Terje Simonsen > Quotes

“In 1922, Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, wrote that it is ‘an indisputable fact that sleep creates favorable conditions for telepathy.’ During sleep, we are more relaxed than when awake, and our mental filters are on a little vacation. We are therefore more open, more receptive.”
― Terje Simonsen, A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal

“Consciousness is not limited to the brain, but that it also has non-local and non-temporal dimensions,”
― Terje Simonsen, A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal

“real experiences of precognition i.e. paranormal foresight.”
― Terje Simonsen, A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal

“Occult’ may perhaps sound somewhat sinister in the ears of some modern readers, but its original meaning is not connected to black magic or any other evil; the word is derived from the Latin occultus, meaning ‘secret’ or ‘hidden’, and is a neutral term for phenomena that are obscure to us. For example, Isaac Newton, who first formulated the law of gravitation, describes gravity as having ‘occult’ qualities, as it cannot be seen and it exerts its power at a distance and in a secret way.”
― Terje Simonsen, A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal