a sentence by highlighting the sentence , even a sentence fragment, then hitting reply, when you do that, look on the third row under the title and 5th icon over is the quote button. Hit that and control v in between the quotes, then make your reply. for example
you can quote a sentence by highlighting the sentence , even a sentence fragment,


Then you can make your reply, that way we can all see what youre trying to say! :devilthumbs:

Re: The 4 Most Well Known Metaphysical Phenomena

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 3:57 pm
by user1876
Yes Anatel I can see that now thank you For pointing that out I have been messing around . With my settings they are better now When , I replied to your Post things Were off a bit its better now but I did enjoy reading your post on The Phenomena that's Something that ' I enjoyed hearing about ;)

Re: The 4 Most Well Known Metaphysical Phenomena

Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 8:30 pm
by alikat13
Anatel wrote:i thought this would be a good article to get this section going since there are no posts on here.

http://www.learning-mind.com/4-most-wel ... phenomena/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Sometimes metaphysics is described as “physics of tomorrow”. Many of the phenomena studied by metaphysics resemble a fantasy movie script, but maybe in the future they will become everyday and ordinary.

In an interview published on the otherside.gr, Nicholas Koumartzis, member of the Greek Community of Metaphysical Journalism and PhD candidate at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, speaks of the most well-known and mysterious metaphysical phenomena:

1. Telepathy, sixth sense and extrasensory phenomena

All the three terms refer to the ability to collect information from a remote environment, without using the five known senses. For some people, it means that there are additional senses that are in use but are not yet recognized: there might be the sixth, seventh, eighth and so on senses.

To study these phenomena, numerous experiments were conducted: from Zener cards and Ganzfeld experiments, to more modern ones that use electroencephalography (EEG). Most of them show that there is indeed something that can not be explained by the known laws of conventional science.

2. Poltergeist

The word poltergeist comes from the German words poltern, which means “to rumble” and geist, which means “spirit”, and is commonly used in many languages to describe a “noisy spirit”, i.e. a spirit or action that causes a number of unexplained events, such as loud and repetitive noises, moving objects, unbearable odors, flickering lights, opening/ closing doors and windows, etc.

Usually this phenomenon occurs suddenly and lasts for a few days to several years and then disappears as suddenly as it appeared.

3. Deja Vu

The phrase is French and roughly means “I have already seen this”. It is a strong sense of a person, experiencing an event or situation, that he has seen or experienced it before. It is often accompanied by a strong sense of deep understanding and even stronger feeling of paradox saying that “something is wrong”.

That is, there must be a strong factor of “impossibility”, i.e. deja vu is associated with an event/situation that is practically impossible to have been experienced before, like the feeling of having been before to a place you are visiting for the first time.

4. Near-death experiences

The term “near-death experience” (NDE) is used to describe an experience of people who are close to death and has much in common with out-of-body experiences, since both involve separation of the consciousness from the body, floating in space and collecting information from the environment while a person is in a coma or unconscious.



There are many documented testimonies of doctors and nurses reporting that when some comatose patients returned to life, they knew situations and circumstances that had taken place near them when they were in coma.

PS. Relation between the paranormal, supernatural and metaphysical

Finally, as to the differences between the terms metaphysical, paranormal and supernatural, things are a little fluid. Most people interested in such kind of phenomena use all the three terms in the same way.

However, the metaphysical is a shortcut of the term metaphysical philosophy, which is one of the main branches of philosophy that deals with the first principle, cause, destination and the end of the world.

While natural sciences deal with the reality based on the experience, metaphysical philosophy deals with a transcendental world which can not be investigated through experience, observation and experiment.

On the other hand, the term metaphysics is mistakenly associated with mysticism and religion. While mysticism is based on experiences of a particular nature and religion – on faith, metaphysics is based on logic.
I love this thread and I'm all for the metaphysical, I always knew it was different than the supernatural and physical world. I always had a strong sense of déjà vu a couple of times but none of the others.... there's a lot of debate on it, I myself think déjà vu can occur if there is something within the situation that makes you have a feeling of nostalgia there's something about it that triggers something in the subconscious mind that causes you to say déjà vu or it could be the result of past lives :crazy:

Re: The 4 Most Well Known Metaphysical Phenomena

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:50 pm
by user0546
Reality is fucked up. 😈