Paranormal Phenomena

Unexplained events, ghost phenomena, and supernatural occurrences.

19 terms

The spirit or energy of a deceased person that remains perceptible in the physical world, appearing as visual apparition...

Near-death experience (NDE) is a category of subjective experience reported by people who survive cardiac arrest, severe...

A gathering in which participants attempt to communicate with spirits of the deceased, typically led by a medium, using ...

Paranormal investigation is the field-research practice of examining locations and events reported to involve unexplaine...

A spherical anomaly captured in photographs or video, appearing as a translucent circle of light, debated as either evid...

Dark, humanoid silhouettes perceived in peripheral vision or seen directly, reported across cultures as brief, solid-loo...

Unexplained voices or sounds captured on electronic recording devices that were not audible to human ears at the time of...

The recurring manifestation of unexplained phenomena in a specific location — sounds, apparitions, temperature changes, ...

A type of paranormal activity characterized by physical disturbances — objects moving, loud noises, electrical interfere...

The visual appearance of a person, animal, or object that has no physical reality, often interpreted as the manifestatio...

Unidentified Flying Objects (now officially termed Unidentified Aerial Phenomena by governments), referring to observed ...

An animal whose existence is suggested by anecdotal evidence, folklore, or disputed sightings but has not been confirmed...

A loosely defined region in the western North Atlantic Ocean where ships and aircraft have allegedly disappeared under m...

A Ouija board is a flat board printed with letters, numbers, and the words 'yes' and 'no,' used with a planchette that p...

Demonic possession is the belief that a malevolent supernatural entity — a demon, evil spirit, or djinn — has entered an...

Exorcism is a religious ritual performed to expel a demon, evil spirit, or other possessing entity from a person, place,...

The Mandela Effect is a documented phenomenon in which large numbers of people share the same false memory of an event o...

Simulation Theory is the philosophical hypothesis that the physical universe — matter, space, time, consciousness — is a...

Alien abduction refers to reported experiences in which a person claims to have been taken — against their will or witho...