Paranormal Glossary

After Life - life continuing after death.

Agent - person who is unaware of being used for poltergeist activity.

Angels - spirits who help those in need

Apparition - spirit

Astral projection - out of body experience

Aura - field of energy around a person which can be in various colours.

Black magic - spells/rituals used to harm others.

Clairaudient – psychic ability of hear sounds that cannot be heard normally

Clairvoyant – psychic ability to see things such as people, places, objects etc

Crisis Apparition – Apparition seen within a few hours of an event such as death, sudden death or accident.

Deja Vu - A feeling of having experienced something before.

Earthbound – spirit trapped on the earth

EVP – Electro Voice Phenomenon – voices caught on tape when played back but not heard at the time of recording.

Exorcism – removing spirit from an area, usually conducted by priests.

Levitation – raising of body or object without any physical or visible means

Ley Lines – energy lines in the earth

Manifestation – materialisation of a spirit.

Medium – person who is able to make contact with spirits

Necromancy – calling evil spirits though black magic (conjuring)

Orb – balls of energy

Ouija Board – board with letters, numbers and the words, yes, no and goodbye which is used to make contact with spirits

Parapsychology – scientific study of phenomena that cannot be explained through natural reasons.

Pendulum – object which is hung by a thread and used to seek information. A form of divination.

Poltergeist – from the German, noisy ghost; this spirit is concerning the movment of items and mischievous activity.

Possession – someone being controlled by a presence

Reincarnation – being reborn

Séance – group of people who sit together to receive messages from the other side.

Supernatural – anything outside the natural laws that can’t be explained.

Telekinesis - power to move something without physically moving it.

Vortex - swirling column of light

Xenoglossy - being able to speak a language you have not learnt.