Deja vu
is the experience of feeling sure that one has witnessed or experienced a new situation previously (an individual feels as though an event has already happened or has happened in the near past). The term was created by a French psychic researcher, Émile Boirac (1851–1917) in his book "L'Avenir des sciences psychiques" ("The Future of Psychic Sciences"), which expanded upon an essay he wrote while an undergraduate. The experience of déjà vu is usually accompanied by a compelling sense of familiarity, and also a sense of "eeriness," "strangeness," or "weirdness," The "previous" experience is most frequently attributed to a dream, although in some cases there is a firm sense that the experience "genuinely happened" in the past.
The experience of déjà vu seems to be quite common among adults and children alike; in formal studies, 70% of people report having experienced it at least once. References to the experience of déjà vu are also found in literature of the past, indicating it is not a new phenomenon. It has been extremely difficult to evoke the déjà vu experience in laboratory settings, therefore making it a subject of few empirical studies. Recently, researchers have found ways to recreate this sensation using hypnosis.
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3 comments:
Thanks for the info on Deja Vu. I find it interesting that Deja Vu is actually a field of study.
yea, everything is.
But its still being researched.
With ideas such as Nick's dream story, it happens alot to other people too. but yet people dont understand why.
I find deja vu quite an interesting subject to talk about and it is definitely quite relevant to your presentation on Jung since he is portrayed to be a "spiritual" psychologist.
Thanks for the additional info! :)
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