Retrocognition
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|Name = Retrocognition
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|Additional_Names = Postcognition
|Definition = The transfer of information from object or event in the past through Psi
|Characteristics = An individual is said to be able to gather information from an external source that is hidden from their traditional senses by time.
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|See_Also = [[Psi (parapsychology)|Psi]],<br>[[Clairvoyance]],<br>[[Telepathy]],<br>[[Parapsychology]]
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'''Retrocognition''' (also known as '''postcognition'''), from the [[Latin]] ''retro'' meaning "backward, behind" and ''cognition'' meaning "knowing", is the purported [[paranormal]] transfer of information about an event or object in the past.
The term was coined by Frederic Myers.<ref name=parasocie1/><ref name=parasocie1>[http://parapsych.org/glossary_l_r.html#r Glossary of Parapsychological terms - Retrocognition ] — [[Parapsychological Association]] (2007-04-28)</ref>
Retrocognition, like all forms of [[psychic]] functioning, is said by critics such as [[Robert Todd Carroll|Robert Todd Carroll]] to be, in all probability, [[illusion]] or [[fraud]].<ref> http://www.skepdic.com/psychic.html Entry on "Psychic" in ''The Skeptic's Dictionary'' by Robert Todd Carroll, Retrieved July 26, 2007</ref>
==Retrocognition in popular culture==
A depiction of retrocognition can be found in the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[television series]], ''[[Seeing Things (TV series)|Seeing Things]]'', or the [[Stephen King]] novel ''[[The Dead Zone (novel)|The Dead Zone]]'' and its film and TV adaptations.
The [[Marvel Comics]] characters [[Snowbird (comics)|Snowbird]] and [[Blindfold (comics)|Blindfold]] possesses different degrees of this ability; Snowbird can view up to six hours of prior events in a specific area, but Blindfold's power is less defined.
Another popular reference to retrocognition is in the [[Charmed]] [[television series]] where [[Phoebe Halliwell]] possesses this ability as an aspect of her '''Premontion''' power.
==External links==
[http://www.edgarcayce.org/about_edgarcayce/about_edgarcayce.asp Edgar Cayce]
[http://www.iacworld.org/English/Publications/Eng/Retrocognitions.asp Retrocognitions: An investigation into memories of past lives and the periods between lives] by Wagner Alegretti
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