greater maryland paranormal society

Types of Haunting

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These are the most common types that are talked about in the paranormal community. We at the GMPS will say that we have not come in contact with all below. And we dont rule out that they are real or not, just that we have not investigated cases that involve all of the below.

Intelligent Hauntings:

In this type of haunting, spirits aren't confined to one space. They are aware of their surroundingsand are able to move to different locations. Spirits in these types of hauntings can acknowledge the existence of the humans and even try to communicate with them in various ways. These types of ghost are also able to move lighter objects with intentions on getting humans attention, (often taken the wrong way and the person is left scared).These types of spirits can be mischievous or benevolent. These types of spirits also do not want to leave the location in which they are haunting for any factor, whether it being their past place of residence, or they know they're being noticed. They may also be attached to an object still in the home and tend to not acknowledge that they have died. These types of hauntings can also be associated with Poltergeist hauntings.

Residual Hauntings:

Residual Hauntings are like watching a video and hitting rewind to watch over the same part over and over again. They tend to gradually fade out over time and sometimes never come back. The most common type of a residual haunting would be something like a battle or war fought a long time ago. There are no spirits involved in a residual haunting, its more like something that has been recorded by a traumatic event; basically, like a playback of a past event. Sometimes a person is lucky enough to actually catch this type of haunting on camera or film or even by the naked eye. The ghosts in a residual haunting do not interact with you; in fact they do not even know you are there. You could say they are doomed to play out the last moments of their lives forever and ever in time. This type of event is not dangerous at all, so if you ever have the chance to witness one, do so without fear and enjoy it. This type of haunting has to be considered when investigating a haunting. There are numerous theories on how these residual hauntings come to be. Video and audio tapes capture sounds and images on a film of special material that has been oxidized or rusted. Certain building materials, such as slate used in older castles and stone structures and iron nails used in many older buildings, have properties similar to that of the tapes. When a traumatic event occurs or a time of heightened emotions, these materials record the event for future playback. Everything is made up of energy and energy cannot be destroyed. The materials store the energy created by these traumatic events and plays them back at a later time.

Demonic Hauntings:

Demonic hauntings are rare but are present in are world of ghost hunting, A demonic haunting is of a very violent haunting. Usually what is present, is a demon or inhuman spirit. In a demonic haunting you may be faced with scratches (randomly waking up with them), being pushed, hissed at, being called bad names and being punched, kicked etc. Demons hate us humans and want nothing but to rid the world of us normal. Known as fallen angles, they believe we are the cause of their punishment. A demonic haunting may start off as random raps on the walls, then move up to things being moved on you, and things being thrown across the room. Then It may get more violent and you start being assaulted by the demon. You can avoid this type of haunting in some ways as these spirit enter our homes by the use of black magic, Ouija boards or some type of unholy worship or practice. These are not the only ways though, just some of the more common instances found through many studies spanning the past few years.

Poltergeist Hauntings:

Poltergeist Activity:

A malevolent, mischievous spirit or form of energy which manifests with characteristics such asstrange noises, moving or disappearing objects, and abnormal odors. The word poltergeist is a German word, literally translated, it means “Noisy Spirit.” A typical poltergeist haunting tends to Include; noises, things being moved around on their own, and loud knocking. There also may be voices, smells and apparitions. These events are usually witnessed by numerous people in the home including friends and other relatives.

The Poltergeist Experience:

In poltergeist cases, reported disturbances include: strange noises and knockings, and objects moving about as if under their own power. Objects have been reported to fly about in bizarre trajectories, to crash to the floor and break, to break or shatter in place, and to disappear and reappear, sometimes in different locations. Beds are sometimes reported to shake and furniture to rearrange itself. In more rare cases, small, innocuous fires have started, water droplets or bursts have fallen from nowhere, stones have pelted homes, and vague apparition-like forms have been seen. Whatever the nature of the physical disturbances, poltergeist phenomena can inevitably be linked to an "agent."

The Poltergeist Agent:

Though the agent can usually be narrowed down to one person, in some cases the agent appears to consist of two or more people who co-create a psychological dynamic that causes one or more of the people to mentally "set off" the physical disturbances. Studies and investigations show that agents are typically experiencing repressed or unresolved emotional stress. Adolescence is commonly a stressful life period (psychologically and physically) and not

surprisingly, the majority of reported poltergeist cases involve adolescent agents (the age range is from 12 or 13 to early 20s). However, people of all age groups are potential poltergeist agents (although there has been a noticeable lack of agents under 10 or 11). Studies have also shown that people with epilepsy or epileptic-like activity in the brain are sometimes associated with poltergeist activity. This does not mean that everyone under stress or with epilepsy will be a poltergeist agent. In fact, the phenomenon is very uncommon, even though minor PK events may occur throughout someone's lifetime. In severe cases of repressed stress or epilepsy, poltergeist activity rarely occurs.