Category:Retrocognition

Retrocognition (also known as postcognition), from the Latin retro meaning "backward, behind" and cognition meaning "knowing", is a term used to describe the paranormal transference of information about an event or object in the past by means that are unknown to current science. A person who possesses the ability of retrocognition is said to be able to see into the past. The term retrocognition was coined by Frederic Myers. Psychometry and past life regression can both be considered types of retrocognition. Retrocognition is differentiated from Clairvoyance in that the information is said to be gained from an object or event in the past, rather than from a contemporary event or object.