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| What About Ectoplasm ? Paranormal Hot Spots and Cold Spots ? |
ECTOPLASM (from the Greek ektos and plasma: exteriorized
substance), Ectoplasm looks like fog or smoke in ghost pictures.
When ectoplasm appears in a photo, it usually is not visible
before the picture is taken. Many believe ectoplasm to be the
presence of spirit or "energy."
Ectoplasm (parapsychology), a physical substance that
supposedly manifests as a result of "spiritual energy" or
"psychic phenomenon"
For the beginner, ectoplasm is the supposed residue left by
spirits. This concept became especially famous in the time of
Freud, and made up a large portion of the Spiritualist movement
in the twentieth century. According to studies done during this
movement, ectoplasm can take many forms, but is often seen as
a yellow-green hue or ooze around a ghosts body. Ectoplasmic
residue is often spotted in pictures, when a ghost interferes with
a shot. It can also be spotted in the air and sometimes with a
special flashlight or pair of goggles. At times, moving through
ectoplasm has been "noted" to be the cause of illness or
possession. Breathing or exuding it is a sign of being in contact
with the supernatural world.
It is said that ectoplasm is the reason that ghosts can
materialize. The reason that this residue is visible is because it
gives spirits a physical link to the corporeal world. Many cases
of ectoplasmic residue often mark a strange appearance or
physical disturbance in a haunted area. For this reason, when
ectoplasm is spotted, specialists in spirit divination and ghost
tracking are called. Ectoplasm has also been known to come
from the body of a "medium," or a person acting as a bridge to
channel with the spirit world. Photographic pictures along these
lines will include shadows or fog around a medium's stomach,
heart, mouth ears or nose. In some cases, ectoplasm can even
come from a living person, as can be seen in eighteenth-century
photos.
For as many objects of "proof" that exist, there are also a great
deal of shams. In the twentieth-century divining rooms that
sprung up during the Spiritualist movement, seances were often
held for members of the public. During these rituals, webs and
pieces of gauzy fabric were covered with fluorescent paint and
glowing materials to create fake ectoplasm. Sometimes liquid
was released in an effort to create tears or rain by spirits.
Sometimes this cloth or liquid would be dropped from the ceiling,
and pulled back up before the end of the seance. Visitors would
be warned not to touch the "spirit residue," lest they come to
grave harm. Since seances were often held in the dark, an
unknowing public was awed and taken in by feats that they
could not explain.
It is possible that the ectoplasmic residue left on some
photographs is instead magnetic fields emanating from the
earth. Research has been done in this area, but there is no
conclusive evidence that strange auras and shadows really are
simply antural phenomenon. Many mediums claim that
ectoplasmic residue is the movement of spirits disturbing
magnetic fields around the earth. Whatever the reason, certain
photographs are still waiting to be explained.
Written by Genevieve Thiers - © 2002 Pagewise
substance), Ectoplasm looks like fog or smoke in ghost pictures.
When ectoplasm appears in a photo, it usually is not visible
before the picture is taken. Many believe ectoplasm to be the
presence of spirit or "energy."
Ectoplasm (parapsychology), a physical substance that
supposedly manifests as a result of "spiritual energy" or
"psychic phenomenon"
For the beginner, ectoplasm is the supposed residue left by
spirits. This concept became especially famous in the time of
Freud, and made up a large portion of the Spiritualist movement
in the twentieth century. According to studies done during this
movement, ectoplasm can take many forms, but is often seen as
a yellow-green hue or ooze around a ghosts body. Ectoplasmic
residue is often spotted in pictures, when a ghost interferes with
a shot. It can also be spotted in the air and sometimes with a
special flashlight or pair of goggles. At times, moving through
ectoplasm has been "noted" to be the cause of illness or
possession. Breathing or exuding it is a sign of being in contact
with the supernatural world.
It is said that ectoplasm is the reason that ghosts can
materialize. The reason that this residue is visible is because it
gives spirits a physical link to the corporeal world. Many cases
of ectoplasmic residue often mark a strange appearance or
physical disturbance in a haunted area. For this reason, when
ectoplasm is spotted, specialists in spirit divination and ghost
tracking are called. Ectoplasm has also been known to come
from the body of a "medium," or a person acting as a bridge to
channel with the spirit world. Photographic pictures along these
lines will include shadows or fog around a medium's stomach,
heart, mouth ears or nose. In some cases, ectoplasm can even
come from a living person, as can be seen in eighteenth-century
photos.
For as many objects of "proof" that exist, there are also a great
deal of shams. In the twentieth-century divining rooms that
sprung up during the Spiritualist movement, seances were often
held for members of the public. During these rituals, webs and
pieces of gauzy fabric were covered with fluorescent paint and
glowing materials to create fake ectoplasm. Sometimes liquid
was released in an effort to create tears or rain by spirits.
Sometimes this cloth or liquid would be dropped from the ceiling,
and pulled back up before the end of the seance. Visitors would
be warned not to touch the "spirit residue," lest they come to
grave harm. Since seances were often held in the dark, an
unknowing public was awed and taken in by feats that they
could not explain.
It is possible that the ectoplasmic residue left on some
photographs is instead magnetic fields emanating from the
earth. Research has been done in this area, but there is no
conclusive evidence that strange auras and shadows really are
simply antural phenomenon. Many mediums claim that
ectoplasmic residue is the movement of spirits disturbing
magnetic fields around the earth. Whatever the reason, certain
photographs are still waiting to be explained.
Written by Genevieve Thiers - © 2002 Pagewise
Hot spots
Haunted places aren't haunted equally all over. There are
usually particular rooms in a haunted house where things have
been witnessed repeatedly while other areas have produced
nothing. Such a 'hot spot' might even be just part of a room.
Clearly, this implies that there is something different about such
hot spots compared to their surrounding areas. Some of these
hot spots have been said to contain raises in electrical current
within them. Research into hot spots is probably the most
important area in haunting research today.
What is a cold spot?
People often report 'cold spots' in haunted locations. These are
small areas (usually a lot smaller than a room) that feel
significantly colder than the surrounding area. They are
considered by some to be a sign of a ghost in the area. Some
cold spots are always felt in the same place while others seem
to appear and disappear at different locations.
When thermometers are placed in rooms where cold spots are
reported they generally fail to register a lowering in temperature
unless they are placed directly where the cold spot is felt. A
true cold spot is where there is no climate or airflow could cause
them.
Haunted places aren't haunted equally all over. There are
usually particular rooms in a haunted house where things have
been witnessed repeatedly while other areas have produced
nothing. Such a 'hot spot' might even be just part of a room.
Clearly, this implies that there is something different about such
hot spots compared to their surrounding areas. Some of these
hot spots have been said to contain raises in electrical current
within them. Research into hot spots is probably the most
important area in haunting research today.
What is a cold spot?
People often report 'cold spots' in haunted locations. These are
small areas (usually a lot smaller than a room) that feel
significantly colder than the surrounding area. They are
considered by some to be a sign of a ghost in the area. Some
cold spots are always felt in the same place while others seem
to appear and disappear at different locations.
When thermometers are placed in rooms where cold spots are
reported they generally fail to register a lowering in temperature
unless they are placed directly where the cold spot is felt. A
true cold spot is where there is no climate or airflow could cause
them.
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