Maybe I'm naive here but when I think of 'elemental" beings or ghosts , in general, I always come back to Heisenberg, probability and this:
Dr.Quantum sheds a little light on dimensions. Not a new idea, I'm sure.
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf7YkwW4zRI]The Elegant Universe 3: Welcome to the 11th Dimension (1/5)
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