Neopsychism

An adaptation of “psychism” (psychic faculties such as telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition) to current scientific knowledge. Neopsychism attempts to study parapsychological phenomena using controlled, statistical, and neuroscientific methods, moving away from sensationalism. It differs from classical parapsychology by demanding replicability and mechanistic theories (e.g., quantum information fields, non‑local correlation effects). Most mainstream science dismisses the area as pseudoscience due to lack of robust, replicable results. Nevertheless, neopsychism persists in institutions such as the Society for Psychical Research and “noetic sciences” laboratories.

Neopsychism Example: “A neopsychist published a meta‑analysis of Ganzfeld telepathy experiments with modest statistical significance. The critic retorted: ‘Publication bias and tiny effect sizes – that’s not scientific adaptation, it’s the persistence of desire dressed as data.’ The neopsychist counter‑retorts: ‘Same criticism could be levelled at early drug trials. A small effect is still an effect. Your demand for perfection is a convenient way to ignore uncomfortable anomalies.’”

Neopsychism by Abzu Land May 27, 2026