Spunkie
A spunkie is in Scottish lore, a Goblin or trickster ghost similar to the Kelpie. The spunkie, which resides in the Scottish Lowlands, is a solitary…
Author: Lux Ferre
Stead, William T.
Stead, William T. (1849–1912) One of the greatest crusading journalists of the late 19th century, and also one of the most vocal supporters of Spiritualism.…
Stone-throwing Devil
The Stone-throwing Devil was an unusual Poltergeist case that occurred at Great Island, New Hampshire, in the late 17th century, characterized by lithoboly, or a…
Suicide in ghost lore
suicide In Ghost and Haunting lore, the suspected cause of a lingering presence. Suicide is taboo in most cultures, except under certain circumstances. Folklore holds…
Super-PSI
Super-PSI (formerly Super-ESP) is a theoretical concept within parapsychology that proposes the existence of limitless extrasensory and psychokinetic abilities capable of accounting for all phenomena traditionally attributed to survival after death — such…
Survival after Death
The belief that a spiritual aspect of the human being survives the destruction of the physical body is a feature of all religious traditions, with…
Survival Research Institute of Canada
Survival Research Institute of Canada Organization devoted to Survival After Death research. Founded in 1991 and incorporated federally in 2000, the Victoria-based Survival Research Institute…
Survival Tests
Survival tests are tests created by living persons with the idea that they will attempt to communicate their solutions through Mediums after death, intended to…
Swedenborg, Emanuel
Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) Swedish scientist and scholar who turned mystic and medium in his later years, communing with spirits to develop a highly detailed description…
Talking Board
A talking board is a device for divining answers to questions and talking with spirits, often marketed as a game. Talking boards are similar to…
