THE PARANORMAL GLOSSARY

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SCRYING:
the practice of using bowls of water , ink, crystals, fire, bones, or mirrors to cast spells or for fortune telling

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SOOTHSAYER:
a psychic, fortune-teller, or prophet, one who sees into the future

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SPECTER:
a visible, disembodied being

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SPIRIT:
a supernatural being, often malevolent, capable of becoming visible, either through collection of energy or possession

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SHADOW PEOPLE:
spirits which take shadow form and are known to follow the living from place to place;  can be benign or benevolent

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S.H.C.(SPONTANEOUS HUMAN COMBUSTION:
the unexplainable burning of a person usually originating internally or under the skin

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STIGMATA:
unexplainable markings on one's body supposedly corresponding to those of Jesus

SUCCUBUS:
a female spirit which pleasures men in their sleep

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SUPERNATURAL:
beyond the natural, visible universe, departure from the normal, attributed to an invisible agent (God, gods, demigods, spirits, devils, etc.)

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SUPERSTITION:
the belief that doing, touching, or saying something will cause luck, good or bad