Extraterrestrial Life : Is life that does not originate from Earth. This can range from bacteria to beings far
more advanced than humans.
Fairy : Is a form of spirit. In alchemy they are regarded as elementals. They are also described as ghosts
in some Gaelic folklore.
Familiar or Familiar Spirit : A supernatural entity that assists witches and other people who practice
magic. They come in animal or humanoid form.
Full-bodied Apparition : When you see the full form of a ghost or spirit.
Ghost : The soul, life force, energy or essence of a person.
Ghost Light : Larger and brighter than orbs, they are unexplained lights associated with paranormal
activity.
Ghost Ship or Vessel : The apparition of a ship that was sunk, wrecked or disappeared years or
centuries ago. Sailors say they warn of impending doom.
Ghoul : In Arabian culture, ghouls are desert dwelling demon shape-shifters that can appear as animals
and lead travelers to their deaths. Ghouls are also known as undead zombie like creatures found in
graveyards or servants to vampires.
Haunted : A person, place or object that has a ghost or spirit attached to it.
Haunting : When paranormal phenomena has been happening for a lengthy period of time in a certain
location.
Imprint : The theory that highly emotional situations or feelings can leave an imprint or copy of
themselves on this plane of existence and replay again and again like a tape recorder. This can lead to
residual hauntings.
Incubus :A demon that can appear in male form and seduces or assaults women. These attacks usually
take place while the victim is asleep.
Infestation : This is when multiple ghosts or spirits are involved in a haunting. This term is also used to
describe a very intense rise in paranormal activity.
Inhuman Spirit : A nonhuman spirit.
Intelligent Haunting : When paranormal activity interacts with the living and shows intelligence.
Invocation : The summoning of spirits.
Levitation : When a person or object is raised into the air by no explainable means.
Light Trance Medium : When a person communicates with ghosts and spirits by going into a deep
trance.
Lycanthropy : When a person transforms into a wolf.
Malevolent : An evil spirit or ghost that wants to do harm.
Manifestation : When an entity takes form.
Manifesting : When your mind makes things happen.
Materialization : When an entity takes physical form.
Medium : A person who acts as a bridge between the living and the other side.
Metaphysics : The study of phenomena beyond the laws of physics.
Mummy : Is a body, human or animal, whose skin and have been preserved by either intentional or
incidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold (ice mummies), very low humidity, or lack of air when
bodies are submerged in bogs, so that the recovered body will not decay further if kept in cool and dry
conditions. Some authorities restrict the use of the term to bodies deliberately embalmed with chemicals,
but the use of the word to cover accidentally desiccated bodies goes back at least to the 1730s.
Near Death Experience (NBE) : The experience of death or nearly dead.
Necromancy : The practice of communicating with the dead for obtaining information of future events and
other secrets.
Night terror : Usually a terrifying nightmare or unexplained nocturnal occurrence.
Lechuza : From the urban legend commonly told in the Mexican heritage where the spirit of a woman or a
witch turns into a giant owl.
Obsession : One of the initial ways a demon gains control of a victim or subject. The person becomes
obsessed with the entity.
Occultism : A belief and practice of mysterious forces and entities.
Occult Science : The systematic research into, or formulation of occult concepts. Various aspects of what
have been considered "occultism" are in fact scientific in the same manner that chemistry or physics is
scientific.
Orbs : Energy orbs, spirit orbs or ghost orbs , are spheres of energy containing the soul of the deceased
or the essence of a non human entity. Some believe this is the easiest way for ghosts & spirits to
manifest, because it takes less energy than a full bodied apparition.
Reincarnation : The belief that when you die you will come back in a different body.
Residual Haunting : An imprint left at a location that repeats itself over and over again.
Seance : A way of communicating with ghosts and spirits.
Sensitive : A person who can see or feel ghosts, spirits and other entities. Can also be used as a broad
term for mediums, psychics and clairvoyants
Sixth sense : A term used to describe psychic powers or PSI.
Shape-Shifting : An ability to change form.
Shaman : Shamans are intermediaries between our world and the spirit world. They are healers of the
soul.
Sleep-Paralysis : When you seem awake but are unable to move.
Specter : Can refer to a ghost, spirit or apparition.
Spirit : A spirit is a generic term used to describe any entity that was never human like angels, demons,
elementals or other Gods.
Spirit World : A term used to describe the general dimension or plan of existence for entities.
Spirit guide : A spirit that watches over the living and guides them.
Spontaneous Human Combustion : When a human suddenly catches fire for no known reason.
Supernatural : Anything beyond the definitions of the natural world.
Stigmata : Unexplained markings on someones body that resembles the wounds of Christ.
Subliminal Perception : When you perceive something without conscious awareness.
Succubus : Is a demon that can appear in female form and seduces or assaults men. These attacks
usually take place while the victim is asleep.
Table tipping : An old way to communicate with ghosts and spirits by moving a table.
Telekinesis : When objects are moved by only using the mind.
Telepathy : A way of communication using only the mind.
Teleportation : Instantaneous transportation from one area to another.
Time slip : When an individual or individuals experience a different point in time, usually in the same
place.
Trance mediumship : When the medium shares their energy with an entity through the use of a trance.
U.F.O. : An unidentified flying object.
U.S.O. : An unidentified submerged object.
Undead : Anything deceased and yet behaves as if alive.
Urban Legend : A tale that is told about a friend of a friend.
Vampire : A person or being who feeds off the life essence (usually blood) of living creatures.
Vodou / Voodoo : Vodou is a combination of beliefs and practices from west Africa with Arawakian
religious beliefs, and Roman Catholic Christianity. It was created by slaves who were brought to Haiti in
the 16th century, as a way to conceal their African beliefs after being forced to convert.
Vortex : A vortex is a type of doorway to the spirit world. Vortexes usually appear only in photos as a
misty funnel like shape and they have been photographed in many different colors.
Werewolf : A person who posses the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like
being.
White noise : Background noise behind the intended signal.
Witch Doctor : A person who uses remedies to protect others against witchcraft.
Wormhole : A wormhole is a "shortcut" or "bridge" through spacetime.
Xenoglossy : An ability to speak or write in a language not known.
Zombie : This term can be used to describe an undead or hypnotized person. Some of the earliest known
text about zombies comes from 5000 B.C. in Africa.