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Paranormal Glossary

Paranormal Glossary -This entry comprises some commonly used words, phrases, terms which the paranormal investigator is likely to encounter

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Abductions - The abductees claim they have been studied by the aliens by way of surgical operations, collected sperm, ova samples and tissues of all kinds. In some cases, the abductees claim an implant was somewhere in their body.

Afterlife - A life or existence believed to follow death

Alchemy - The Science of turning the baser metals into gold or silver by chemical means. The byproduct, "Quicksilver," was thought to have magical powers. This was a very perfected science in Egyptian times and lasted all the way up into the 14th-16th Century A.D. when some of the alchemy methods were lost due to wars and fires that were amid in those times.

Alma - Russian wild man encountered in Siberia and northern China, generally described as being covered in hair and powerfully built, though shorter in stature and more human appearing than the Yeti. Some researchers have suggested that Almas may be descended from Neanderthals

See also: Bigfoot, Yeti

Animal Mutilation-refers to cases of animal corpses (usually cattle), which have been found with strange injuries. These injuries are often difficult to explain in terms of accident, predators and illness. Often the corpse has missing body parts (e.g. genitals), has been drained of blood and many injuries appear to have been carried out with surgical precision.

Anomaly - An irregular or unusual event which does not fit a standard rule or law. An anomaly is something which cannot be explained by currently accepted scientific theories. Anything weird, abnormal, strange, odd, or difficult to classify is considered an anomaly.

Amulet - A symbol with magical significance, which is worn as a pendant or ring.

APRO - Aerial Phenomena Research Organization - Founded in 1952 by Jim and Corel Lorenzen and their headquarters are in Tucson, Arizona. APRO, now defunct, was the worlds longest running UFO group and one of two civilian research groups singled out for monitoring by the CIA's Robertson Panel.

Apparition - A ghostly figure; a specter. A full bodied apparition shows the entire body of an animal or person. A partial bodied apparition, show part of a body such as; torso or arms. They often appear as white (or various shades of white/gray) or solid black. Usually apparitions can appear to hover in the air. It is rare that apparitions show their legs or feet.

Astral Projection - When the spirit travels outside of the body either to the astral plane or another location on this plane. Also known as Out of Body Experience (OBE).

Aura - a field of subtle, luminous radiation supposedly surrounding a person or object like the halo.

Automatic Writing - Writing performed without conscious thought or deliberation, typically by means of spontaneous free association or as a medium for spirits or psychic forces.

Area-51 - Groom Lake area of the Nellis Air Force Range and Nuclear Test Site in the Nevada desert, about 80 miles N/NW of Las Vegas. Here the US government has been test flying their secret Black Projects which involves military aircrafts and crashed UFOs

Banishing - refers to one or more rituals in Ceremonial magic intended to remove non-physical influences ranging from spirits to negative influences. It is used in most cases before and after a main ritual.

Banshee - is a female spirit in Irish mythology, usually seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the Other world. Her Scottish counterpart is the bean shìth.

Bi-location -or sometimes multi-location, is a term used to describe the ability/instances in which an individual or object is said to be, or appears to be, located in two distinct places at the same instant in time.

Black Dogs -is the name given to a spectral being found primarily in the folklore of the British Isles. The black dog is essentially a nocturnal spectre, often said to be associated with the Devil, and its appearance was regarded as a portent of death. It is generally supposed to be larger than a physical dog, and often has large, glowing eyes. According to some legends, if you see it three times, you are met with an untimely death

Bermuda Triangle - also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a region of the northwestern Atlantic Ocean in which a number of aircraft and surface vessels are alleged to have disappeared. Some people have claimed that these disappearances fall beyond the boundaries of human error, equipment failure or natural disasters. Popular culture has attributed some of these disappearances to the paranormal, a suspension of the laws of physics, or activity by extraterrestrial beings.

Black Magic - or dark magic is a form of sorcery that draws on assumed malevolent powers. It may be used for dark purposes or malevolent acts that deliberately cause harm in some way. It is alternatively spelt with a 'k' (magick). This term is also known as the dark arts of magic and dark side magic.

Blue Book, Project - It all started in March of 1952 to find explanations to all of the UFO sightings occurring at that time. The goal of the project was to determine if they were a threat to the national security and if the UFOs used any kind of advance technology that could be useful to the US. Thousands of reports were collected, analyzed and filed according to their results and there seemed to be no problem until one of the people who worked in the investigation team sent in his own sighting report. It was filed but later disappeared. He understood that reports that are unexplained could cause public fear so they were removed from the files of Project Blue Book and passed on to a higher authority. As the result of the Condon Report, Project Blue Book was shut down in 1969. This project was the last publicly known UFO research project lead by the USAF.

Bigfoot - also known as Sasquatch, is an alleged ape-like creature purportedly inhabiting forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Bigfoot is usually described as a large, hairy, bipedal humanoid. Many believers in its existence contend that the same or similar creatures are found around the world under different regional names, most prominently the Yeti of the Himalayas.

Bogey Man - (also spelled boogeyman, bogyman, boogieman, boogey monster, or boogeyman) is a folkloric or legendary ghost-like monster. The bogeyman has no specific appearance, and conceptions of the monster can vary drastically even from household to household within the same community; in many cases he simply has no set appearance in the mind of a child, but is just an amorphous embodiment of terror. Bogeyman can be used metaphorically to denote a person or thing of which someone has an irrational fear. Parents often say that if their child is naughty, the bogeyman will get them, in an effort to make them behave. The bogeyman legend may originate from Scotland, where such creatures are sometimes called bogles, boggarts, or bogies.

BUFORA - The British UFO Research Association. The largest UFO group in Great Britain and has been going on since 1964. They are doing research into UFO phenomena and also published a bi-monthly journal called "UFO Times".