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'''Telepathy''', from the [[Greek language|Greek]] τελε, ''tele'' meaning "distant" and πάθεια, ''patheia'' meaning "to be affected by",<ref>Following the model of [[sympathy|sym'''pathy''']] and [[empathy|em'''pathy''']].</ref> describes the purported transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the [[Senses#Five classical senses|five classical senses]] (See [[Psi (parapsychology)|Psi]]). <ref name=parasocie1>[http://parapsych.org/glossary_s_z.html#t Glossary of Parapsychological terms - Telepathy] &mdash; [[Parapsychological Association]], Retrieved [[December 19]], [[2006]]</ref><ref name=skepdic1/> The term was coined in 1882 by the classical scholar [[Frederic William Henry Myers|Fredric W. H. Myers]], a founder of the [[Society for Psychical Research]],<ref name=skepdic1/> specifically to replace the earlier expression ''thought-transference''.<ref name=parasocie1/><ref name=skepdic1/> A person who is able to make use of telepathy is said to be able to read the minds of others.  Telepathy, along with [[psychokinesis]] forms the main branches of [[parapsychological]] research, and many studies seeking to detect and understand telepathy have been done within the field.
 
'''Telepathy''', from the [[Greek language|Greek]] τελε, ''tele'' meaning "distant" and πάθεια, ''patheia'' meaning "to be affected by",<ref>Following the model of [[sympathy|sym'''pathy''']] and [[empathy|em'''pathy''']].</ref> describes the purported transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the [[Senses#Five classical senses|five classical senses]] (See [[Psi (parapsychology)|Psi]]). <ref name=parasocie1>[http://parapsych.org/glossary_s_z.html#t Glossary of Parapsychological terms - Telepathy] &mdash; [[Parapsychological Association]], Retrieved [[December 19]], [[2006]]</ref><ref name=skepdic1/> The term was coined in 1882 by the classical scholar [[Frederic William Henry Myers|Fredric W. H. Myers]], a founder of the [[Society for Psychical Research]],<ref name=skepdic1/> specifically to replace the earlier expression ''thought-transference''.<ref name=parasocie1/><ref name=skepdic1/> A person who is able to make use of telepathy is said to be able to read the minds of others.  Telepathy, along with [[psychokinesis]] forms the main branches of [[parapsychological]] research, and many studies seeking to detect and understand telepathy have been done within the field.

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