‖ telæsthesia Psychics.
(tɛlɪs-, tɛlɪsˈθiːsɪə)
[mod.L. (Myers, 1882), f. Gr. τῆλε far off (see tele-) + αἴσθησις perception + -ia1.]
‘Perception at a distance; direct sensation or perception of objects or conditions independently of the recognized channels of sense’ (Myers Human Personality, Gloss.).
| 1882 Myers in Proc. Soc. Psychical Research I. ii. 147 We venture to introduce the words Telæsthesia and Telepathy to cover all cases of impression received at a distance without the normal operation of the recognised sense organs. 1903 ― Human Personality I. 136. 1908 Nation 26 Sept. 907/1 Telepathy, telaesthesia and the subliminal part of man's mental being play a vast part in all these curious psychical phenomena. |