Do ‘Altered States of Consciousness’ have some correlation with Psychic Phenomena

Normal perception happens through the known five senses, viz seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching.But worldwide, we have incidences of Telepathy, Clairvoyance, and Precognition.These are events of perception without using the five senses; hence these are called events of Extra Sensory Perception (ESP).We also witness instances where the mind has influenced matter-a glaring example is that of Uri Gueller who could bend a spoon using mental power.This is psychokinesis (PK).ESP and PK together are denoted by the term 'psi'.Psychic Phenomena comprise of 'psi' and post-mortem survival (life after death phenomenon).It is observed that mediums in a trance-like state talk to discarnate spirits; in a hypnotic state, one can transgress to past lives.The trance-like state and hypnotic state are examples of Altered States of Consciousness.This paper explores whether there is some correlation between the Altered State of Consciousness and Psychic phenomena Key Words: Psychic phenomena, Altered State of Consciousness, ASC, psi, ESP Life after death