Psychical Research
Psychical research is a branch of science concerned with the study of Extrasensory Perception (ESP), Psychokinesis (PK) and evidence that consciousness survives bodily death. Modern…
Category: Ghost Glossary
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…
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)…
Phantom Hitchhiker
The phantom hitchhiker (also vanishing hitchhiker) is one of the most popular and widespread of modern Ghost legends, appearing around the world and especially throughout…
Phantasmagoria
A phantasmagoria is a ghost-making machine used for popular entertainment from the late 18th century through the 19th century. The device, developed by Belgian optician…
Out-of-Body Experience (OBE)
An out-of-body experience (OBE) is a phenomenon in which a person feels projected from the body to distant locations, even to nonphysical worlds. Out-of-body experiences…
Luminator
A luminator is a subtle energy device that can be programmed to facilitate Spirit Photography. The luminator was invented by Patrick Richards of Michigan. It…
Ley Lines
Ley lines are alignments of powerful, invisible earth energy that crisscross the planet, believed to be of spiritual and magical importance, and also believed to play…
Levitation
Levitation is the lifting up into the air of objects, persons and animals without apparent natural means and in defiance of gravity. Levitations occur in…
Jack-o’ lantern
The Jack-o’-lantern (also jacky lantern) is a type of Ignis Fatuus, or “foolish fire.” In British folklore, the jack-o’- lantern is a spectral light that…