noun
psychics; study of psychic phenomena
Refers to the field of study concerned with psychic phenomena, often in a parapsychological or spiritualist context.
彼は心霊学の研究に生涯を捧げた。
He devoted his life to the study of psychic phenomena.
超心理学 (parapsychology) is a more modern, scientific term, while 心霊学 often carries a broader or more traditional spiritualist connotation.
Compound of 心霊 (spirit, psychic) and 学 (study, -ology). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged in the context of Western spiritualism and psychical research in the late 19th or early 20th century.