Paranormal Terminology Index (1)

Angel: a spiritual entity of wholly positive nature.

Archangel: a type of angel, a class superior to the ten angelic orders of traditional angels.

Astral Body: the level of the human subtle body corresponding to the ordinary personality and consciousness : vehicle for astral projection.

Astral Projection: the process by which the conscious self of a living person leaves the physical body and travels in another, subtle body that can penetrate solid matter.

Body Of Transformation: etheric structure created by shapeshifters as an artificial etheric body.

Continuing Apparition: the ghostly image of a person that appears to the living over an extended period, normally appearing to more than one person.

Crisis Apparition: the ghostly image of a person that appears to friends, relatives, or others when that person is undergoing a major crisis such as an accident, a severe illness, or death.

Cryptozoology: the study of biological entities whose existence has not yet been accepted by the scientific mainstream.

Cultural Source Hypothesis: the theory that sightings of monstrous beings are the result of cultural sources such as legends, which are then projected onto ambiguous phenomena by believers.

Demon: a spirit/entity whose actions and apparent intentions toward human being are malicious, hurtful or destructive.


SOURCE: 
Monsters: An Investigators Guide To Magical Beings by John Michael Greer