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Types of Hauntings
Topic Started: Oct 30 2008, 10:46 PM (314 Views)
LJStarr
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There are several different types, or classifications, of "hauntings".... a few are posted here,...

Types of Hauntings

General Hauntings

Hauntings occur with no regularity and for no particular reason. Some weird occurrences may manifest on occasion or even continually for a few days or hundreds of years; others may only occur on certain anniversaries; and others may be totally random.

It is generally assumed that hauntings involve apparitions, or ghosts, of the deceased. In fact, apparitions are seldom seen. Most hauntings involve noises like footsteps, a tapping or knocking sound, strange smells, sensations like the cold prickling of the skin, cold breezes, and the feeling of being touched by an invisible hand. Other hauntings involve poltergeist-like activity such as solid objects being moved, broken glass, doors that open and close by themselves, and manipulation of lights and electrical devices.

People who visit haunted locations also report a variety of emotions, including anger and fear. Many cases like this are mistakenly called "evil" or "demonic." Other places seem to involve friendly, or at least harmless, emotions.

Poltergeist Activity

A variety of phenomena can be connected to poltergeist activity: knocking and tapping sounds, noises with no visible cause, disturbance of stationary objects like household items and furniture, doors slamming, lights turning on and off, fires breaking out, etc.

The widely accepted theory behind poltergeist phenomena is that it's usually caused by a person. This person is usually an adolescent girl who is going through an emotionally troubled time. The theory is that this person may be unconsciously manipulating the items in the house by psycho kinesis, which is the power to move things by energy generated in the brain.

Kinetic energy remains unexplained, but even mainstream scientists are starting to admit that it may exist. It is unknown why this energy appears in puberty-age girls, but it has been documented. When the activity begins to occur, the girl is usually in the middle of emotional or sexual angst. It is also possible for young boys, and even adults, to manifest this odd ability. The majority have no idea they're causing the activity.

Of course, not all hauntings can be so easily explained. In some cases, people aren't the cause of the situation. Sometimes it's possible that the source of the activity is an intelligent spirit. These entities try to make their presence known by moving objects. (If this is the case, then it's time to think about moving).

Residual Hauntings

This type of haunting is much more common than people realize.

The easiest way to explain this type of haunting is to compare it to an old film loop. Imagine an old movie tape is stuck in the VCR and the same clip keeps repeating itself. In locations where these hauntings take place, a powerful event or a series of events may be imprinted on the atmosphere. It can then suddenly pop up and play itself at random. But it's not necessarily visual; they are often replayed as unexplained sounds. The famous "phantom footsteps" reported in many haunted locations are a perfect example of this.

How does this kind of thing happen? The sounds and images are related to traumatic events that took place at the location, causing some sort of disturbance sometimes called a "psychic impression." This is the reason why so many battlefields have become famous for their hauntings over the years. In other situations, the images have been created by events or actions that were repeated, which caused an impression. Reputedly, that is why so many haunted staircases exist, because of the number of times people go up and down them and the amount of energy that is expended in doing so.

These kinds of haunted places act as giant storage batteries, saving up the impressions of sights and sounds from the past. As time goes by, these impressions appear again as if the VCR had been turned on. While apparitions are most commonly connected to these types of hauntings, much of the activity may be in the form of sounds, and even smells.

Portal Hauntings

The idea of a "portal" or a "doorway" to another dimension is not a new one--though it may be a wild one. These doorways may provide access for entities to enter our world. They may be the spirits of people who've died, or they could be something else altogether--perhaps otherworldly beings from another dimension? Hmmm...

One of the most common locations for these "doorways" seems to be in cemeteries. As a rule, most cemeteries are not haunted, but recently, ghost hunters have collected dozens of anomalous photographs taken in graveyards. There seems to be no explanation why many of these cemeteries would become haunted unless they provide access for spirits, or entities, to pass from one world to the next.

It is possible that these sites were "haunted" long before a cemetery was located there. It is also possible that the psychic draw of the area was what caused our ancestors to locate a cemetery there in the first place. Native Americans chose their burial grounds in this manner, although they did it consciously. They found a place to bury and honour the dead that they felt was more closely connected to the next world.

Traditional or Intelligent Hauntings

This type of haunting is perhaps the most widely accepted kind of ghostly activity, although it's not as common as you might think. Here, the spirit or entity involved is an "intelligent" presence in a haunted location. It is there because of a connection to the site or to the people in the location. This ghost is best (and most simply) described as the personality of a person who once lived and who has stayed behind in our world instead of passing over to the other side.

This sometimes happens in the case of a murder, traumatic event or unfinished business. At the time of death, the spirit refuses to pass over because of these events. The spirits often linger because of emotions that tie them to the earth, from anger to love. Or perhaps the person does not pass not because they couldn't, but because they did not want to. In other cases, there is the chance the spirit does not even realize they are dead (like Patrick Swayze in Ghost). This can occur when the death is sudden.

These spirits are made up of the energy that once made up the personality of a living person. These intelligent spirits are not evil or demonic, as some would have you believe. Spirits are simply human personalities, or souls, and if the spirit was a kind and caring person in life, the spirit will most likely be in death. On the other hand, angry and cruel people will also keep those same nasty qualities as spirits. These negative spirits can be frightening, especially to people not trained in the paranormal. In very rare cases they have been able to harm the living, but that is generally not the case. It is much more common to hear of an encounter with a benevolent spirit than with a negative one. That's a relief, isn't it?
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There is some very good info in this post. I found a few things that I didn't realize. Thanks to you and your research team, y'all are doing great!!
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Thanks for the positive feedback!!! I do A LOT of research in the paranormal on the internet, and wow,.. some of the things I find are AWESOME!!!! Have another friend on here that does a lot of research too, Heavy Chevy, and he does some pretty "deep digging" himself!!! Hope you continue to find information on here helpful!!!
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Some of the places my team and I have been to are hauntings from the past. I'm not sure of the word you used but I proably couldn't spell it anyway. And a few have a little more than just ghost to them I believe. Some have been just about unbearable feelings to them. Some of them have a feeling of something there but it is not a scary feeling.I feel sometimes they wonder just what we are up to. :wub:
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Hello gang,
My two centavos,

I have always wondered why spirits like cemeteries so much.
I don't mean just the ghosts but some of the other entities
such as SHADOW PEOPLE or Malevolent Spirits, or those who were never human.
Are they there to torment those who have died or to confuse the departed about which direction to go to their reward?

EVP's have recorded childrens voices from cemeteries and they almost always seem to feel lost or confused.Even the adult spirits seem to have trouble finding their way.

And as for cemetery locations,most seem to be in locations no one wants.On the edges of swamps or back in the woods, away from the living. Near misty or foggy areas.
In the olden days Granpa and Granma were buried in the backyard but most places have quit with that.

My sister has our Dad's stone next to her back steps.
My other sister has my Dad in a box in her closet.
(My Dad was cremated and the VA was firm about giving the family a stone marker for him.)
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I wondered about that as well,....Some stuff I have read indicates that a lot of times, people may not be aware they are gone from this plane, and need to move on to another,.. A Spirit energy could actually still be attached to its physical body, and not want to leave it behind,.. In the case of children, this would be understandable,....

As far as evil or malevolent energies, or entities, even, I wonder about that too,.... are they there to confuse or to keep anyone from going on to a different plane? Maybe there is someone there that they feel like they have to keep guard over or something,...????

I have heard that a spirit can be attached to, not only a home or home site, or surrounding land, but can also be attached to furniture or articles of clothing, or just about anything that was dear to the person in life. Maybe that is why there are so many reports of "chairs that rock by themselves" or a lamp that turns on and off by itself, or a clock that has been broken for years suddenly starts working to the minute,..

What about crosses on the sides of highways? I have read that it is good to put them there, not only as a memorial, but also as a sign to the person who had the misfortune to pass away there, that it is the end of this world for them and time to move on to a different place and plane,.. Haunted Times Magazine had a really great article about this a few years back,... If you go to the Haunted times website, the magazine will have a picture of John Zaffas on it,... it may have some readable articles from some of the magazines,..... Anyhow,.... there are also some good articles in Ghost magazine......
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Thanks for tacking in a couple of resources to checkout and get more info from.
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I love Ghost Magazine and also Haunted Times,.. they both usually have really great articles in them that explains a lot of things that you have questions about but can't seem to find answers for anywhere else,..
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