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A Lexicon of Paranormal Terms
Listed below are words associated with the paranormal. Keep this page bookmarked just in case you come across a term in your research which needs clarification. We will be adding to this page as we come across new words.
Age Regression
The process of going back to a previous time in your current life through the use of hypnosis.
Akashic Record
A chart of a person's past lives, future lives, and parallel lives.
Apparition
The visual appearance of any spirit, ghost, or unusual phenomenon that doesn’t necessarily take on the shape of a human form nor does it show signs of intelligence or personality.
Astral Projection
Projecting one’s consciousness into the spirit world.
Automatic Writing
A method of communication with the other side that involves using a normal writing instrument and paper. The automatic writer allows a spirit to control the pen and what is drawn or written on the paper.
Autonographist
Professional automatic writer.
Channeler
A person who allows a spirit to temporarily possess his or her body in order for the spirit to be able to communicate with the living.
Channeling Board
A tool used for communication with the other side. Also known as a Ouija board or talking board.
Clairalience
The ability to use smell to receive a spirit’s message.
Clairambience
The ability to use taste to receive a spirit’s message.
Clairaudience
The ability to hear sounds to receive a spirit’s message.
Clairsentience
The ability to hear sounds to receive a spirit’s message.
Clairvoyance
The ability to see objects or events that others can’t.
Collective Apparition
An apparition that is seen simultaneously by multiple witnesses.
Discarnate
Spirit or ghost – having no material body or form.
Ectoplasm
A mist or fog, and it usually displays a swirl effect within a vaporous cloud.
Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP)
A term used to describe the noises and voices that are recorded on traditional audio or videotape, but that aren’t necessarily audible to the human ear -- these are often believed to be voices from the other side.
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Light and sound spectrum defined by frequencies (Hz) and wavelengths (M).
Extrasensory Perception (ESP)
An awareness of outside happenings or information not attained through the normal human senses.
Ghost Buster
A person who visits a site that is believed to be haunted with the expressed purpose of eliminating the ghost or paranormal activity from that location.
Ghost Hunter
A person who investigates and studies ghosts, hauntings and paranormal phenomena.
Hypnotherapy
The treatment of an ailment through the use of hypnosis.
Matrixing
The mind's ability to interpet vague shapes and images into something more recognizable.
Medium
A person who has a special gift and believes he or she can act as a bridge between the world of the living and the other side.
Metaphysics
A field of study dedicated to the nature of reality; an underlying philosophical or theoretical principle.
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