All Hallows Eve -- The night of October 31st. Originally a Pagan festival of darkness, and death. Halloween was belived to be the one time of year when the souls of the dead revisited their former homes. The modern use of wearing costumes originated from the use of scary masks used to scare the roaming souls away.

Amulet -- A charm worn around the neck in order to bring luck, or ward off evil.

Anti-Christ -- Satan. The enemy of man and God who, according to many religious cultures, will establish a reign of evil on earth which will last fifty years, before being overthrown by the second coming of Christ

Apparition -- A supernatural appearance or image recognizeable ( being familiar ) to the viewer.

Apport -- An object transported through supernatural means.

Astral Body -- The invisible spirit of a person ( or more likely an animal ). See Astral Projection

Astral Plane -- The level of existence through which spirits of the dead first pass. The level in which an astrally projected spirit travels.

Astral Projection -- The seperation of the astral body ( or spirit ) from the physical body. The astral body travels in the astral plane, to places near and far.

Automatic Writing -- The production of written material, by a spirit, through a person, but without conscious control of that person. Often, a person may write pages and pages of words that, upon "awakening", they do not remember writing.

Beelzebub -- One of Satan's cheif lieutenants, considered Satan's "left hand man".

Black Magic -- The practice of conjuring preternatural forces for a specific evil purpose.

Black Mass -- The mass said in honor of Satan at the black witches sabbath, and by Satanists.

Circumambulism -- Ceremonial walking around an object or person to secure protection.

Clairaudience -- The psychic ability to hear sounds and voices, normally not heard by most people.

Clairvoyance -- The psychic ability to see objects, persons, places or events regardless of time or distance.

Conjuring -- The process of calling preternatural forces into aid or action through the use of sorcery or ceremonial black magic.

Curse -- To invoke preternatural forces to cause harm or injury to a person, place or object.

Demon -- An evil entity hostile to humans. A lower level evil spirit working for Lucifer.

Demonic -- Pertaining to or caused by demons.

Demonologist -- Involved in the study of Demonology.

Demonology -- The study of demons, including their characteristics, classification, and effect on mankind.

Devil -- An upper level evil spirit working for Lucifer. ( Beezelbub, among many )

Diabolical -- Pertaining to or caused by a devil.

Discarnate -- Existing outside a physical body.

Disembodied -- A spirit functioning without a body.

Doppleganger or ( Doubleganger ) -- A spirit of a living person, outside the physical body.

Earthbound -- A spirit being trapped to or remain on the earthly plain.

Ectoplasm -- An unknown substance which eminates from the bodies of mediums, correlating to supernatural phenomena.

Elemental -- A lesser spirit bound to the fundamentals of nature ( earth, wind, water, and fire ).

Entity -- A disembodied or preternatural spirit.

Exorcism -- The process of expelling or removing an evil spirit by religious ceremony.

Exorcist -- One who conducts the rights of exorcism.

Fairy -- an elemental spirit considered benign but inclined to mischief.

Ghost -- A supernatural appearance or image not recognizeable to the viewer.

Human Sacrifice -- The ceremonial killing of a person as an offering to an offering to an evil spirit for magical purposes.

Human Spirit -- The ( earthbound ) spirit of a deceased person.

Incarnate -- Living in a physical body.

Incubus -- A demon which seeks sexual intercourse with a living woman.

Inhuman Spirit -- An entity or spirit of a being that has never lived in the earthly realm.

Levitation -- The raising of a body or object without any physical or visible means.

Lucifer -- Satan, leader of the rebellious angels.

Magic -- The art of producing illusions. See Conjuring, Black Magic

Materialization -- The appearence of spirits in material form.

Medium -- A person who makes contact with discarnate or inhuman spirits on the astral plane.

Necromancy -- The practice of conjuring evil spirits.

Necronomicon -- The book of the dead

Occult -- Pertaining to the supernatural, that which is beyond the range of natural knowledge.

Ouija Board -- A board consisting of the letters of the alphabet, numbers 1-0, and the words "yes", "no", and "goodbye" which is used as a tool for communicating with spirits.

Out of Body Experience -- Can be done purposefully or unconsciously by a person. See Astral Projection

Parapsychology -- The scientific study of phenomena that natural laws can not explain.

Pentagram -- The magical diagram consisting of a five pointed star which is a representation of man. Considered by occultists to be the most potent means of conjuring spirits.

Phantomania -- An occurence in which the victim is held paralyzed while being subjected to preternatural attack.

Planchette -- The indicator, or pointer used in association with a Ouija Board.

Poltergeist -- From the German meaning, "noisy ghost". Term for a spirit which is associated with the movement of objects and general mishchevous haunting activity.

Possesion -- The state in which a living person is controlled by a foreign, malignant energy.

Precognition -- Knowledge of future events.

Premonition -- A vision of warning of future events.

Preternatural -- Associated with inhuman, demonic, or diabolical spirits or forces.

Psychic -- Dealing with the ability to see, hear, feel and sense beyond the average human ability. A medium.

Psychic Cold -- The cold sensation recieved when a spirit is present, usually having defined boundaries.

Psychic Photograph -- Supernatural or preternatural images appearing on a photograph.

Psychic Research -- The study of psychic phenomena.

Psychokenesis ( PK ) -- The movement of objects without the use of physical means, such as using the mind.

Psychometry -- The ability to acquire knowledge of people, places or objects by touching an object associated with it.

Reincarnation -- The belief that each person possesses a soul which is independant of the body and can be reborn into another body.

Relic -- An item closely associated with a holy persons body or clothing.

Satan -- God's adversary, expelled from heaven for rebelling against God.

Satanic -- Pertaining to Satan.

Satanism -- The worship of Satan.

Sensitive -- A person who possesses psychic powers.

Sorcerer -- A male who has made a pact with the devil in exchange for magical powers.

Sorceress-- A female who has made a pact with the devil in exchange for magical powers.

Sorcery -- The practice of black magic.

Spectre -- A ghost ( unrecognizeable to the viewer ).

Succubus -- A demon which seeks sexual intercourse with living men.

Supernatural -- Activity caused by God or his angels, commonly referred to as to anything outside the bounds of natural laws.

Talisman -- Drawings of various shapes and sizes which have specified purposes of good luck.

Telekinesis -- Telepathic sounds and voices projected to people.

Telepathy -- Psychic communications between individuals.

Teleportation -- Objects moved by supernatural forces.

Voodoo -- Magical practice considered to be a form of black magic but also is considered a religion to some.

Warlock -- A male witch

Werewolf -- A person who has been transformed into or has gained wolflike characteristics.

White Witch -- A witch whose practice in withcraft in solely for the purpose of good.

Wicca -- An ancien witchcraft religion which honor the gods of nature. Wicca means "wise one".

Witch -- A woman who practices withcraft.

Withcraft -- The practice of performing acts with the aid of a spirit.

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