Apparition
The inexplicable supernatural manifestation — appearance, sound or feel — of people, animals, objects or spirits, which does not inhabit the usual three dimensions or conform to reality as it is usually understood. An apparition of a dead person is also called a ghost.
Since the late 19th century there have been many studies of the phenomena, but conclusive proof of the existence of apparitions remains elusive.
Reported experiences of apparitions usually involve strange smells, extreme cold and the displacement of objects. Some apparitions appear corporeal, others luminous or transparent.
Ghosts are often clothed in period costume. Most apparitions appear for a specific reason, such as to deliver a warning, or to offer comfort for grieving relatives, or to impart essential information.
In the 1980s a poll in the United States by the University of Chicago revealed that 42% of the adult population and 67% of widows reported experiences with apparitions of some form, either visual images, noises and voices, or an uncanny sense of a lingering presence.
Apparitions have been seen and reported upon throughout the ages, in every land and in every culture, sophisticated as well as primitive.
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