Apparition--A spirit manifesting itself in the form of a human being, either fully or partially.

 

Demon--An evil, non-human spirit of the dark side.

 

Ectoplasm--A spirit manifesting itself in the form of mist, most often seen in pictures.

 

EMF--Electro Magnetic Field--a detector of these fields are used to suggest paranormal activity.

 

Entity--Any being(s) with life foce of some type.

 

EVP--Electronic Voice Phenomenon--The term used to describe voices of spirits caught on tape.

 

False Positive--Fake or accidentally fake photograph of a spirit or other supernatural being.

 

Form--The shape or type in which a spirit appears.

 

Ghost--The spirit of someone deceased or the entity of something unexplained, either human or non-human.

 

Ghost Lights--Unexplainable spiritual energy, often colored.

 

Globules-- Orbs that emit a certain color.

 

Haunting--A spiritual activity that is strong in a certain designated place.

 

Hunt--Searching for paranormal activity where non has been reported before.

 

Investigation--Researching a location that has had a history of past paranormal activity.

 

Investigator--Person(s) carrying out a hunt/investigation.

 

Light Rod--Colored, straighter from of a vortex.

 

Location--A place where the paranormal activity is occuring, spot of investigation.

 

Manifestation--How spirit engery presents itself to humans.

 

Non-Human Spirits--Spirits that were never actually living. These are often dangerous.

 

Orb--Most common form of spiritual activity.

 

Photo Run--A pictures only part of investigation.

 

Poltergeist--Nosiy, mischeiveous spirit who will move things, make noise, and try to attract attention.

 

Portal--Strong energy gateway between the spirit world and our world.

 

Preliminary Investigation--A pre-investigation to determine if a full, professional investigation is needed.

 

Professional Investigation--An extremely detailed investigation.

 

Psyhic--A person sensitive to the spiritual world.

 

Residual Haunting--A playback of a past event. The spirit is complete oblivious of outside occurences.

 

Shadow People--Spirits who appear or manifest in a darker form.

 

Spirit--An entity that is not of the human world.

 

Vortex--A funnel of spirit energy.