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An underlying mechanism for ESP at the initial perceptual stage has not been fully proposed and the mode of transduction for paranormal information remains unknown. This paper is based on the reasonable assumption that ESP is a kind of normal perception. Recently discovered photoreceptors called cryptochromes, which are present in all tissues, are ideal candidates for ESP transduction at the initial perceptual stage. It is proposed that ESP information triggers chemical reactions in the cryptochromes, influencing the spin states of paired radical ions. This process activates the cryptochromes and then spreads their summed signal throughout the brain, creating a meaningful synthesis. Because cryptochromes are highly concentrated in the inner retina and the pineal gland, the chemical reactions that mediate ESP should be most active in these locations. This new concept also might explain certain mystical, transcendental, or paranormal phenomena such as seeing gods or ghosts and distant healing, assuming they are energy-based. Further studies to prove or disprove this hypothesis are suggested.