table tilting

Definitions of table tilting
  1. noun
    manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits
    synonyms: table lifting, table tipping, table turning
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    type of:
    parapsychology, psychic phenomena, psychic phenomenon
    phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes
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