Paranormal Definitions
Ghost Investigation - going to a known haunted place and recording data (video, photos, audio,
temperatures), notes, interviews and other evidence to prove/disprove the haunting and to assist the owners
and the spirits in moving on and leaving the place if they want that. The assistance can be either you
directly assisting the owner with the situation or putting them in contact with experienced groups or them on
what is going on and their options.
Ghost- Spirit of a dead person especially one believed to appear in bodily likeness to living persons or to
haunt former habitats.
Ghost light- Supernatural visual where a person perceives lights of an unidentifiable origin.
Malevolent spirit- A mischievous spirit.
Demon- An evil supernatural being.
Apparition- The supernatural manifestation of the soul of a deceased person or animal, typically referred to as
a ghost
Anomalous- Deviating from the normal or common order, form, or rule.
Paranormal- Beyond the range of normal experience or scientific explanation.
ORB- Circular balls of light, usually white, sometimes colored, that are transparent.
Poltergeist- A ghost that manifests itself by noises, rapping, and the creation of disorder.
Residual haunting- A playback of a past event. The apparitions are not spirits, they are “recordings” of the
event.
Apparition- The supernatural manifestation of the soul of a deceased person or animal, typically referred to as
a ghost.
Cold Spot- An energy area associated with a temperature change
Poltergeist- A ghost that manifests itself by noises, rapping, and the creation of disorder.
Earthbound- A spirit that does not or can not “cross over” after death.
Shadow People- Shadows that float through the air. They have no eyes or other distinguishable features. They
have no solid form, no precise shape, you can see through them.
Haunting- Disturbances of a paranormal character, attributed to the spirits of the dead. Traditionally there are
two main factors in a haunting: A specific location an d a restless spirit. The manifestations vary greatly from
haunting to haunting and can include strange noises, displaced objects, apparitions, lights, climate changes,
and a myriad of other unnatural phenomena.
