|
Paranormal Terms
by the Indiana Ghost Trackers
After Life
A continued life or existence believed to follow
death.
Agent
The person who is the focus or at the centre of
paranormal activity.
Age Of Aquarius
Usually refers to the end of an era and the
beginning of another, 'the end of times' or the
dawning of a 'new world order'.
Akasha
A mystical, spiritual substance where memories are
stored since the beginning of time.
Alien Abduction
A form of kidnapping by aliens or extraterrestrials,
where the individual is taken up to a spacecraft.
Time and memory loss frequently occur and some
people recall surgical investigations.
Aliens
Beings from another world, also known as
extraterrestrial beings.
Astral Plane
A place where all thoughts, memories, fantasies and
dreams of everyone in the world exist. The astral
plane is said to have many levels, and is said to
operate at a higher frequency than the physical
plane.
Astral Projection
The process where our etheric body, spirit or mind
separates from the physical body whilst maintaining
a level of consciousness.
Aura
Invisible to the naked eye, it is a glow surrounding
the each individual and changes color and form
depending on the mental and physical well being of
the individual.
Automatic
writing
When a person can produce writing that is not their
own writing style and can convey messages from the
deceased.
Banshees
Most often associated with Ireland and Scotland, the
Banshee is an omen spirit that forewarns people of
an impending tragedy.
Bermuda Triangle (The 'Devils
Triangle')
A geographical area located off the south eastern
Atlantic coast of the United States this area has
been subject to a number of unexplainable losses of
ships, boats and aircraft, including an entire
squadron of TBM Avengers.
Black Dogs (Hell Hounds)
There have been countless reports over the world of
these phantom 'canine' like creatures, including
Norfolk's own Black Shuck.
Channeling
Describes the method in which mediums allow
themselves to be used in order to manifest something
which comes from outside themselves. For example, a
healer is a channel for healing energy. Another form
of channeling is trance mediumship during a trance,
mediums can be aware of their surroundings and
listen to instructions of a spirit guide and
converse with other people whilst passing on
messages, words of wisdom or inviting questions.
Crop Circles
Consists of a circle within which all corn stems are
flattened but not broken, usually the outer ring of
the circle has the corn flattened in the opposite
direction to that of the centre. Sometimes the
circle may be surrounded by a series of smaller
circles that maybe linked by channels.
Death Bed Visions
A dying person has an awareness of the presence of
dead relatives or friends, these visitors are said
to come and assist the dying with the transition
from life to death.
Deja Vu
Seeing or doing something completely new but having
the distinct feeling that the experience had been
done before.
Dematerialization
The fading or disappearance of an object.
Demons
Demons are said to have the ability to enter your
home via the Ouija board, it is claimed that in such
cases a demon will attach itself to an individual
and not the home and therefore will follow where
ever that person goes, similar too but not to be
confused with possession.
Deport
Movement of an object from a secure and enclosed
space.
Electrokinesis
The generation of electricity from the mind that can
be used to charge watches and batteries.
Electro-Magnetic Field (E.M.F.)
A field of force associated with electric charge in
motion. There is a theory that a high amount of
electromagnetic energy can cause poltergeist
activity, but also a theory that these same high
energy levels attract spirit and that it is indeed
spirit that cause the strange phenomena.
Ectoplasm
Ectoplasm is said to be made up of a viscous
substance which comes from a mediums solar plexus, a
combination of certain chemicals used by spirit to
project solid images to its audience. It is very
dangerous to disturb a medium whilst in this
condition, some mediums have died from being
disturbed whilst in this state.
E.V.P.
Electronic Voice Projection (recording of spirit
voices).
Exorcism
The expulsion of a spirit, ghost or demon that is
possessing a person or place.
Fallen Host
These are said to be angels that have fallen
from Gods grace, they have been mentioned in
biblical scriptures to serve as a warning of what
the wrath of God can bring.
False Arrival Apparition
This is when a person hears and sometimes sees
another person arrive, this can happen from half and
hour to an hour before the person actually arrives.
False Awakening
A phenomenon whereby a person believes they have
woken up but they are still dreaming. For a good
example of this check out www.mysterymad.com and
look for The Skully Experience and also look for
related links.
Geomancy
An ancient form of divination which involves the
scattering of soil, earth or other materials upon
the ground or, markings in earth or sand which make
up a configuration that can be read by a seer.
Ghosts
Disembodied spirit or image of a dead person. Ghosts
have the ability to move through solid objects.
Gnome
A name given to fairies or 'little people',
supposedly lost souls or pre-Christian people, or
fallen angels doomed to walk the earth. It has been
suggested that they are elemental nature spirits
that inhabit a different dimension to our own.
Grigori (Watchers)
A collective term for fallen angels. It was said
that Grigori were sent to guide and assist man
during the beginning of civilization.
Hallucination
Perception of an eternal object that is not present,
a mental state of being mistaken or deluded.
Healing
Types of healing are Hands on, Absent, Prayer,
Color, Sound. Healing is considered medicine for the
soul. Healing of any kind means laying oneself open
to the Divine Source of Love either by receiving or
giving. This universal source is the very life we
breathe, it is the energy that permeates every
living thing. The practice of these types of healing
has been used for centuries, even the ancient
Egyptians recognized the importance of sound, some
of the great pyramids are known to have amazing
acoustics and it has been suggested that they may
have been used for healing through the use of
incantations.
Hope Diamond
A cursed jewel supposedly torn from the brow of a
temple God. The diamond has brought tragedy to those
who have owned it.
I-Ching
A Chinese form of divination involving the use of 64
hexagrams.
Intuition
The process of coming to a direct knowledge or
certainty without using the rational thought
process. Handy for us ghost hunters who are not
blessed with the gifts of the sensitive.
Jamais Vu
The exact opposite to D j vu, something which is
familiar and experienced by an individual before but
they believe it is the first time they have
experienced it.
James Randi
No A-Z would be complete without a mention of Mr.
Randi, possibly the ultimate definition of
skepticism.
Ka
Ancient Egyptian term for the astral body.
Karma
A law in Hinduism maintaining that every act no
matter how insignificant will eventually return to
the doer, good with good and evil with evil, if not
in this life then in the next.
Levitation
There are records of monks and nuns rising up whilst
in prayer, it has been suggested that levitation is
possible due to molecules becoming refined to the
point of the body changing onto a lighter plane.
Energy level increases have been suggested to raise
the level in the atoms of our bodies and make
levitation possible.
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 traveling 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.
Life After Death
The BIG question since the dawn of time, we are left
to draw our own conclusions from studying cases such
as reincarnation, N.D.E's and the writings of
Mediums.
Malevolent
Malevolent spirit is a way to describe a malicious
supernatural force that causes harmful acts to
living beings.
Materialization
Formation of an object or human figure that appears
during a s ance.
Medium
An individual who can communicate with spirits.
NDE's
Near Death Experience, claimed to be a glimpse at
life after death, the most common reports are those
of a tunnel with a bright light at the end, a place
of great beauty, meeting loved ones, or visiting
another dimension and sometimes even that of hell.
Occam's
Razor
The principle of preferring the simplest explanation
of event, "a person should not increase beyond what
is necessary the number of entities required to
explain anything".
Occultism
A system of practice and belief, which assumes that
there is the existence of supernatural, paranormal
and mysterious forces.
Orbs
Orbs are allegedly the true spirit form and one
theory is that these are seen at the beginning of a
manifestation. Orbs can be often caught in
photographs.
Out Of Body Experience
(O.O.B.E.)
A form of astral projection when the consciousness
leaves the physical body. Many reports of this come
from people who have been involved in severe
accidents or have been anaesthetized. An example of
this is when a patient undergoing an operation can
see and hear the operation in progress.
Palmestry
The art of foretelling a person's future by reading
the lines and features on their hand.
Paranormal
Something that is unexplainable scientifically.
Poltergeist
Activity connected with poltergeists is that of
unexplainable rapping's and other noises, also
movement of items which are often thrown or smashed
and in some cased fires have been known to start.
This phenomenon is generally connected to teenagers
particularly teenage girls.
Psychometry
A medium can gain psychic information by holding a
personal item such as a ring or watch once belonging
to a deceased person.
Quackery
Integrating metaphysics with sympathetic magic or
spiritualism with healing. The term is generally
used to describe frauds that dispense useless or
harmful treatments to vulnerable people on their
deathbeds.
Radionics
Use of certain instruments to detect radiations or
emitions from a living organism, such as dowsing.
Reincarnation
The belief that the Spirit or the Soul of a person
can be reborn to a new life, some people are able to
remember past life personalities and experiences.
This is a non-Christian belief, but many Eastern
cultures have always included reincarnation in their
philosophy.
Sensitive
Someone who can sense a paranormal presence.
Spirit/Soul
In the complete word finder Spirit is described as
'The vital animating essence of a person, or animal,
The Intelligent Being without a material body'. Soul
is described as 'The immaterial part of a human
being, often regarded as immortal, vital, spirit or
force, being, inner self.
Sprite
A soul, spirit or apparition.
Table Turning
Movements that come from the table used during a
s ance, these are suggested as being a form of
communication from the spirit world.
Telepathy
The ability to transfer one persons thoughts to
another, this is not considered as supernatural
phenomenon, many experiments into this area started
enthusiastically around 1882 with the beginning of
the Society for Psychical Research. In 1903 Zenner
cards were developed by K.E. Zenner and American
psychologist, these cards are widely used in E.S.P
research with varying results.
Teleportation
Paranormal movement of an object from one place to
another.
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. Possible explanation for
bleeding statues etc.
UFO
Unidentified Flying Objects, considered to be alien
aircraft. It is interesting to note that a large
majority of UFO's are sighted during or after an
electrical storm.
Ufology
The study of unidentified flying objects.
Vampires
Mythical creatures who rise up out of their graves
at night and feed of the blood of others.
Vanishing Islands
Such as Atlantis. These are geographical areas that
seem to have vanished without a trace.
Veridical Dream
A dream that relates to actual events of either the
past, present or future, that the dreamer is unaware
of.
Warlock
The masculine name for a witch, wizard or magician.
Werewolf
Mythical creatures that change from humans to
wolves. These creatures can only be killed with a
silver bullet and the plant wolfs bane is said to
act as a deterrent.
Xenoglossy
The alleged writing or speaking in a language that
is unknown to the individual speaking or writing it.
Yeren
A mythical man beast or red haired ape 5-6 feet in
height. Sighting of the Yeren have been reported in
Asia and the Shennongjia Mountains in Central China.
Yeti/Bigfoot
An ape like creature most often sighted in the U.S
but also around the globe since the mid 19th C. it
has been suggested that bigfoot exists in another
dimension and travels to this one via either, astral
projection or through portals, the latter has also
been suggested for the loch ness monster.
Zombie
Dead bodies with no souls, said to be created by
black magic of voodoo sorcerers.
Zooform Phenomena
A term used to describe entities that resemble
animals, but appear to be supernatural.
|
