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PARAPSYCHOLOGY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Psychology
- Philosophy and Religion
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Canadian Society of Questers
1, record 1, English, Canadian%20Society%20of%20Questers
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Canadian Society of Questers (1986) is a federally-incorporated society ... The objective of the society is to encourage and promote our natural abilities to locate water, mineral deposits and other information. 2, record 1, English, - Canadian%20Society%20of%20Questers
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The society seeks to correlate modern science with the philosophies and metaphysics of various cultures throughout the ages. The society seeks to understand and develop human mental and physical sensing capacities, and to inform interested others in unselfish, good-purpose mindquesting(a. k. a. divining, dowsing, radiesthesia or questing). The society seeks to encourage, assist and instruct those who seek a fuller understanding of the metaphysical, parapsychological and paranormal aspects of life. The society seeks to develop the sensory and questing techniques of its members by studying parapsychology, divining, dowsing, radiesthesia and other quests, and by educating them in good-purpose mindquesting. 2, record 1, English, - Canadian%20Society%20of%20Questers
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
- Psychologie
- Philosophie et religion
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Canadian Society of Questers
1, record 1, French, Canadian%20Society%20of%20Questers
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Parapsychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- percipient
1, record 2, English, percipient
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In parapsychology, the person who receives messages. 2, record 2, English, - percipient
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Parapsychologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- percipient
1, record 2, French, percipient
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui reçoit ou essaie de recevoir un message télépathique (ou qui a une perception quelconque). 2, record 2, French, - percipient
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-01-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Consciousness Research and Training Project
1, record 3, English, Consciousness%20Research%20and%20Training%20Project
correct, United States
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- CRTP 2, record 3, English, CRTP
correct, United States
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Psychic Healing Training and Research Project 1, record 3, English, Psychic%20Healing%20Training%20and%20Research%20Project
former designation, correct, United States
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
To teach, sponsor, and conduct research into the nature of human consciousness, parapsychology, and paranormal healing and new dimensions of human potential. 1, record 3, English, - Consciousness%20Research%20and%20Training%20Project
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Consciousness Research and Training Project
1, record 3, French, Consciousness%20Research%20and%20Training%20Project
correct, United States
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- CRTP 2, record 3, French, CRTP
correct, United States
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- Psychic Healing Training and Research Project 1, record 3, French, Psychic%20Healing%20Training%20and%20Research%20Project
former designation, correct, United States
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1986-09-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Parapsychology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- parapsychology 1, record 4, English, parapsychology
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The branch of psychology that investigates psychic phenomena, as telepathy, extra sensory perception, clairvoyance, etc. (Webster’s New World Dictionary). 1, record 4, English, - parapsychology
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Parapsychologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- parapsychologie
1, record 4, French, parapsychologie
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étude des phénomènes qui se situent aux frontières de la physique et de la psychologie (télépathie, etc...) 2, record 4, French, - parapsychologie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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