Spectrophilia is sexual attraction to ghosts or sexual arousal from images in mirrors, also the phenomenon of sexual encounters between ghosts and humans
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Spectrophilia as a fetish
Spectrophilia is a fetish that is classified as the paraphilia in which one is attracted to ghosts or spirits. One may be aroused by reflections or images in a mirror. Often those with the spectrophilia fetish masturbate against mirrors. Spectrophiliacs fantasize about ghosts and often imagine scenarios involving sexual events between themselves or others and spirits.
Succubus and Incubus
In religion there is the succubus and the incubus. A succubus is a demon or evil spirit who takes on a female human form to seduce men. The succubus most commonly seduces men through intercourse. The succubus is known to take semen from the male for use in impregnating a woman. The counterpart of the succubus is the incubus. The incubus is a demon that takes on the male human form. The incubus, much like the succubus, seduces women into sex with the objective of impregnating the woman with its semen. The belief that succubi and incubi are spirits or ghosts that have sexual intercourse with men and women classifies the phenomenon as spectrophilia.
Spectrophilia in Folklore
There is speculation on whether spectrophilia actually exists. Even before spectrophilia was a documented term there were stories of spirits having sexual relations and procreating with humans. Several cultures have their own versions of spectrophilia stories. Arabic, Greek, Hindu, and Celtic are just some of the cultures that have spectrophilia folklore. Folklore is full of spectrophilia. The name for spectrophilia just differs for each culture. The different names are anything from Jinns in Arabic folklore to Dusii in Celtic Folklore. The stories have differences but all have one thing in common: ghosts having intercourse with humans.
Evidence
No scientific evidence has been documented on the phenomenon of spectrophilia. All the proof there is are the stories of those who claim to have been visited by these seductive entities. Research and interviews continue to be conducted by those in the paranormal field. Spectrophilia has become a frequently talked-about subject among ghost hunters. Ghost hunters such as the Ghost Adventures Crew have come across several claims of sexual encounters between ghosts and humans. The Travel Channel is becoming well known for its documentary on spectrophilia titled ‘Ghostly Lovers’. In this documentary there are several women who go into the encounters they have had. Although there is no documented scientific evidence, the research on spectrophilia is only becoming more thorough.
References
1. ^ a b Karen Stollznow. "CSI | Paranormal Paramours". Csicop.org. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
2. ^ "Who are these ghostly lovers? : Video". Travel Channel. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
3. ^ "Dr. Barry Taff's Official Site | Aliens Above, Ghosts Below". Barrytaff.net. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
Stories about haunted houses and poltergeists are fairly common. Nearly everyone knows of a person who has had a paranormal experience or a ghostly encounter.
But what do you do when the things that go bump in the night have a little more on their mind than flickering lights and footsteps in the hall? For some people, it seems that their spectral visitors have an appetite for the sins of the flesh.
There is a long history of ghostly sexual encounters. Stories of the Incubi and Succubi are familiar in many parts of the world. According to Websters Dictionary: INCUBUS - A spirit or demon thought in medieval times to lie on sleeping persons, especially women, with whom it sought sexual intercourse. SUCCUBUS - In folklore, a female demon thought to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men.
Many theorize that nightly demonic encounters were used in the past to explain nocturnal emissions, or wet dreams. But what if the explanation isn’t so simple? And what about the people who claim to have had this experience….and enjoyed it?
Not everyone who claims to have had a sexual encounter with a spirit believes that the entity is demonic. Some feel that these are simply passionate and amorous ghosts. They often describe the encounters as starting gradually over a period of several nights, or even weeks. For a few, it continues throughout their lives!
It seems to start with tingling sensations in the feet and legs. This sensation progresses differently for each case, but eventually the incidents culminate in what feels like a complete sexual experience. Frightened at first, many claim to have become comfortable with the situation. Some encourage its return.
Burne Jones 1897
One of the most enduring stories of true paranormal encounters of a sexual nature is not quite so titillating. In fact, it is downright scary. This is the famous tale of The Entity.
Doris Bither was shopping at a bookstore when she overheard a couple of men talking about the paranormal and hauntings. She approached the two men and told them that her house was haunted. It turns out that these men were paranormal researcher Dr. Barry Taff and his associate Kerry Gaynor. On August 22, 1974, the two men arrived at Doris’ home. As she described her experience in detail, the researchers learned that her attacks ranged from bumping into unseen forces, to being slapped by an invisible hand…and in the most bizarre scenario, spectral rape.
The men were very skeptical at first. However, after seeing the bruises on her legs and inner thighs, and finding out that her children had seen these things happen (One of the kids even named one of the most prominent ghosts “Mr. Whose-it”) they began to take her more seriously. They proceeded to do a full investigation.
Doris commanded the ghosts to appear. She began to swear and curse the ghosts, which caused small points of light or “orbs” to begin forming all over the small room where Doris, the investigators, and their crew were all standing. Thirty people witnessed these events. A green mist began to appear in the room. The mist slowly began to take shape, and eventually started to resemble a male torso. One of the researchers fainted. Dr. Taft recounts the full story in complete detail at worldoftheunknown.com in a report titled, The Real-Life Entity Case.
This amazing story was eventually turned into a book (which is now out of print but can be purchased used here: The Entity
Original Trailer for The Entity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFMLzGyDjN0
Strange as it sounds, these encounters continue to be reported. It is impossible to know the exact cause. Some say it could be a result of sleep paralysis, which causes people to panic and hallucinate. Others say that it is just vivid or lucid dreaming. But for those who have lived with the experience themselves, it is very real.
Whether paranormal sexual encounters are a product of the imagination, demonic, or merely frisky spirits, it is likely that people will continue to report that someone…or something comes to them in the night, and that presence isn’t simply looking to scare.
http://extraordinaryintelligence.com/564/the-unexplained/paranormal/paranormal-seduction-lurid-encounters-with-spirits/
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