Spiritual and Paranormal Investigation and Research Team

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* Illusion:
The condition of being deceived by a false perception or belief.

An appearance that leads the person to draw mistaken conclusions.

* Imagery:
The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas.

The ability to perceive images in the mind. These may be visual, auditory, tactile, etc.

* Immortality:
Endless life or existence.

The belief that some aspect of personal existence survives death.

* Incorruptibility:
Not subject to corruption or decay.

Inexplicable lack of decay in a corpse.

* Incubus:
A spirit supposed to descend upon and have sexual intercourse with women as they sleep.

* Indirect Voice Phenomena (IVP):
Phenomenon in which an entity appears to speak using the vocal apparatus of a living person. Often the voice will sound very different from the persons normal voice. [Also see "Direct Voice Phenomena (DVP)" for more info.]

* Intuition:
A sense of something not evident or deducible; an impression.

The act or faculty of knowing or sensing something without the use of normal senses.

* Invocation:
The act or an instance of invoking, especially an appeal to a higher power for assistance.

The act of summoning spiritual beings.