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The word telepathy was coined in 1882 by Frederic Myers, after the telegraph

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The word telepathy was coined in 1882 by Frederic W. H. Myers, a founder of the Society for Psychical Research, well after the telegraph's invention.

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documentsencyclopedia.comEncyclopedia biography credits Myers with coining 'telepathy'; SPR founded 1882.

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Jeffrey Kripal - disclosure as apocalypse (American Alchemy, 2026)asserts02:11:00

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The word telepathy was coined in 1882 by Frederic W. H. Myers, a founder of the Society for Psychical Research, well after the telegraph's invention.