Whirlwinds
In Native North American lore, whirlwinds are associated with spirits of the dead and with evil. The Shoshoni of Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Colorado…
Category: Ghost Glossary
Jott
Jott is an acronym for “just one of those things” to describe odd paranormal phenomena that do not fit into any prevailing paradigm.
Ghosts
<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-wp-preserve="%3Cscript%20async%3D%22%22%20src%3D%22%2F%2Fembedr.flickr.com%2Fassets%2Fclient-code.js%22%20charset%3D%22utf-8%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E" data-mce-resize="false" data-mce-placeholder="1" class="mce-object" width="20" height="20" alt="” title=””> Ghosts The simplest definition of ghosts is that they are souls of the dead. Theoretically…
Obake
An Obake is a ghost but specifically a vengeful or restless ghost. Obake literally means “Honorable Transforming Thing.” (O is an honourific, a term of…
Nightmare
A nightmare is an ugly Demon or Hag, who sits on a person’s chest during the night, causing great discomfort, a sensation of heaviness and…
Sprite Trap
A sprite trap is a magical device used to entangle and entrap troublesome or harmful spirits, ghosts and the unquiet dead. The sprite trap is…
Onryo
Onryo are ghosts who return to haunt the living with vengeance on their minds. Onryo may be male or female, but the most famous tend…
Crossing Running Water
Crossing running water is a remedy against supernatural entities. According to widespread folklore beliefs, water is pure and holy and will reject the unholy. A…
Arang
Arang loved to go moon-gazing at Youngnamru Pavillion. A respectable young lady could not go out alone: the female servant assigned as her chaperone c…
Arrival Cases
Arrival cases are the appearance of a person in advance of his actual arrival. The arriving phantom appears in the same clothing worn by the…