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GHOSTS
Ghost lore has a long and colorful history. The word
ghost has been in use since the late sixteenth century.
It derives from a more ancient term, gast, in the
language that evolved into modern German.
For some time,
ghost has usually signified the disembodied spirit of a
deceased person. Earlier meanings still cling to this word,
however. Gast originally referred to a terrifying
rage. A person who experiences shock and terror can still be
described as aghast (frightened by an angry ghost).
Two sharply contrasting beliefs about ghosts
have long coexisted, sometimes in the same society. The good
ghost appears to be related to the higher spirit of a
deceased person; the dangerous ghost, though, might be the
shadowy doppelganger or a higher soul that has turned evil.
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GHOST CLIPART INDEX
WHAT MAKES A GHOST?
MYTHICAL CHARACTERS |
The two opposing ghostly prototypes are the angry
ghost, dangerous because it is angry about being dead, having been
killed in an unacceptable way, having been treated badly by family
and community, or just plain inveterate nastiness; or the
emotionally neutral ghost, the spiritual essence of the deceased
that lingers or returns in order to warn, comfort, inspire, and
protect the living, making its rounds amiably and harmlessly.
Types of Ghosts:
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ANGRY GHOST: In Japanese
tradition, if the soul of the dead is not purified, it
can return to the land of the living in the guise of a
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APPARITION:
The phenomenon where the ghost takes on a physical form
that can be seen. These often appear to be transparent,
faint (or washed out in appearance) or disfigured.
Their appearance is normally
for very short period of time. Apparitions of animals,
humans, and even inanimate objects have been seen.
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BHUTA (GAYAL): The Hindu Bhūta is a type of evil
spirit. It is especially the evil ghost of a man who has
died due to execution, accident, or suicide.
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CRISIS APPARITION:
This is a visual phenomenon that usually happens
spontaneously. This type of apparition are more
likely to manifest in moments of crisis.
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DEVINE
APPARITION (MARIAN APPARITION): Supernatural apparitions of divine
forces have been known in every religion since ancient
times. Marian Apparitions are the most frequent of all
miraculous phenomena within the Catholic Church.
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DOPPELGANGER: A
ghostly double or counterpart of a living person. Some
consider them to be like the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of
the alter-ego.
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EARTHBOUND SPIRIT:
They are here for a reason; they may have guilt over
leaving a love one behind or an important message that
needs to be told. Some do not realize they are dead.
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ECTOPLASM: Ghost smoke!
Ectoplasm seems to be as a result of localized
electro-magnetic disturbance, which is in turn caused by
the presence of a paranormal entity.
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FAMILIAR GHOST: Includes
relatives, lovers, children or friends who have passed
over and may still visit from time to time.
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FAMILIAR SPIRIT: A
spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an
assistant to a witch or wizard. In the Bible the
representation of a demon. |
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GHOST: Ghost is created in
part by way of spirit, and spirit by way of breath. |
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GHOST HOUND: Some phantom
hounds were headless, while others had one head (or
even multiple heads). It was common for some to have one
large eye or glowing red eyes. A few of the apparitions
were even said to have wings and walk on their hind
legs.
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GHOST SHIP: Many ships disappear in the dark waters, but many of them do show up again... as phantom
ships.
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HOLY SPIRIT (HOLY GHOST):
The Holy Ghost is the Third Person of the Blessed
Trinity in Christian religions. We first meet the
Holy Spirit in the second verse of the Bible,
hovering there, speaking the world into existence.
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HUNGRY GHOST: In the
Chinese tradition, a class of
beings ever discontent and anguished because of being
unable to satisfy their greed. |
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INTER-DIMENSIONAL
BEINGS: Probably one of the
most common inter-dimensional experience is the grayish
human-like silhouette normally most visible in a quiet,
dim lit area and most often seen through peripheral
vision.
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MANIFEST THOUGHT FORM:
The Manifest Thought Form's most common appearance is
that of a dark misty shroud that prevails within an
area, followed closely by an extremely dark, ugly
floating mass or a pitch black grotesque figure or
shape.
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ORB: Orbs have always held
a special place in mythology including the sun, planets
and moon. In modern times, earthbound orbs are
captured on camera.
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PHANTASM: Something
apparently seen but having no physical reality, an
imaginative mental image. |
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PHANTOM: Some say it is
any kind of figment of the imagination, something
apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no
physical reality such as an illusion. |
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POLTERGEIST (NOISY
GHOST): Notorious for audible noises such as
footsteps, dropping dishes from a shelf, or even hurling
objects across a room. They are usually the chief
perpetrators in haunted house reports.
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RESIDUAL HAUNTING:
Residual Haunting are often considered a photo in time
or leftover energy from the past. some type of horrific
landmark in time playing itself over and over in a
certain location, ( i.e. battlegrounds). |
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SHADE: A Shade is a soul
after its separation from the body, also known as a
disembodied spirit.
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SHADOW PEOPLE: Some believe that Shadow People are beings or entities
that are at a different vibrational level than we are. |
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SPECTER (SPECTRE): A
specter is a (usually terrifying) phantom,
apparition, or ghost, or an unreal appearance. It is
common in some folklore and mythology. |
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SPIRIT: The spirit was
part of a person while he was alive. Therefore, “The
Lord be with you”—“and with thy spirit”.
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SPOOK: A spirit returning
to haunt a place. Their main goal is to get you good and
scared. |
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UNDEAD: They are restless
spirits, souls caught in the void between life and
death. |
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WISP (WILL O' THE WISP): The
Will o' the wisp can be found in numerous folk
tales around the British Isles, and is often a malicious
character in the stories.
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WRAITH: The exact likeness
of a living person seen usually just before death as an
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Show his
eyes, and grieve his heart:
Come like shadows, so depart!
Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act
IV, Scene 1
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