Ghost Miscellaneous- Page 2

Ghosts vs. Spirits : According to the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, the definition of a ghost is “a disembodied soul; especially the soul of a dead person believed to be an inhabitant of

Some folks are of the belief that ghosts seen in their dreams are actual representations of the dead. However, many dream interpreters feel that this is the most unlikely explanation for this

Animism is the name given by E. B. Tylor, the founder of modern anthropology, to the system of beliefs about souls and spirits typically found in tribal societies, from the Americas to

Automatism is an unconscious muscular movement often attributed to supernatural guidance. Automatisms involve physical activity, especially creative endeavours such as writing, drawing, painting, speaking, playing musical instruments, composing, dancing, and singing. Automatisms

The Balfour family was a prominent Scottish family, several of whom were closely involved in the Society for Psychical Research (SPR). Eleanor Balfour (1845–1936), the eldest of eight children, married Henry Sidgwick

Beans have numerous associations with ghosts, the souls of the dead, the powers of the dwellers of the underworld and various spirits. The early Aryans valued beans highly, along with honey, as

The Chaffin Will Case is an unusual case in which the apparition of a deceased man appeared to one of his sons four years after his death to alert him to the

Chalcedony is a type of quartz used by the ancient Egyptians to drive away ghosts, night visions and sadness. Chalcedony is never crystalline, but translucent and waxy in appearance. It usually is

Cheltenham Haunting Sometimes called the “Morton Case,” after the family in whose home it occurred, this case is distinguished by an apparition of a woman that was seen over a period of