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Sabbat: The Witches' Sabbath, said to have been a weekly midnight convention attended by warlocks and demons.

Samhain: One of the "doorways" marking the start of the Celtic year.

Sasquatch: AKA Bigfoot, A legendary creature resembling a large hairy human, said to inhabit the wilderness of the northwestern United States and western Canada.

Satan: In Judeo-Christian belief, the personification of evil. Said to be a fallen angel, and usually used synonymously with The Devil.

Satanism: The worship of Satan.

Science: A system of knowledge and understanding in which the objective world is represented by theories and models.

scrying: A method of divination using a crystal ball or similar object.

seance: A gathering of people with the purpose of experiencing supernatural phenomena, usually involving contact with the dead.

Shroud of Turin: An ancient strip of cloth marked with bloodstains and what appears to be the image of a man. Believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ.

sitting: Another term for seance.

skepticism: A philosophical position in which a person seeks answers based on evidence rather than doctrine or pre-conceived beliefs.

South Atlantic Anomaly: One of the 12 Vile Vortices, a region of intense radiation caused by a dip in the Earth's magnetic field over the lower coast of Brazil.

Spiritualism: A belief system based upon communication with spirits of the dead.

spontaneous human combustion: A phenomenon where in a living human body allegedly catches fire as the result of intense internal heat.

star sign: In astrology, the sign of the zodiac assigned to a person based upon the position of the Sun at the time of their birth.

Steiner, Rudolf (1861-1925): Austrian philosopher and educator, developer of a social philosophy known as anthroposophy.

stigmata: Wounds to the hands, feet, chest, head or shoulders said to resemble the wounds suffered by Jesus Christ in the crucifixion.

Stonehenge: A prehistoric stone monument located 13 kilometres (8 miles) north of Salisbury, England.

Storsjoodjuret: Sweden's most famous lake monster.

succubus: A female incubus.

Swedenborg, Emanuel (1688-1772): Swedish scientist, theosophist and mystic.