Its called noetics. (the science part anyway...the spiritualism and religious references would take a far greater amount of time to produce but Lemme see if I can stir up any links for the sci)

Ahhhh Here are some:

http://www.noetic.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institu...oetic_Sciences



Noetic theory or noëtics (from Greek νοητικός "mental" from νοεῖν "to think" from νοῦς - noűs) is a branch of metaphysical philosophy and science concerned with the study of mind and intuition, and its relationship with the divine intellect. Among its principal purposes is to study the effects of perceptions, beliefs, and intention with respect to human consciousness.

The theory of noetics centers around the idea that the human mind is capable of affecting or even doing work to the physical world. It is suggested that thought and spirit are not in fact imaginary, but Bose or photon based, meaning essentially that the mind can be quantified by formulae which describe quantum materials such as light. This is a radical conclusion where many people think thoughts are weightless. Just as gravity affects all matter, so do thoughts to an apparent lesser degree.

Funny when one can see science and religion come full circle without clashing isnt it.