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* Earthquake Effect:
A phenomenon produced by the physical medium D.D. Home, involving the room shaking as if there was an earthquake.

* Ecstasy:
An altered state of consciousness in which the person experiences great rapture and loss of self-control. [Also see "Altered State of Consciousness (ASC)" and "Trance" for more info.]
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* Ecto/Ectoplasm:
An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost.

A semi-fluid substance exuded by a physical medium from which materializations may form. Ecto is also what we call the smokey mist like substance we capture on film that we believe to be spirit energy. To avoid false evidence it's important for you and other people to not be smoking during an investigation. If you must smoke, make a place away from the investigation for everyone to smoke at. Also watch out for your breath on cold days, fog, etc.. If you are sure none of the elements above are present and you don't see any mist with the naked eye, yet it shows up on film, you may have something.

* Electro Magnetic Field (EMF) Meter/Detector:
Also called a gauss or magnetometer, these let you know the Electro Magnetic Field readings in an area. The presence of spirit has been known to often produce/disturb electro magnetic energy in the area. Lots of things throw off EMF's though (Lamps, TV's, etc..) so scout around the area of the investigation first and get to know where these things are. If you start getting fluctuations in EMF readings in an area with no other explanation for them.. Tell someone to start taking photos/video/EVP/etc.. You may get interesting results.

* Electronic Voice Phenomenon (EVP):
This is the capturing of spirit voices on recorders. Try setting up a recorder during investigations (Regular hand held audio tape recorders or digital recorders work fine. If using a audio tape recorder, an external mic is best so you don't pick up the sounds of the gears and such turning of the recorder). When playing the recording back you may hear sounds or voices that weren't heard at the time of the investigation. Try asking questions and pausing also.. you may get answers.

* Elemental Spirit:
A lesser spirit bound to the fundamentals of nature (earth, wind, water, and fire).

* Entity:
A real being, whether in thought or in fact; being; essence; existence.

A disembodied or preternatural spirit.

* Ethereal:
Heavenly; Not of this world; Spiritual.

* ESP:
See "Extra Sensory Perception".

* Evil Eye:
A look or stare believed to cause injury or misfortune to others.

Alleged ability of some people to harm others by looking at them.

* EVP:
See "Electronic Voice Phenomena".

* Exorcism:
A religious or quasi-religious rite to drive out evil spirits. [Also see "Possession" for more info.]

* Experiment:
A test carried out under controlled conditions.

A test under controlled conditions that is made to demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried.

* Experimental Parapsychology:
Parapsychological research involving experimental methods rather than survey techniques or the investigation of spontaneous cases.

* Experimenter Effect:
Influence that the experimenter's personality or behavior may have on the results of an experiment.

* Extradimensional:
Originating outside our normal space-time reality.

* Extra Sensory Perception (ESP):
Communication or perception by means other than the physical senses.

The ability to gain knowledge through means other than the five physical senses or logical inference.