The appearance of spirits in material form.

The apparent manifestation of spirits formed from the ectoplasm produced by mediums during a séance.

The manifestation of physical objects, animals or people.

The deliberate, usually temporary, visible and/or physical formation of a spirit.

name given to the phisical phenomenon produced by materialization mediums. During a materialization, a spirit acquires a pseudo-body and makes itself materially visible. Ectoplasm, substance existent in the humam bodies is used by the spirits so they can materialize. Not only spirits can be materialized, but also ordinary objects (the transport of objects to a closed environment occurs by means of materialization).

The manifestation or production of some physical object or person from the spirit world. The most difficult and impressive materialization is all (or even part of) a human spirit, especially if the ghost's face is recognizable.

appearance of temporary, more or less organized substances in variousdegrees of solidification and possessing human physicalcharacteristics: limbs, faces, eyes, heads, full figures, shaped fora temporary existence out of ectoplasm (See) by an unknown agency.See MATERIALIZATION.

To make an object appear from what appears to be nowhere.

The act of forming something solid from the air. One of the most difficult and impressive materializations is when part or all of a ghost or spirit can be seen, especially if the face is recognizable.

The appearence of spirits in material form.

A phenomenon of physical mediumship in which living entities or inanimate objects are caused to take form, sometimes from ectoplasm. Compare Dematerialization.

A materialization is the creation or appearance of matter from nowhere and out of nothing. Some miracles reportedly involve materializations. The existence of the paranormal phenomenon of materializations is disputed and has never been observed under controlled circumstances.