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Slate-Writing
Writing that appears on a slate during a seance. Often produced by fraudulent mediums and mentalists.Sleep Paralysis
An (often frightening) state of seeming to being awake but unable to move. Also view: false awakening.Somnambule
Person who performs physical activity while asleep (e.g., sleep-walking).; a person in a deep hypnotic state.Sorcery
Black magicSortilege
Divination by lots.Soul
The spiritual element of a person, generally believed to be immortal. Also view: Ba, spirit, survival.Space Brothers
Extraterrestrial entities, channeled by some mediums. Also view: discarnate entity.Speaking in Tongues
See glossolaliaSPE
See subjective paranormal experience.Spectre
A ghost or apparition.Spell
Written or spoken words believed to have magical power.Spirit
A discarnate entity.; soul.; Divine essence.Spirit Communication
See communication.Spirit Cure
Healing that is believed to result from the intervention of spirits.Spiritism
See spiritualism.Spirit Photography
Photographs of figures or faces, believed by some to be those of deceased persons. These photographs are generally revealed as fraudulent.Spiritualism (Spiritism)
Religious doctrines that advocate communication betwen the living and the spirits of the dead using a medium as intermediary.Spontaneous Cases
Paranormal phenomena that occur in everyday life, unsought and unexpected.Spontaneous Human Combustion (SHC)
Refers to cases in which a badly burned human body has been discovered in circumstances suggesting that the fire originated spontaneously in or on the body of the victim.
