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-A '''spirit''' or '''spiritual being''' is a non-corporeal entity found in many [[religion]]s and belief systems throughout the world. The word has many connections to the concept of the [[soul]], with the difference that a spirit is not necessarily linked to a [[human]] or other corporeal being.
-In many belief systems, spirits are on the same plane of existence as "[[god]]s", though of much lesser magnitude. For example, [[Zeus]] was a god, and any given [[dryad]] was likewise accounted as a spirit in [[greek mythology]].
-Many nature religions, such as [[animism]], believe that everything found in nature has a personification, a spirit. These spirits may be prayed to, or in other ways coerced, in order to gain more favourable conditions. In such religions, [[magic (paranormal)|magic]] is an integral part of reality, in effect the ability to communicate with the spirits.
-Historically, spirits have been ascribed any number of powers, both over nature and over humans. Often a spirit's power is said to be linked with its purpose in creation.
-In some parts of the world, spirits are believed to be able to [[possession|possess]] humans and control their behaviour.
-One could say that [[Q]] from star trek are ficshanal spirits as they possess many if not all of the trait mentioned above.