| EMF |
Electro-Magnetic
Field. Basically anything that uses energy of one type
or another produces an EM field. We try to measure and
document any of the these fields possibly given off by
paranormal phenomena.
From Wikopedia:
An electromagnetic field (also EMF or EM field) is a physical field produced by electrically charged objects. It affects the behavior of charged objects in the vicinity of the field. The electromagnetic field extends indefinitely throughout space and describes the electromagnetic interaction. |
| EVP |
Electronic
Voice Phenomenon. Recordings of sounds and voices on
audio equipment that was not audible to people present
at the time of the recording.
From Wikopedia:
Electronically generated noises that resemble speech,
but are not the result of intentional voice recordings
or renderings. Common sources of EVP include static,
stray radio transmissions, and background noise. Some
have claimed these sounds are of paranormal origin,
while there are natural explanations such as apophenia
(finding significance in insignificant phenomena),
auditory pareidolia (interpreting random sounds as
voices in their own language), equipment artifacts, or
simple hoaxes. Recordings of EVP are often created from
background sound by increasing the gain (i.e.
sensitivity) of the recording equipment |
| Ghost |
Although I tend to use the term
loosely, the correct usage of the word
refers to the soul or essence of a dead person
who, for whatever reason has decided to stick around.
From Dictionary.com:
The
soul
of
a
dead
person,
a
disembodied
spirit
imagined,
usually
as
a
vague,
shadowy
or
evanescent
form,
as
wandering
among
or
haunting
living
persons. |
Infrared
IR |
Infrared
light is the spectrum of light that is just below the
visual spectrum that the human eye can detect. We use IR
cameras and lights to view that part of the spectrum.
From Wikopedia:
Red is the color of the longest wavelengths of visible
light. Infrared light has a longer wavelength (and so a
lower frequency) than that of red light visible to
humans, hence the literal meaning of below red. |
| Matrixing |
The
tendency for people to find the familiar in the
unfamiliar. Matrixing is a very generic term, but it's
the same concept as when you see a pony in the shape of
a cloud. I really should use the proper term, pareidolia,
but I have to look up the spelling every time. |
| Pareidolia |
From
Dictionary.com: The
imagined
perception
of
a
pattern
or
meaning
where
it
does
not
actually
exist,
as
in
considering
the
moon
to
have
human
features |
| Spirit |
Another term that I use loosely. The
accepted usage of the word in this field usually refers
to the soul or essence of a dead person that has
"crossed over" but comes back from time to
time to visit us.
From Dictionary.com:
The
soul
regarded
as
separating
from
the
body
at
death |
