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Definition
according to Miriam Webster's
Collegiate Dictionary, 10th
Edition
"1:
The seat of life or intelligence.
2: A disembodied soul. The
soul of a dead
person believed to be an inhabitant
of the unseen world or to
appear to the
living in bodily likeness.
3: spirit, demon. 4: a faint,
showy trace. 5: false image
in a photographic negative."
A figure of a dead person
in various stages of FORMATION
density from completely solid
to very transparent. Also
figure could be a shade of
a color like white or gray
and even close to black.
The
earmarks of a haunting are
footsteps from unseen, cold
spots, warmspots, orbs, vortices,
and disembodied voices and
music or sounds.
A spirit or event replays
over and over—sometimes
at certain time intervals.
This phenomena is often referred
to as the Stone Tape theory
and is based on the idea that
the iron minerals in the surroundings
act as a tape recorder of
sorts thus recording strong
emotional events whether it
be personal in nature, or
on a large scale. e.g., The
Many sightings of ghosts at
the battlefield of Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania.
This is a spirit, usually
mischievous and occasionally
malevolent, which manifests
its presence by making noises,
moving objects, and assaulting
people and animals. The term
"poltergeist" comes
from the German poltern,
"to knock," and
geist, "spirit."
Included in the most common
types of poltergeist activities
are the rains of stones, dirt,
and other small objects; moving
or throwing of objects, including
large pieces of furniture;
loud noises and shrieks; and
vile smells. The Bell
Witch case a good example
of a poltergeist case.
Many believe orbs, which appear
mostly on film, are the beginnings
of a spirit trying to take
form by sucking the energy
out of the atmosphere. There
is a huge controversy over
whether orbs are really manifestations
of spirit activity or just
dust floating in the air.
(See Orbs)
Clouds
of what is allegedly thought
to be a substance ghosts and
trance mediums emit called
ectoplasm. These anomalies
usually appear on camera film.
The vortex could be various
shades of white or gray. Some
mediums believe that the vortex
is a portal between our world
and the 4th dimensional spirit
world. Note: Often times caused
by a camera strap, hair or
finger on the lense.
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