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thoughtography|θɔːˈtɒgrəfɪ|
[f. thought1 + photography.]
The production of a visible, usu. photographic, image (supposedly) by purely mental means. Hence ˈthoughtograph, the image produced; thoughtˈographer, one who is said to practise thoughtography; thoughtoˈgraphic a.
1931T. Fukurai (title) Clairvoyance and thoughtography. Ibid. x. 245 The medium can make the thoughtograph of the object presented by the sitter. 1967Psychic News 20 May 4/2 Thus thoughtographic research spans more than half a century. 1968J. Eisenbud World of Ted Serios xiii. 299 These [nightmares] kept up until he began his ‘thoughtography’. 1976C. Wilson Geller Phenomenon 33 (caption) Serios producing a thoughtograph. 1978Sunday Sun (Brisbane) 5 Feb. 66/3 Professor Eisenbud..subjected thoughtographer Serios to scientific scrutiny. Ibid. 66/5 Ted randomly imprinted on film a thoughtograph. |