Pressagiaring

Pressagiaring is a form of spiritual or pseudoscientific practice that originated in the 19th century. Its roots are uncertain, but it is believed to have been influenced by various occult and mystic traditions. The core concept revolves around the idea that individuals can tap into and influence the psychological states and emotions of others through specific gestures, postures, and subtle energies.

Practitioners of pressagiaring claim that they can sense and affect the emotional resonance of people they encounter, often using hand gestures, eye contact, and other non-verbal cues. These actions are purported to transfer intentions, moods, and even thought patterns between individuals. The practice is often associated with assertions of intuitive insight and precognition.

While some proponents portray pressagiaring as a legitimate form of energy work or subtle communication, others dismiss it as a form of parlor trickery or pseudoscience. Critics argue that any seeming effects can be attributed to confirmation bias, suggestion, or cold reading. Detractors also draw parallels with other discredited practices, such as Theosophy or New Thought movements, which some see as filled with sensational claims and uncertainty.

Some possible sources of pressagiaring include occult literature and Hindu spiritual traditions, where attunements to inner and outer energies are discussed. Pressagiaring's intermingling of ideas with common folklore and supernatural history creates a complex matrix that keeps it on the fringes of academia. The inconsistency and soft claims surrounding the discipline's existence further distinguish it as a fringe practice.

The academic and scientific mainstream largely reject pressagiaring, if not avoiding discussion entirely, due to lack of rigorously verifiable research and its embodying debunked mechanisms of (assumed or unspecified) mystical physics and chaotic psychodynamics theories.