Paranormal Terms

Earthbound: A spirit being trapped on or remaining on the earthly plane

Earthquake Effect: A phenomenon produced by the physical medium D.D. Home, involving the room shaking as if there was an
earthquake.

Ecstasy: An altered state of consciousness in which the person experiences great rapture and loss of self-control.

Ecto/Ectoplasm: An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost. A semi-fluid
substance exuded by a physical medium from which materializations may form. Ecto is also what we call the smokey mist like
substance we capture on film that we believe to be spirit energy. To avoid false evidence it's important for you and other people to not be
smoking during an investigation. If you must smoke, make a place away from the investigation for everyone to smoke at. Also watch out
for your breath on cold days, fog, etc.. If you are sure none of the elements above are present and you don't see any mist with the naked
eye, yet it shows up on film, you may have something.

Electro Magnetic Field (EMF) Meter/Detector: Also called a gauss or magnetometer, these let you know the Electro Magnetic Field
readings in an area. The presence of spirit has been known to often produce/disturb electro magnetic energy in the area. Lots of things
throw off EMF's though (Lamps, TV's, etc..) so scout around the area of the investigation first and get to know where these things are. If
you start getting fluctuations in EMF readings in an area with no other explanation for them.

Electronic Voice Phenomenon (EVP): This is the capturing of spirit voices on recorders. Try setting up a recorder during investigations
(Regular hand held audio tape recorders or digital recorders work fine. If using a audio tape recorder, an external mic is best so you don't
pick up the sounds of the gears and such turning of the recorder). When playing the recording back you may hear sounds or voices that
weren't heard at the time of the investigation. Try asking questions and pausing also.. you may get answers.

Elementals: In magical tradition and ceremony, spirits which govern the four corners of the earth and are associated with, or reside
within, the four basic elements. They are called Sylphs (the east, air), Salamanders (the south, fire), Undines (the west, water), and
Gnomes (the north, earth).

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

EMF, Electro-Magnetic Field: A physical field produced by electrically charged objects, such as wiring, appliances, lights, computers,
etc. All objects emit an electro magnetic field.

Empath: An individual who is particularly sensitive to the psychic emanations of his or her surroundings, even to a degree of
telepathically receiving and experiencing the emotions of others in their proximity. Obviously, psychic empathy can be regarded as a
mixed blessing, and the empath must learn to gain a measure of control over this ability.

Empathic: The action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to and vicariously experiencing the feelings thoughts and
experiences of another.

Enochian: A magical, "angelic" language first translated by Dr. John Dee, and used in the rituals of both the "Hermetic Order of the
Golden Dawn" in the 19th century and the "First Church of Satan" in the 20th century.

Entity: A real being, whether in thought or in fact; being; essence; existence, a disembodied or preternatural spirit.

Ethereal: Heavenly; Not of this world; Spiritual.

ESP: See "Extra Sensory Perception".

Evil Eye: A look or stare believed to cause injury or misfortune to others, alleged ability of some people to harm others by looking at
them.

EVP: See "Electronic Voice Phenomena".

Exorcism: A religious or quasi-religious rite to drive out evil spirits.

Experiment: A test carried out under controlled conditions. A test under controlled conditions that is made to demonstrate a known
truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried.

Experimental Parapsychology: Parapsychological research involving experimental methods rather than survey techniques or the
investigation of spontaneous cases.

Experimenter Effect: Influence that the experimenter's personality or behavior may have on the results of an experiment.

Extra-dimensional: Originating outside our normal space-time reality.

Extra Sensory Perception (ESP):Communication or perception by means other than the physical senses, the ability to gain knowledge
through means other than the five physical senses or logical inference.