Philippine parapsychology.

Paranormal phenomena in the Philippines, such as telepathy and prophecy, are common and may stem from Filipinos' deep cultural empathy and the transpersonal nature of their psyches. Folklore spirits with observable physical effects suggest a continuum between material and spiritual realms, implying the individual mind extends beyond the self to recognize sentient expressions in nature. This paper provides an overview of Philippine parapsychology and proposes a novel framework, the Sarili-Mundo model, for future research on paranormal phenomena across the diverse Philippine archipelago.

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Abstract

The many well-documented cases of paranormal phenomena in the Philippines may be interpreted as manifestations of the intuitive and deeply empathic interpersonal dynamics of Filipinos and the seemingly transpersonal nature of their individual psyches. A heightened sense of cultural empathy may explain various telepathic or prophetic experiences that are very common to the point of being an ordinary experience. The spirits of folklore, which are said to have observable effects in the physical world, indicate a continuum from material to spiritual, and implies that the individual mind goes beyond the self and recognizes separate, sentient expressions of their own psyche in nature. This paper aims to be a general overview of Philippine parapsychology. A novel framework is suggested, and represented via the Sarili-Mundo model, which may be applied to future research on any variation of paranormal phenomena across the thousands of islands belonging to the multi-ethnic Philippine archipelago.