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Types of haunting's

From what I understand and also from what I have been able to research, is that most ghost hunters, and people who investigate and research the paranormal and supernatural believe there are three basic types of haunting's. The most common of these is the residual imprint or memory type of haunting. The other less common is the intelligent haunt and third is the demonic or evil spirit type of haunting, which is supposedly the most rare and uncommon. Some paranormal researchers also believe there is a fourth type of haunting or what they refer to as poltergeist activity.

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Residual haunting

Basically I'm a skeptic; therefore I have a real problem with the idea of a residual haunt. I have tried to envision how an event from the past, no matter how traumatic that event may have been, could imprint itself upon the environment. I believe the event would have had to cause an alteration of the space-time continuum itself or manipulate matter on a subatomic or quantum level. And personally, I just don't believe that's possible. I'm not an expert in the field of the paranormal, nor do I claim to know all the answers, therefore perhaps it is possible. But even then, I just cannot wrap my mind around that possibility. So I hate to admit this but I just do not believe in that kind of a haunting. I sincerely believe that any sounds, voices or apparitions a paranormal investigator may see or hear are only in their own imaginations and probably created in their minds by the spookiness and eeriness of their surroundings. And any videos, images or audio evidence is, in my opinion just not credible because it is too easily fabricated or manipulated with computer technology using image and audio editing software.

Update Nov 2, 2011

The nice thing about being an open minded skeptic, as opposed to a closed minded skeptic, is that I do have the option of changing my mind, beliefs or attitude without the fear of being ridiculed. After much thought and deliberation on the idea of a memory or residual imprint type of haunting, I have come to the conclusion that perhaps a haunting of this type is possible. I have come to this conclusion or realization, after thinking about how sounds and images are captured using analog and digital audio and video recording devices.

If magnetic tape, digital media or even celluloid film can imprint upon itself the voices or images from the past, then I see no reason why it would not also be possible for any event to imprint itself upon the actual physical environment near where the event occurred. According to the laws of physics, at least the way I understand them, is that all matter which has mass is composed mainly of electromagnetic energy which is confined in the space of the atoms. Even the atoms and the subatomic or quantum particles within them, such as the electrons, neutrons, protons, etc, are also particles of electromagnetic energy. If this is true, and if you believe in the theories of quantum mechanics, then I absolutely have to believe that every energy generating event, from the smallest non-consequential to the most significant would somehow be captured within the electromagnetic fields of matter within that environment. The environment near where that event occurred, like the walls, the ceiling, the floors and even the other objects within that space may be affected on a subatomic or quantum level by that energy. The electromagnetic fields of the matter within those items may be temporarily or perhaps even permanently altered. And under certain conditions or circumstances it may be possible that these events that were captured in the enviroment could be played back again and again as long as the same elements of matter are in the vicinity where these events happened.

High energy events or perhaps even the people themselves who once inhabited a particular house or location would probably have had a greater influence on the electromagnetic fields and environment and surroundings than more mundane events would have had. And this I think is why paranormal researchers would be more likely to encounter this type of activity or haunting.

Intelligent haunting

The second type of haunting is the intelligent haunt. This is the type of haunting I am more likely to believe in. Like I say on the home page of this site, I do believe that the ghost or spirit of a person who has passed away, may continue to exist in our reality for some time. If these ghosts or spirits do exist than I think they may be able to communicate with us if they so desire, and they may also be able to manipulate energy and matter just enough to form an apparition and become visible. I also believe that anyone who is sincere about investigating the paranormal should focus their efforts on what, I believe is more likely to be real. And in my opinion an intelligent haunting is much more likely to be real than simply apparitions or sounds of a past event. And if ghosts are real, then I believe this is the type of paranormal activity which they, the investigators should attempt to understand and prove.

Demonic haunting

The third type of haunting is the demonic or evil spirit type. Again, like I have said on the home page of this website, I personally do not believe in demons, devils or other entities of that nature. I believe that these ideas have been placed in our collective consciousness by religion. They have been placed there by religious leaders throughout the centuries to help keep their followers in line and in a state of fear. I compare it to parents who tell their small children that the boogie man will get them if they don't mind, or do as their told. If there are evil spirits, I do not believe they are demons or devils from Hell or anywhere else. They are most likely the souls of individuals who may have died, and were evil in life and are now, the evil spirits. If the ghosts of people like Adolph Hitler and others like him still walk the earth, then these are the evil spirits that many have come to fear, and perhaps rightly so.

Poltergeist activity

The fourth type of haunting is of the poltergeist type. Poltergeist activity is simply unexplained noises, doors opening and closing on their own, lights going on and off, or objects being moved. These things are sometimes attributed to psycho-kinetic events usually caused by someone. According to the best theory, it usually involves an adolescent girl who may be experiencing emotional turmoil in her life. I'm very open minded toward this type of haunting because I personally have had a psycho-kinetic type event in my own life that I cannot explain, and that I believe to be very real. Because of my personal experience this is the type of haunting I believe in the most. There are even some main stream scientists who believe that this type of activity may be possible.

Others believe that the ghost or spirit itself may have psycho-kinetic abilities of their own and this most likely is how the ghost or spirit may be able to manipulate matter, or move objects. A ghost if real does not have the physical attributes necessary, such as arms or hands to manipulate or move physical objects.

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