Fields

Fields are basically forces that interact with & affect other forces. There are four fundamental forces: strong, weak, gravity, & electromagnetic. It’s the electromagnetic forces inside of atoms that allow them to behave the way they do. The force exerted by a positive charge will attract the force exerted by a negative charge, & the force exerted by a positive charge will repel the force exerted by another positive charge. Like forces repel each other & opposite forces attract each other. Fields, or forces, is the glue that holds everything in the universe together.

Without these forces, the universe would truly be a dull & non-forming place for elementary particles to exist & nothing more. Atoms wouldn’t exist. Planets wouldn’t exist. Stars wouldn’t exist. Basically, anything that you’d call a body could not be.

Electric Fields

Electric fields arise from the electrical charges of atoms. As you may already know, atoms consist

of protons, neutrons, & electrons. The protons & neutrons make up the nucleus, or center, of

the atom. The outer part, or orbit, of the atom consists of electrons. Protons carry positive charges, while neutrons carry no charges & are there to prevent protons from repelling each other in the nucleus (since like charges repel each other & opposite charges attract each other). Electrons carry negative charges. Both protons & electrons emit electrical fields which are forces that attract & repel other types of fields. Positive charges will attract negative charges & vice versa. It’s the positive charges of protons in the nucleus that keep electrons orbiting around the nucleus. Without an opposite force to attract the electrons, the electrons would float out & away into space!

An atom that is not electrically charged has an equal number of electrons & protons. Some atoms have free electrons that can move to other atoms. When this occurs, the atom giving up an electron has an overall positive charge, since it now contains more protons than electrons. Similarly, when an atom gains an electron, it has an overall negative charge, since it now

                                                                                                

contains more electrons than protons. An atom that contains an electrical charge is called an ion.

When an atom contains an equal number of protons & electrons, the fields produced by the

protons & electrons cancel each other out, & the atom has an overall neutral charge, or no

charge. However, when an atom contains an unequal number of electrons or protons, an electric

field is produced by the atom because of its overall negative or positive charge.

An atom that carries an electrical charge emits an electric field that can attract or repel opposite

& like electrical fields respectively. Electrical fields are measured in volts per meter (V/m). The

higher the electrical charge in a material, the higher the Voltage, & the higher the electric field

around the material will be. An electric field is strongest nearest its source, or atom, whereas it

becomes weaker & weaker as it moves further & further away.

Electric fields are invisible to the naked eye. However, you can readily observe their effects. For

example, when you rub a piece of dry glass against a piece of silk, you are removing some of the

electrons from the atoms of the dry glass to the atoms of the piece of silk. When this happens, the

silk piece is now negatively charged, & the piece of dry glass is now positively charged. If you

were to touch the piece of dry glass to the piece of silk, a transfer of electrons would flow back to

the dry glass, as opposite electrical charges attract each other. If the charge is great enough, you

can often see a spark occur as a result of the transfer of electrons between the two materials

through the air.

Magnetic Fields

Magnetic fields arise from the movement of electrical charges. As opposed to electric fields, which are produced by stationary charges, or ions (called static electricity), magnetic fields are produced whenever an electron or proton in an atom moves. Electrons in an atom can move in three different ways: 1) around the orbit of an atom, 2) on their axes (like the spinning of a ball), or 3) to another atom. The magnetic field produced by electrons rotating around an atom and on their axes is very small. It’s when electrons move from atom to atom that a greater magnetic field is produced.

Electrons are arranged in an atom in groups called domains. Each domain consists of electrons

which spin on their axes in the same general direction. If an atom contains four domains, & two

of those domains contain electrons spinning in one general direction & the other two domains

contain electrons spinning in another general direction, no net magnetic field is produced that’s

strong enough to have any effect on the surrounding environment of the atom. However, when most of the domains of an atom contain electrons spinning in one general direction, the net magnetic field produced is strong enough to have an effect on the surrounding environment of the atom. This is how magnets work. In a bar magnet, most of the electrons in the magnet are spinning in one general direction.

 Imagine a magnet being a water hose with the water turned on. The water flows from one direction to another. Now imagine that the water flow is the result of a magnetic field pushing the water along the hose. At one end of the hose, where the water comes in, you have the South pole, & at the other end of the hose, where the water exits, you have the North pole. Magnets contain such poles: North & South poles, & they’re a result of how the magnetic field is produced from billions of moving electrons. Magnetic fields from a bar magnet flow from the South pole end of the bar, through the magnet towards the North pole of the bar, & then out into the air & then back into the South pole of the bar again. And since like fields repel each other & opposite fields attract, this would explain why opposite poles of magnets will stick together while like poles will not.

                                                                                                                    

The strength of a magnetic field is measured in Amperes per meter (A/m). Another common term

used for describing moving electrical charges is current. Electrical currents are commonly

measured in amperes. However, this type of measurement is done very close to the source of the

current. When the magnetic field needs to be measured at a distance from its source, such as in

space, another type of measurement is employed called magnetic flux density. The measuring

units used to measure magnetic flux density are gamma, Tesla, & Gauss. These are the units of measurement commonly used in EMF meters.

Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)

Electromagnetic fields arise from the combination of electric & magnetic fields. Electric fields are produced by charges within an atom while magnetic fields are produced whenever those charges move. So, if an electron within an atom moves, either within itself or to another atom, it produces a magnetic field. Electrons are negatively charged particles. So, they always produce a certain amount of electric fields. The same goes for the positively charged protons. Also, electrons are always spinning on their axes which indicate they are moving &  hence, producing magnetic fields. So, it’s safe to say that if electrons are charged particles & they are always moving that they are always producing electric & magnetic fields. The resultant field produced by such a phenomenon is called the electromagnetic field. It’s the product of the overlapping of electric & magnetic fields.

An electric field that moves, or changes, will generate a magnetic field. A magnetic field that moves, or changes, will generate an electric field. It’s for these reasons why generators can produce electricity & electricity can move electric motors. In a generator, a moving magnet, powered by some other energy source such as gasoline, produces changing magnetic fields that produce electric fields in conductors (wires designed to carry electricity), & , hence, electricity in the form of electrical current (moving charges/electrons). In an electric motor, an electric current produces magnetic fields that force magnetic materials to move (much like a compass moves with the magnetic fields of the earth).

When electrical charges, either positive or negative, change at regular intervals (oscillate), they

produce electromagnetic waves: oscillations of overlapping electric & magnetic fields.

Electromagnetic waves are the combination of electric & magnetic waves overlapping at right

angles to each other, & they travel out into space at the speed of light. Another term used to

describe electromagnetic waves is electromagnetic radiation. Light is a form of electromagnetic

radiation. Light travels very fast at the rate of 299,792,458 meters per second (in a vacuum).

Electromagnetic radiation can travel very long distances. That’s because an electromagnetic wave is self-propagating: the moving magnetic field (in the form of a wave), because of the fact that it’s moving, produces an electric field that also moves with the movement of the magnetic field, & the moving electric field (in the form of a wave), because of the fact that it’s moving, produces a magnetic field that also moves with the movement of the electric field. In other words, since moving magnetic fields generate electric fields & moving electric fields generate magnetic fields, a self-propagating electromagnetic field in the form of a wave is produced. It’s a self-sustaining marriage that makes phenomena like light possible. It’s also what makes TV, radio, microwave ovens, & cell phones possible.

Electromagnetic waves travel at varying frequencies. Frequencies are rates at which waves travel

within a certain period of time. For example, the electricity that’s typically used via a monitor screen operates at a frequency of 60 Hertz. One Hertz is the time it takes for once wave cycle to form in one second. The higher the frequency, the more cycles can fit into a period of time. Light, a form of electromagnetic waves, travels at very high frequencies: between 430 trillion & 750 trillion Hertz. Our human eyes can pickup these frequencies as light – it’s what allows us to view the world around us.

Energies captured while in an investigation!

The Fear Factor

Human fear plays a large role & ghost sightings & the experiences. When people began to believe that they have a ghost haunting their home the natural fears involved push the experiences along, creating an environment where anything, no matter how logical, become something supernatural. People read about haunted houses & listen to what friends tell them even if the information is wrong. The people living in a haunted location began to actively participate in the haunting themselves. Listing closely for any strange noises or voices. Adrenaline is released into the bloodstream. When they do this any little sound becomes magnified & the other senses may be magnified as well. They will here are all kinds of natural noises that were probably always there, but they never noticed before. They will lay awake at night staring into the darkness of their rooms until their eyes finally see something that is not there, a dark apparition, a shadow moving, or evil face looming back at them from the foot of their bed. When there is a suggestion of the ghost or haunting the natural human fears will cause people to expect to experience the supernatural.

Have you ever noticed the difference between a good commercial haunted house & one that is just okay. The good one will have activities happening outside, while you wait in line. This mentally "prepares" you to become scared. this is exactly what several "reality based" television shows replicate to prepare their contestants before taking them to the "haunted" location.

Of course, this does not mean that there isn't a ghost or haunting occurring behind all the strange happenings, but it is important to understand that the fear & human mind can in voluntarily create an atmosphere of unnecessary terror.

The truth is that 99 percent of haunting cases are not violent & non intrusive. There is almost nothing to be afraid of. Most of the terror felt comes from a fear of the unknown, an instinctive method of human survival. Through education & understanding we are able to realize that ghost are not here to threaten thus & in many of the cases the ghost are unaware of the presence of living individuals. Many people who have learned to live with ghosts inside their homes have described as an enlightening spiritual experience. 

Street Light Interference

SLI is an ability claimed by certain people to switch street lamps on or off merely by being in the vicinity. We do not know who was the first person to make such claims, or indeed how old the phenomenon might be. I have only been involved for little over twenty-five years, but I suspect that it is as old as street lighting itself.

SLI is closely allied to TLI or Traffic Light Interference, which is far more commonly encountered. In traffic light interference the driver of a vehicle believes that by simply 'willing' a change to occur, he is able to influence the traffic lights in his favor as he approaches.

AREAS OF INVESTIGATION

                                                                                                           

The investigation of SLI is divided into four equally important areas of research:

1) The investigation of anomalous SLI, interactive with a person, but whose cause is the result of an electrical or mechanical fault.

2) The investigation of anomalous SLI, interactive with a person, but whose cause is not the result of an electrical or mechanical fault.

3) The investigation of anomalous SLI which is not caused by any fault in the equipment, or by any mental or physical intervention by a person who is only coincidentally in proximity.

4) The investigation of anomalous SLI, interactive with a person, caused by that person's paranormal abilities.

PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS

A) SLI can only be investigated to a satisfactory conclusion on a case by case basis.

B) No scientific study could be conducted or indeed should be attempted without sufficient data.

C) As electrical apparatus of a technical nature is involved in SLI, only technically qualified/able investigators with legal access to, and a knowledge of, the system under study would be capable of eliminating the 'normal' explanations.

D) Would-be investigators without technical knowledge of street lighting should be dissuaded from attempting any personal investigations of the lamp itself. Lamps that display any features out of the norm and, in particular, turn on or go out at approach, are odds-on to be faulty and should be considered highly dangerous. Under certain fault conditions simply touching the metal lamppost could prove fatal. Apart from the lethal 240 volt electricity supply, many types of street lighting employ voltages at least double that of the mains. Explosions can occur in faulty components if vibrated. On several investigations I have found the ground around the lamppost to be at mains potential.

E) The following questions, if answered, will generate the kind of data any genuine scientific investigator would need as a minimum before any valuable assessment could be carried out:

i) How often have you observed the effect?

ii) What was the exact date and time of each observation?

iii) Was the observed effect a lamp or lamps coming on? Going off? Some other effect?

iv) Did the observed effect occur to just one particular lamp? A string of lamps? Or lamps in several different locations?

v) What was the exact location of the lamp or lamps?

vi) What type of lamp was involved?

* Sodium (bright yellow).

* Filament (normal light).

* Mercury vapor (bright blue/green white light).

* Fluorescent (diffused white light).

* Some other type?

* Not sure / do not know.

vii) How was the lamp mounted: On a steel lamppost? On a wooden post? Wall mounted? Suspended by wire? Other?

viii) How did you approach the lamp? On foot? In a vehicle? On a bicycle?

F) Only after a thorough technical investigation has failed to find a 'normal' explanation for the anomaly should further questions, such as those outlined in the SLI Effect, be asked of the witness to prevent the generation of a whole mythopoeic field.

G) Any person who has the psychical/paranormal ability to affect mains-operated, heavy wattage lamp equipment should be equally able to affect very low voltage/wattage equipment. This suggests that a common battery-operated torch would be the ideal apparatus on which to test such abilities.

H) If a case is discovered where tests have revealed that a mechanical switch or connection was manipulated without physical intervention then psychokinesis tests can be carried out on the subject.

I) Today many houses, vehicles, boats and pedestrians are equipped with radio transmission equipment. For example: cell phones, citizen band equipment, amateur radio transmitters, police personal radios and taxi cab radios.

Much of this equipment is of considerable output power and many times I have investigated cases where cooking stoves, electronic organs and even denture fillings have been the receiver of these transmissions. Lampposts and overhead cable lines can make very effective aerials. Many types of public lighting use inductive components as a part of their operating apparatus. This suggests that it might be worthwhile conducting some tests to determine if radio transmitters could be responsible for any random operations of lighting equipment.

NATURAL EXPLANATIONS FOR SLI

There can be many explanations for lamps going on or off as they are approached. Here are a few:

CHANCE

Few pedestrians are ever more than a short distance away from a street lamp. Statistically, given the number of people and the number of street lights in the UK, there would have to be at least one person who is at this very moment approaching a street light that is either about to come on or go off.

At certain times of the day, namely around dawn or dusk, the mathematical probability of a chance observation of a lamp operating on approach (on or off) increases astronomically.

Street lights are turned on or off at least once in each twenty-four hour period, so there is unlikely to be anyone who has not witnessed such an event in his or her lifetime. We tend to take street lighting for granted, so it is not surprising that few of us will remember having seen this event.

Though it is planned that most of Britain's street lighting should be turned on at around dusk and off again at around dawn, there are many reasons why street lights do not always follow this pattern. In the section headed 'FAULTS', I list a few of the common causes that can give rise to a belief that street lamps are operating because of your approach.

Most street lighting repairs are carried out during the daylight hours and may necessitate turning on the individual or string of lamps for testing. An individual's approach could easily coincide with just such an event.

FAULTS

Apart from the normal switching of public lamps at the desired times, mechanical and electrical faults can produce some quite amazing effects where the witness unwittingly interacts with the faulty equipment or its electrical supply.

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I list here a few that I have personally encountered during the course of my investigations:

Connections: By far the most common are poor electrical connections. The approach by the subject causes vibrations through the ground that disturb the faulty connection, causing either a make or break to the circuit and the associated light comes on or more often goes out. Tall lampposts act as vibration amplifiers transmitting the amplified movement to the lamp head, where even the most delicate approach can modify a lamphead fault.

Intermittent faults in the lamp's supply cable can be quite delicate vibration sensors converting foot pressure or vibration into electrical contact.

Photocells: Anything that obscures the photocell (usually mounted on the top of the lamphead) from receiving sufficient natural light will cause it to operate the circuit. Some of the causes I have come across include: birds nests, roosting birds, birds droppings, autumn leaves, overgrown trees, litter, lamppost paint, traffic grime and splashes, passing clouds, fog and mist, snow, the cell's becoming dislodged and pointing downwards, shade cast be high-sided vehicles.

Naturally, the removal of anything obscuring a photocell can turn a lamp on if there is sufficient ambient light.

If a photocell has just determined that it must turn on the lamp due to insufficient ambient light, any increase, natural or unnatural, in the light falling onto the photocell will reverse the process.

Some examples of how this can happen are:

(a) the turning on of internal house lights when a lamp's photocell is adjacent to a house,

(b) the operation of any powerful security lighting in the vicinity of the lamp's photocell,

(c) a vehicle's headlights,

(d) reflected light from any source.

Clocks: Apart from the natural time when a clock is set to operate a circuit (on or off), other factors can modify the switching moment and make it interactive with a person's approach.

When a clock mechanism reaches the pre-set point at which it should operate, i.e. close or open its contacts, it encounters increased mechanical resistance to its forward rotational motion as its energies are divided between moving the dial and lifting the contact arm. Sometimes this additional pressure is sufficient to actually stop a poorly maintained clock at this critical moment. In any event, all clocks at this point of operation are highly sensitive to vibration. Traffic passing or even very small amounts of vibration, such as the approach of a person, can cause a light to operate.

All electrical contacts eventually become dirty or even pitted, particularly if used to switch heavy loads, i.e. more than one lamp. Contacts damaged in this way may not make good contact even when closed due to the high resistance of carbon deposits. Such a condition makes the lamp liable to be operated by vibrations.

Temperature: Changes in temperature can cause electrical faults able to put lamps on or turn them off. Internal lamppost wiring is usually done with copper wire. Apart from its good electrical conductivity and low resistance, copper also has a good rate of expansion and contraction and its heat conduction is well exploited in the catering industry. An expanding or contracting copper wire puts mechanical pressure on its connection terminals which, if not tight enough or corroded, become susceptible to vibration. For reasons stated previously, the lamphead connections are susceptible to vibration. Many photocells are mounted under a transparent plastic cover on a printed circuit board with other electronics. As this board is exposed to direct sunlight and the print on the board is copper, it is prone to circuit board cracks that can be susceptible to vibration operation.

Filament Failure: It is easy to overlook the fact that in filament lighting a piece of extremely thin metal (the filament) is heated to a degree where it is liable to break. Only a very small amount of vibration would be required to cause a lit bulb to blow.

Stroboscopic Effects: The stroboscopic effect, at its greatest in mercury lighting, can give rise to many unusual optical effects. For example, if you are driving at speed under a row of mercury lights when you may get the feeling that each lamp only comes on just as you reach it. The effect is more pronounced if the head is turned so as to look obliquely towards the lamp. This is because the "side" of the eye is the most sensitive.

Power Failure: Any power cut or resumption due to any reason, at any distance, will turn lights on or off on the same circuit.

In Summary: Finally any of the following items related to street lamps can be the cause of 'natural SLI': transformers, chokes, capacitors, connectors, clocks, circuit boards, cable faults, power cuts, photocells, lightening, contraction, vandalism, dogs, corrosion, water ingress, bulbs/tubes/filaments, fuses, contacts, lampholders, vibration, temperature changes, wind, birds, expansion, stroboscopic effects, ground resistance. 

Paranormal Theories

Below I've listed some theories I've developed over the years of investigating haunted places. These will not and can not be applied to every case of spirit activity, but they can be applied to most. There are exceptions to every rule! These are not fact. That's why they're called theories. So far, there is no "solid" theory for the existence of ghosts. Since we can't sit one down & have a quiet little chat with them, we may never know exactly why they stay behind. But for now, we have ideas, thoughts & "wish lists" for the why. That's what this page is for. All of you out there that have an idea that you feel could be a good, serious reason for spirits to stay behind, send them to me & I'll post them for everyone to read, think about & comment on. If you have had an experience, & one of these theories helps to make sense of it, please let me know.

Feel free to comment on any of the theories below as you wish.

Magnetism and Energy

I recently watched a show on the Discovery channel about levitation & magnetism. The main subject was about human levitation, but it went into the different ways that man have attempted and/or succeeded in levitating objects. The show began with the old Indian rope trick in which a man could cause an ordinary section of rope to rise up into the air & stiffen enough to allow a small child to climb up to the top & then back down. Another segment profiles a man who found a way to use magnetism to propel a train. This train actually rides about 1 cm above a track & is propelled by electromagnets rapidly turning on & off, thus throwing the train forward. The last segment of the show is what really caught my attention. I watched as scientists used an extraordinary large magnet that uses about 20 megawatts of power to magnetize a 2-inch area. Because of the amount of power they were using in such a small area, they showed the viewer that almost anything could be magnetized. Among the items they showed were glass beads, water, a strawberry, a spider & a small frog. All of which were held in midair due to the magnetic field.

This is what got me thinking about ghosts, how they affect their environment and most of all, & their ability to move objects. Now, it's the common belief among ghost hunters that spirits can move objects up to about 5 pounds. The old saying is that there's an exception to every rule. In this case, it's accounts of beds shaking and/or levitating & other larger items that have been reported to move of their own accord. These items weigh far more the 5 pounds & many are hard to move by us "living" beings!

My theory is that spirits may have more control over more powerful magnetic fields then we originally thought. The large magnet I watched on this Discovery show used 20 megawatts of power-that's enough to power a small town! Now think about how all that power went into levitating very small objects that weighed less then a single pound. Imagine the power one would need or the magnetic field we would have to generate to move a bed or a couch or a chair. With the reports I've read & the interviews I've done, I have the idea the ghosts posses this kind of control, but for only a short time. Otherwise things might be flying all over the place all the time! I'm guessing here, but I think that such an effort taxes their strength to the point that they need rest, since we do not see this sort of thing all of the time. The lack of witnessed experiences (as in when someone leaves the room & finds things moved or change when they return) may be due to timing. Let me explain what I mean. Let's say a spirit wishes to move an object, it might need time to build up the energy need to do the act, much like a track runner or swimmer needs to warm up & stretch before they race. When the spirit builds up sufficient energy, they can release a magnetic field, "pushing" an object. The time it took to build up the energy may have been enough for a living person to get up & leave the room, thus unable to witness the event.
The shaking of objects, such as the classic shaking bed, could be the result of a spirit alternating the magnetic field, from positive to negative, or repelling & attracting an object. The same event could also be from a rapid pulsating of a magnetic field. By releasing short bursts of magnetic fields, a spirit may be able to lift an object and drop it, over & over quickly. This would simulate the bed "rocking" or "shaking" on it own.

The levitation of an object could be caused by a constantly energized magnetic field repelling the object enough to keep it up in the air for a short time. I would imagine this would take a lot of energy on the part of the ghost. Just moving an object would require a short burst, while holding an object steady would obviously require more energy. This is much like when we move things. For an example, let's use a regular bed. To move it, most of us need only to nudge it with a leg & it'll move a bit. Give it a push & we can move it around the room fairly easy. Now try to get under it & hold it off the ground for a few minutes. It's not as easy. I would guess that the same would hold true for our invisible friends. 

Spirits and Children

I think a spirit may become attached to a baby because the baby may be the only one who can see it. A baby's, or small child's perception of a spirit may be more finely tuned then that of an adult. With no "rules of life" programmed into the baby...( such as there are no such things as ghosts, UFOs...etc.)..the baby isn't limited to what is "supposed" to be there. So who better for a spirit to take a liking to than the only one in the house who acknowledges its existence, simply because they're to young to be trained to ignore them. This may also be the reason why some ghosts become so protective of children. The spirit is quite possibly protecting its only form of interaction among the living.

Now, I've heard stories where people have lost things & found them later in different spots, but when there's a baby involved, I have usually read that the child always "gets" toys & things when they couldn't have possibly gotten themselves. Parents leaving car keys on a desk only to find them in the crib with the baby. I've read that ghosts like to play pranks or tricks on adults but never to a little one. Usually when ghosts play a prank on an adult it's to get their attention & to let them know that they (the ghost) are present. Maybe they don't do this with children because they can already see them (ghost). In turn the ghosts' "need" to be noticed isn't there. Little pranks may be a spirits way to let parents know that their child needs attention.

--- This was E-mailed to me a few days after the above theory was posted on the website---
I told Kenny this story after reading what he posted on the page about ghosts & children. Thought you may be able to use it - I promise it's 100% true; actually my family would sort of like to forget it. They are uncomfortable with the implications of the occurrence. Here goes: My mother has told me stories of things that happened to me when I was a baby. Here's what she said: When I was about 4 weeks old (certainly not old enough to do any climbing or jumping or even picking my head up very well), she placed me in my crib for a nap. I had no siblings at the time, & it was during the day so my dad was at work & there was no one else in the house. As she was in the next room reading, she decided after my long nap that it was time to wake me up. Upon entering the room, she found me laying in the center of the room, fast asleep on the floor, secure in my blanket. I had not made a thud (surely mom's radar ears would have heard that right away) & not even a whimper. But sure enough there I was, absolutely no explanation for how I had gotten there. We still suspect something paranormal, but nobody likes to dwell on that subject. But there really is no WAY I could have climbed out of my crib without a sound & ended up in that position, & stayed asleep. Ok so ruling out the impossible (there was no mobile or anything for me to climb in the crib, nobody broke in, I had no ability to climb as a newborn, & my mom is not delirious), I do tend to conclude that there was something "funny" going on that day, like it may be possible that a ghost was having a little fun with me & more likely, with my mom. I will say that I have always been sensitive with psychic phenomena, though - not a prodigy, but I get certain feelings others sometimes miss. Well, that's my story - of course I could not remember seeing anything, but it is a little in keeping with the theory.    Rachel R.

Sudden Death

It is believed by many that when a person dies suddenly, as in a car accident or by a gunshot, they may not be aware that they died. This is much like when we cut ourselves, but don't notice it until we see the injury. This sudden death can leave the spirit somewhat confused. He or she cannot communicate with us & perhaps, has lost the concept of time. This leaves them to wander the area where they died, not fully understanding the predicament they are in.

Often times when these type of spirits are encountered, they are dressed as they were when they died & seemed confused as to what is going on around them. These spirits may at times manipulate various objects so they might be noticed, as if they're reaching out for our help. Unfortunately for them, it is believed that they are stuck here until somebody from our side makes contact & informs them that they have died. If they can be convinced they have died, then they move on to the next life or whatever may lie on the other side. But contact , as in interaction with the spirit, is most often not made. People, by nature, fear what they do not understand. So most people will run away or move, leaving the spirit to dwell an eternity wandering the place of their death.

Charged Emotions

This theory suggests that an intense emotional event, such as a murder, suicide or a tragic loss of a loved one, can cause a person or persons to leave an electrical imprint on the surrounding area. Our brain is constantly releasing small electrical discharges. It is believed that during an intense emotional time, these discharges intensify. They become powerful enough to go beyond the boundaries of our body & imprint themselves onto objects in the immediate area. These imprints effectively record the details of the event that has transpired. It then takes the right person to come into the area & "playback" the recording.

This works much like a cassette recorder & tapes. Almost all the sounds in the world can be recorded onto a substance called ferrous oxide, or more commonly known as, rust. Sounds are converted into electrical impulses that are placed on the rust. When we put the tape into a cassette player & hit the "play" button, we hear what has been recorded. We can listen to this over & over again, whenever we replay the cassette.

Now imagine the electrical impulses escaping from the body of some pour soul who was murdered. This event happens in an old house. The energy spreads out & imprints itself on rust. Rusty nails, screws, handles, hinges & other metal objects that show signs of rust. The event is now recorded on the house or objects. Now imagine years later a new family moves in & begins some renovations to the old house. Walls are torn down, floor boards are ripped up or perhaps cabinets are replaced. All these renovations disturb the imprinted rust, perhaps sending out small vibrations into the air. Vibrations that go unnoticed by most, but for a few open-minded people, events that transpired unfold before them. This could happen with voices yelling, begging some unseen murderer to spare a victim's life, or the horrid event could play out like a movie before the viewer's eyes.

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This type of encounter always unfolds in the same way, replaying the exact same occurrences. In most cases, there is no interaction between the living & the dead. But, like I mentioned earlier, there are always exceptions. Some cases have reported the replay ending suddenly, usually if a living person gets too close or enters the room where the event is replaying. A few even report that when viewing a apparition, it may notice the viewer & then suddenly disappear.

Unfinished Business

Another theory is that a spirit will stay behind after the physical body dies if they have unfinished business. We can apply this theory to many examples, such as a soldier standing guard years after his division was wiped out. Perhaps an old field doctor still trying to save the casualties of war long after peace has been declared. Perhaps a mother on her way home to care for her children, but doesn't make it home because of a car accident that took her life.

All of these things may seem like a very inadequate reason to give up the afterlife in favor of an eternity of guard duty, but if you think about it, how many times have you said " I have got to get this done." How many times have we all said " If I just get this done, I can rest" or " If I just get here, I'll be done & home soon." I know I've said it a million times. All we think about is completing that task. So what happens if we die before getting it done? What if our death is quick & we don't even realize it, as in the third theory I listed? Many believe we continue trying to complete that task into the afterlife.

Many cases, including one I'll write later on this page, document soldiers being seen at forts, still standing guard or performing their duties as they did many years ago. Gettysburg is an excellent example of soldiers & field doctors still carrying out their orders & operations. Many of these stories can be found in Mark Nesbitt's Ghosts of Gettysburg books. He currently has 4 books that not only give great stories about the ghosts that dwell in Gettysburg, but they also provide a detailed history of the events that transpired in these haunted areas.

A mother's love may also keep her behind, protecting those she loved & those who resemble the ones she loved. In many cases, a family living in an old house have found they live with a helpful spirit. Perhaps picking up objects & putting them in their proper places or even warning a family of a fire starting in the late night hours. One case in particular documents a mother who was awakened in the middle of the night by the figure of an old woman. This figure had motioned the mother to follow, which she did. The mother followed the spirit into the children's room where she had found that a small night-lite had sparked a small flame that was slowly moving up the wall. The mother was able to snuff out the fire without anyone getting hurt. When she remembered the figure of the old woman, she found the figure had vanished. Later, it was discovered that an old woman had died in the house with her three children. The cause of their deaths had been a fire in the house.

Perhaps the human will to get things done is strong enough to stop our journey into the next world. Perhaps these are also imprints that are another exception to the rule, interacting with those of us who still live on this world.

Crossing Paths

One theory that I hear every now & then is that we are not seeing ghosts, instead we live in one of thousands of dimensions that are seconds apart. In theory, every event in history & the future is taking place all the time, just in different dimensions. There is no past or future, but rather it is always the present. Different timelines working at different speeds, right next to each other. So let's speculate that if the conditions are right ( perhaps a catastrophic event as in a nuclear blast or a war killing thousands at a time, caused a ripple in one of these time lines) then maybe two dimensions briefly cross each other, allowing us to ever so briefly interact with those of the past.

I've wondered about this theory after hearing several stories of people literally walking into the past. One story involved two female employees that took an unusual elevator ride. The event took place in a dorm in Gettysburg. Instead of the elevator opening at their intended destination of the first floor, the elevator doors opened when it reached the basement. What the employees saw was more then they bargained for. They saw a room full of wounded soldiers & a doctor performing the horrible amputations that were considered medicine in those days.

According to the story, the doctor looked up at the students & beckoned to them, possibly to help with treating the soldiers. Fortunately, after some hysterical punching of buttons, the doors again closed & took the students to the safety of the first floor & their own time.

Now here is what I have wondered about this theory. Did the doctor actually see those two ladies in the elevator? If he did see them, did he notice that their clothing was different or the fact that they were in a small room that was lighted without candles or a lantern & had doors that opened & close by themselves. Perhaps he did wonder about this, but only late at night when he did not have screaming men clutching at him as they died. I've also wondered what would have happened if the two ladies stepped off the elevator into that nightmare. Would they have been able to cross the barriers of time, stranding them in the year 1863.

So far, this theory seems to only work in one direction for those of us here in this dimension. All of the cases I have read or heard about , they detail someone from our time witnessing the past, never crossing paths with future. Perhaps it takes a major event, such as the battle of Gettysburg, to cause a ripple large enough to interfere with another time.

Imaginary Friends

One theory I've developed concerns the imaginary friends of small children. I believe that spirits are all around us, we just lack the open-mindedness to acknowledge that they are with us. I feel that this is because we are "programmed" when we are young by adults, that told us that there are no such things as ghosts. I was taught that when we died, we went to heaven or hell. The subject of ghosts never came up. Imaginary friends fall under this same programming. Parents will teach the children that their "friend" is not real, & they should stop talking to themselves. This is the kind of thinking that closes our minds to anything that is not flesh & blood or solid as a rock.

When we are born, we know nothing of the concerns & worries of the world. We have no rules to abide by, thus we have no preconceived notions of what is supposed to be real & what is supposed to be imaginary. We don't even know what imagination is. So, I believe that babies & small children are the best chance a spirit has to communicate with the living. There have been numerous documented cases where a child or baby has been moved from one spot to another, or an infant has gained possession of toys that were no where near them. Many people have watched a baby move it's eyes around, as if following someone or a child suddenly laughing for no obvious reason. Perhaps that child is seeing a grandparent who passed on before getting a chance to see their grandchild.

What about children who are heard having long conversations with an unseen friend? Most can be attributed to an overactive imagination, but there are a few cases in which children have gained information they could not have known. A woman once wrote me about her son. Apparently the young boy had an imaginary friend. One day the boy told his mother that her stomach was glowing. His friend said that his mommy was going to have another baby & the he would have a sister. The next week the woman found out that she was indeed pregnant. Sometime later, a baby girl was born. Perhaps imaginary friends are more real then we give them credit.

Saying Goodbye

Perhaps the most common, but overlooked paranormal experience is the dream. People have had dreams where loved ones have come back to guide us through some problem or to simply say goodbye after they have passed on. Many of you who are reading this have had these kind of dreams. Many people have awoke from dreams & changed travel plans or called in sick to work. All because they said they're mother, grandparent or brother who passed away long ago told them to. It sounds silly, but it has happened. A mother of a friend of mine cancelled a trip to Atlantic City one summer.

She said that her brother came to her in a dream, warning her to stay home. She did. Later the next day we found out that the bus she was to be on was involved in an accident. No one died, but a few were hospitalized due to some serious injuries. Good thing she listened to her brother.

Other times those who have crossed over simply want to assure & comfort those they left behind, as in the woman I met at a seminar hosted by the PGHA. She had been worried about her grandmother who had recently passed on. Granny put her granddaughter's fears to rest by coming back & telling her that she was alright.

When I was young & my own grandparents had passed away, I would often dream of them when I had been thinking about them. Most of the dream was of times we had spent together in there house, when they used to visit me at my house or when my grandfather lived with us for a time after my grandmother passed away. It all had the characteristics of a normal dream, with everything just happening without any thought about what I was doing. The only difference was at the end of the dream when it was time to go. I remember saying that I miss them. My grandfather would turn & say "Don't you worry about us, we're fine." This part always seemed the most real. I've always taken that as a message from them. So I don't worry.

A Familiar Place

A spirit may choose to dwell in a place that was familiar to them during their life. Try this for an example. After a hard day at work you get into your car. Where do you want to go? Some people want to go home. For them this is where they can sit down & relax for a little while, eat dinner in peace & watch a little TV before turning in for the night. Perhaps it is a favorite watering hole for happy hour. Surrounded by good friends, food & drink. This is where they like to be because they're happy there.

Where I'm going with this is that after one dies & stays behind, the world often changes around the spirit. They want to go somewhere they feel comfortable, where they can feel happy. With the inability to be seen or heard by most, a place like that is where they may spend much of their time. This could be the reason behind many restaurant & bar hauntings. Many soldiers may return to their fort or camp because that was their home before they died & that is where they feel comfortable. So why not spend most of your time there?
 
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Theories explanations are:

1. Are not accepted by science or the mainstream public
   2. Incorporate elements of the paranormal

They may be applied to paranormal events, or may suggest a paranormal explanation for what most people consider to be mundane events or things. There may be overlap with conspiracy theories, but the two are not synonymous. For example, it is possible to believe in secret societies influencing history without involving the paranormal. However, if the secret society consists of reptilian aliens, or if they use UFOs or sorcery, then it is a paranormal theory.

Spirits are consciousness of human beings that survive physical death. Our Consciousness creates our reality of how we see the world, ourselves, and others. Our Consciousness contains our personality, i.e. love, emotions, anger, frustration, and the perception towards the world.

Spirits are able to do olfactory manifestations. – That is ability to make one aware of their presence by smell

EVPs are Electronic voice phenomena. These are disembodied voice of the dead often recorded on audio recorders at a real haunted place. Spirits seem to be able to speak in a frequency that can be easily taken up and recorded by a magnetic tape on audio recorders. Thomas Edison built the first EVP recorder, and he was successful to record the voice of her late mother.

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Are Demons the same as "Ghosts"?

A: Ultimately, no. Whereas a ghost is generally considered to be the disembodied spirit essence

                                                                                                           

of a deceased person (or animal, in some cases), a demon was never physically alive, in the way

in which we are familiar with life. Because demons are spirit beings, & sometimes function in similar ways - even sometimes intentionally masquerading as ghosts - they are often mistaken as being ghosts. However, there is actually quite a difference between the two, both in character & abilities.