~PARANORMAL GLOSSARY~

Below is some basic paranormal terminology to enlighten those who may be unfamiliar with some of the terms used on this site.

Agent - Term in parapsychology to denote the individual who attempts to communicate information to a percipient, or subject, of extrasensory perception. The ghost or spirit that is seen by someone. It can also be used to describe the force causing a haunting.
Afterlife - Know as the Other Side, Heaven, Hell as well as many other names. Basically, it's the life after this one we're in now.
Angels - An angel is spiritual being that does the work of God. They are the “middle-man” between the living and God.
Apparition - The visual representation of a ghost or spirit. There are many different kinds of apparitions, but the most widely known form is that of seeing a figure that appears to be transparent. They can look as real as you or me. Any disembodied spirit that appears visually.
Ectoplasm - A solid or vaporous substance, lifelike and moldable, that supposedly exudes from the body of a medium. Ectoplasm is a usually dense but liquidy, milky-white substance with the scent of ozone, which forms legs, arms, etc.
Ectoplasmic Mist - One of the most photographed form of a spirit. Seen as a "living mist", it moves about and is sometimes photographed while surrounding people. This mist has been videotaped, and has the ability to effect meters and gauges used by paranormal investigators.
Electronic Voice Phenomena - Known as EVP. A method used by ghost hunters and paranormal researchers to capture the voices of the dead. The method includes devices such as cassette recorders, micro-cassette recorders and digital recorders.
Ghost - A ghost is believed to be the energy or soul of a living person. When a person dies, this energy leaves the living body, and either moves on to a higher spiritual place or lingers in this world.
Haunt - A ghost that returns to the same location is said to haunt it. Ghosts generally haunt places, not people.
Orbs - A phenomena associated with ghosts. Orbs, when they have been observed, have demonstrated intelligent interaction between us and them. Orbs are believed to be the representation of one spirit. One theory is that spirits can manifest themselves as orbs easier than as full apparitions because it takes less energy.
Paranormal - Anything to do with ghosts, spirits, demons, angels and poltergeist activity.
Poltergeist - A paranormal phenomena associated with noises, rappings, levitating and thrown objects, as well as other physical manifestations. In most cases, an agent, is a young child entering the puberty stage of life. It is thought that the agent causes an involuntary type of psychokinesis, causing the disturbances.
Spirit - Spirits are believed to exist in an invisible realm that can only be seen under certain circumstances or by people with special abilities. Unlike ghosts, the term "spirit" is used for demons, angels, fairies, elves and even places.



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