Paranormal

Understanding ghosts, spirits, apperitions and poltergeists....

In the non physical world interacting with our physical world there are ghosts, apparitions, spirits, and poltergeists.

Ghosts are spiritual presences that, through the use of energy, usually take on a physical form to interact with the physical environment. Most ghosts are not evil or bad, rather they are spiritual energies that have a message which they need to get across to someone. Many ghosts do not, in fact, even know they are ghosts and as such simply helping them to understand this is all that is needed for them to move on.

An apparition isn't really a ghost at all! It's more like a memory that, because of the intense emotions and circumstances surrounding it, has been locked into time and place. Thus, when you encounter an apparition, interacting with it does little to no good, because nothing is really there except for the memory.

For instance, let us suppose that a man and his wife are having an argument. The man takes out a gun and shoots his wife then turns the gun on himself. Many years later, people start to notice that there is a man with a gun and they hear the shrieking of a woman and this centers around one room of this home. What we have here is not ghosts, but rather apparitions. The memory of the event is firmly trapped in that particular room and when a certain amount of energy or a certain type of energy is present; that energy sets off that memory so that it plays out, like someone accidentally touching the start button on a VCR which starts playing whatever tape is in the machine.

This is sometimes called a residual haunting and the best way to end an apparition is via a good clearing, cleansing, and smudging of the area.

A spirit, unlike a ghost, usually does not take on a physical form, but exists around a person in a purely energetic form which is often only visible to someone with clairvoyance. Most spirits choose to interact with our world, to hang around loved ones, and to check in on us. Sometimes, like a ghost, they may not be aware that they have crossed over. It is usually spirits that a medium connects with.

A poltergeist, a word which means noisy ghost, is most often associated with things that people are truly frightened of. Examples of poltergeist activity include chairs moving or pictures spinning. The thing about poltergeists is that they develop due to all the energy that is in the environment. Most often, we see cases of poltergeist activity in homes that have children who are just entering their teens. All that pent up sexual energy and all the changing hormones produce energy that is often uncontrolled.

Uncontrolled energy is still energy and so what happens is that uncontrolled energy ends up making pictures spin and things move. When these children learn to control their emotions and energy the so called poltergeists stop being active.

The same can be true in any environment which contains a lot of high stress or high sexual energy. When this energy is not properly grounded it can create results here in the physical world.

What this basically means is that for an estimated ninety-five percent of the population that experiences ghosts, apparitions, spirits, and poltergeists, there is no real chance of harm coming to them.

Every now and again, on rare occasions, we do encounter in our physical world something of a darker type of energy that is altogether evil at its very core.These energies usually are not coming from any of the above, but rather are connected to some type of demonic energy that has been allowed into our world. Please understand the following about such energies. These energies, the majority of them, can only hurt people if the people they are preying upon allow them to do so. Likewise, it is not possible for a person to be possessed by such energy unless that particular person meddles with psychic or magickal stuff they don't understand or they subconsciously want and therefore allow the possession to take place.

Attachments are more common than actual possessions. An attachment is a spiritual energy or entity that is attached to a person and/or vice versa. Attachments can form at almost any time, but are most often seen when a relative that a person was very close to crosses over and neither is ready for the crossing to happen. Understand, not all attachments are bad or negative. They are only considered bad if the attachment ends up interfering in a person's life of if the attachment attempts to take over or control a person's life. Thus, just because Aunt Betty wants a person to continue giving money to her children long after she has passed away doesn't mean that person is obligated to do as they are requested.

There are various methods of ending attachments and dealing with possessions, but the scope of which is to much for this article. Consider reading a good book on psychic self defense for further answers to these topics.

How to live with spirits or ghosts in your home....

Spirits are around us all the time. Spirits or Ghost become attach to objects, homes and even people.

There are some spirits who are comfortable enough with you to make them self known. Then there are other spirits whom you would need a medium to tell you they are there.

Watching a spirit walk across the screen in a movie in time you will get over the freight of it. It's totally different when you experience a spirit within your own home. The experience will never fade in your memory.

What do you do now that you know you have spirits within your house? You can agree to live together by setting boundaries as needed or you can have someone come to send them off. This article is about learning to live with spirits.

I live with spirits being a part of who I am since the age of 5, so when I see something I say "Cool", but understandably others may not like the ideal of living with a spirit.

The first step is to be able to Acknowledge and validate that there is a spirit(s) presence. You would hate to think you have a spirit but in reality there is a small mouse or other critter living in your walls. If this is the case you will not get much results from the critter when you ask them to quiet down for the night.

It's one thing to say you have a spirit and you talk to him or her, but to know without a doubt that there is a spirit with in your home is another. Having family member or guest in your home confirm seeing or hearing a spirit would constitute validation. Having a spirit frequently visit your room at night would be a valid verification.

If you are reading this article I am going to assume that you are not over concerned about horror stories of evil spirits. You should be able to sense if you are in any harms way and stay well within your comfort zone. Pay attention to behavior changes in your pets. Some times we are all so busy in our day to day troubles that we may not notice when a spirit is near. Your pets can alarm you to a spirit visitor.

Times have changed and more people are becoming fascinated with spirits. So the next time you sense a spirit is in the same room start off with a "Hello, I know you are here."

The next step would be to identify the spirit. If you are fortunate enough to live in a home that has been passed down from generation to generation (like in my new witch series Spirits of Salem - The Inheritance coming Oct 2009) then you will know the history behind the house.

Knowing who died in the house or who owned it prior to yourself will help you relate to the spirit by name.

There is always a case that a spirit could just all of a sudden show up in a house. If you have recently remolded or purchased old furniture or decor for your house, spirits can become stirred up with this type of movement. There are ways to prevent these type of home intruders if you desire by smudging which I can write about in another article.

If you are just moving into a home and you are picking up on spirit activity, take a moment to introduce yourself. You can communicate by just speaking, if speaking out loud is impossible at the time, then just send in to a thought and speak it within your mind. I am not going to sit here and tell you that they will listen to everyone of your request to behave, its really going to depend on the spirit. I believe that we can all live together it we set boundaries.

If spirit behavior at any time makes you feel uncomfortable just let them know to stop.

Set boundaries as soon as possible. Light a candle and sit in one of the rooms you feel as the strongest spirit encounters. Explain to the spirit that you are now the servant of the land and home and that you are willing to share the space. Ask them to not enter certain rooms which works really great if you have children who may be frightened. It's also a great thing so that when you are in the bathroom you don't have to worry about stepping out of the shower and an image passes by scaring you.

The more you speak openly to the spirits around you the stronger your convections will be come. A spirit could be there one day and move on the next. They come and go as they please. I don't believe that we have the right to tell every spirit we sense that they are dead and that they should go in to the light. Spirits are guides and guardians too so I consider it a blessing to have a spirit stay with me

Help others within your family to accept and respect spirits. If possible this will help keep both sides happy. Openly discussing spirit activity is not for every family. Small children understandably will be scared, but if you are a family that practices spiritual awareness then having everyone respect each other is a needed step

Shadow people.....

Shadow People, also known as Shadow Folk, or Shadow Beings, are usually attracted to one person or location for unknown reasons. Often they are seen as dark silhouettes of human-shape, generally male, that prefer to watch someone unseen and flee the moment they are noticed. Still this doesn't always fit the experience. While some people distinctly see a shadowy human form others have dexcribed shapeless wispy black blobs and swirling columns of dark smoke.

The personalities or characteristics of shadow people range greatly from shy and skittish to downright nasty and malevelent, with a few witnesses describing them as the ultimate essence of pure evil. Accounts of shadow people have been reported all over the world. There has been an increase of reported sightings of these creatures within the last five to ten years, though there is anectdotal evidence of these creatures appearing before human witnesses through out our history.

Reports of shadow people are in many respects different from accounts of ghosts. Ghosts are said to be the disembodied spirits of deceased people and are usually said to take on the appearance and characteristics of human beings. Orbs of light, ectoplasm and glowing mists have also been associated with ghost sightings. None of which is common he occurance of shadow people. Although many accounts describe shadow beings as having human-like form, they are generally not described as resembling actual individuals , living or deceased. It is unheard of in my experience that shadow people ever communicate verbally with witnesses. Feelings of dread, intense fear or panic and paralysis have been ascribed to the expereince of wtnessing a shadow person.

The more consistent accounts of shadow people typically describe a feeling of dread associated with the presence of this phenomena, and animals are said to react to the phenomena with fear and hostility. Shadow Beings are said to move extremely fast and travel through solid matter. They typically are said to have no discernible features such as mouths, noses, or eyes. Their forms are usually described as somewhat thin or smoke-like

Direct visual contact is rarely reported by most eye witnesses of shadow people; they are said to usually disappear before they can be seen clearly, and are seen "in the corner of one's eye. These beings are said to often appear in mirrors.

There are many proposed explanations of this phenomena. Some of these explanations are outlined below,

One of the more creative theories is that shadow beings are manifest thought forms, meaning that they are collections of negative psychic energy from areas where traumatic events have taken place and evil people frequent. The negative psychic energy begins to manifest and takes on form and motive, thriving on fear and negative emotions for sustenance.

Shadow beings have also been described as forms of ghosts, demons, inter-dimensional beings.The most popular explanation seems to be that they are some sort of other-dimensional beings whose dimension of origin occasionally overlaps with ours, which is said to explain their ethereal appearance and fleeting nature.

As with most supernatural phenomena there is usually a proposed logical, scientifically valid explanation for credible experiences that neither vilify eyewitnesses, nor require violation of generally accepted scientific principles. Several probable rational explanations for illusions resulting in the believed perception of shadow beings are outlined below.

There is a condition known as hypnoagagia (waking sleep) which amounts to a state of semi-consciousness in which a person can be thinking clearly and yet perceiving images that are being dreamed. This state is probably responsible for most so-called supernatural experiences by honest, rational people.

It has also been proven recently that areas with erratic or powerful electromagnetic fields can interfere with the electrical impulses or firing synapses of the human mind, thus influencing people subjected to such environments over time to believe that they are hearing or seeing ghosts, aliens, or perhaps shadow beings. Such environments include old buildings with substandard wiring, power plants, and areas with naturally occurring strong magnetic fields.

Perhaps the only aspect of alleged eye witness accounts of shadow people that remains difficult to explain in objective scientific terms is the similarity of the beings being seen in these alleged accounts, especially the tall man with a hat that is reported as often by 4 year old children as with adults.
However, this could simply be a result of common archetypes (note similarities between many shadow people reports and the grim reaper) shared in the subconscious of all people, just as people all over the world report dreams of flying and falling.