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TERM
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apparition

a supernatural appearance of a person or thing such as a ghost

Amulet

A symbol with magical significance, which is worn as a pendant or ring.

Anomaly

An occurance or condition removed from ordinarily understood experience.

Banishing

Formal, ceremonial, procedure effected to cast an invisible presence or influence out from an area. This term can refer either to a spiritual cleansing, or the closing of a magical rite, when the invoked powers are dismissed.
Crawlies
Spiders

Aura

The aura is an energy field that surrounds living things. It can also been called the human energy field and morphogenic field.

Banshee

In Gaelic belief, a female entity who heralds a death by groaning and screaming.

Collective Apparition
An apparition seen simultaneously by more than one person.

Crisis Apparition

An apparition in which a person is seen within a few hours of an important crisis such as death, accident or sudden illness.

Curse

Words spoken or written in order to influence others paranormally, causing them harm.












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EMF

Electro Magnetic Fields. High frequency waves given off by electrical devices, power lines, appliances etc. Having a High EMF rating near you could explain some illnesses.



EVP
Electronic Voice Phenomena a term used in realtion to unexpected voices found in recording media or heard as an output of devices capable of processing voice.



Entity
A disembodied consciousness commonly referred to as a ghost, spirit or demon.



Exorcism

Cermonial expulsion of invading spirits from a person or place.



debunk

exposing a claim (of a paranormal or supernatural nature in this case) as false or exaggerated

Dematerialization

The paranormal fading or disappearance of a physical object.

Demonic Possession

Possession by evil spirits.











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Intelligent Haunting

A spirit who is concious of the living and tries to interact with them.



haunted

inhabited or frequented by ghosts



ghost

disembodied spirit or soul of a dead person



infrared camera

camera capable of filming in the dark


















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K-2 Meter
A device that measures magnetic fields. People belive it can be used to intensify a spirit's magnetic field as a way of communication.

Levitation

The phenomenon or ability of a person or thing to rise into the air and float in apparent defiance of gravity by apparently supernatural means.

Limestone

rock located throughout the U.S. believed to attract and be able to hold paranormal activity or spirits usually in conjunction with quartz


























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Orb

A circular image that is usually white in color and shows up in pictures and on video. Sometimes put down as dust.

Ouija Board

Ouija boards (pronounced wee-ja) are used as a method to contact the spirit world using the letters of the alphabet and a glass or planchette They are also known as Talking Boards or Isis Boards. The word Ouija is taken from the French word Oui meaning 'yes', and the German word Ja also meaning 'yes'.-

Occam's Razor

This is a principal of always preferring the simplest explanation of events to any other.

Occult

This is something that either deals with or relates to supernatural influences or phenomena.
























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Residual Haunting

A spirit who is not aware of the living and seems to stuck in some sort of time loop.



Paranormal

usually a claim of an occurrence of an event that has no basis and/or scientific explanation



Poltergeist

invisible being or ghost that manifests by moving objects in a room or a house. Usually manifests in association with teens or women going through hormonal changes. Can also be associated with locations high in limestone and/or quartz deposits.



Quartz

Mineral deposit that is believed to attract and hold spirit or paranormal activity

Qualitative Method

This is a research method that relies less on numbers and statistics but more on interviews, observations, small numbers of questionnaires, focus groups, subjective reports and case studies.

Quantitative Method

This is a research method that relies less on interviews, observations, small numbers of questionnaires, focus groups, subjective reports and case studies but is much more focused on the collection and analysis of numerical data and statistics.














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Thermal Camera

Specialized camera used to capture and register heat/cool signatures that cannot be explained by human activity.

Supernatural

The term supernatural comes from the terms “super” meaning above the average, and the term “natural” meaning the normal.) comprises forces and phenomena that cannot be perceived by natural or empirical senses, and whose understanding may be said to lie with religious, magical, or otherwise mysterious explanation —yet remains firmly outside of the realm of science.




























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ghostlyhunt cobb webby feelings 0 Apr 6 2011, 8:20 AM EDT by ghostlyhunt
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i always feel this cob webby feelin on my face and hands ive seen it on ghost hunters but it happens nearly most of the time and its just night times and really freeki sometimes
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