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| Angel A Holy entity or Messenger of God sent to Earth to help the living. Usually takes a human form sometimes with a glowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apparition The Manifestation of a Non Physical being or spirit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Astral Projection When a person has an out of body experience, sometimes brought on by extreme shock or trauma. The person's spirit leaves the body and is free to roam around consciously. The person is not dead but sometimes, if the spirit is visible to other people, it is mistaken for a ghost. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aura Life force/energy given off by all living things and followed in death | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Banshee A female spirit in Irish and Scottish folklore whose wail is said to foretell a death in a house | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daemon (Daimon) Guardian Spirits. Communicates inspiration and advice to the living | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doppelganger German for "Double Goer." A Doppelganger is an exact but ghostly double of a living person | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demon A malicious force or entity believed to be of non Human origins. Some believe them to be Fallen Angels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementals Spirits which inhabit the four corners of the Earth and inhabit the elements There are 4: Sylphs: East, Air Salamanders: South, Fire Undines: West, Water Gnomes: North, Earth |
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| Entity A conscious, self realizing disembodied force. Referred to as Ghosts, Spirits or Demons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghost A free roaming form of a person who is no longer living. Seeming to exist on another plane of reality they are often not aware they have passed or of the living beings around them | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lepke A spirit that takes a solid form. This ghost may look and act like a living person. Some have been known to carry on conversations with the living and suddenly disappear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poltergeist German for "Noisy Ghost" they are very active spirits. Usually the cause of moving objects and disembodied sounds. Always surrounding a person, usually a child or adolescent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radiant Child A child apparition surrounded by a bright aura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regents 4 Chief Spirits talked of in European tales: Oriens of the East Amemon of the South Boul of the West Eltcen of the North |
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| Revenant An entity appearing to be distressed or misplaced | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shade A spirit resembling a once living person or animal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shadow Spirits Unexplainable shadows either in a photo or seen moving across a wall out of the corner of your eye or in a mirror | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Silky A female ghost wearing a silk dress. Is known to perform household tasks for the residents after they have went to bed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spirit A Non Physical existence, a living creature's life force. Most commonly referred to as a ghost | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spunkies Sad unnamed child spirits. Gaelic tales tell of these ghosts wandering country roads in search of someone to name them | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tash/Thevish Irish term used for an animal or human spirit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zarcanor An angry spirit that attacks people while they sleep sometimes causing nightmares and even physical damage like scratches or bruises | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zephyr A spirit born of the wind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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