Clairvoyance is claimed ability to perceive distant events without scientific proof. Divided into precognition, retrocognition, and remote viewing. Early records include Marquis de Puységur's 1784 somnambulist clairvoyance
Sheldrake proposed formative causation theory in "A New Science of Life". Nature journal described his work as "best candidate for burning". He was knighted and made honorary Fellow of Royal Society
Mind over matter means controlling physical conditions through mental means. First appeared in 1863 by Sir Charles Lyell in geological evidence. Related saying "mind drives mass" was coined by Virgil in 19 BC
Born in 1933 in Colorado, Swann studied biology and art at Westminster College. Served in U.S. Army in Korea and worked at UN Secretariat. Started parapsychology research at age 36 in 1969
Swann gained international attention in 1970-1972 with New York parapsychology research. By 1973, he was recognized as parapsychology's most tested "guinea-pig"