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A ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living. Descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to realistic, lifelike forms. Aside from actual ghostly apparitions, traditional signs of haunting range from strange noises, lights, odors or breezes to the displacement of objects, bells that ring spontaneously or musical instruments that seem to play on their own.
Despite centuries of investigation, there is no scientific evidence that anyone has survived death or any location is inhabited by spirits of the dead.
Nevertheless, ghosts are among the most widely believed of paranormal phenomenon: Millions of people are interested in ghosts, and thousands read ghost stories on Reddit every day. A 2019 Ipsos poll found that 46% of Americans say they truly believe in ghosts. According to a 2009 study by the Pew Research Center, 18% of Americans say they have seen a ghost.
According to this theory, ghosts are recordings of past events in certain surroundings, energy that is trapped somewhere in the time continum and allow to play again events that were emotionally "charged", to living people sensitive enough to discern them. Although most agree that these types of apparitions do appear to be "recorded" somehow in … Read more
According to this theory, ghosts are actual beings living in one or more parallel dimensions. The concept of a parallel universe is a fairly complex one. To put it simply, this theory suggests that there are one or more (perhaps an infinite number) of complete universes co-existing with us on a plane we are generally … Read more
Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP) is the capture of disembodied voices onto audio recording equipment. Frequency is measured in cycles per second which is called hertz. The human voice speaks between 300 Hz – 3500 Hz and our hearing is between 20 Hz – 22,000 Hz. Anything below 300 Hz can be considered an EVP whether … Read more
Channeler: A person who allows a spirit to temporarily possess his or her body in order for the spirit to be able to communicate with the living Channeling Board: A tool used for communication with the other side. Also known as a Ouija board or talking board. Age Regression: The process of going back to … Read more
Magnetic waves consistently flow through our atmosphere and come from both natural and man-made sources. The fields then fluctuate due to a variety of factors such as heating by the sun, tidal forces from the sun and moon, the impact of photons from outer space and localized weather conditions, for example, lightning. Stevens says, "There … Read more
Infrasound is sound that is lower in frequency than 20 Hz (Hertz) or cycles per second, the normal limit of human hearing. Hearing becomes gradually less sensitive as frequency decreases, so for humans to perceive infrasound, the sound pressure must be sufficiently high. The ear is the primary organ for sensing infrasound, but at higher … Read more
Freud thought that ghosts are actually the visions of people who are afraid of death. In this sense, ghosts would not be real at all but rather a projection of our subconcious mind. Jung looked for answers in his theory of the collective unconscious, the contents of which can in his view take on almost … Read more
The forms and habits of ghosts may be incredibly varied, but their reason for returning, the basic purposes behind their presence among us, tend according to folklore to be fairly limited. Many of the reasons for ghosts suggested by past and primitive societies can still be found in modern legend and urban myths. Return for … Read more