afterlife Almost every society and religion has some belief in life after death. The Christian version of the afterlife involves some type of judgment upon the body’s demise and the assignment of the soul to either Heaven or Hell, while many societies believe that life simply continues in another plane of existence.

agent The apparition, or ghost, seen by a human being (or percipient).

amulet Any object that's thought to have the power to ward off ghosts and evil spirits or to bring good luck.

angel A supernatural being that exists on the level between God and mortals is said to be an angel. One of the duties of the angels is thought to act as guardians over humans.

apparition The visual appearance of a disembodied spirit. It doesn’t necessarily take on a human shape or show signs of personality or intelligence.

apport/asport An apport is a solid object that seemingly appears from nowhere in the presence of a medium. Some apports are assembled from invisible material matter; others are teleported from another often-distant location. An asport is any object that spirits or the medium makes disappear or teleports to another location.

automatic writing Communication from a spirit in written form. The medium holds a pen or pencil against paper and allows the spirit to take possession or control of his or her hand to write out a message.

automatism Any unconscious and spontaneous muscular movement caused by the spirits. Automatic writing is one form of automatism.

autonographist Professional automatic writer.

 

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