1
Some people can make me aware of them just by thinking about me.
False
True
2
I have had the momentary feeling that I might not be human.
False
True
3
I have sometimes been fearful of stepping on pavement cracks.
False
True
4
I think I could learn to read other peoples’ minds if I wanted to.
False
True
5
Horoscopes are right too often for it to be a coincidence.
False
True
6
Things sometimes seem to be in different places when I get home, even though no one has been there.
False
True
7
Numbers like 13 and 7 have no special power.
True
False
8
I have occasionally had the silly feeling that a TV or radio broadcaster knew I was listening to them.
False
True
9
I have worried that other people on other planets may be influencing what is happening on earth
False
True
10
The government refuses to tell the truth about flying saucers.
False
True
11
I have felt that there were messages for me in the way things are arranged, like in a store window.
False
True
12
I have never doubted that my dreams are the products of my own mind.
True
False
13
Good luck charms don’t work.
True
False
14
I have noticed sounds on my records that are not there at other times.
False
True
15
The hand motions that strangers make seem to influence me at times.
False
True
16
I almost never dream about things before they happen.
True
False
17
I have had the momentary feeling that someone’s place has been taken by a look-alike.
False
True
18
It is not possible to harm others merely by thinking bad thoughts about them.
True
False
19
I have sometimes sensed an evil presence around me, although I could not see it.
False
True
20
I sometimes have a feeling of gaining or losing energy when certain people look at me or touch me.
False
True
21
I have sometimes had the passing thought that strangers are in love with me.
False
True
22
I have never had the feeling that certain thoughts of mine really belonged to someone else.
True
False
23
When introduced to strangers, I rarely wonder whether I have known them before.
True
False
24
If reincarnation were true, it would explain some unusual experiences I have had.
False
True
25
People often behave so strangely that one wonders if they are part of an experiment.
False
True
26
At times I perform certain little rituals to ward off negative influences.
False
True
27
I have felt that I might cause something to happen just by thinking about it.
False
True
28
I have wondered whether the spirits of the dead can influence the living.
False
True
29
At times I have felt that a professor’s lecture was meant especially for me.
False
True
30
I have sometimes felt that strangers were reading my mind.
False
True
Now add up all the boxes in the right-hand column that you ticked. The average score (based on 1,500 US students) was 9 for males and 10 for females. How did you score? Do you think the questions measure supernatural thinking?
WHAT PATTERNS DO YOU SEE?
In the book, I talk about how some of us with a strong supersense are more inclined towards seeing structure and patterns in the world. Test your self with the following set of images taken from the ‘Snowy Pictures task’ (© ETS) used to assess this capacity. Can you see any hidden patterns? Answers are at the bottom.
There are hidden patterns in images, 17, 19, 21, 22 & 24.