Apport (paranormal)

Lajos Pap (middle), fraudulent apport medium.

In parapsychology and Spiritualism, an apport is the alleged 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 séances.[1][2] Apports reported during séances have been found to be the result of deliberate fraud.[3] No medium or psychic has demonstrated the manifestation of an apport under scientifically controlled conditions.[2]

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  2. ^ a b Melton, J. Gordon (2008). The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 12–13. ISBN 9781578592098.
  3. ^ "apport". The Skeptic's Dictionary. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2016-12-21.