Little Known Terms of the Paranormal
Sensory automatisms include hallucinations, dreams, sudden inspiration and visions. It is not uncommon for sensory automatisms to include voices that give instructions, sometimes in conjunction with motor automatism.
Book test
The "book test" was a test of life after death, which has its origins in the early 20th century, by an English medium named Gladys Osborne Leonard. The test involved a communicating spirit that delivered message to one of the living via a medium. The method for discerning the message was that the spirit would specify (to the medium) a book which the medium would not have readily accessible, and given the room and the shelf in which the book rested, and the page number on which the message could be found. By finding the book and reading the given page, the message would be revealed to the person for whom it was intended. These messages were oft of a personal nature. Leonard had a great deal of success with the book test, and the test itself was common after World War I, when interest in communicating with the dead (no doubt, the recently deceased soldiers) peaked.
Clairsentience
Clairsentience, oft used in conjunction with clairvoyance ("clear vision") and clairaudience ("clear hearing"), is the psychic perception of emotions, taste, smell, and other physical sensations. Clairsentience is largely based on "gut feeling" or intuition. Though not all clairsentience is a result of ghostly presence, it is a psychic tool that can be employed in the sensing of and communication with ghosts.
Deathbed Visions
Apparitions of the dead, or significant religious figures, that manifest to the dying. These visions are said to bring peace to those who are about to die. Incidence of deathbed visions has been recorded since ancient times. Regardless of race, gender, education, age and other discriminating factors, deathbed visions all share common traits like extreme beauty, bright light, and the glowing forms of people significant to the dying.
Drop-in Communicator
A spirit that presents itself suddenly and unexpectedly at a seance, without attempt to contact it prior to its appearance. Experiences with drop-in communicators can lend validity to a medium and to the entire concept of communication with the dead, as the most stellar cases provide information that is not available to the public and only known by a few. This demonstrates that the spirit entity is not simply a figment of the medium’s subconscious. Occasionally drop-in communication is accompanied by
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