Apport (paranormal)
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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 séances.[1][2][3] The Skeptic's Dictionary states that apports reported during seances are likely the result of magic tricks.[4] 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.[5]
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- ^ Historical Terms Glossary (Parapsychological Association, retrieved Sept 6, 2007).
- ^ Fontana, David (2005). Is There an Afterlife: A Comprehensive Review of the Evidence. Hants, UK: O Books. pp. 352–381. ISBN 1903816904.
- ^ "Kentucky Paranormal Research". http://www.kyghosts.com/Definitions.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-19. "An apport is any object the spirits or the medium makes disappear or teleports to another location."
- ^ Apport (entry in the Skeptic's Dictionary by Robert Todd Carroll, retrieved June 19, 2008).
- ^ Melton, J. Gordon (2008). The encyclopedia of religious phenomenon. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 1-57859-209-7
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