sympathetic magic
Cargo cult science – Form of pseudoscience; the belief that replicating all aspects of a past experiment will also replicate the results Contagion heuristic ― in psychology, the belief, often subconscious, that objects or locations associated with a good or bad past experience still have good or bad qualities Correspondence (theology) – Theological term referring to the relationship between two levels of existence; coined by Emanuel Swedenborg Law of contagion ― magical principle that any two objects that were once in contact will maintain an invisible connection unless it is deliberately broken True name#Folklore and literature – Name of a thing or being that expresses its true nature
List of topics characterized as pseudoscience
Psychometry (paranormal) – Aspect of extrasensory perception ― purported ability to receive mental images of a past event by touching an object associated with the event Natural magic – Occult practices directly using the natural world instead of spirits Totem – Emblem of a group of people, such as a family, clan, lineage, or tribe Sigil – magical symbol, often representing a deity, a spirit, or the desired outcome of the spell