a term used to describe any form of life after death

The dimension that astral bodies are thought to move through

the ability of certain people to write on unfamiliar topics in peculiar styles of handwriting, as though being guided by another being

a medium with the supposed ability to hear sounds that are beyond the normal range of human hearing e.g. spirit voices

jungian concept which states that we all share the same memories of mental patterns from which archetypes are born

lacking a body or freed from any attachment to a body

the supposed recording of the dead on electromagnetic tape

the supposed ability of certain people to obtain information about the environment without use of the normal senses

a term used to describe any paranormal or unexplained event. (after Charles Fort who collected and analysed such phenomena)

the perception of an object or being when it is not present

the study of mental phenomena such as telepathy, which is beyond the scope of normal psychological explanation

the illusory or paranormal perception of an object or person

something relating to the body rather than the mind or soul

a phenomena believed to manifest itself by rapping or other noises and by acts of mischief such as throwing furniture about

a person who is sensitive to parapsychological forces or influences

a meeting at which spiritualists attempt to communicate with spirits of the dead

an entity of the spirit world, which can be contacted through a medium

TYPES OF GHOST

There is a belief that some entities remain earthbound simply because they don't realise that they are indeed dead, and so continue to go about thier lives as before oblivious to the fact that they no longer exist in a physical sense.

Although quite rare, there have been accounts of entities attaching themselves to living people. This could possibly be a departed spouse who cannot accept a mate remarrying, or a spurned lover who took their own life only to return and attach themselves to the object of their affections later. Usually only active around the object of their possessiveness (and the sources new found affections), this type of ghost is generally difficult, irritating  and hard to get along with.

Though it is unlikely that a stable person would be unaware of their own death, it is possible that there are those who find the idea so traumatic that they live on in total denial of their new reality.

Some entities are simply too afraid to found out what fate as in store for them and so prefer to live out their existence haunting an environment as opposed to the final  judgement that awaits them.

Generally a lively entity, it stays earthbound in order to take care of some unfinished business. The mission can be as simple as revealing something that is hidden or as major as finding justice for a murder. Whatever the case may be these types of entity seem intent on achieving their goal, and feel they cannot rest until they have succeeded.

THE CURIOUS GHOST

ghost that remain for long periods of time, simply to see what they can do.

THE GOODBYE GHOST

The goodbye ghost is often only seen once, to either say goodbye to a loved one, or to send a message across that they have passed over successfully.

THE SAD GHOST

The most depressing type of entity, it is so overwhelmed by some tragedy that it continues to wander the earth as if in some state of shock of which it cannot recover.

Similar to the curious ghost but with more menacing behaviour. This playful entity, is disinterested in proving the existence of the afterlife but simply enjoys frightening the living.

Negative energy is a force in its own right, so the idea that anger, rage and hatred might keep an entity earthbound is an idea that has to be considered.