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Candles in Ghost Lore

Candles, Ghosts and Death Omens Candles have long held a powerful place in human ritual. They appear in ceremonies of birth, prayer, protection, mourning, death and remembrance. Their flame is both practical
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Spirit Attachment

A spirit attachment is a type of Possession in which a discarnate entity becomes attached to a living person, much like a parasite. Spirit attachment technically is possession but is a term favoured in contemporary times because it does not
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Instrumental Transcommunication

instrumental transcommunication High-technology communication with nonphysical beings and the dead. Instrumental transcommunication (ITC) evolved out of

Wells

In folklore, wells are believed to be passageways for Ghosts and spirits to enter the physical

Astral Guardian

An astral guardian is an entity, ghost, or thought-form that guards a place, especially of a sacred nature. An astral guardian is usually invisible but may be perceived psychically. An astral guardian
25 July 2017

Saturday

Saturday The last day of the week, and thus the end of a cycle, is both lucky and unlucky in superstition and folklore; some unlucky beliefs pertain to the supernatural. It is
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Revenant

Revenants are the dead who return from the grave. “Revenant,” a term common in earlier times, once was a common synonym for Ghost. Nearly all civilizations have, at least at some time
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Retrocognition

Retrocognition is a displacement in time in which one apparently sees into the past, to either experience or review events of which one has no prior knowledge, or to obtain accurate information
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PSYCHOPOMP

A psychopomp is in mythology, a supernatural being who conducts the soul in safety to the afterworld. Psychopompoi are universal in myth and lore. In Greek mythology, the god Hermes is a
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PSYCHOMANTEUM

A special place where one consults with or contacts the dead. The term “psychomanteum” refers to oracles of the dead that were popular in the ancient Greek world. Modern interest in, and
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Psychical Research

Psychical Research: The Scientific Study of ESP, Mediumship, and Survival After Death Psychical research is the study of extraordinary human experiences that appear to challenge ordinary explanations of the mind, consciousness, and
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Pseudopod

Pseudopod is an Ectoplasmic extrusion from a Medium that develops into a false hand or arm. The producing of Ectoplasm in a Séance can be accomplished by trickery, and various mediums have
8 July 2017

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) is a lower segment of the Wheel
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