Paranormal Quick Dictionary

Parapsychology - Refers to the study of paranormal phenomena.

Paranormal - Of or pertaining to the claimed occurrence of an event of perception without

scientific explanation.

Ghost - The soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imaganed ,usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescence form; as wondering among or haunting a living livibng person.

Spirit - A supernatural being, , especially one inhabiting a place or object etc or having a particular character

Phantom - An Apparition or specter , existing only in energy form.

Apparition - The phenomenon where a spirit takes on physical form that can be seen.

Poltergeist - A destructive spirit that has the ability to move physical objects.

Intelligent Haunting - Paranormal activity that takes place around a person or location that is caused by an intelligent or conscious spirit.

Residual Haunting - Believed to be a psychic imprint of a scene that keeps repeating itself. With this type of haunting no interaction with a ghost occurs.

Orb - A spherical shaped, translucent mass of energy resembling a ball of light.

Discarnate - A spirit that exist without a physical body.

Disembodied Voice - A voice that is heard which comes from no physical body. Also known as EVP.

EVP - ( Electronic voice phenomenon) The use of audio equipment to capture voices and sounds of the dead where there are no physical presences in the area.

Electromagnetic Field (EMF) - An electronic and magnetic energy that radiates from radio and light waves to gamma and cosmic waves.

EMF Detector - A device that measures and detects changes in electromagnetic fields.