Ghost phenomena is a subject that interests everyone, some people are terrified at the thought of the "UNKNOWN"...
Ghosts are good news though, they give us proof that we do move on..
Or most of us anyway!! :-)
There are many variations on the different types of ghosts seen, why they are seen, how they are recorded and WHY they are there..
The following give examples of the different types of "GHOSTS"...
VISITATION GHOSTS OR HAUNTINGS
This is literally what it says above..
These spirits come to visit people, more often than not this is friends or loved ones that have died.
These loved ones may not be aware that you are frightened by their visit (they visit with good intention),however they see things rather differently than we do..
Death is no longer a "big deal" for them and they often get soo excited about it that they want to come back and tell you..
VISITATION HAUNTINGS often produce sightings of the deceased person, the smell of their favourite perfume, tobacco smell (if they smoked), mystery appearances and movements of objects (usually connected to the departed)..
If you experience this and it frightens you then tell the ghost how you feel..
Unfortunatly some relatives get upset when they scare their loved ones and continue to hang around causing paranormal phenomena to try and make things better..
It often makes things worse..
VERY rarely visitation hauntings can take place from past lifetimes, this causes a great deal of confusion as you would not recognise the visiting ghost!! they do the same things as above BUT this usually frightens the person being visited as its hard to understand the process.
These hauntings are rarely recorded on film or photographically but can sometimes be seen as "Orbs" in digital photographs.
REPLAY HAUNTINGS
Again this is exactly what it says above..
These are the most visually spectacular of all hauntings and one of the most interesting...
Replay hauntings are like etchings that are stuck in time, they are not spirits or ghosts as such. A genuine replay phenomenon will never interact or react to people, they are safe to deal with and are absolutley fascinating..
REPLAY HAUNTINGS are most often seen as images of people, cars or animals.
These replays are often seen in the same place, sometimes at the same time..
These hauntings or images can be reported by many witnesses and they all report the same sighting..
A classic example of a replay haunting was reported a couple of years ago,
several witnesses saw (on different occassions), a car veer of the road in the same place, this car then vanished..
It was not until one of these people reported the incident to the police that the reason became clear...
The police investigated and searched the area, to their surprise they found a car hidden in the undergrowth, sadly the driver was a young man and he had died and his body and car laid unnoticed for months..
This replay is a classic example and caused the young man to have the dignity of a burial.
These hauntings are the classical types such as people being seen walking through walls etc.
These hauntings are rarely recorded but the most spectacular photographs of ghosts come from this catagory..
They are clear and obvious pictures BUT are very hard to catch on film..
ACTIVE HAUNTINGS
These are what we usually encounter on our ghost hunts..
An active haunting usually involves a spirit that is resident in a place or property, these spirits enjoy themselves and readily interact with people.
Most active hauntings are safe to work with.
These spirits chose to stay here or visit places they once loved when they were alive, sometimes they can be over-protective of their beloved favourite place..
Thats when things can get interesting!!
ACTIVE HAUNTINGS are amazing, these spirits are aware of what goes on around them and can cause various effects.
Most active ghosts are not bothered by people and will only interact if asked to do so nicely.
These are ordinary people who once lived here, they can be from any place in history.
Active hauntings can produce a vast array of paranormal effects such as objects being moved, things falling off of walls (this is a favourite), visual sightings, strange smells, wafts of smoke, knocking and banging, voices, screams, whistling, singing, temperature changes, doors opening and closing themselves (another favourite) and many other effects..
Active hauntings can be a problem if the spirit does not like what is going on, building work often starts an active spirit interacting.
In very rare cases these are troubled spirits who may need help moving on.
These are the most frequently recorded hauntings, they can be photographed as "Orbs" or apparitions on digital cameras, easily filmed using night vision cameras, detected with heat sensitive devices, picked up by recording their electromagnetic field using a sensor.
Some active ghosts are "show offs" and love to be noticed, these spirits will often be found in pubs and hotels and can be very good fun to work with.
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The above photograph is a good example of an active spirit caught on camera.
This shows the formation of an apparition (note the spiralling vortex of energy ay the bottom of this picture).
There are also several "orbs" in the photograph, these are condensed forms of spirit energy..
PSYCHOKENETIC HAUNTINGS
This is where things get very strange..
Psychokenetic hauntings are not anything to do with ghosts or deceased spirits..
These are incidences where individuals attract and cause unexplainable phenomenon, they can give many of the symptoms of a genuine haunting and cause a great deal of confusion.
PSYCHOKENETIC HAUNTINGS are most often seen around teenagers or troubled/ unsettled people.
These can give symptoms of classic poltergiest activity and cause objects to fly around and break.. The basic reason is that the afflicted individual is not properly in their physical body and this persons own spirit can get quite angry and upset about this..
This means that they are haunting themselves to get a reaction, these cases respond very well to spiritual healing and psychotherapy, once settled the activity will cease.
These hauntings can be seen and recorded but only around the individual affected by the phenomena.