What Do Apparitions Look Like?

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Updated 2021.01.06

An apparition is generally described as a ghost of a deceased person. However, the formal definition is ‘the act of becoming visible.’

An Apparition is a Spirit who has become visible.

An apparition can take many forms to become visible, including, but not limited to:

  • White or black smoke

  • A translucent energy mass

  • Light flashes or orbs

  • A face or a face shape

  • A semi-translucent whitish person shape

  • A full-color person with a more holographic appearance

The visible nature of a Spirit depends on many things.

Apparitions can appear as whitish human figures, if the contrast and lighting is right, but in reality, the form Spirit takes is many and varied and that’s what continues to make it so mystifying after all this time.

What a Spirit looks like when it appears, largely depends on a variety of intermingling factors, including, but not limited to:

  • What the Spirit knows how to do

  • The amount of energy present in the space

  • The number of other Spirits in that space using the available energy

  • How they think they can appear

  • How long they have been a Spirit

  • How closely tied they are to the physical plane

  • What your abilities to see and notice Spirits are

  • How you prefer to see a Spirit

When a Spirit becomes visible as an apparition the goal is to be seen by someone, generally, with the least amount of energy put forth as possible.

If a Spirit is still learning how to come through, or understanding how they would like to appear, but want to allocate their available energy to do other things - like provide you with clairaudient messages - they may not be as blatantly visible as you may expect.

Spirit too chooses to allocate their energy for the best purposes.

If you see an Orb of light, a clear dense mass or a wisp of black smoke - take a moment to consider - that this may be a Spirit appearing, and they’re doing their best to be seen by you.

Then, be open to other signs they are near.

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Amanda is the founder and lead writer of AmandaLinetteMeder.com, a space she created in 2013 to explore intuition, personal growth, and self-discovery. 

With a background in science and more than a decade of experience with intuitive practices, she loves making these ideas practical, accessible, and easy to understand.

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