The study of or belief in capacities, experiences, or phenomena that exceed normal human functioning but may not be supernatural—enhanced perception, exceptional intuition, mystical experiences, heightened states of consciousness. Supernormalism suggests that human potential may be greater than average
performance suggests, and that some people occasionally access capacities that are latent in all of us. It's the position that the "normal" is not the limit, that
extraordinary experiences may reveal
possibilities rather than pathologies, and that human nature includes potentials rarely actualized.
"She knew who was calling before looking at
the phone, every time. Supernormalism says: not psychic, not
supernatural—just a capacity some people have, maybe latent in all of us, maybe trainable. Supernormal, not
paranormal. Beyond average, not beyond nature."