Psychology
Supernatural phenomena are actually a type of paranormal phenomena, but some of them are studied as parapsychology and are divided into three levels: Psychic phenomena: Unusual mental states or abilities, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognitive physical phenomena: Unusual physical actions that can be manipulated and controlled by a conscious being, such as willpower, ghosts, stigmata, and remnant phenomena: Out-of-body experiences (OBE), near-death experiences (NDE)
World
Magical Niagara Falls You've seen acrobatic artist Brown Pavilion 160 feet above the rushing rapids of Niagara Falls Stretching a 1,000-foot steel cable everywhere and successfully walking across it with empty hands? Have you ever seen him blindfolded and wearing a pocket over his head, and successfully walked the 1,000-foot tightrope? Have you ever seen the same person riding a wheelbarrow, walking on stilts, carrying someone on his back, sitting on a tightrope, cooking an omelette and eating it? What makes brave and great? Why does Brown Pavilion have such power? That is Niagara Falls, which gives Brown Pavilion its great and magical power. The mysterious geyser There is a magical spring in the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, China - a geyser. The water of the geyser flows trickling. After a series of short pauses and eruptions, with a soul-stirring loud noise, the high-temperature water vapor suddenly rushes out of the spring mouth and immediately expands into a water column with a diameter of more than 2 meters and a height of about 20 meters. The steam ball at the top continued to roll and jump, rising straight into the blue sky. Its eruption cycle is to automatically stop after spraying for a few minutes or dozens of minutes, and then erupt again after a period of time. The geyser gets its name because it sprays and sprays all the time. In addition to the geysers in China, there is also a world-famous geyser near Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, the "Getse" spring. When this spring is intermittent, it is a round pool with a diameter of 20 meters, filled with hot water, and the hot water flows out slowly. Soon, the clear water at the mouth of the pool rolled violently, and a sound similar to the grunting of a boiling pot came from the bottom of the pool. Then a water column rose into the sky, spreading hot drizzle on the blue sky. This water column could reach a maximum of 70 meters! Kunlun Mountain is the "Gate to Hell" that people are afraid of. "The sky is blue, the fields are vast, and the wind blows the grass and you can see the cattle and sheep." In the eyes of shepherds, a place with plenty of grass and water is their paradise for grazing. But the shepherds living in the Kunlun Mountains would rather have their cattle and sheep starve to death in the Gobi Desert because there is no fat grass to eat, than dare to enter the ancient and silent valleys of the Kunlun Mountains with lush pasture. America’s “Avenue of the Underworld” with planetary orbit data In the famous ancient city of Teotihuacan in America, there is a broad avenue called the “Avenue of the Underworld” that runs from north to south. In the 10th century AD, the Aztecs who first came here came to this ancient city along this avenue and found that there was no one in the city. They believed that the buildings on both sides of the avenue were the tombs of the gods, so Just gave it this strange name. China's Shennongjia shrouded in mystery Shennongjia is located at the junction of Sichuan and Hubei between the Yangtze River and the Han River in China. It is known as the "Roof of Central China" and covers an area of ??3,250 square kilometers, with more than 85% of it being forested. The average altitude is 1,700 meters, with the highest point reaching 3,105 meters. There are various climate types. When people think of Shennongjia, they can't help but think of "savages". From ancient times to the present, there are a large number of records and legends about savages that make it difficult to distinguish the authenticity. From 1977 to 1980, relevant departments organized two large-scale field expeditions and collected a large amount of evidence about the existence of savages, such as savage hair, footprints, feces, etc., and also found bamboo nests where savages had lived. The results of the investigation seem to indicate to people that there is indeed a strange animal unknown to people in Shennongjia. China's geothermal anomaly zone with "hot and cold reversed" Whenever the cold winter and the scorching summer come, people who love fantasy always long for the "devil city" in the desert
It can have warm winters and cool summers place. Although the change of spring, summer, autumn and winter is a regular pattern, the world is so big that there are no shortage of surprises. There are some lucky people on this earth who live in "places" with warm winters and cool summers. This is Huanren County, a mountainous area in the eastern part of Liaoning Province. A place known as the "geothermal anomaly zone". One end of this "geotemperature anomaly zone" begins in Chuanyinggou 1.5 kilometers south of the Manchu Town Government Residence on the left bank of the Hunjiang River, and the other end ends at the foothills of Niuti Mountain in Kuandian County on the right bank of the Hunjiang River. The entire "geotemperature anomaly zone" is about 15 kilometers long and covers an area of ??about 106,000 square meters. Mysterious Ghost Island Westerners love sailing, and there have always been many strange things in the history of sailing. On the horizon north of the Spitsbergen Islands, the British captain Julius discovered land in 1707, but this land was always inaccessible. However, it is worth affirming that this land is not an optical illusion, so he named "land" Marked on the chart. Two hundred years later, Admiral Makarov and his expedition team members, who were on an expedition to the North Pole aboard the icebreaker "Yermak", discovered a piece of land again, and it was the same piece of land that Julius had seen. The navigator Volslei also discovered the outline of this island when he passed through the area in 1925. But when scientists went to investigate in 1928, they did not find any islands in this area. "Devil City" in the Desert This is an uninhabited but bustling "city".
When the sky is clear and the breeze is blowing, people walk around the castle and can hear bursts of beautiful music floating in the distance, as if thousands of wind chimes are swaying in the wind, and like thousands of strings playing lightly. But with the whirlwind, flying sand and rocks, the sky was dark and the earth was dark, the beautiful music suddenly turned into all kinds of strange sounds: like a donkey braying, a horse neighing, a tiger roaring... or like the cry of a baby around you, the scream of a woman; In the busy city: the sounds of hawking, shouting, and quarreling could be heard endlessly; then a strong wind suddenly rose, dark clouds came over the top, ghosts cried and wolves howled, and everything was blurred... The castle was shrouded in a hazy darkness. Here is the famous "Devil City" in Xinjiang. Who built it? Where did the countless strange sounds come from? After field inspections, scientists put forward a new point of view - "Fengcheng Theory." In fact, the "Devil City" is a "city of wind". There are no ghosts making waves, but the raging wind playing a role in the middle. Various phenomena in the "Devil City" can be explained by the "wind erosion landform" of earth science. Under the action of air currents, strong winds blow up the sand on the ground, constantly impacting and rubbing against the rocks. As a result, various soft and hard rocks are carved into various strange shapes under the action of the wind. The Bermuda Mysterious Triangle The Bermuda Triangle is located in the western North Atlantic Ocean and is an archipelago composed of 7 large islands and about 150 small islands as well as some reef groups. Today, with advanced science and technology, it is still a mysterious and unpredictable sea area, where advanced instruments will malfunction, and once people are in danger, there is no possibility of survival. This place is called the "Devil's Triangle" and is a horrifying and mysterious place. The Mysterious "Snowless Dry Valleys" in Antarctica Antarctica is the continent least visited by humans. There are many phenomena that people cannot explain there, such as the "Snowless Dry Valleys" ” is the most mysterious one among them. The Antarctic continent, with a total area of ??14 million square kilometers, is mostly covered by ice and snow. Viewed from a high altitude, the Antarctic continent is a plateau with a high center and low sides, and a shape that looks very much like a pot lid. This layer of ice, which is vividly called the ice cap, has an average thickness of 2,000 meters, and the thickest place can reach 4,800 meters. The continental ice sheet and the sea ice in the surrounding ocean are connected in winter to form a white ice sheet with a total area larger than the African continent. At this time, its area exceeds 33 million square kilometers. The world-famous Egyptian pyramids. When you were a child and used building blocks to build "palaces", did you ever think about building it into a huge building hundreds of meters high? If you were asked to use each piece to weigh tens or hundreds of tons What would you do if you built it with huge stones? There are more than 80 pyramids scattered along the Nile River in Egypt, North Africa, becoming one of the eight wonders of the world. The Pyramid of Khufu is the tallest among them. The pyramid is made of huge stones. There is no adhesive between the stones. Instead, it is made of stones stacked on top of each other. It is even difficult for people to insert a sharp blade into the stone. Due to the gaps between the blocks, the pyramid has experienced ups and downs for nearly 5,000 years. It still stands proudly in the sky, majestic and amazing. The first report of the "crop circle" phenomenon can be traced back to 1647 in the United Kingdom. Since then, crop circles have been frequently discovered in the United States, Australia, Europe, South America, Asia and other places, most of which were found in the United Kingdom. . Up to now, about 250 crop circles appear every year around the world, with different patterns. But regrettably, for more than 350 years, the scientific community has been controversial about how the strange circles were formed. Spontaneous human combustion Spontaneous human combustion has not yet been decrypted. Some people's entire bodies were burned to ashes after spontaneous combustion, but the surrounding things were not damaged. Others had only a few bones left. Scientists are still divided.
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In the middle of the last century, with the establishment of the People's Republic of China, relying on the power of the government, other doctrines and beliefs were attributed Heretics, ghosts and gods were driven away, and Confucius and Mencius were put under "house arrest." Only Marxism could unify the world. Therefore, from the 1950s to the 1980s, China was a truly atheistic country. However, with the deepening of reform and opening up, driven by material interests, the once dormant "ox demons and snake gods" have been resurrected. Moreover, for a period of time, they were rampant and plundering, with good gods in place and evil gods rampant. Under such circumstances, the older generation of science and technology workers, popular science writers, and popular science research workers strived to arm people's minds with scientific knowledge, ideas, and spirit, and severely criticized and exposed some heresies. Especially at the end of the last century, they conducted scientific investigations and analyzes of various claims, and exposed and fought against some superstitions and pseudoscience through various media. It should be said that they made great contributions to promoting the scientific spirit and defending the dignity of science. big contribution. However, as the years go by, most of these older generations of anti-counterfeiting fighters have retired, and the tasks of new research and investigation work and defending science have fallen on the shoulders of the younger generation. Because, under the new historical conditions, young researchers engaged in related fields are working independently and are scattered in various disciplines, units, and fields. Therefore, in order to strengthen exchanges, improve the level and quality of research, and also strengthen cooperation with international To cooperate in related fields, it is necessary to connect various people in scattered research in China to strengthen the synergy of research. At the same time, we should cooperate closely with various media to vigorously expose superstition and pseudoscience and promote the scientific spirit. This will also help avoid the previous phenomenon of single subject and lack of persuasiveness.
In short, the study of supernatural phenomena is not only a need for theoretical research itself, but also a need and concrete manifestation of developing advanced culture and safeguarding the interests of the people in the new era.
Midas Touch
In ancient mythology, gods turned stones into gold and silver. A legend used to deceive those bad guys who are greedy for money. In the West, there are also interesting stories of burying sunlight underground, chanting a few spells, and harvesting gold; there are also stories of alchemists defrauding people of their money. If all things have the same origin, it is not surprising that stone can be turned into gold. Because with the breakthrough of nanotechnology, perhaps one day, people can realize the mutual transformation between chemical elements. By then, there will be man-made mountains of gold and silver everywhere, and everyone will be able to spend money like water.
Invisibility
This is a strange method that can make people disappear without a trace. It includes three parts: invisibility, clone and transfer. Invisibility is to make others unable to see oneself and hide oneself. In mythology, a prince can make himself invisible to others by putting on an invisibility coat or practicing invisibility. However, invisibility can always leave traces. Of course, it is best not to have invisibility in the world to avoid some People with bad intentions peek into other people's privacy. The clone technique is even more magical. Many selves can appear at once. It is difficult to tell the true from the false. They can do different things. In computer games, monsters often use the clone technique to appear and launch sneak attacks. However, in the future world, people may be able to clone several of themselves to achieve the purpose of clones. The transfer technique is the most interesting. It allows you to disappear from one place and appear from another place. From this, it seems that people's imagination far exceeds the capabilities of modern technology. One day, people will discover the mystery of time and space transfer, and by then, the long march of thousands of miles will only take a blink of an eye.
Astrology
This is the ability to predict life, death, and destiny. If there is a way, life and death are determined, and wealth and honor are in heaven. This heavenly secret must not be leaked. However, many charlatans from ancient and modern times can tell the truth. Legend has it that Nostradamus wrote "Century" in the West. His predictions about the future were surprisingly similar to historical events. He saw the king's execution from the mysterious alms bowl, and he even predicted his own life span. But on that day, he was safe and sound. In order to fulfill the prophecy, he had to commit suicide by jumping off the building. However, things follow their shapes, and the constellations in the sky and people's facial features may really reflect some truths. But you still have to strive for self-improvement!
Hypnosis
It is said that the hypnosis technique invented by modern psychologists can make people fall asleep quickly, or inadvertently speak out their innermost thoughts while sleepwalking. . In ancient times, there was a story about the vixen Daji who used her beauty to seduce King Zhou, causing him to commit adultery and kill loyal ministers, and finally overthrew the merchant Chao Ge. In Western legends, there is a kind of big snake whose eyes can fascinate people so much that they forget to escape, and there is also a story about a mermaid who confuses sailors with her singing. It is said that skilled magicians are the best at disguise. They can create some illusions to confuse their enemies, dress themselves up as a tree, a rock, a statue, or turn a cloud into a monster, or an earthworm into a giant dragon. Of course, the most practical deception technique is the ancient marching formation. The legendary Bagua formation is unpredictable and puts people in desperate situations.
The art of bringing the dead back to life
This seems to be more difficult than climbing to heaven, because people cannot be resurrected after death. However, there is a story in ancient times. There was a beautiful girl who could not be with her sweetheart, so her parents forced her to marry someone else. So she died of anger and was buried generously. It happened that a tomb robber stole the burial items that night, and he revolted and woke her up. There are even more terrifying stories. There was a bolt of lightning that struck a grave, exploded the coffin, and crawled out a living person. It was really chilling. Of course, there are also legends about rejuvenation. Some eminent monks who have attained enlightenment, have childish hair and fair looks, and can live forever. Such stories are mostly myths and legends. However, future technology may be able to preserve a person's brain information and genetic information, and may also be able to bring people back to life and revive mummies.
Spiritualism
The most mysterious thing in the world is spiritism. Some people have clairvoyance and can see the skeleton and beating heart of a person walking across from them. There is also telepathy, where you can use your finger to make a cup that is still on the table start to move, or you can use your mind to make the clock hands accelerate, and there is also the magical levitation technique in the air.
Curse
It is said that there is a curse in the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh. Anyone who disturbs the king's soul will definitely die. In the West, there are wizards riding broomsticks and magicians riding flying carpets. It is said that wizards cast spells to avenge their enemies, using puppets instead of real people to cast spells on them. There is a magician in Japan who cuts out a few paper figures and blows on them, and they turn into young girls. It's so miraculous that it can't be described in words.
Dream Enlightenment
Sometimes you will encounter something, and you will always feel as if you have experienced it before. When you think about it carefully, you will be surprised to find that it turned out to be a dream scene. What’s even more interesting is that when a man and a woman fall in love at first sight, they seem to be the lovers of their dreams. Legend has it that in ancient times, some innocent souls used the method of entrusting dreams to clear their grievances; superstitious people believe that if their deceased relatives have any unfulfilled wishes, they will tell you in their dreams. In this seemingly ordinary world, everyone dreams of becoming a master with unique skills, or an invincible hero in online games. Maybe some dreams will be realized with the progress of scientific and technological civilization, and maybe some will become mysteries forever, but as long as we have dreams in our hearts, the world is omnipotent.