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| Amorphus - having no definite From or Shape
Apparition - The supernatural appearance of a deceased person or animal or of a living person or animal too distant to be within the range of the normal perception of the observer. Some apparitions appear real and corporeal, with definable form and features. Other apparitions are fuzzy, luminous, transparent, wispy and ill-defined; some are little more than streaks, blobs or patches of light. Apparitions appear and disappear suddenly and sometimes just fade away. They can move both through and around walls and objects. Some are accompanied by sounds, smells or sensations of cold ********** Clairalience - the pronounced Ability to use the Sense of Smell to receive Messages Clairambience - the pronounced Ability to use the Sense of Taste to receive Messages Clairaudience - the pronounced Ability to use the Sense of Hearing to receive Messages Clairsentience - the pronounced Ability to use the Sense of Feeling/Sensing to receive Messages Clairvoyance - the pronounced Ability to use the Sense of Sight to receive Messages Collective Apparition - a Spirit/Ghost Sighting witnessed by multiple People ********** Discarnate - literally means "Out of Body" ********** Ectoplasm - a solid or vaperous Substance Electromagnetic Field a field propagated by a combination of electric and magnetic energy that radiates from radio and light waves to gamma and cosmic rays EMF Meter (Electro Magnetic Field Meter) - A Device used to measure the Presence, Strength, Direction and Fluctuation of a Magnetic Field EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon) - Describes Voices or Sounds recorded at a certain Frequency, that would normally not be heard at the Time of the recording ********** Gauss Meter - an instrument which measures electromagnetic fields Ghost - An alleged earthbound spirit of the dead. Parapsychologists generally use the term 11 apparition." Ghosts may be visible, but generally, a ghost makes its presence known through mysterious noises, smells, cold breezes and movements of objects. In more than a century of scientific inquiry in the West, there are no definitive answers about ghosts and their natures; yet, virtually all cultures have believed at one time or another in the ability of the ghosts of the dead to return to the world of the living. When they return, earthbound ghosts may have either benevolent or malevolent intent or unfinished business ********** Haunting - The repeated manifestation of strange and inexplicable sensory phenomena-smells, sounds, tactile sensations and hallucinations-said to be caused by ghosts or spirits attached to a certain locale. There is no general pattern to a haunting. Some phenomena manifest periodically or continually over a short period of time-a matter of days-or a long duration, going on for centuries. Little is known about why or how hauntings occur. It is popularly assumed that most hauntings involve apparitions, or ghosts, of the dead. In fact, apparitions are associated with a minority of reported cases. Most hauntings involve noises, such as mysterious footsteps, rustlings, whisperings, animal sounds and howlings, thumps, tappings and rappings; smells, especially of flowers, perfume, burned wood or rotting flesh or matter; tactile sensations, such as a cold prickling of the skin, cold breezes and feelings of being touched by an invisible hand. Some hauntings feature poltergeist activities such as rearranged furniture, stopped clocks, smashed glassware and mirrors, and the paranormal movement of objects. Hauntings sometimes can be brought to an end through exorcisms conducted either by clergy or by mediums who reportedly can communicate with the ghost or spirit believed to be responsible for the haunting. Such measures do not always succeed Hyperaesthesia exceptionally acute sensory awareness ********** Kirlian Photography - technique for photographing auras or biofields ********** Ley Line - Lines of Energy across the Earth, which intersected, can cause a Vortex for Spiritual/Paranormal Activity |
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