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  2. Precognition - Wikipedia

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    The term "precognition" first appeared in the 17th century but did not come into common use among investigators until much later. [3] An early investigation into claims of precognition was published by the missionary Fr. P. Boilat in 1883. He claimed to have put an unspoken question to an African witch-doctor whom he mistrusted. Contrary to his ...

  3. Self-defeating prophecy - Wikipedia

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    Also, when working to make a premonition come true, one can inadvertently change the circumstances so much that the prophecy cannot come true. It is important to distinguish a self-defeating prophecy from a self-fulfilling prophecy that predicts a negative outcome.

  4. Self-fulfilling prophecy - Wikipedia

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    A self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction that comes true at least in part as a result of a person's belief or expectation that the prediction would come true. [1] In the phenomena, people tend to act the way they have been expected to in order to make the expectations come true. [2]

  5. The Purple Testament - Wikipedia

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    While Riker and Gunther are discussing this, Fitz is in the same hospital visiting one of his men, Smitty, who is supposed to pull through. But he sees the strange light on the soldier's face and knows his fate. After his premonition comes true, Fitz makes a scene in the hospital in front of Captains Gunther and Riker.

  6. British Premonitions Bureau - Wikipedia

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    But the many dreams where somebody dying didn't come true are quickly forgotten. The dreamer remembers the "hit" not the misses. [ 9 ] In his book Paranormality: Why we see what isn't there , Richard Wiseman discusses how, based on the work by Eugene Aserinsky , sleep scientists found that people have an average of four dreams a night and ...

  7. 'The Simpsons' may have dropped another prediction — and if ...

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    The long-running animated show on Fox has been making predictions that have ended up coming true since the early 1990s, from the ebola virus to major network monopolies to Game of Thrones plot ...

  8. Premonition - Wikipedia

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    A premonition is a feeling that some event will happen, typically a forewarning of something unwelcome. Premonition(s) or The Premonition may also refer to:

  9. Matthew Perry’s mom shares ‘premonition’ in ... - AOL

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    Matthew Perry’s mom shares ‘premonition’ in conversation with him before death. WJW. Celeste Houmard. October 25, 2024 at 9:35 AM