Here
is a glossary which can be used as a guide for some of the paranormal
terms used on this website.
These
definitions are quite basic in explanation. Soon we will include
more detailed articles on each subject.
If
there is a word you think should be included in this list send
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Last Updated: March 24, 2007 |
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A
angel
An Angel is a spiritual or celestial being sent to earth to relay
a message to a person, serve as a protector or help them in their
transition into the afterlife.
anomaly
An irregular image that appears on photos or video taken by film,
or digital media.
alien
A being or creature not of this Earth, e.g. from outer space.
apport
The sudden appearance of an object or objects during a haunting
that seems to come from nowhere.
apparition
A ghostly figure or form which suddenly and unexpectedly appears.
agnostic
Someone who does not know whether God exists or not.
asport
The disappearance of an object or objects during a haunting that
reappear again at a later time.
astral travel/projection
This is the process of a human spirit traveling outside the human
body. Also called Out Of Body Experience, OBE or OOBE.
atheist
Someone who disbelieves and/or denies the existence of God(s).
aura
An energy which surrounds all living things which is invisible to
most people. This energy is said to be made up of many colours.
These different colours have different meanings and can show the
state of a persons health, personality or abilities such as healing.
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B
being
The state or quality of having existence, a living entity.
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C
charka
An energy centre in the astral body which processes energies, emotions, spirituality, and health.
The 7 chakras are:
Crown
Third Eye
Throat
Heart
Solar Plexus
Sacral
Root
channeling
The process a medium undertakes to receive information from spirits.
clairaudience
Means clear hearing - a psychic ability which enables someone
to hear voices or noises unheard by other people.
clairgustance
Means clear tasting - a psychic ability which enables someone
experience a sense of taste associated with a spirit.
clairsentience
Means clear feeling - a psychic ability which enables someone
feel the emotional energy of a spirit or living being.
clairvoyance
Means clear seeing - a psychic ability to see a objects,
people or events not perceived by the 5 senses.
contagion
The act of being followed by a paranormal entity, such as an earthbound
spirit from a haunted location.
crop
circles
Crop circles are mysterious circles and/or geometrical patterns
that appear on the earths terrain, and are usually associated with
UFO activity.
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D
deja vu
The feeling that a current situation has been experienced previously.
dematerialise
To suddenly disappear, e.g. an object or spirit.
demon
An evil spirit or being which is said to have not ever lived on
earth in human form.
demonology
The study of demons.
disembodied voice
A voice heard or recorded that does not have a known source.
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E
earthbound spirit
A spirit trapped or bound to the earth plane, usually referred to as a ghost.
Why would a spirit be trapped on earth?
Perhaps they do not realise that they are dead, are stubborn, or are afraid to
move on to the next world for whatever reason. Perhaps they have unfinished business or feel that they cannot move forward until something is fixed or achieved.
As in life, in death each person controls their own fate and makes their own choices.
ectoplasm
An ethereal substance, especially the transparent
presence of a spirit or ghost.
EMF Meter/Detector
An instrument used by to measure electromagnetic energy.
ESP (Extra sensory perception)
Communication or perception by means other than the physical senses.
electronic voice phenomena (EVP)
Audible voices recorded on cassette, or digital recording media.,
that were not heard or present at the time of recording.
ethereal
Heavenly or spiritual, not of this world.
etheric
body
The spiritual duplicate of ones physical body.
Also
see Spirit
extra
terrestrial
Originating, located, or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere.
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F
foo fighter
Strange balls of light seen in the sky by pilots during the WW2, over Europe and the Pacific.
G
ghost
The spirit of a deceased person or animal. It is often said that a 'ghost' is an Earthbound Spirit.
guide
See spirit guide.
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H
haunting
Paranormal phenomena that frequently occurs in an area, building
or object over a long period of time.
hot
spot
An area or place where frequent paranormal activity occurs, such
as the appearance of UFOs or ghosts.
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I
incubus
A demon (taking male form) who seeks sexual intercourse with a woman. Also see succubus.
intuition
The act or faculty of knowing or sensing something without the use
of normal senses (e.g., sight, taste, feeling, smell, or hearing).
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J
Nothing yet.
K
karma
The effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive
phases of the person's existence, regarded as determining their
destiny.
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L
levitation
The rising of a person or object, defying gravity.
ley lines
Ley lines are thought to be invisible lines of the earths energy which "align" sacred sites such as churches and burial grounds. The area on which a ley line crosses is said to be a powerful point and is said to cause paranormal activity, psychic phenomena and UFO sightings.
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M
materialisation
The process of a spirit or ghost becoming visible to the human eye
in some form.
meditation
Meditation is the process of relaxing, emptying your mind of all
thought or reaching a different state of consciousness. Meditation
can aid in spiritual development and/or inner peace. There are many
types of meditation.
medium
A person who can communicate with deceased persons, a go-between
to or intermediator of the spirit world.
metaphysics
The study of phenomena not accounted for by known physical laws.
mind reading
See Telepathy
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orb
An orb is a sphere of energy which is thought by some to be created by spirits. Another theory is that orbs are phenomenon created by natural & man made electrical energy and are not related to spirits of the dead.
Most orbs tend to be picked up on film or digital media however
they in some instances also seen by the human eye. (See our Anomalous
Photos section for examples of orbs)
ouija board
A board or place mat made up of letters & numbers, and usually
the words "Yes", "No", and "Goodbye"
used in try and communicate with spirits.
The name "Ouija" is made up of the words QUI which is
"Yes"
in French, and JA which is "Yes"
in German.
Out Of Body Experience, OOBE or OBE
See Astral Projection
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P
paranormal
Events that are beyond the range of normal experience or scientific
explanation
poltergeist
A German word that literally translates as "noisy and troublesome
ghost".
precognition
Knowledge of an event before it happens.
premonition
A forewarning of a future event.
presence
The feeling that an unseen person, spirit or being is nearby.
psychic
A person who has the ability to see, hear and feel by use of senses
other than the natural senses.
psychometry
The ability to sense information in an object, or in the surrounding
environment
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R
reincarnation
The rebirth of a soul into a new body.
reading
Information given to a person by a medium.
retrocognition
Knowledge of a past event obtained psychically.
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S
sensitive
A person who has psychic abilities.
shadow people
Spirits or ghosts which are usually black in appearance and have
no discernible features.
sixth
sense
A power of perception independent of the five senses (touch, smell,
sight, feeling, taste).
skeptic
A person who is yet undecided as to what is true. One who looks
for rational explanations as to why something occurs.
sleep
paralysis
A condition in which a person seems to be awake/conscious but is
unable to move.
spectre
An unusual appearing ghostly figure or image.
spirit
The soul, essence or energy of a living or deceased person, animal
or being.
simulacra
Human forms or likeness seen in natural formations (such as furniture, light, trees, stones etc)
succubus
A demon (taking a female form) who seeks sexual intercourse with a human man. Also see incubus.
supernatural
Beyond or exceeding the laws of nature.
Spirit
guide
A spiritual being who is assigned to a particular
person to assist them in their spiritual or life journey. It is
said that each person can have more than one spirit guide. These
guides can be highly evolved spirits of people who have lived before.
Spirit
photography
The art or process of taking photos using traditional film, or digital
media to capture images of spirits.
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T
telepathy
Communication of a persons mind with another by means other than
the normal senses.
teleportation
Movement of people or objects from one place to another by supernatural
means.
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U
UFO
A UFO is a unidentified object or objects seen in the sky above Earth.
UFOs are usually thought to be transportation devices used by aliens
to travel throughout space (and/or time). UFOs have been reported
in many different shapes and forms and have been seen for centuries.
Ufology
The study of UFOs.
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