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Paranormal Terms - F |
Fairy: A tiny elemental entity [See "Elemental" for more info] considered clever, mischievous, and possessing magical abilities. Faith: Believing without seeing. Faith Healing: Healing that is associated with prayer or belief in Divine power. Fallen Angles: Discarnate entities that live close to earth and are desirous and capable of haunting living people. False Awakening: When a person believes he or she has woken up, but actually is still dreaming. Familiar: A live cat or other animal owned by a witch upon which she transfers psychic energy in cases of evil oriented activities. Fetch: A spectral double of a living person. Fetish: Aside from the modern sexual connotation, a fetish is a shamanistic tool in the form of a figurine, animal part or a pouch containing items with magical associations. Focal Person: Person who is at the center of poltergeist activity. Fortean Phenomena: Strange phenomena, especially those which challenge conventional scientific knowledge. Named after the American researcher and writer Charles Fort; Fortean phenomena include those generally considered paranormal, but also bizarre non-paranormal events such as monsters and prodigies, extraordinary coincidences, and unusual rains. Fortune Telling: The practice or art of professing to reveal future events in the life of another, various practices which aim to divine future events. Fraud: A deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful gain, the deliberate faking of paranormal phenomenon, generally for the purpose of financial gain, psychological manipulation, or notoriety. Faking for the purpose of entertainment (e.g., by stage magicians and mentalists) is not normally classed as fraud. |