Preta
A preta is in Buddhist and Hindu lore, a type of Ghost. In the Buddhist scheme of Reincarnation, the realm of the Hungry Ghosts (pretas)…
Month: July 2017
Pratt, Joseph Gaither
Joseph Gaither Pratt (1910–1979) was a pioneer American parapsychologist, an associate of J.B. Rhine at Duke University and later of Ian Stevenson at the University…
What is Possession ?
possession The takeover and control of a person’s mind, body, and sometimes soul by a Demon, Ghost, spirit, or deity. There are different forms of…
Possessed Possessions
Possessed possessions are objects that seem to have spirit attachments that create problems for the owners of the objects. Possessed possessions can b…
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was a horror writer and poet who died a mysterious death. Edgar Allan Poe’s Ghost is said to haunt his gravesite…
Podmore, Frank
Frank Podmore(1856–1910) was a civil servant and psychical researcher, an early member of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR). Podmore is best remembered for his…
Pike, Bishop James A.
Bishop James A. Pike (1913–1969) was aformer official of the Episcopal Church in America, James Albert Pike became a spiritualist after the death of—and subsequent…
Picture Test
A picture test is a mediumistic test in which a communicator predicts that a sitter will soon come into contact with or in possession of…
Pickens County Courthouse
Pickens County Courthouse A Ghost face of a hanged man appears on a windowpane of the Pickens County Courthouse in Carrollton, Alabama. The face, said…
Phone Calls from the Dead
Contact with the dead has occurred universally throughout history, taking various forms of dreams, waking visions and auditory hallucinations, either spontaneous or induced through trance.…
