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Paranormal Glossary

In the world of paranormal investigation, we use a lot of words and phrases to describe certain things and events. Most of the jargon (technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group) we use is common throughout the paranormal community but we have come up with some of our own lingo through experience and field work. The following definitions are in laymans terms and may not be the only interpretation.
 
Active Cell: any place or location that is positive for paranormal activity
Angel: the identity of a spirit acting as a guide and/or protector, non-living
Apparition: a ghostly figure
Cold Spot: where a spirit uses the energy at a focus point to manifest or communicate, leaving that area colder than the surrounding area
Cryptozoology: the study of animals thought to be extinct or non-existent by zoology 
Dead Cell: any place or location that is negative for paranormal activity
Demon: the identity of a spirit acting as a destructive, evil and violent destroyer, non-living
Direct Communication: when a soul or entity is audible intelligently to the human ear without the use of any electronic device 
Direct Contact: when a soul or entity touches a living person or object physically
Direct E.V.P.: an E.V.P. that shows intelligence by answering a question or asking a question
Discarnate: without a body, also known as disembodied, which is an incorrect use of the term
Ectoplasm: a cloud or mist believed to be the by-product of a spirit trying to manifest into an apparition
E.M.F.: electromagnetic field, it is believed that spirits are made up of electromagnetic energy that can be detected and measured
Entity: the identity of a spirit that was never giving life, non-living
E.V.P.: electronic voice phenomena, an occurrence by which a spirit uses an electrical device and its energy to verbally communicate, at a frequency higher than the human ear can hear
E.V.P. Class A: a loud and clear and very understandable E.V.P. 
E.V.P. Class B: a clear and somewhat understandable E.V.P. 
E.V.P. Class C: a faint and non-understandable E.V.P. 
Hot Spot: a particular space or area where paranormal activity is more common
Indirect E.V.P.: an E.V.P. that is not communicative or a response but a verbal echo of residual energy left by a soul or entity
Orb: a ball of light believed to be the energy of a spirit, normally only visible in pictures or video
Paranormal Activity: any occurrence or activity that is not scientifically explainable
Soul: the identity of a spirit that at one time had life, once living
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
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