Paranormal Glossary

Paranormal Glossary

A List of Useful words, definitions, and concepts, concening the paranormal, supernatural, Ghosts and things that go bump in the night.

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After Life

A continued life or existence believed to follow death.

Added: 01/04/2004

Agent

A human being who is unaware that they are directing poltergeist activity. Often a teenager and most often female.

Added: 01/04/2004

Akashic Records

"Memories" of all experiences since the beginning of time, believed by some mystical doctrines to be stored permanently in a spiritual substance (Akasha).

Added: 01/04/2004

Amulet

An object that has the power to ward off evil spirits; usually a charm worn around the neck. This is worn to bring luck, or ward off evil.

Added: 01/04/2004

Angel

A benevolent spiritual being who watches over people or provides help.

Added: 01/04/2004

Apparition

A disembodied soul or spirit which can be seen, a supernatural appearance or image which can be recognized by the viewer.

Added: 01/04/2004

Apport

A physical object which appears in a way that cannot be explained (seeming to come from nowhere).

Added: 01/04/2004

Apport

When a solid object appears in different locations with the help of a spirit, an object transported through supernatural means.

Added: 01/04/2004

Astral Body

The soul of a person that is projected outside of their body. The invisible spirit of a person or an animal. See Astral Projection.

Added: 01/04/2004

Astral Plane

The level of existence through which spirits of the dead first pass. The level in which an astrally projected spirit travels.

Added: 01/04/2004

Astral Projection

The separation of the astral body (or spirit) from the physical body. The astral body travels in the astral plane, to places near and far.

Added: 01/04/2004

Aura

An energy field that surrounds living creatures.

Added: 01/04/2004

Automatic Writing

This is a communication with a ghost where the ghost controls a writer's hand and writes out messages. A person produces written material while controlled by a spirit, the person is not conscious of what they are writing. A person may write pages and pages of words that they do not remember writing when they come back to their conscious state.

Added: 01/04/2004

Automatism

Spontaneous muscular movement caused by ghosts. A sample is automatic writing

Added: 01/04/2004

Automatism

Spontaneous muscular movement caused by ghosts. A sample is automatic writing.

Added: 01/04/2004

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