Patterns and Metaphors of Poltergeist Activity:

With the exception of rare lengthy cases, poltergeist phenomena generally last from two to six

weeks (short term 1 week, long term about 18 months). Cases are nearly always reported in

homes, offices or workplaces – wherever a dynamic of human interaction takes place. Poltergeist

activity, with its connection to unresolved stress, appears to be a rare form of stress relief. Instead

of the stress releasing itself in "normal" ways, the agent unconsciously "blows off steam" with the

PK activity. Patterns found in the disturbances are generally symbolic & can give clues as to the identity of the agent & the nature of the unresolved stress. Often objects & area focused activity occur whereby the disturbances tend to stay with certain forms of objects or in certain locations in the physical environment. The disturbances often appear as metaphors to the causes of stress. For example, sexual tension may be released through causing the bed to shake. Anger towards a certain person may be released by the agent causing items belonging to the target person to break. The rare outbreak of small fires may be associated with a general release of anger, whereas water is more often associated with grief (as in tears not being physically shed). More unusual cases involving guilt have resulted in the agent actually giving him/herself a psychokinetic "self-beating" displayed by the spontaneous manifestation of bruises or other marks of physical punishment.

Other very rare poltergeist cases have involved sightings of apparition-like forms. These are not

thought to be true apparitions (or ghosts – a consciousness operating outside of or after the death

of his or her physical body). Rather, they are thought to be unconscious projections from the mind

of the agent that are "picked up" telepathically by people associated with the agent (& of course, by the agent as well). These apparitional forms are often not human in appearance (in contrast to ghosts), & may even look like an archetypal "monster." As frightening as they may appear, these mental projections are harmless & are simply a reflection of the agent's inner psychological "monsters or demons." As with the physical activity, they are often a metaphor for the mental & emotional stress the agent is experiencing.

More subtle forms of poltergeist activity involve micro-effects whereby the agent mentally, though unconsciously, affects the functioning of technology (these are effects that occur throughout our lives). It is now known that technology such as watches, computers, telephones, photocopiers, etc. are apparently susceptible to PK. Similar to the large scale poltergeist effects, these micro-effects appear to be a form of stress-relief or a reflection of the mood of the agent, & the type of effect is often a clue as to the nature of the stress. Agents may in fact only be a contact for an entity, being used a source of energy; feeding off the stress of the agent.  This is not always the case, though more common studies are apt in proving them as such.