Apport
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According to parapsychologists and ghost hunters
, an apport is the paranormal
transference of an article from one place to another, or an appearance of an article from an unknown source that is often associated with poltergeist
activity or spiritualistic
séance
s. The Skeptic's Dictionary
states that apports reported during seances are likely the result of magic tricks. A famous apport fraud is attributed to Charles Bailey (1870-1947). During a séance
, Bailey produced two live birds out of thin air but was undone when the dealer who sold him the birds appeared in the crowd.
Ghost hunting
Ghost Hunting is the process of investigating locations that are reported to be haunted by ghosts.Typically, a ghost hunting team will attempt to collect evidence claimed to be supportive of paranormal activity...
, an apport is the paranormal
Paranormal
Paranormal is a general term that designates experiences that lie outside "the range of normal experience or scientific explanation" or that indicates phenomena understood to be outside of science's current ability to explain or measure...
transference of an article from one place to another, or an appearance of an article from an unknown source that is often associated with poltergeist
Poltergeist
A poltergeist is a paranormal phenomenon which consists of events alluding to the manifestation of an imperceptible entity. Such manifestation typically includes inanimate objects moving or being thrown about, sentient noises and, on some occasions, physical attacks on those witnessing the...
activity or spiritualistic
Spiritualism
Spiritualism is a belief system or religion, postulating the belief that spirits of the dead residing in the spirit world have both the ability and the inclination to communicate with the living...
séance
Séance
A séance is an attempt to communicate with spirits. The word "séance" comes from the French word for "seat," "session" or "sitting," from the Old French "seoir," "to sit." In French, the word's meaning is quite general: one may, for example, speak of "une séance de cinéma"...
s. The Skeptic's Dictionary
Skeptic's Dictionary
The Skeptic's Dictionary is a collection of cross-referenced skeptical essays by Robert Todd Carroll, published on his website skepdic.com and in a printed book. The skepdic.com site was launched in 1994 and the book was published in 2003 with nearly 400 entries. As of January 2011 the website has...
states that apports reported during seances are likely the result of magic tricks. A famous apport fraud is attributed to Charles Bailey (1870-1947). During a séance
Séance
A séance is an attempt to communicate with spirits. The word "séance" comes from the French word for "seat," "session" or "sitting," from the Old French "seoir," "to sit." In French, the word's meaning is quite general: one may, for example, speak of "une séance de cinéma"...
, Bailey produced two live birds out of thin air but was undone when the dealer who sold him the birds appeared in the crowd.