Ectoplasm (from the Greek ektos, "outside", + plasma, "something formed or molded") is a term coined by Charles Richet to denote a substance or spiritual energy supposedly "exteriorized" by physical mediums.^[1] Ectoplasm is said to be associated with the formation of ghosts, and hypothesized to be an enabling factor in psychokinesis. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Ghostbusters (disambiguation). ... Charles Robert Richet (August 26, 1850 _ December 4, 1935) was a French physiologist who won the 1913 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work on anaphylaxis, his term for the sometimes fatal reaction by a sensitized individual to a second injection of an antigen. ... Mediumship is a term used mostly in Spiritualism to denote the ability of a person (the medium) to produce psychic phenomena of a mental or physical nature. ... // By 1853, when the popular song Spirit Rappings was published, Spiritualism was an object of intense curiosity. ... Ghost hunting is the process of investigating locations said to be haunted. ... Early parapsychological research employed the use of Zener cards in experiments designed to test for possible telepathic communication. ... Charles Robert Richet (August 26, 1850 _ December 4, 1935) was a French physiologist who won the 1913 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work on anaphylaxis, his term for the sometimes fatal reaction by a sensitized individual to a second injection of an antigen. ... In New Age terminology, energy means various kinds of spiritual forces, often related to the concept of life (compare vitalism). ... Mediumship is a term used mostly in Spiritualism to denote the ability of a person (the medium) to produce psychic phenomena of a mental or physical nature. ... For other uses, see Ghost (disambiguation). ... The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, psyche, meaning mind, soul, or breath; and κίνησις, kinesis, meaning motion; literally movement from the mind)[1][2] or PK, also known as telekinesis[3] (Greek + , literally distant-movement referring to telekinesis) or TK, denotes the paranormal ability of the mind to influence matter, time...

Although the term is widespread in popular culture, the physical existence of ectoplasm is not accepted by mainstream science. Some tested samples purported to be ectoplasm have been found to be various non-paranormal substances, including chiffon and flakes of human skin.^[2][3] Other researchers have duplicated, with non-supernatural materials, the photographic effects sometimes said to prove the existence of ectoplasm.^[4] A chiffon cake is a very light cake made with vegetable oil, eggs, sugar, flour, lemon juice and baking powder. ... Beyond overall skin structure, refer below to: See-also. ...

Since its inception in the field of spiritualism, the concept of ectoplasm has escaped to become a staple in popular culture and fictional supernatural lore. Notable examples include Noel Coward's 1941 play Blithe Spirit, and the 1984 film Ghostbusters; in which "ectoplasmic residue" secreted by ghosts is portrayed as viscous, cloudy and greenish-white, similar to nasal mucus, famously referred to in Bill Murray's line, "He slimed me!" // By 1853, when the popular song Spirit Rappings was published, Spiritualism was an object of intense curiosity. ... Noël Peirce Coward (December 16, 1899 – March 26, 1973) was an Academy Award winning English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. ... Blithe Spirit (1941) is a comic play written by Noel Coward. ... For other uses, see Ghostbusters (disambiguation). ... William James Bill Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-winning American comedian and actor. ...

Ectoplasm in popular culture

The video game Chiller (1986) featured an "Ectoplasmic Tabulator" that went up as the player mutilated more victims. Chiller was an Exidy light gun arcade game released in 1986. ...

In Castlevania: Symphony of The Night (1997), a hovering enemy called "Ectoplasm" is found in the Long Library, which curses Alucard when it touches him. Many future Castlevania games featured the same enemy after this.

In the White Wolf game Mage: The Awakening, ectoplasm is a substance that can be created to act as a body for manifesting ghosts. White Wolf, Inc. ...

A photograph with ectoplasm.

Ectoplasm appears regularly in the Hellboy comic books. In the short story "Goodbye, Mr. Tod", a psychic medium is overtaken by a ghost while conducting an out-of-body reading. The creature attempts to manifest a physical form made of ectoplasm derived from Tod's bodily fluids. Also, one of the current members of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.), Johann Kraus, was out-of-body during a psychic reading when his mortal form was slain. His ectoplasmic form currently resides within a containment suit to prevent it dispersing and leaving him dead. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Hellboy is a fictional Dark Horse Comics character created by Mike Mignola. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Mediumship is a term used mostly in Spiritualism to denote the ability of a person (the medium) to produce psychic phenomena of a mental or physical nature. ... The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (the B.P.R.D. or BPRD) is a fictional organization in the work of Mike Mignola, charged with protecting America and the world from the occult, paranormal and supernatural. ... In early 2003, Johann Kraus was hosting a seance for a small group. ... A psychic reading is an attempt to foretell the future of an individual or group. ...

In 1997, the Colombian alternative rock band 1280 almas (1280 souls) recorded a song called "Ectoplasm".^{[citation needed]} Alternative music redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In Clive Barker's Undying, the player gains an ectoplasm spell; it shoots a bolt of ectoplasm that quickly spirals off-target. Clive Barkers Undying is a horror-themed first-person shooter computer game based on the Unreal Tournament game engine. ...

The competitive online role playing video game Guild Wars uses "Globs of Ectoplasm" as a very expensive ingredient to make ingame armour. Other video games also use ectoplasm as ingredients or as a rare item or quest item. In The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, it is a very common item found when dispersing spirits and skeletons. This article is for the Guild Wars series. ... The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a game currently under development by Bethesda Softworks for the PC, Xbox 2, and Playstation 3. ... The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, also known simply as Morrowind, is a first-person (also playable in third person) computer role-playing game in Bethesda Softworks The Elder Scrolls series. ...

In the Nickelodeon animated television series, Danny Phantom, the titular character, Danny Phantom, a.k.a. Danny Fenton, is involved in an accident in his parent's Basement/Laboratory where-in Danny, standing inside his parents 'ghost portal' when it activated, is infused with ectoplasm all the way down to Danny's molecular level--the end result is Danny's is rendered with 'ghost powers'. Furthermore Danny's parents, Jack and Maddie Fenton's 'Ghost portal' is an artificial gateway into the 'ghost zone' which co-exists with the physical world, their mutual existence is interlinked; they are the proverbial 'flip-side-of-the-coin' to each other. The 'Ghost Zone' is a dimension composed of variations of ectoplasm where 'ghosts' exist and through naturally occurring portals can cross-over into the human world, hoping to make a scene or one way or another take over mankind. This article is about the TV channel. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Danny Phantom is an American childrens dbz created by Leopold for Nickelodeon, produced by Billionfold Studios. ... Danny Phantom the heroic ghostly alter-ego of Daniel Danny Fenton--a superhero, the protagonist and titular character of the Nickelodeon animated television series Danny Phantom. ... A townhouse with basement windows showing A basement is one or more floors of a building that are either completely or partially below the ground floor. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jack and Madeline Maddie Fenton are fictional characters from the Nickelodeon animated television series, Danny Phantom. ... Ghost Zone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Look up proverb in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In metaphysics and esoteric cosmology, a plane of existence (sometimes called simply a plane, dimension, vibrating plane, or an inner, invisible, spiritual, supraphysical world, or egg) is conceived as a subtle region of space (and/or consciousness) beyond, but permeating, the known physical universe (or a portion of the physical...

See also

• Aura (paranormal)
• Kirlian photography

Black and white Kirlian photo of a fingertip. ... Kirlian photography refers to a form of contact print photography, theoretically associated with high-voltage. ...

References

1. ^ Ectoplasm—Glossary of Key Words Frequently Used in Parapsychology, Parapsychological Association (2006-01-24).
2. ^ Keene, M. Lamar [1976] (1997). The Psychic Mafia. New York; Amherst, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press; Prometheus Books. ISBN 1573921610 (reprint). 
3. ^ Baker, Robert A.; Joe Nickell (1992). Missing Pieces: How to Investigate Ghosts, UFOs, Psychics and Other Mysteries. Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books. 0879757299. 
4. ^ Dawn M. Peterson, "Mysterious Beings or Mere Accidents?", Skeptical Briefs newsletter, June 2004.

External links

• "General Conclusions on the Sixth Sense", excerpted from Our Sixth Sense (Rider & Co.) by Charles Richet, SurvivalAfterDeath.org.
• A photograph taken in the dungeon of Alnwick Castle
• The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, a scientific approach to the paranormal