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After Life
A continued life or existence believed to follow death.
Agent
A human being who is unaware that they are directing poltergeist activity. Often a teenager and most often female.
Akashic Records
"Memories" of all experiences since the beginning of time, believed by some mystical doctrines to be stored permanently in a spiritual substance (Akasha).
Amulet
An object that has the power to ward off evil spirits; usually a charm worn around the neck. This is worn to bring luck, or ward off evil.
Angel
A benevolent spiritual being who watches over people or provides help.
Apparition
A disembodied soul or spirit which can be seen, a supernatural appearance or image which can be recognized by the viewer.
Apport
A physical object which appears in a way that cannot be explained (seeming to come from nowhere).
Apport
When a solid object appears in different locations with the help of a spirit, an object transported through supernatural means.
Astral Body
The soul of a person that is projected outside of their body. The invisible spirit of a person or an animal. See Astral Projection.
Astral Plane
The level of existence through which spirits of the dead first pass. The level in which an astrally projected spirit travels.
Astral Projection
The separation of the astral body (or spirit) from the physical body. The astral body travels in the astral plane, to places near and far.
Aura
An energy field that surrounds living creatures.
Automatic Writing
This is a communication with a ghost where the ghost controls a writer's hand and writes out messages. A person produces written material while controlled by a spirit, the person is not conscious of what they are writing. A person may write pages and pages of words that they do not remember writing when they come back to their conscious state.
Automatism
Spontaneous muscular movement caused by ghosts. A sample is automatic writing
Automatism
Spontaneous muscular movement caused by ghosts. A sample is automatic writing.
B
Banshee
A spirit or omen; Scotland and Ireland is the origin
Belief
A state of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in thing. A conviction of the truth. A systems of reality of some being or phenomenon especially when based on examination of evidence Accept as truth of something offered for acceptance. . FAITH where there is no evidence or proof such as faith in God is a belief.
Black Magic
The practice of conjuring preternatural forces for a specific evil purpose.
C
Channeling
A form of communication, a spirit communicates and possesses a medium. The entity being the channel can be a deceased human being, angel, or demon.
Charm
An object that possesses magical power.
Clairaudience
The psychic ability to hear sounds and voices, normally not heard by most people.
Clairsentience
An archaic term that refers to the paranormal obtaining of information using faculties other than vision or hearing.
Clairvoyance
The psychic ability to see objects, persons, places or events regardless of time or distane.
Collective Apparition
Is when more than one person sees a ghost or spirit at the same time.
Conjuring
The process of calling preternatural forces into aid or action through the use of sorcery or ceremonial black magic. The process of calling preternatural forces into aid or action through the use of good or evil magic or sorcery.
Crisis Apparition
An apparition in which a person is seen within a few hours of an important crisis such as death, accident or sudden illness.
Curse
To invoke preternatural forces to cause harm or injury to a person, place or objec
D
Deja Vu
Seeing or doing something completely new but having the distinct feeling that the experience had been done before.
Demon
An evil entity hostile to human
Demonic
Pertaining to or caused by demons.
Demonologist
Involved in the study of Demonology.
Demonology
The study of demons, including their characteristics, classification, and effect on mankind.
Discarnate
Existing outside a physical body
Disembodied
A spirit functioning without a body.
Doppleganger (or Doubleganger)
A spirit of a living person, outside the physical body
E
Earthbound
A spirit being trapped to remain on the earthly plain.
Ectoplasm
An unknown substance which emanates from the bodies of mediums, correlating to supernatural phenomena
Ectoplasm Mist
Is a cloudy substance caught on film it normally looks like a fog.
Electronic Voice Phenomenon
Known as evp is when a spiritual voice is caught on a tape recorder and is usually not present during an investigation and is heard after being played back but there has been cases where voices were heard during the an investigation and recorded also.
Elemental
A lesser spirit bound to the fundamentals of nature (earth, wind, water, and fire).
EMF Detector
Instrument that measures electrical management fields
Empath
Someone who shows considerable empathy, especially of the apparently psychic type.
Entity
A disembodied or preternatural spirit.
ESP
Is most commonly called the 'sixth sense.' It is sensory information that an individual receives which comes beyond the ordinary five senses sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. It can provide the individual with information of the present, past, and future; as it seems to originate in a second, or alternate reality.
Etheric Body
Similar to astral body.
Evil Eye
Ability of some people to harm others by looking at them.
Exorcism
Generally carried out by priests, the act of expelling a spirit from a site.
Extrasensory
Being outside the normal range or bounds of the senses.
F
Fairy
A tiny being in human form, depicted as clever, mischievous, and possessing magical powers.
Fairy
An elemental spirit considered benign but inclined to mischief.
Fortean Phenomena
Strange phenomena, especially those which challenge conventional scientific knowledge
G
Ganzfeld stimulation
In parapsychology an environment of mild sensory deprivation intended to stimulate the receptivity of extrasensory perception.
Ghost
A supernatural appearance or image not recognizable to the viewer.
Guardian Spirit
In tribal cultures a spirit, usually in animal form, that protects individuals, tribes and clans or provides magical shamanic power. The animal represents the collective power of an entire species or genus and customarily has magical powers that enable it to perform extraordinary feats, such as a wolf with the power of flight. Guardian spirits almost always appear in animal form, but may in some cases take on human shape on various occasions. In animals form they can converse with humans. The animal form is rooted in the deep belief that humans and animals are related to one another.
Guru
A spiritual master, religious teacher, divine preceptor or learned Brahmin. “Guru” is a Sanskrit term meaning, “teacher.”
H
Human Spirit
The (earthbound) spirit of a deceased person.
Ignis Fatuus
A phosphorescent light that hovers or flits over swampy ground at night, possibly caused by spontaneous combustion of gases emitted by rotting organic matter. Also called friar's lantern, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp, wisp.
Incarnate
Living in a physical body.
Incubus
A demon which seeks sexual intercourse with a living woman.
Inhuman Spirit
An entity or spirit of a being that has never lived in the earthly realm.
K
Kelpie
A malevolent water spirit of Scottish legend, usually having the shape of a horse and rejoicing in or causing drownings.
Kirlian Photography
A technique for photographing objects in the presence of a high-frequency, high-voltage, low- amperage electrical field, the photographs of which show glowing, multicolored emanations said to be auras or biofields. Kirlian photography is named after Semyon Kirlian, part-time inventor and electrician from Krasnodar, Russia, who pioneered work with the procedure in the early 1940’s.
Kundalini
A psycho-spiritual energy, the very energy of consciousness, said to reside sleeping within the body and which is aroused either through spiritual discipline or spontaneously to bring new states of consciousness, including mystical illumination. Kundalini is Sanskrit for “snake” or “serpent power,” so named because it is said to lie coiled like a serpent in the root chakra at the base of the spine. In Tantra Yoga, kundalini is an aspect of Shakti, divine female energy and consort of Shiva.
L
Levitation
The raising of a body or object without any physical or visible means.
Ley Lines
Alignments of ancient sites, these are considered to be earth's natural energy lines and also that spirit may use these lines as a way of travelling quickly from one place to another. It has also been suggested that where two Ley Lines cross there is a possible chance of a portal opening to other dimensions.
M
Malevolent
A malicious supernatural force that causes harmful acts to living beings.
Manes
The spirits of the dead, regarded as minor supernatural powers in ancient Roman religion. The revered spirit of one who has died.
Manifestation
An indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something. The materialized form of a spirit.
Materialization
The appearance of spirits in material form.
Medium
A person who makes contact with discarnate or inhuman spirits on the astral plane.
N
Necromancy
The practice of conjuring evil spirits.
Necronomicon
The book of the dead.
O
Occult
Pertaining to the supernatural, that which is beyond the range of natural knowledge.
Oracle
A method of divination and prophecy in which deities or supernatural beings are consulted, usually through a human medium who, while in a trance possession, allows the entity to speak.
Orb
Small or large balls of energy caught on video or pictures.
Oregon Vortex
The Oregon Vortex is an area of naturally occurring visual and perceptual phenomena, which can be captured on film.
See what you think:
http://www.oregonvortex.com/
Ouija Board
A board consisting of the letters of the alphabet, numbers 1-0, and the words "yes", "no", and "goodbye" which is used as a tool for communicating with spirits.
Out of Body Experience
OOBE is the most reported and documented type of astral projection.When the consciousness leaves the body in this fashion it is virtually always in the here/now plane, and close to the physical body. Most OBEs have common features. For instance, the subjects often see their own physical body during the experience, like any other object in the room. They usually report having "ghostly" bodies that can pass through solid objects during the experience. Sometimes their ghostly bodies are even seen by others! They also report floating or flying, and often report seeing places or events that were out of eyesight. Although usually confused, anyone experiencing an OOBE should not be afraid, it is a natural process - no harm will come to you, and the non-physical body will always return to the physical.
P
Parapsychology
The scientific study of phenomena that natural laws cannot explain.
Pendulum
An object suspended by a thread. Movements of a pendulum are often used by dowsers to locate objects or answer questions.
Phantom
Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or an apparition
Phantomania
An occurence in which the victim is held paralyzed while being subjected to preternatural attack.
Planchette
A small platform on casters generally used with a ouija board.
Poltergeist
From the German meaning, "noisy ghost". Term for a spirit which is associated with the movement of objects and general mischievous haunting activity.
Possession
The state in which a living person is controlled by a foreign, malignant energy.
Precognition
Knowledge of future events.
Premonition
A vision of warning of future events.
Preternatural
Associated with inhuman, demonic, or diabolical spirits or force
Psychic
Dealing with the ability to see, hear, feel and sense beyond the average human ability. A medium.
Psychic Cold
The cold sensation received when a spirit is present, usually having defined boundaries.
Psychic Photograph
Supernatural or preternatural images appearing on a photograph.
Psychic Research
The study of psychic phenomena.
Psychokinesis ( PK )
The movement of objects without the use of physical means, such as using the mind.
Psychometry
The ability to acquire knowledge of people, places or objects by touching an object associated with it.
R
Radionics
Use of certain instruments to detect radiations or emitions from a living organism, such as dowsing.
Raudive Voices
Intelligible voices recorded on magnetic tape under conditions of silence or white noise which are heard only when the tape is played. A phenomenon discovered by Konstantin Raudive.
Reincarnation
The belief that each person possesses a soul which is independent of the body and can be reborn into another body.
Remote Viewing
The ability to produce information that is correct about a place, event, person, or object located somewhere in time/space, which is completely blind to the remote viewer.
Retrocognition
Paranormal knowledge of past events.
S
Seance
A meeting of people to receive spiritualistic messages.
Sensitive
A person who possesses psychic powers.
Soul
The animating and vital principle in humans, credited with the faculties of thought, action, and emotion and often conceived as an immaterial entity.
The spiritual nature of humans, regarded as immortal, separable from the body at death, and susceptible to happiness or misery in a future state
Spectre
A ghostly apparition.
Spectre
A ghost (unrecognizeable to the viewer).
Spirit Guides
Are entities -- physical and non-physical -- who have chosen to aid others on the path to spiritual enlightenment as we are about to ascend. Most spirit guides have had incarnations on the physical Earth plane, as well as other realms. They, like yourself, may exist there multidimensionally at this time. Spirit guides can be aspects of yourself. Guides may remain with you for a lifetime, or may may come and go depending on your needs and theirs. They are beings of light that may physically appear to you in humanoid form so your mind can conceptualize them better. You can ask a spirit guide to leave, and they must comply. You can request additional guides / and or angels if you want to work with guides on higher levels.
Succubus
A demon which seeks sexual intercourse with living men.
Supercharged Orb
Unusually an orbs that has a color to it normally green or red caught on film.
Supernatural
Activity caused by God or his angels, commonly referred to as to anything outside the bounds of natural laws.
T
Telekinesis
Telepathic sounds and voices projected to people.
Telepathy
Psychic communications between individuals.
Teleportation
Objects moved by supernatural forces.
Thermascanner
An instrument that takes instant temperature changes. Used in ghost research.
Thixotropy
This is a property that is exhibited by certain gels. A thrixopic gel maintains its shape and appears solid, but if it is subjected to certain forms of disturbance, such as shaking, it will start to flow like liquid.
Timeslip
The belief that a window in time can appear to allow a glimpse of past or future events. A possible explanation for dopplegangers
V
Veridical Dream
A dream that relates to actual events of either the past, present or future, that the dreamer is unaware of.
Vision
The mystical experience of seeing as if with the eyes the supernatural or a supernatural being.
Vortex
A swirling or twisting column of light that is an opening between our world and the spirit world.
W
Wraith
A spirit that comes back to avenge his on death this is considered an omen spirit.
Z
Zener Cards
Set of 25 cards (5 each of circle, square, Greek cross, five-pointed star, three wavy lines) designed by the perceptual psychologist Karl Zener for use in tests of ESP.
Zombie
A supernatural power or spell that according to voodoo belief can enter into and reanimate a corpse.
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