The idea of ghosts and spirits is a mysterious subject that crosses lines of time and space. It also has both scientific and religious implications making it an interesting, but controversial subject. Are ghosts real?
There are some general theories about spirits that are widely accepted among those who follow the subject.
The most significant paranormal activity occurs in areas where there is water or certain rock formations. Most agree that rushing water, such as an ocean, river, or stream, contribute to energy that fuels paranormal activity. Minerals and sedimentary rock, like quartz and limestone, also tend to be catalysts for spiritual energy.
The best situation for those wanting to document paranormal activity is to investigate a property located over or close to such minerals and rocks with nearby water, or on a rainy night.
Fear seems to provide negative spirits with more energy. Haunting victims acknowledge more activity occurs as they become more afraid of the activity.
Ghosts typically are in places where there have been traumatic and painful events. Many investigators find that paranormal activity occurs most often in places like hospitals, mental health facilities, prisons and homes where there have been tragedies.
Age of the structure on the property also seems to play a role in a haunting. The older the structure, the more likely it is to be haunted.
Not all ghosts are intelligent haunting. While there is some documented evidence that spirits can and do communicate with the living, it is much more common to experience residual haunting.
A residual haunting is where energy continues to move as it always did in real life, but the spirit can’t – or won’t – interact. It is compared to watching a recording of what happened on the property in the past. The energy just keeps moving without any real purpose or ending.
There is more than one type of spirit. There are ghosts, shadow people, poltergeists, angels, demons, to name a few. Different cultures and religions have different types of spirits acknowledged in their communities. Ghosts are typically described as the spirit of a person or animal who has died.
No one really understands what shadow people are, but they appear as fully-clothed silhouettes, sometimes with human face features and sometimes with red eyes. A poltergeist is described as an entity that can create physical disturbances. They can make loud noises, move objects, even cause destruction.
Angels are those most in the Judeo-Christian community believe protect and guide humans. Demons, sometimes called fallen angels, are the same type of spirit as angels, but are bent on destroying humans.
Wazo la roho na roho ni jambo la ajabu ambalo hupita mipaka ya wakati na nafasi. Pia ina maana za kisayansi na za kidini ambazo zinafanya iwe jambo lenye kupendeza, lakini lenye ubishi. Je, roho ni halisi? Kuna nadharia fulani za jumla kuhusu roho ambazo zinakubaliwa sana miongoni mwa wale wanaofuata habari hiyo. Shughuli kubwa zaidi za ajabu hutukia katika maeneo ambako kuna maji au miundo fulani ya miamba. Wengi wanakubali kwamba maji yenye msukosuko, kama vile bahari, mto, au kijito, huchangia nishati inayochochea utendaji wa ajabu. Madini na miamba ya matope, kama vile quartz na mawe ya chokaa, pia huwa kichocheo cha nishati ya kiroho. Hali bora kwa wale wanaotaka kurekodi shughuli za ajabu ni kuchunguza mali iliyoko juu au karibu na madini na miamba kama hiyo na maji ya karibu, au usiku wa mvua. Yaonekana hofu huwapa roho wabaya nishati zaidi. Waathirika wa kuogopesha wanakubali kwamba shughuli nyingi hutokea wanapokuwa na hofu zaidi ya shughuli hiyo. Kwa kawaida roho huwa katika maeneo ambako kumekuwa na matukio yenye kuhuzunisha na yenye kuumiza. Watafiti wengi wamegundua kuwa shughuli za ajabu hutokea mara nyingi katika maeneo kama vile hospitali, vituo vya afya ya akili, magereza na nyumba ambapo kumekuwa na msiba. Umri wa jengo hilo pia huonekana kuwa jambo linalohusisha kuogopeshwa. Kadiri jengo hilo lilivyo la zamani, ndivyo linavyoweza kuwa na roho waovu. Si roho wote wenye akili wanaowatesa. Ingawa kuna uthibitisho fulani ulioandikwa kwamba roho zinaweza kuwasiliana na walio hai, ni jambo la kawaida zaidi kupata roho za watu waliobaki. Mchawi wa mabaki ni ambapo nishati inaendelea kusonga kama ilivyokuwa kila wakati katika maisha halisi, lakini roho haiwezi au haitashirikiana. Ni kama kutazama rekodi ya yale yaliyotokea katika mali hiyo wakati uliopita. Nishati huendelea tu kusonga bila kusudi lolote halisi au mwisho. Kuna aina zaidi ya moja ya roho. Kuna roho, watu wa kivuli, poltergeists, malaika, mashetani, ili kutaja chache. Tamaduni na dini tofauti-tofauti zina aina tofauti-tofauti za roho zinazotambuliwa katika jumuiya zao. Kwa kawaida roho hufafanuliwa kuwa roho ya mtu au mnyama aliyekufa. Hakuna mtu anayejua kweli ni nini watu wa kivuli, lakini wanaonekana kama silhouettes kamili-kuvalia, wakati mwingine na sifa za uso wa binadamu na wakati mwingine na macho nyekundu. Poltergeist hufafanuliwa kuwa kiumbe kinachoweza kusababisha matatizo ya kimwili. Wanaweza kutoa kelele kubwa, kuhamisha vitu, na hata kusababisha uharibifu. Malaika ni wale ambao wengi katika jumuiya ya Kiyahudi na Kikristo wanaamini wanalinda na kuongoza wanadamu. "Watu waovu, ambao wakati mwingine huitwa ""malaika waliopotea,"" ni roho kama malaika, lakini wana lengo la kuwaangamiza wanadamu."