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Ghost Glossary- Page 4

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
25 July 2017

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
25 July 2017

Levitation

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

Acheri

An “Acheri” is a mythological creature from Indian folklore, particularly in the indigenous beliefs of various

Doors in ghost lore

Doors : Numerous superstitions exist concerning doors and ghosts of the dead. It is widely believed to be unlucky to enter a house through the back door; this perhaps is one reason
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Double

The apparition of a living person that is an exact duplicate, even including details of dress. Doubles fall into two categories: Death Omens and a type of possible out-of-body projection or Bilocation,
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Ghost-laying

Ghost-laying are techniques to prevent Ghosts from attacking the living, to appease and stop ghosts already attacking the living, and to draw ghosts away from places they haunt. Ghost-laying is not the
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Greenbrier Ghost

The Greenbrier Ghost Case was a  West Virginia murder exposed and solved by the Ghost of the victim. The case went to trial, during which testimony concerning the ghost’s appearances was entered
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All Hallow’s Eve (Halloween)

All Hallow’s Eve (Halloween) A pagan festival of the dead, which has survived to the present in popular culture as Halloween, a night of trick-or-treating by children and others dressed in costumes
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Haunting

A haunting is the repeated manifestations of inexplicable sensory and physical phenomena said to be caused by Ghosts, Poltergeists, or spirits attached to a certain locale. The term “haunt” comes from the

LUCKS

Lucks are objects, such as ornate dishes, cups or goblets, which are kept by families for generations as tokens of good luck and protection against evil. Lucks were once common throughout the British
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Reincarnation

The idea that the SOUL returns after death to a new body to live another life. Belief in Reincarnation is not limited to the higher religions of the East, but is found
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Screaming Skulls

Ghosts in skulls are said to haunt a number of places, particularly in England. While the skulls might not be physically attached to bodies, they seem to be emotionally attached to houses
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Ship of the Dead

Ship of the Dead is a universal motif in mythology that is a means by which the SOULS of the dead leave earth for the afterworld. The Ship of the Dead appears
25 July 2017

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