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Ghost Glossary- Page 3

Instrumental Transcommunication

instrumental transcommunication High-technology communication with nonphysical beings and the dead. Instrumental transcommunication (ITC) evolved out of Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP), and includes EVP. ITC is a partnership of worlds. Higher beings, called
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Banshee

A banshee is a female Death Omen spirit of Ireland and Scotland that attaches itself to families—especially those whose surnames begin with “Mac” and “O”—and manifests to herald an approaching death in the family. There are variations of the banshee
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Levitation

Levitation is the lifting up into the air of objects, persons and animals without apparent natural

Silver

In folklore, silver is an effective metal with magical powers for dealing with the supernatural. Silver

Bhut

Bhuts were originally ancestral spirits who, if propitiated and venerated, protect and provide for their descendents. However, if dead souls are not propitiated; if they lack descendents or living people to honour
25 July 2017

Bogey

A bogey is a type of horrible evil spirits or hobgoblins, travelling alone or in groups, that love to make mischief. Bogies go by various other names, the most common of which
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Cairn

Cairn (Stone Heap Memorial) A cairn is a deliberately constructed heap or stack of stones, raised as a marker, memorial, or grave sign. Found across many landscapes and cultures—from remote mountains and
25 July 2017

Candles in Ghost Lore

Candles have been used since ancient times in humankind’s most important rituals and rites of passage, including those pertaining to the dead and ghosts of the dead. The actual origin of candles
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Coffin Corners

Coffin corners are notches in the walls along winding staircases of homes that accommodated the transport of coffins without damaging the walls. Coffin corners were a feature of Victorian-era homes, when many
25 July 2017

Corpse Lights

Corpse Lights are phosphorescent lights seen floating about the air at night, which are believed to be harbingers of death. They are white, red, or blue and are seen both indoors and
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Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead: A special holiday each year to honour the dead, involving parties, feasts, special foods, songs and parades. Unlike holidays such as Memorial Day or Veterans Day, in which
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Dead House

A dead house is in Britain, a small building at railway stations once used as a temporary morgue to house corpses of those who died on railway property, until they could be
25 July 2017

Demons in ghost lore

A Demon is a type of spirit, also called a fallen Angel, that has the capability of interfering in the affairs of people. The term “Demon” means “replete with wisdom” and is
25 July 2017

Dolphins in Ghost lore

In classical mythology, a carrier of the souls of the dead to the afterlife world. In Christian myth, the dolphin represents resurrection and salvation, and also represents the Christian Church being guided
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