| Mentalism is a skill that consists of five major | | | | paranormal means independent of any known physical |
| categories. | | | | senses or reduction from prior experience. This idea of |
| To become a mentalist one doesn't need to conquer | | | | extra-sensory perception has been there since |
| these capabilities, though in the day they were | | | | traditional civilizations. |
| considered as extremely real. Mentalism today is | | | | In most of the traditional cultures of the world this |
| connected to stage sorcery and psychological sorcery | | | | capability was known as 'second sight' a direct line to |
| and is perceived as a performing art instead of | | | | the various different deities and gods. |
| superhuman accomplishments. Though there are folk | | | | Precognition - This is a seriously well liked capability, |
| who insist that they possess these capabilities, most of | | | | most often possessed by characters of television |
| them are often panned by critics who always come | | | | shows. Folks who allege to possess this capability |
| up with paths to disprove their so called powers. | | | | have the power to gain info about an object, person, |
| But nevertheless here are the five types of mentalism. | | | | location or physical event through means aside from |
| Telepathy - The definition of telepathy or mind reading | | | | the known human senses. Like all of the other types |
| as it is typically called is the transfer of info on thoughts | | | | of para-psychological capabilities precognition has still |
| between people by means aside from the five | | | | not been proved. |
| classical senses. An individual who is ready to make | | | | Skeptics say the human memory naturally has an |
| use of telepathy is claimed to possess the facility to | | | | inclination to remember coincidences more often than |
| read the minds of others. | | | | other non-coincidences and therefore people have a |
| Telepathy, together with psychokinesis forms the main | | | | tendency to remember more often when they were |
| types of mentalism branches of para-psychological | | | | correct about a future event and forget the examples |
| research. There are 4 accepted types of telepathy. | | | | when they were incorrect. |
| Latent Telepathy, Precognitive Telepathy, Emotive | | | | Clairvoyance - The obvious ability to gain info about an |
| Telepathy and Superconscious Telepathy. | | | | object, person, location or physical event through |
| Psychokinesis - Interpreted immediately it suggests | | | | means aside from the known human senses, a form |
| movement from the mind. Many cases of | | | | of extra-sensory perception. An individual recounted to |
| psychokinesis have been reported but have not ever | | | | have the capability of clairvoyance is called a |
| been proved. There like the other forms of mentalism | | | | clairvoyant. |
| it's been disproved time and time again. | | | | Clairvoyance like telepathy may also be broken down |
| One famous case of psychokinesis was of a man | | | | into sub classes, which are Clairsentience, which is to |
| named Uri Geller who used to bend metal spoons | | | | do with touching and feeling, Clairaudience that has to |
| through the power of his mind. He dazzled television | | | | do with hearing, Clairalience that has to do with tasting, |
| audiences with his achievements, and took part in | | | | Claircognizance that has to do with knowing and |
| experiments into telekinesis. | | | | eventually Clairgustance that has to do with tasting. |
| Extra-Sensory Perception - This is another branch of | | | | As you can see the types of mentalism are |
| para-psychological, more widely known as ESP. It's | | | | extraordinarily incredible whether or not you are a |
| outlined as the clear capability to procure info by | | | | believer or not. |