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Haunting
Haunting Disturbances of a paranormal character, attributed to the spirits of the dead. Tradition established two main factors in haunting: an old house or other locale and restlessness of a spirit. The first represents an unbroken link with the past, the second is believed to be caused by remorse... Read more |
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Premonition
Premonition A paranormal impression warning of a future event. Premonitions may range from vague feelings of disquiet, suggestive of impending disaster, to actual hallucinations, visual or auditory. Dreams are frequent vehicles of premonitions, either direct or symbolical, as well as veridical... Read more |
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parapsychology
parapsychology study of mental phenomena not explainable by accepted principles of science. The organized, scientific investigation of paranormal phenomena began with the foundation (1882) of the Society for Psychical Research in London. Such early efforts attempted to dissociate psychical... Read more |
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movement
Movement (Paranormal) Paranormal movement has been given various names, among them, parakinesis, which refers to movement with some contact but not enough to explain the motion. Movement without perceptible contact is called telekinesis. It was a frequently reported séance-room phenomenon... Read more |
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James Randi
Randi, James (1928-) Pseudonym of stage magician James Randall Zwinge who has developed what amounts to a second vocation as a co-founder and leading spokesperson of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) and debunker of both psychics and their... Read more |
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grapevine
Grapevine (Newsletter) (1) Former monthly newsletter of the Psychic Information Exchange. Included articles on the paranormal, self-development lessons, notices of meetings, and book reviews. Apparently no longer active. (2) Monthly newsletter of the Movement for a New Society, de-voted to... Read more |
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Supernormal
Supernormal A term substituted in psychical research for "supernatural. " It was coined by F. W. H. Myers and is applied to phenomena that are beyond what usually happens—beyond, that is, in the sense of suggesting unknown physical laws. While supernormal phenomena point to new powers,... Read more |
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Lucidity
Lucidity A faculty by which paranormal knowledge may be obtained. It is a collective term for the phenomena of clairvoyance, clairaudience, psychometry, and premonitions. It was first used by experimenters describing the condition of senses in relation to the phenomena of animal magnetism and... Read more |
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Trance
Trance An altered state of consciousness, either spontaneous or induced, bearing some analogy to the ordinary sleep state, but differing from it in certain marked particulars. Among tribal peoples, trance states have been common since ancient times, used by the shaman, medicine man, or other... Read more |
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Supernatural
Supernatural An occurrence in violation of the known laws of nature. This was a concept that developed as the idea of a law-abiding nature was developed in the Middle Ages. The supernatural realm included both the heavenly world of God and the angels and the world of Satan and demons. Many leaders... Read more |
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OUT OF THIS WORLD; In a hotbed of wild and weird sightings, Minnesota's UFO...
...UFOs in Renaissance Art," "Close Encounters...more people who are willing to report UFO sightings...UFO Files," "Paranormal State" and "Ancient...clothes." Now a paranormal researcher and lecturer...spoken to ghosts and spirits on an almost ... |
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THE ACTORS RISE ABOVE A SHAKY FRAME IN 'HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS'.(Life and...
...The House of the Spirits," is an epical compendium...and down. If one is willing to let 70 years of extremely...The House of the Spirits" could be maddening...intermission. "House of the Spirits" takes place in an...Valle, possessor of ... |
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They see dead people: Sci Fi scares up `Ghost Hunters'.(Arts and Lifestyle)
...Rhode Island duo track spirits, poltergeists and the...honestly think it hurt paranormal research because it...TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) 14 years ago...own encounter with the paranormal. "I witnessed something...evidence you catch you're ... |
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HUNGRY FOR A GOOD SCARE? TRY THESE HAUNTS.(Life and Arts)
...seen any of the so-called spirits conjured by some ghost hunters...seen a single sign of anything paranormal. "I've heard stories...the world. Is there anyone willing to get her hands dirty and...not green, but I would be willing to lift a pitchfork. The ... |
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The truth is out there... in northern Minnesota?
...UFOs in Renaissance Art, Close Encounters...more people who are willing to report UFO sightings...such as UFO Files, Paranormal State and Ancient...clothes." Now a paranormal researcher and lecturer...spoken to ghosts and spirits on an ... |
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WELCOME, CREEPS ARE IN
...said the voice of a spirit where a shadowy...She asked the spirit to play the organ...come from a crazy spirit in an upstairs bedroom...frightens the child spirits. "We are certain...be documented as paranormal activity." Before...for ... |
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The night I spoke to the dead in a VERY haunted castle; FRIGHT NIGHT: TOYAH...
...investigating the paranormal. This was a serious...clients have a paranormal experience - that...there are many willing victims desperate...one of them. The paranormal team, Peter Turner...commented that spirits like laughter...pictorial ... |
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Living dead haunt Chicago
...with people -- the spirits of the deceased also...researcher of the paranormal and guide for the Chicago...City residents are willing to listen to the haunting...Whitlow said.In the spirit of Halloween, The Chronicle...Center for the Performing ... |
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Daily Horoscope
...subjects or esoteric, paranormal stuff. You feel a bit...the notion of UFOs, spirits and how really bad art can contaminate the...which is why you are willing to put the needs and...Today you're more than willing to do fundraising... |
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Macabre sleuthing by Beasts.(CULTURE)(ZADZOOKS!)(Column)
...supernatural series featuring a paranormal investigative team made up...the independent sequential-art house Image Comics. The company...basis for a new Electronic Arts third-person action video...in a museum. He invokes the spirit of Dave McKean (think ... |
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