Glossary of Tems

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Paranormal -  is any experience that happens beyond the range of scientific explanation or normal human capabilities. These experiences may include hauntings, telekinesis, telepathy, clairvoyance, or any other rarity that cannot be justified by the five senses.

Parapsychology - from the Latin word ‘Para’ which literally means beyond psychology. It is generally defined as the scientific study of paranormal phenomena. The study of psychic or psi phenomena. These can be described as an exchange of information between living things (mostly people), or between living things and the surrounding environment. They can also be described as the possible influences of living things on the environment, which occur without the use of what we usually call normal senses, and don't seem to be explicable by the known physical laws of nature.

Poltergeist - is a noisy and sometimes active spirit. The name "Poltergeist" has Greek roots meaning: poltern - make a noise + geist - spirits "Noisy Spirit". This type of ghostly activity include scratching, banging, objects disappearing and then reappearing, levitating, and in some cases fire. Another cause for objects moving and doors opening can be related to psycho kinesis. This is due to the ability that the brain has to move object without the person realizing this trait. This has also been referred to as RSPK, or recurrent spontaneous psycho kinesis.

Psycho Kinesis (PK) - is the ability to move objects with the power coming from the mind.

Psychic Imprint - An energy field which assumes the appearance of a person. This usually occurs because of the residue or severe emotional energy, which is imprinted into the environment because of a tragic event.

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Radiesthesia - Theories based on the assumption that living organisms emit some kind of radiation or emanation that is capable of being detected using instruments or by dowsing.

Radionics  - Use of certain instruments to detect radiations or emitions from a living organism, such as dowsing.

Raudive Voices - Intelligible voices recorded on magnetic tape under conditions of silence or white noise which are heard only when the tape is played. A phenomenon discovered by Konstantin Raudive.   

Reciprocal Apparition - is an experience where both the individual and ghost see and react to each other.