What Do Ghosts Look Like?

GHA — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 06:27:51 +0000

In popular culture, ghosts are portrayed to us, in a myriad of different ways. We often have images of a floating ball of cartoon matter, a glowing person in Victorian clothing, or Patrick Swayze. However, the truth of the matter, is that none of us know what a Ghost looks like, unless we’ve seen it ourselves.

However, for those that have reported witnessing ghosts or paranormal entities, there are a few commonalities that stand out. These ghostly archetypes will now be reviewed, with details, and possible thoughts about their origins.

Probably one of the more common sightings reported is known as the ‘orb’. These ghastly balls of white light usually manifest only on film, though sometimes are potent enough to be seen with the naked eye. They are never reported to be particularly malevolent, and manifest commonly in cemeteries. However, one of the more confusing aspects of these types of sightings, is the fact that common dust or light artifacts can be bent in such a manner as to create an orb. As a result, most sightings are dismissed.

Another common sighting, is the simple shadow. Said to be a shadow, yet given form, and its own will, these objects can take the form of a man, or can simply be an inexplicable decrease or increase in ambient light. However, much like the orbs, there are quite a few natural, and thus not paranormal, explanations for shadow apparitions. As a result, they get about as much respect as the orbs do.

Whenever a paranormal activity happens, without an actual manifestation, it becomes known as a poltergeist. For example, if a door opens by itself, or a light mysterious turns on. Any number of happenings can be classified as such. Poltergeists are probably some of the more credible reports in the community, simply because without the evident paranormal explanation, you still have a happening which is quite paranormal. Even hoaxing these happenings would require some amount of skill.

The last type of ghostly visage is just that, a full or partial body apparition. In this, the ghost appears as it did in life, with all the accoutrement of its time and place. Depending upon the clarity of the evidence, and how it was collected, determines how it is generally received by the public. Often, first-hand accounts are dismissed, while video-graphic evidence is held in high regard, even if it can be hoaxed reliably.

These are some of the more common types of ghost sightings. However, it is important to remember that the list is not exhaustive, and that most investigators put a lot of credit into psychic sensors as well. Good luck ghost hunting!

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Ghost Hunting Guide – DIY Ghost Hunters And Hauntings

GHA — Sun, 30 May 2010 20:41:28 +0000

Ghost hunters are usually normal people with normal jobs who have banded together with other people of similar interests. With the popularity of ghost hunting shows it is starting to become a rather common hobby as more people want to investigate the unusual or paranormal. You can usually find a local ghost hunters group or paranormal group by doing a search online.

Ghosts are more likely to be found in older buildings. Older buildings tend to have a “history”.

Why do ghosts exist? It could be a lingering spirit that did not want to move on, or in many cases a tragic or violent event somehow triggered and event where the spirit is stuck. No one really knows for sure.

Ghosts come in many forms spirits, entities, plasmas, poltergeists, malevolent entities, shadow people, orbs, and mist just to name a few and are sometimes captures on film or digital cameras. Many hauntings are residual in nature as if a recorder is playing over and over and there is no interaction between the observer or the ghost. If there is interactions you know have an intelligent haunting.

In some cases during ghost hunting an EVP is captured or recorded onto a cassette tape or digital recorder. An EVP is Electronic Voice Phenomenon. These are considered to be voices from the other side and sometimes appear to be interacting or residual.

How do you know that a place may be haunted? There are many signs. Here are just a few tips that a haunting may be in progress.

Doors slamming or chairs or furniture moving.
Objects move or disappear to show up somewhere or personal items are very common.
Phantom odors or sweet or putrid odors with no obvious or natural cause.
Objects moving out of the corner of your eye or dark shadows, mists or orbs.
Feeling of being watched or followed.
Unexplained cold spots where there are no drafts.
Pets acting strange such as your dog watching an activity in a room or barking into the dark.
Whispering or your name called out and your dog notices when no one else is around.
Footsteps or knocking especially at specific or random times.
Feeling of being touched or pushed.
Devices or lights randomly come on or turn off with no explanation.
Batteries drain quickly on camcorders or voice recorders. Spirits sometimes need energy to manifest.

Many other strange events could occur but that is a list of the more common ones that ghost hunters will be investigating.

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