My name is Sophia Kimble and I write paranormal romance. Why you ask?
Well, I’ve had several paranormal experiences, and I love romance.
To decide if your house is haunted or
not, let’s look at the different types of hauntings/ghosts.
1. Residual Haunting
This type of haunting is really just
an event that happened at a location sometime in the past that got stuck
on a rewinding loop. The ghost/entity does not interact, is not actually there,
but energy replays something that happened long ago. It can be a visual or
audio-type experience.
Energy does not dissipate but changes form, and
sometimes reforms into an event that happened before. Some of these hauntings
are from a traumatic event (like battlefield ghosts) or from an action done
over and over (like staircase hauntings).
I’ve had what I think
is this type of experience. I woke up one night to see an old woman staring
down at me from the side of my bed, though she seemed to look straight through
me. She then turned and walked through the bathroom door and disappeared.
When you’re below that
room of my house, you can occasionally hear someone walking from the bedroom,
and across the bathroom floor in the same direction the old woman took...even when no one else is home.
I’ve considered this
could have been an episode of sleep paralysis, but I wasn’t paralyzed and it was totally different from my previous experience. Read
more about the demon I saw and my experience with sleep paralysis here.
2. Shadow People-
Ghosts that
appear in varied form of shadow. They can be black human shaped, hatted, wispy/smoky,
hooded, or partially formed. They show themselves in many ways and often times we see
them dart by from the corner of our eye. Perhaps they are intelligent ghosts
who are unable to fully show themselves, or something else entirely?
3. Intelligent Haunting
This involves the ghost/spirit of a human
entity who is aware of and tries to communicate with a living person. They try
to get your attention in many ways; turning things on and off, moving objects,
making noise, or even hiding things.
Some people believe this type of ghost is
either trapped in our world, or has come back for a visit. Sometimes the only
sign of this type of haunting are things like goosebumps, feeling of being
watched, or uneasiness.
4. Poltergeists-
This is called a noisy ghost. They are
usually very noticeable. They slam doors, turn lights on and off, break objects,
move furniture, and much more.
Just seeing if you’re paying attention.
I was looking for a picture of a shadow man, and he popped up. I said, "Yes please!"
I was looking for a picture of a shadow man, and he popped up. I said, "Yes please!"
Is Your House Haunted…Or
is it something else?
Current beliefs are that
Poltergeist-type activity is actually caused by a living person with psychokinetic
abilities (PK). PK is the ability of the subconscious mind to move objects.
People who have this may not even be aware of the ability.
It has been found to show up most often in pubescent girls, though anyone can have this ability. These bursts of PK can come and go. It usually happens when the person is under duress/extreme stress.
It has been found to show up most often in pubescent girls, though anyone can have this ability. These bursts of PK can come and go. It usually happens when the person is under duress/extreme stress.
Or…it is a ghost who is
really pissed off. :)
A few weeks ago I was in the kitchen at the sink,
mad about something, when I hear a crash right beside me. My grandmother’s
plate that had hung in my kitchen for 12 years was on the floor broken to bits.
In order to get this off the wall, “one” would have to lift the holder up and
over the large nail head.
PK or intelligent
haunting?
My sister was sitting in her office when an
encyclopedia flew from the bookshelf behind her. These books are very difficult
to get in and out of the shelf.
Ghost or PK?
I don't know the answers to these questions, but I do believe in ghosts and most all things paranormal!
There are many types of
hauntings, not all are listed here, but as you can see ghosts come in all
shapes, sizes, and forms. And range from wreaking total havoc to being like as
benign as a movie.
So before you claim
something as a haunting, be sure to consider the possibility it could be you or
someone in living in your house actually causing the haunting-type experience.
I would love to hear
about other people’s experiences with hauntings in the comments below.
If you'd like to read about an intelligent ghost... I've got one in my Druid's Curse series.
My books are available at these fine retailers:
11 comments:
Great post, Sophia! I love reading about, and watching movies, about ghosts and other paranormal- I'm just a big baby when it comes to experiencing them in real life! I've had a few things happen that made me think there might be something unexplained- but I prefer to keep my paranormal in my fiction :)
Thanks for stopping by and I know what you mean. After the fact, I'm excited about the experience, but during....not so much!
So interesting as I, too, write paranormal--only I have never personally had an experience with the spirit world. I rely on good friends who have! Love reading about your ghost types--very informative. Best wishes!
Oh wow...fascinating! I love Paranormal, and I love stories about hauntings and ghostly occurrences. Very interesting.
Great post, Sophia. I've never had a paranormal experience. Enjoy reading about them. I did see a UFO once. I swear. Driving through Nebraska at night. My passengers were asleep and didn't see it. Of course, they didn't believe me, either. LOL
Thanks so much, Susan, Alicia, and Diane for stopping by.
Susan...never say never. muwhahahaha
Would love to hear about that UFO sighting, Diane. :)
Fascinating post! We often hear footsteps in the unoccupied bedroom over our family room. When we visited the Mayan ruins in Chichen Itza, I swear there were spirits watching us all the time. The sensation was so real it led to my WIP Forbidden Love.
I believe I've experienced that sleep paralysis before. I try to move something, anything and I can't. Everything feels heavy. I once felt like there was someone floating above me when I stayed in a bed and breakfast in Salem, Massachusetts. It had been the home of one of the victims of the trials there. This was great reading! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Way more information on ghosts and hauntings than I knew (or wanted to know) LOL!
Great post.
Good luck and God's blessings
PamT
Oh, gosh! I know exactly what intelligent haunting is. Pretty sure my grandpa visited me during the first year of each of my children's births. Turning the VCR on and off and other things. I appreciate the post. It was cool!
Thanks so much for sharing your stories. I love to hear of other peoples experiences. It's amazing how many things go bump in the night.
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