SHADE
A Shade is a soul after its separation from the body,
also known as a disembodied spirit. It is so
called because the ancients knew it to be perceptible to
the sight, though not to the touch. A shade is also
called a spirit or ghost.
A Shade in the mythological or supernatural sense can be
one of many things. A spiritual or emotional imprint left on
a person, place or thing. A "presence" that which is seen
out of the corner of the eye or known (sometimes physically
felt) only under conditions and times. They can come in many
forms, anything from a deceased (or living for that matter)
person's or animal's imprint left on something or someone,
to something invoked into the "possession" of an object and
even sometimes a person.
The ghosts of the ancient Romans are referred to as
shades of the dead. There are several types of ghosts,
particularly Manes (Di Manes), Lares,
and Lemures. The ghosts were also known as umbrae
(which translates as "shades"), imagines, and
species.
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