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Paranormal Terms - V |
Vampire: A mythological creature of the night. Vampires are the living dead, a corpse that has risen from the dead. Some cultures believe they are demons , while others think they are ghosts that rise from their graves at night to feed. Through all of the legends, vampires must feed on human blood to survive. They have abnormal strength and are not hurt by normal means. The vampire is killed by wood through the heart or by sunlight. Hollywood has made this creature of myth a pop culture icon. Veridical: Truthful; veracious. Information or experience that is confirmed by facts and events. Veridical Dream: A dream that corresponds to real events (past, present or future) that are unknown to the dreamer. Voodoo: A spiritualist and ancestor religion, originating in Africa, and now found predominantly in Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba. Magical rites, trance states and possession all play a major role in Voodoo. Vortex (Vortices): A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it. A photographed anomaly that appears as a funnel or rope-like image (sometimes creating a shadow) that is not seen at the time of the photograph that is thought to represent spirit. Other theories include; a collection of orbs, a 'gateway' to where orbs originate or travel to or a wormhole in time-space. Sometimes camera straps in the way of the lens can produce what looks like a vortex, so to not have false evidence it's best to remove you camera strap. Vorthr: Norse guardian spirit. This name is the source of the word Wraith. |