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Classifications

Ghost: Soul, Spirit, Demon. The disembodied spirit of a dead person, conceived of an appearing to the living as a pale, shadowy apparition.

Phantom: Something that seems to appear to the sight but has no physical existence; Apparition, Vision, Specter. Something to be feared or deeded.

Wraith: Guardian; a ghost. Spectral figure of a person supposedly seen as a premonition just before that person dies.

Poltergeist: Responsible for mysterious noisy disturbances or moving, misplacing of objects. Some poltergeists have been reported to cause physical harm to people.

Haunt: Visit often or continually. Frequented by ghosts.

Orbs

Orbs are also called Spears, Globules, Balls of light, Globes.

Description; translucent balls of light hovering above the ground most often traveling erratically through the air. Some Pictures would reveal an inner substance and a spot (nucleus or brain) within the substance.

A trail might indicate they were traveling at a fairly fast rate of speed at time of picture.

Found: Usually at night

Orbs are the spirits of the deceased that remain on Earth, Unknown form of energy, Vessel of the dryad faery; it is theorize that ghosts prefer the form of an Orb because it takes less energy then other apparitions.

Allot photographed orbs are created inadvertently by circumstances and weather conditions at time of flash.

Vortex

Vortex is also known as Funnel Ghosts.

Description of a vortex is kind of swirling white funnel that varies in size and length when moving.

Vortex as other apparitions, there is no real consensus about the nature of the vortex. Some claim its former Resident of the home or a visiting relative, others believe it serves as a vehicle to transport spirits in the shape of orbs from there realm to ours.

Found; any were but most often inside homes and old buildings.

Rods

Rods are also known as Streaming ghost, swimmers, energy rod, light

Fire Fox

Fox fire is also known as Faery lights, Hobbedy's Lantern, St Elmo's Fire, Elf fire, Jack-o-Lantern, will-o'-the Whisp, Willowisps,

Will_o'-light,Bab-a-longs, Night Whispers, Fire faeries, Jenny Burnt-tail, Hunky Punky, Teine Sith, Huckpoten, Irrbloss, Les Eclaireux, Candelas,

Ruskaly, Will o' the wisps, Ignis fatuus.

Description: of Fox fire is a floating blue light, glowing ball or tiny flickers of fire that travel through breezes and air currents sometimes even

Following their observer or mimicking there movements. Some believe the mysterious to be portents of bad luck or even death. Other explanations are

That these are the lights of trooping faeries on their Raids, or that they are the wandering souls of discarnate humans.

Fox fire is seen at night near marshes, meadows, grassy hillocks, swamps and swampy areas.

Fox fire is ignited pockets of swamp gas that hover over swamps and swampy areas and glow blue. A similar phenomenon occurs on ships when the air is full of electricity. Researchers believe that many people have mistaken Fox fire for ghostly lanterns of trains and there long dead conductors often confused with orbs.

Ectoplasm's

Ectoplasm is also known as Ecto Mist, Vapor, Ghostly Mist.

Description; of Ectoplasm is cloudy and vaporous fox (with long swirls) usually of gray or white colors which sometimes takes the form of a human body or a part of it.

Ectoplasm's can be seen at anytime. And usually located outdoors and most particularly at cemeteries and historical places.

Ectoplasm's are supposed to be spectral body of visiting spirits.

Ectoplasm caught on film can be atmospheric phenomenon or easily counterfeited.

Shadow Ghosts

Shadow ghost are a bit like ectoplasm but the form is more human like and less consistent. They usually are size between one and two feet and travel above the ground. Tricks and Pranks have been reported by shadow ghosts.

Shadow ghosts can be seen anytime

Seem to enjoy older and larger houses.

Shadow ghost are very sneaky and evasive, they tend to flee when in contact with humans. Theory is they are spirits of the deceased that remain on Earth, Visiting relatives.

Shadow Ghosts are difficult to photograph but there has been some strange clichés. And are easy to fake on film.

Apparitions

Also known as spector disembodies spirits.

Apparitions usually have a translucence human form that let appears the clothing of their period. They can also appear as incomplete, disfigured or headless. Most often, they show up and fade in seconds.

Apparitions can be seen anytime and are seen mostly in older homes, hotels, theaters and cemeteries.

Apparitions are spirits of the deceased that remain on earth, visiting relatives.

Very few photographs of such apparitions, numerous collective sightings tend to prove that they really exist.

Types of Apparitions

Ghost can come in variety of forms children, men, women, animals and demonstrate various feeling. Some will pass without even noticing you, other remain hidden and seem just to focus on frightening you. Some will try to chase you out of their refuge; other will seek attention and even help or guidance.

Apparitions which are not considered as self induced hallucinations are usually divided into 3 categories.

1) Crisis apparitions- where the vision coincided with the death or endangerment of the person seen.

2) Collective apparitions- Where the same figure is seen simultaneously at the same point by two or more people

3) Haunts- Where is seen in or at same place by a succession of independent witnesses

Crisis Apparitions

Crisis apparitions are also known as doppelganger's, Wraith.

Description of Crisis Apparitions is ghostly doubles of living people and looks similar to the ghosts of the deceased. In some cases a person will come upon his own Crisis apparitions who is typically engaged is some future activity.

Crisis apparitions can be seen anytime and anywhere

Crisis apparitions is typically, the ghost appears only once to a special loved one who may be many miles away at the time of the accident. This phenomenon cal also manifest in the person hearing a voice of a friend or loved one with some message or warning while the person who is heard speaking is no where near and totally unaware that this has occurred.

Most of these crisis apparitions occur at a moment of great crisis or death

When a person is in some form of danger or pain. The person in crisis is not aware that they are doing this. It is explained and often agreed that these apparitions are the externalizations of an unconsciously received telepathic impressions. Other testimonies reveal projections of future events where the subject will attend a scene that will only happen in the future just as a dream. In case of confrontation with one's own double, it is traditionally considered as an omen of bad luck or even death. Science links it with (Extra Sensory Perception.

Crisis apparition can be self induced through telepathy.

Possessed Objects

Are inanimate objects that move, make noise or change shape. Sometimes a particular piece of furniture will refuse to change place, even moving in front of the owners eyes. Other Notorious haunted objects are the various means of transport; phantom ships ghost trains that rumble through the night on their old runs, even if the railway line has been removed. Can be seen anytime most often found were older objects that belonged to defunct and transports that had mortal accidents.

Some objects are said to be cursed, other would be animated by spirits. Regarded haunted houses, some claims that the former inhabitants are still attached to what belonged to them in their former life on earth. So if a human ghost is not friendly towards you perhaps it is because you changed something in their house like the carpet in their favorite room or something else that will change and alter the things that belong to them in life. Regarding trains, ships and other transports, it seems that their apparition is mostly linked to past dramatic facts. Their rehearsal would happen just as residual haunting.

Can be telekinesis or poltergeist.

Spectral animals

Is animals that appears under a ghostly form either as Pets attached to a certain place or taking part in larger ghostly activity are found in haunted places It would be logical to assume that animals have a soul if they transcend death. Some rhetoricians argue that spectral animals are only residues i.e. captured energy that display past events. There is even a theory about Nessie being the ghost of a long-dead plesiosaurus..

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