Coast to Coast AM Glossary

COAST TO COAST GLOSSARY

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ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN -

ALCHEMY - The Science of turning the baser metals into gold or silver by

chemical means. The byproduct, "Quicksilver," was thought to have

magical powers. This was a very perfected science in Egyptian times and

lasted all the way up into the 14th-16th Century A.D. when some of the

alchemy methods were lost due to wars and fires that were amid in those

times.

ALEX JONES -

ANOMALY - An irregular or unusual event which does not fit a standard

rule or law. An anomaly is something which cannot be explained by

currently accepted scientific theories. Anything weird, abnormal, strange,

odd, or difficult to classify is considered an anomaly.

AIR FORCE FLIGHT TEST CENTER - See Area 51.

AREA 51 - Currently known as Air Force Flight Test Center, Detachment

3 and also known as Dreamland, Watertown Strip, Paradise Ranch, The

Box, Groom Lake) is a remote tract of land in southern Nevada, owned by

the United States Air Force, containing an airfield whose primary purpose

is the secret development and testing of new military aircraft. It is famed

as the subject of many UFO conspiracy theories.

ART BELL III -

ASTRAL PROJECTION (see Out-of-Body Experience)

AUTOMATIC WRITING or AUTOMATIC ART - To freely channel your

higher self or another soul's words, music, or art without the interruptive

interference of the mind.

BARBARA SIMPSON -

B.E.A.S.T. - See Beast.

BERMUDA TRIANGLE -

BETTY AND BARNEY HILL -

BIG BANG -

BIG BLACK DELTAS - (BBDs) - See Black Triangle.

BIGFOOT -

BLACK TRIANGLE - A kind of Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) that have

been reportedly observed in the skies since the 1940s (and possibly

earlier), to the present day. They have appeared more commonly over

cities of the United States, and England, but have been spotted world

wide including a mass sighting over St. Petersburg, Russia on February

19, 1997.

Since then, hundreds of observers have reported enormous, totally silent,

black triangular craft hovering or slowly cruising at low altitudes over cities

and highways, usually at night and making no attempt to evade detection.

The craft are even described by many observers as having some sort of

"running lights", either bright white lights or flashing colored lights. These

lights usually appear at each corner point of the triangle. Sometimes a red

pulsating light can be seen at the center.

These objects are also sometimes known by the names "Big Black

Deltas" (BBDs) or "Flying Triangles."

BOX, THE - See Area 51.

BUMPER MUSIC -

CLAIRAUDIENCE - Hearing voices, astral music or discarnate beings.

CLAIROLEOFACTOR - To have an extraordinary sense of smell, as if

you could smell flowers before they bloom or smell trouble before it

occurs or death before it happens.

CLAIRSENTIENCE - The ability to clearly feel yours and/or another's

emotions and sensations.

CLAIRVOYANCE - To have lucid mental perceptions and keen insights

about people and life situations and to have clear visual mental images,

pictures, to "see" auras and other psychic phenomena.

CORAL CASTLE -

CROSS-SPECIES COMMUNICATION - To have a special rapport and

understanding with animals, plants or alien beings.

CRYPTIDS - Animals presumed extinct or hypothetical species of

animals known from anecdotal evidence and/or other evidence insufficient

to prove their existence with certainty. The term "cryptid" was first coined

in 1983 by John Wall. Cryptids may also be known as an Unidentified

Mysterious Animal (UMA).

CRYPTOZOOLOGIST - One who studies or searches for cryptids.

CRYPTOZOOLOGY - the study of animals that are rumored to exist, but

for which conclusive proof is still missing; the term also includes the

study of animals generally considered extinct, but which are still

occasionally reported. Those who study or search for such animals are

called cryptozoologists, while the hypothetical creatures involved are

referred to by some as "cryptids", a term coined by John Wall in 1983.

CRYSTAL BALL -

CRYSTAL GAYLE -

CRYSTALOMANCY - The art of gazing into a crystal globe, a pool of

water, a mirror, or any transparent object. The person may put him/her

self into a hypnotic state to see visions or to summon forth spirits or

demons.

CYDONIA -

DAY AFTER TOMORROW, THE -

DAY AFTER ROSWELL, THE -

DEJÀ VU - Certain events and experiences seem as if you are

re-experiencing the event or situation that has happened at another time.

As familiar as the experiences are, you cannot recall nor figure out when

they happened.

DEMONOLOGY - One who studies and practices the art of demonology.

An individual who specializes in the removal of evil or demonic forces

from a given environment using the art of demonology. One who brings

demonic forces out of their slumber to be cast away. Someone who uses

the art of demonology to incantate demons for ones use in battling them.

DETACHMENT THREE - See Area 51.

DIRECT WRITING - Direct writing is when spirits actually write using any

means. This can be done by slate writing or by pen and paper.

DIVINATION - The obtain unknown knowledge or future events from

omens. Astrology may be considered divination.

DIVINING ROD - A forked rod from a tree said to indicate the presence of

water or minerals underground.

DMILS - Abbreviation of Direct Mental Interaction with Living Systems.

Used to denote instances where one person is attempting to influence a

distant biological system, usually the physiology of another person. As it is

unclear whether this represents an influence (see psychokinesis), a case

of ESP on the part of the influence (see ESP) or an opportunistic

selection process, the term 'interaction' has been adopted.

DOPPELGANGER - A spirit of a living person outside of the physical

body.

DOWSING - To be able to find underground water and/or underground

minerals.

DREAMLAND - Also see Area 51. A radio program created by Art Bell in

the late 1980's that aired prior to Coast to Coast AM. Currently hosted by

Whitley Strieber in an online format.

EMOTIONAL VAMPIRE - See Psychic Vampire.

EMPATHY - Rarely used in modern parapsychology, the popular usage

of this term refers to a low-level form of telepathy wherein the empath

appears to be aware of the emotional state of a distant person. An

empath may also be able to "broadcast" emotions to others.

EMPATHIC VAMPIRE - See Psychic Vampire.

END TIMES -

END OF TIMES -

ENERGY PARASITE - See Psychic Vampire.

ENERGY PREDATOR - See Psychic Vampire.

ENERGY SAPPER or ENERGY ZAPPER - See Psychic Vampire.

ENERGY VAMPIRE - See Psychic Vampire.

ESP - Extrasensory perception (ESP) is the knowledge of external

objects or events without the aid of the senses.

ETHER -

ETHERIAL -

FACE ON MARS -

FAITH HEALING - To know that you and others can heal yourselves by

simply believing it.

FLYING TRIANGLE - See BLACK TRIANGLE

GANZFIELD - A state of mild sensory deprivation, characterized by the

presentation of homogenous sensory fields. Thus, a person in Ganzfeld

will have diffusive plastic hemispheres over their eyes while in a dimly

red-lit room, be listening to white noise through headphones, and be

seated in a comfortable, semi-reclined chair. Its use in parapsychology is

based on a noise-reduction model.

GEORGE NOORY -

GHOST -

GHOST TO GHOST -

GLOBAL COOLING -

GLOBAL WARMING -

GREYS or GRAYS -

GROOM LAKE - See Area 51.

HEMATOPHAGY - See Vampirism.

HYPERDIMENSIONAL PHYSICS -

IAN PUNNETT -

INNER VOICE - Receiving guidance and assistance from inside of you.

INSECTOID -

INTUITION - Act of knowing without the use of usual rational processes.

Based partly on subconscious pattern association of known information,

and partly on subconscious psi impressions.

JAQUES F. VALLEE, Ph.D. - Jacques F. Vallée, Ph.D., (born September

24, 1939) is a French-born ufologist, computer scientist, and former

astronomer, currently residing in San Francisco, United States. (He

should not be confused with the Canadian astronomer Jacques P.

Vallée.)

J.C. -

KINGDOM OF NYE -

KNOWINGNESS / INTUITION - To get information without knowing where

it came from.

LEVITATION - See Telekinesis.

MARK OF THE BEAST -

MEN IN BLACK (MIBs) - The term Men in Black (MIBs), in popular culture,

is used in UFO conspiracy theories to describe men dressed in black

suits claiming to be government agents who attempt to harass or threaten

UFO witnesses into silence.

"All MIB are not necessarily garbed in dark suits," writes American

researcher Jerome Clark. "The term is a generic one, used to refer to any

unusual, threatening or strangely behaved individual whose appearance

on the scene can be linked in some fashion with a UFO sighting."

The phenomenon was initially and most frequently reported in the 1950s

and 1960s; it is contemporaneous with many other conspiracy theories.

MIKE SIEGAL -

MIND CONSCIOUSNESS EXPERIMENT -

MIND TRAVELING -

MIND TRAVELER -

MOMUS ALEXANDER MORGUS - See Morgus.

MORGUS -

NEAR-DEATH-EXPERIENCE (NDE) - Near Death Experience

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DISCOVERY SCIENCE (NIDS) - The

National Institute for Discovery Science was founded by Robert Bigelow

as a way to channel funds into the proper scientific study of paranormal

phenomena. They have done extensive research into the area of Cattle

mutilation and also became the FAA's sole recipient for black triangle

reports. Most famously they bought Skinwalker Ranch, when the news

started breaking about it in 1996, and Deputy Administrator Colm Kelleher

led the investigation for a number of years.

Due to their rather opaque nature rumours have circulated (predominantly

online) about the NIDS. These largely revolve around their alleged

connections with the military-industrial complex, with some even

suggesting they are a CIA front organization. However, others, especially

those in the UFO community, say they have proved a great help in funding

investigations.

NORDICS -

OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE (OBE) or ASTRAL PROJECTION  - To

be able to leave your physical body and project your soul, consciousness

or what appears to be your mind to another place and return via a silver

cord.

PARADISE RANCH - See Area 51.

PARAPSYCHOLOGY - Literally beyond psychology. The study of

apparent new means of communication, or interaction, between

organisms and their environment (commonly referred to as psi, or

psychic ability), beyond those presently understood by the scientific

community.

PARAZOOLOGY - See Cryptozoology.

PAST LIFE RECALL - To remember or have mental flashes about living in

another century.

POLTERGEIST - A general term applied to a variety of site-, or

sometimes person-, specific physical phenomena. These can include

temperature variations, anomalous sounds, and movement of physical

objects. The word 'poltergeist' literally means 'noisy spirit' and was coined

back when such phenomena were thought to be due to the presence of

some sort of mischievous entity. Currently, poltergeist phenomena are

usually considered to be related either to unusual physical conditions at

the affected site, or to be related to psychokinesis. Anecdotal reports

suggest that many poltergeist focus on an individual under some form of

emotional stress.

PRANIC VAMPIRE - See Psychic Vampire.

PRECOGNITION - Pre-knowing; where nondeductible information about a

future event is acquired.

PRECOGNITIVE DREAMS - To have dreams of events or incidents

before they happen.

PREDICTION - To be able to predict future events before they occur.

PREMIERE RADIO NETWORKS -

PSI - A general term for parapsychological phenomena that includes

informational (RV, ESP) and energetic (PK) effects. Psi, or Y, is the 23rd

letter of the Greek alphabet.

PSIONIC VAMPIRE - See Psychic Vampire.

PSYCHIC - Popular term used to denote a person who regularly uses, or

who appears to be especially gifted with, psi abilities. Also refers to

general phenomena related to the mind (from Greek psyche).

PSYCHIC SURGERY - The supposed ability to paranormally perform

invasive surgery using no conventional medical tools. The psychic

surgeon uses either an unsterilized knife, or his bare hands, to appear to

make an incision and remove some internal matter. Once the operation is

finished, there is no sign of an incision, nor are there any unpleasant

aftereffects (e.g. infection). Many of the investigated cases have turned

out to be fraudulent, involving sleight of hand tricks to make the operation

appear convincing. However, it is possible that, in some circumstances,

the ritual nature of the "surgery" could help effect a cure through the

equally mysterious placebo effect.

PSYCHIC VAMPIRE - An energy vampire or psychic vampire is a being

said to have the ability to feed off the "life force" (called, variously, qi,

prana, or vitality) of other living creatures. Alternative terms for these

persons are pranic vampire, empathic vampire, energy predator,

psy/psi-vamp, energy parasite, psionic vampire and emotional vampire.

PSYCHOKINESIS (PK) - See Telekinesis.

PSYCHOMETRY - To touch an object with your hands and get information about the object, it's creator, its owner, or it's history.

QUICKENING, THE -

RAMONA BELL -

RENDALSHAM FOREST INCIDENT -

REPTILIAN -

REMOTE INFLUENCE -

REMOTE VIEWING (RV) - Ability to access distant or shielded

information primarily of visual character, such as natural or structural

features, via an unknown mental process. RV can include other sensory

modes, such as feelings, motion, or sound. Some individuals associate

specific approaches, or protocols, with RV. Other similar terms: remote

perception, enhanced perception, extrasensory perception (ESP).

RICHARD C. HOAGLAND -

RODS -

ROSS MITCHELL -

ROSWELL, NM -

ROSWELL INCIDENT -

SASQUATCH - See Bigfoot.

SCRYING - A term used to cover a wide range of divination techniques

which parapsychology would tend to classify as types of ESP. Most

scrying techniques involve some degree of fixation on a surface with a

clear optical depth (e.g. a crystal ball, a pool of ink or deep water) or on an

area which shows random patterns (e.g. flames in a fire, smoke), the idea

being that subconscious information available to the scrying will be

manifested in their interpretation of the imagery or random patterns they

see. Techniques using a clear optical depth are actually very similar to the

idea behind the homogenous visual field used in Ganzfeld ESP research.

SHADOW-ANIMAL - Similar to a SHADOW-PERSON, but taking on the

shape and/or characteristics of an animal. George Noory has reported

seeing "shadow rodents" in his St. Louis broadcast facility (i.e. the 'cave').

SHADOW-PERSON or SHADOW-PEOPLE - (also known as shadow

men or shadow beings) are a supernatural phenomenon in which

observers report seeing a dark form at the edge of their field of vision, that

disintegrates or move a wall when noticed, usually within a split second.

Reports of Shadow People are similar to purported ghost sightings, but

differ in that Shadow People are not reported as having human features,

wearing modern/period clothing, or attempting to communicate.

Witnesses also do not report the same feelings of being in the presence

of something that 'was once human'.

Some individuals have described being menaced, chased, or (more

rarely) attacked by shadow people, there have also been reports of

Shadow People appearing in front of witnesses, or lingering for several

seconds before disappearing.

SKINWALKER - A Skin-walker (also known as a Yenadlooshi) is a

medicine person with a supernatural talent to turn into a certain creature.

References to such powers can be found in numerous cultures' lores all

over the world, closely related to beliefs in werewolves and other "were"

creatures. The Mohawk Indian word "limikkin" is sometimes used to

describe all skin-walkers.

SKINWALKER RANCH - in the Uintah Basin of Utah was the site of a long

running series of alleged paranormal phenomena. The Sherman family

(also named the Gorman family in some news articles) bought the ranch,

from absent owners, in the Fall of 1994. However, after experiencing what

they believed to be paranormal activity, and citing personal stress, the

family tried to sell the ranch in 1996. News of the alleged phenomena was

picked up by some regional press outlets shortly afterward.

The National Institute for Discovery Science (NIDS), having read media

reports, purchased the ranch from the family for, it is claimed, $200,000.

Sporadic investigations by NIDS started at the ranch shortly thereafter.

The ranch emerged in the press again in 2002, when NIDS allowed

George Knapp, a reporter for the Las Vegas Mercury, access to the

ranch. In December 2005, NIDS researcher Colm Kelleher and journalist

George Knapp wrote a book outlining their take on the NIDS investigation.

SOUNDS OF HELL -

STEADY STATE -

STREAMLINK -

SUBLIMINAL PERCEPTION - Sensory impressions below the threshold

of conscious awareness.

SYNCHRONICITY - Meaningful coincidences that often are mediated by

subconscious psi activity. Our intuitive/psi faculty nudges our paths into

meaningful intersections in times of need.

TELEKINESIS, PSYCHOKINESIS, LEVITATION - To move an object or

your body without physical means.

TELEPATHY - To know what others are thinking as if to hear thoughts in

your head. Thought transference including the sending and receiving of

thoughts.

TERRAFIRM - To be connected with the planet Earth as if it were a part of

you.

TIME TRAVEL - To project your physical or etheric body into a past or

future time.

TONE HEALING - Your tone of voice affects others by disturbing,

catalyzing, soothing, lulling, inspiring and quite often healing them.

TOUCH HEALING - To impart through your hands soothing and healing

vibrations of energy.

TRANSMEDIUMSHIP, TRANSCHANNELING - To have severe personality

shifts.

UFO PHIL -

UFOLOGIST -

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING HUMANOID or (UFH) -

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT or (UFO) -

UNIDENTIFIED MYSTERIOUS ANIMAL or (UMA) - See Cryptids.

VAMPIRE or VAMPIRISM - mythological or folkloric creatures, typically

held to be the re-animated corpses of human beings and said to subsist

on human and/or animal blood (hematophagy). They are also the frequent

subject of cinema and fiction, albeit fictional vampires have acquired a set

of traits distinct from those of folkloric vampires (see Traits of vampires in

fiction). In folklore, the term usually refers to the blood-sucking undead of

Eastern European legends, but it is often extended to cover similar

legendary creatures in other regions and cultures. Vampire

characteristics vary widely between different traditions. Some cultures

have stories of non-human vampires, such as animals like bats, dogs,

and spiders.

WATERTOWN STRIP - See Area 51.

WHITLEY STRIEBER -

WALK-IN - A person whose consciousness has been replaced by another

spirit after

YENADLOOSHI - See Skinwalker.

YETI - See Abominable Snowman.

ZETA RETICULII -

ZETAS -