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I want to learn more facts about the castles of Great Britain and theirs history

I want to learn some legends about the British castles

I want to learn more about ghosts: what are they? what type of the ghosts could we find? Why do people see ghosts?

I want to tell you about the ghosts in the British castles

Revenants are unusual phenomenon which occurs only once. Objects are seen many tımes and often at one place, are called ghosts. In the most cases when we see ghosts we usually see the ghosts of alive people.

Humans have been able to conquer and find answers to the most of the mysteries of the world, but death remains unconquered. Although there have been many theories told about life after death, nothing has been clearly evident. The speculations over ghosts have been raving for a long time, but concrete evidence has not been found. According to believers, there are different types of ghosts, such as traditional apparitions, crisis apparitions, doppelgangers, and anniversary ghosts. Traditional apparitions are ghosts that interact with human beings. This can be for good or for bad. These ghosts are said to hide objects, frighten people and throw objects or plea for help. These ghosts are said to be present because of unfinished work. This can be due to their death in untoward circumstances, and they generally seek human help to resolve the issue and progress into a different realm. These spirits are said to be “intelligent” yet haunting, as they appear to be aware of the people around them and their surroundings. Crisis apparitions are ghosts who appear to inform someone about danger. They are solid or transparent by nature. Anniversary ghosts appear on the anniversary of their death caused by some tragic event. These ghosts are commonly found in haunted houses or castles, and often relate to legends of tragedies from centuries past. Messenger ghosts, like banshees, appear to family members to herald the death of another family member. Poltergeists are noisy spirits who produce sounds like "psychic explosions" from a teenage boy or girl. Speculations are believed to be the soul or spirit of humans who have passed on from this life. These are orb-shaped and have been seen by many. Some say these spirits have a separate life form and are undetectable to the human eye because of their finer tissue.

It is useful to explain types of ghosts, how researchers classify various types of such phenomena. Those ghosts, which fact of supervision prove to be true any circumstances refer to "authentic" and represent the greatest value for parapsychologists. Many of researchers which interests lay in the given area have developed for they own classification. Below the basic categories examined by various societies of researchers, worked in the field of mentality are listed.

“Crisis” ghosts in this case it is a question of the ghosts which are being during the moment of the highest crisis experienced by the agent (especially before death). In most cases such ghosts appear before with whom the agent is connected by the closest emotional ties. Probably, the most part of "crisis" ghosts has the purpose to inform alive people, that the agent dies or has just died. Some of them even make gestures, specifying on the fatal wounds". “Crisis” ghosts are both in dreams in reality, and in normal dreams. Ghosts of such cases which have died in the majority can be spoken about presence of close emotional connections between the observer and that person, in whose shape the ghost appears. Probably, here the purpose is entering calm into hearts grieving or the message of some information, concerning wills or any affairs not completed by the dead man. We shall tell, after death Dante was to the son and pushed that to searches of secret places where were hidden his last songs of “The Divine comedy”. The son knew nothing about their existence. Ghosts died can appear even later years, appearing in any crisis moments before alive loved them.

“Collective” ghosts the majority of ghosts as alive so, died appears before people when those are in loneliness. “Collective” such ghosts which observe at once some person (at least, more than one) refer to. Such a case were marked as among the ghosts "adhered" to one place, and among "crisis" ghosts. About third of all described cases concerns to a category of collective ghosts. It is necessary to mean, that into group percipients can enter and animals on which reaction it is possible to approve, that they have noticed something unusual. For example, the dog can begin to whimper and hide, and the cat — to curve a back an arch.

“Mutual” ghosts concern to the given category of a ghost of alive, and the agent and percipient as though see each other. In most cases a similar sort the agent tests huge desire to be near to percipient (this desire can be caused by feeling of loneliness, melancholy, love or alarm). The agent suddenly finds out itself appeared in immediate proximity from percipient which, in turn, observes the agent. Mutual ghosts can be simultaneously and collective. One of possible explanations of such phenomenon consists that the agent can "be projected" from a condition supposing sensation of dispassionateness (Wilmot’s ghost).

Ghosts before the death there are not too few certificates that to the people costing on a threshold of death, angel-like creations, the various religious figures, shone outlines and images of favorite people are. Thus in some cases of a ghost were observed as well by those who looked after dying.

The ghosts hinting at transformation it was informed also on cases some kind of “prophetic dreams” when dead person was in a dream to a member of that family in which to the dead can be was born and receive, thus, the new corporal embodiment. Dreams such rather usual at Tlingit and representatives of other tribes of the North American Indians living in northwest of continent, and also at the Turk, Burmans and inhabitants of Thailand. It is known, that sometimes in Burma or Thailand the child finds out any pieces of memoirs on the former lives and speaks, that remembers, how he sent future family " prophetic dream " about forthcoming occurrence. Sometimes (the truth, it is rare enough) the child can appear in the form of a ghost of future mother.

What story would be complete without a haunted castle. Here you will find a listing of some of the castles that are reportedly haunted in Great Britain.

People always named England “Island of spirits”, a place on the Earth, where you can find most of all phantoms. Half of population trust in ghosts, and one of seven approves, that he saw them personally. During all history beautiful castles of England keep in themselves certificates of low murders, bloody executions, the numerous facts of callousness. Owing to a reconstruction of that gloomy atmosphere which reigned in English locks with ghosts, spectators can feel presence of these covered with wounds souls.

Arundel Castle, Sussex

A ghost from King Charles II's time browses books in the library. He is known as the "Blue Man".

Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon

Said to be haunted by the daughter of a wicked baron who, as a consequence of an enforced relationship with her father, bore him a child, which he strangled.

Bramber Castle, Sussex

William De Braose angered King John. He escaped to Ireland with his children, only to capture. The king ordered that his children be held hostage for William's future good behaviour at Windsor Castle. The children were starved to death. Their ghosts returned to Bramber Castle and have been seen.

Cadbury Castle, Somerset

Ghostly horsemen carrying torches have been seen at the castle.

Corfe Castle, Dorset

The ghost of a headless woman has been seen next to the walls of the castle.

Dover Castle, Kent

Dover Castle is associated with numerous ghosts and strange sounds.
In the King's bedroom, the lower half of a man has been seen walking through the doorway. The spectre of a woman dressed in a red dress has been seen at the west stairway of the keep. The sounds of a creaking doorway opening and closing where a door used to be, but isn't anymore, have been heard.

Featherstone Castle, Northumberland

The castle is associated with a ghostly bridal party. Baron Featherstonehaugh had arranged for his daughter to marry a relative of his choice, even though the daughter was in love with someone else. The wedding party left for the "traditional hunt" after the wedding, leaving the baron behind to make arrangements for the banquet. When the party failed to return by midnight, the baron began to fear the worst. Sitting alone at the table, he heard horses crossing the drawbridge. The door opened and the party entered. But, they made no sound and passed through furniture.

The wedding party had been ambushed and killed. On the anniversary of the wedding, the party can still be seen heading towards the castle.

Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex

Many different ghosts have been seen here. The "White Lady," the "Grey Lady" and a woman on a white donkey.

Hever Castle, Kent

The ghostly figure of Anne Boleyn has been seen gliding over the bridge.

Hurst Castle, Hampshire

A ghostly monk haunts the castle.

Lowther Castle, Cumbria

Haunted by Sir James Lowther. He was very unhappy with a prearranged marriage, and fell in love with a farmer's daughter. When she suddenly grew ill and died, Sir James refused to believe she was dead and left her on the bed. She was finally moved and placed in a coffin with a glass lid, which he set in a cupboard where he could look at her. She was finally buried, and Sir James died unloved and unmourned.

At his funeral his coffin began to sway as it was lowered into the ground. His spectral coach and ungroomed horses can be seen being driven through the parklands of the castle.

Okehampton Castle, Devon

A specter of a black dog can be seen at the castle.

Old Wardour Castle, Wiltshire

Lady Arundel's ghost haunts the castle grounds. She was executed after a siege by the Roundheads.

Pengersick Castle, Cornwall

A specter of a man haunts the castle. He tried to poison his wife, but the wife poisoned him first.

Pevensey Castle, Sussex

Below the castle walls a spectral army can be seen and heard.

Rochester Castle, Kent

The ghost of Lady Blanche de Warenne has been seen walking the castle battlements.

Scotney Castle, Kent

A dripping wet ghost haunts the castle. It is said that the man was a Revenue Officer murdered by smugglers.

Sherborne Old Castle, Dorset

Sir Walter Raleigh's ghost sits on the castle masonry.

Tower of London, London

In 1816, a guard saw what he described afterwards as "a shadowy bear walking up the stairs in the twilight." He lunged at it with his bayonet, which shattered against the wall. The ghostly presence walked on unaffected and the guard, having told his unlikely story to others, died of shock a few days later.

Verdley Castle, Sussex

The last wild bear killed in England haunts the castle.

Windsor Castle, Berkshire

The ghost of Queen Elizabeth I has been seen in the library.
A young guard shot and killed himself and another guard on duty saw him afterwards.

As is known, ghosts live in the ancient gloomy castles, constructed more then five-six centuries ago. There were many bloody dramas in such places during the centuries. Scotland is famous for such castles.

Aldourie Castle, Inverness & Nairn

The castle is said to be haunted by a Gray Lady.

Barcaldine Castle, Argyll & Dunbartonshire

Donald Campbell was murdered on the castle grounds, and his ghost has been seen at the castle. It is believed that he is wandering in search of his killer.

Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland & Caithness

The upper floor of the castle is said to be haunted by the daughter of the 14th Earl. She had been imprisoned in the attic by her father for her wrong doings. She tried to escape from a window, but fell to her death.

Duntrune Castle, Argyll & Dunbartonshire

Coll Macdonnell had a personal score to settle with the Campbells of Duntrune. As Coll approached the castle, a piper played a warning tune. Coll turned back. The Campbells cut off the piper's hands. A handless skeleton was later found at the castle, and pipe music can still be heard in the castle.

Hermitage Castle, Borders

A neighboring chief sent a group of goodwill ambassadors to Hermitage to propose cessation of their long feud. The lord promptly put the men into a small room without food or water. All the men died and their ghosts still stalk the ruins.

Today, still located on plateau, castles are an alive reminder on victims last the Wales - territory of magnificent landscapes and majestic medieval castles. On each square kilometer there are more castles, than somewhere in the world: from romantic ruins up to majestic fortresses. Family locks of the Wales remember their blood dramas.

Caerphilly Castle, nr Cardiff

A green lady flits from turret to turret so fearlessly that on one occasion some of the town boys almost caught her. Ghostly soldiers also patrol the battlements.
Modern day security personnel will not venture up to the flag tower because they can smell perfume at all times.

Cardiff Castle, Cardiff

The second Marquess of Bute began restoration of Cardiff Castle but died in 1848. He is said to appear by walking through the fireplace of the library. He leaves this room by passing through a six-foot-thick wall into a corridor, then passes through the wall of the chapel into the room in which he died.
The main dining-hall of the castle is also disturbed. At precisely 3:45am heavy doors open and shut by themselves and the lights flash on and off.
A "faceless vision in a flowing grayish-white skirt" has also appeared in a stockroom close by, where things get disarranged.

Castell Coch, nr Cardiff

The young son of Dame Griffiths fell into a bottomless pool of dark water within the precincts and was never seen again. His mother was inconsolable and soon died from her grief. Her ghost restlessly continues to wander about the castle and its surrounding woods.

Conwy Castle, Conwy

One of Robert Wynn's successors at Plas Mawr had to leave Conwy to fight in a distant war. When the time was near for his return, his wife and child climbed the steep stair to the lookout tower. He was late, and the wife and child had to leave the tower because of darkness. On the way down she slipped, and, along with her child, fell to the bottom of the tower. They were taken to the lantern room. Doctor Dic was summoned but stated he could do nothing to save them. Fearing the wrath of the lord upon his return, the servant locked Dr. Dic inside the lantern room with the dying family. Upon the Master's return, the door was unlocked. He found the dead bodies of his wife and child, but not Dr. Dic. The Doctor was never seen again. The bereaved husband eventually went mad with grief and died soon after. His ghost still seeks the missing doctor in the lantern room and will continue to do so until he is found.

Dunraven Castle, Glamorgan

The castle was demolished after World War II. It was haunted by a little old lady in a blue dress who left behind her the smell of mimosa.

Roch Castle, Pembrokeshire

The ghost is the shade of Lucy Walters, first mistress of Charles II, who was born in 1630. She floats through locked rooms in a white dress and may be the cause of the noisy running footsteps which mysteriously disturb the sleep of guests on occasions.

Ruthin Castle, Denbighshire

There is a ghostly figure of a man in armor wearing only one gauntlet.
There is also a strange glowing ball of light.

The ghost of Lady Grey has been seen wandering the hallways of the castle.

This fascinating travel on an illusive heritage of the country. Patrimonial locks of Ireland keep in themselves certificates of blood enmity, mean murders.

Today, these palaces of feudal lords decorating picturesque plateaus of emerald island, are an alive reminder on victims of the last years.

Clonony Castle, Shannon Harbour, County Offaly

Built in the 16th century, the great ruins of this tower are the home of a mysterious ghost that no-one has been able to identify. A man, surrounded by a hazy, eerie light, stands at the top of the tower wearing old-fashioned clothes. This tall, gaunt figure is regularly seen by people driving by the castle and the description of the man has always been the same. Irish castles are usually not visited by such mysterious apparitions from the Beyond.

Charleville Forest Castle, Tullamore, County Offaly

With luminous balls of ghostly light appearing throughout the castle, and the ghost of Charles Bury, First Earl of Charleville haunting a tower, the Charleville Forest Castle is an eerie place of strange sights, include an Initiation Circle left over from the Druids. Thanks to the fact that this haunted castle of Ireland provides accommodations for the night, ghost hunters can bed down here to search for the secrets of its uncanny events.

Kilkea Castle, Castledermot, County Kildare

High on a wall in the rear of this castle, an erotic carving of bizarre half-human, half-animal figures indicates to all who approach that Kilkea Castle is not for the faint of heart. This carving, known as the Evil Eye Stone, is not the only unusual feature of this haunted castle of Ireland. It is said that every seven years, the ghost of Earl Gerald rises from the grave to rid Ireland of its enemies. Time your visit to this haunted Irish castle right, and you may catch a glimpse of the Earl as he sets out on his spectral mission.

Killua Castle, Clonmellon, County Westmeath

Famed as the family seat of the great T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), Killua Castle was abandoned long ago. Nevertheless, its former visitors often heard strange sounds in the middle of the night.

The walls of Killua Castle are said to be guarded by a white specter at night, and a vile-looking figure was often seen inside the ruins. This hideous apparition is believed to be Jacky Dalton, a land steward from the 18th century who swindled his master out of great sums of money. He was said to be a small but wily man who drank all his ill-gotten gains and committed suicide by throwing himself into the lake. If you are possessed of steely nerves and you wish to glean the knowledge of Ireland haunted castles, Killua can give you a glimpse into the eerie and uncanny.

Leap Castle, County Offaly

Visit Leap Castle only if you are willing to dare a glimpse of the life and unlife. Standing out among Ireland haunted castles, Leap is said to be one of the most haunted castles of Ireland.

Even the locals who are supposed to "know better" avoid it after the sun goes down. Some have described seeing the windows at the top of the castle lighting up brilliantly for no reason whatsoever. Another presence is said to give off a ghastly odor.

The ghosts in Leap Castle are angry specters...and with good reason.
Within its walls lie secrets of a dark and deadly past. Over 400 years ago, during High Mass, a priest was murdered by his own brother in what is now called the "bloody chapel".

The dungeon was also a source of excruciating pain and unendurable misery for tortured prisoners as they waited for the sweet release of death. With such notorious implements as thumbscrews, the rack, and the iron maiden, there was no end to the pain this den of misery subjected its denizens to.
Around the year 1900, workmen hired to clean out Leap Castle pulled up the drop floor of the dungeon and discovered human skeletons piled on top of each other as though they were tossed in like cordwood. Death was everywhere in Leap Castle. And now, it lingers in the very living stone. If the bizarre, the frightful, and the inexplicable do not dissuade you, Leap Castle is the destination where you can test your mettle against all things that go bump in the night.

What story would be complete without a haunted castle?

Windsor Castle is one of the many homes of the present Queen of England, several of her royal ancestors, and "non-royal" spirits, one of whom, according to legend was an ancient Saxon hunter named Herne, who was renowned thought out the area for his outstanding hunting abilities.

One story tells of Herne, as one of the Royal keepers for King Richard II (1367-1400), who was hated by the other keepers for his extraordinary skills. One day the King was in danger of being trampled by an incensed stag while hunting and how Herne putting himself between the King and the stag was mortally wounded.

In the last 250 years, hundreds of people have claimed to have seen his spirit, often accompanied by his pack of hounds. In the early 1860's the tree from which he was found hanging, was cut down, and Queen Victoria kept the oak logs for her fire "To help kill the ghost". Her plan didn't work however.

Other legends tell of witchcraft and suicide, and a demonic horned being upon whose appearance brings illness and misfortune to all who see him, especially the Royal family. He can be seen in Windsor castle’s gardens with "his trademark stag’s head." King Henry VIII has been seen walking the hallways of Windsor Castle. His footsteps, along with agonizing moans, have been heard by many guests of the castle.

One of his wives, Anne Boleyn, has been seen standing at the window in the Dean’s Cloister, as well as, Queen Elizabeth I. Queen Elizabeth I has also been seen in the Royal Library. She has been seen walking from one room to another. She is always dressed in a black gown with a black lace shawl draped over her shoulders.

King Charles I has been seen many times in the library and the Canon’s house, and although he was beheaded during the English Revolution, his ghost is seen as a whole. It is said he looks exactly like his portraits.

King George III had many bouts with mental deterioration. During these times he was kept out of the public’s eye. He can be seen looking out the windows located below the Royal Library where he was confined during the recurrence of his illness.

The first Duke of Buckingham, Sir George Villiers, is said to haunt one of the bedrooms of Windsor castle. And many spirits haunt the Long Walk, one of whom is a young solider who shot himself after, while on his guard watch, saw marble statues moving "of their own accord." His ghost has seen by other soldiers on guard duty afterwards.

The ghost of jeweler lady

The ghost of the jeweler lady wants someone to kiss her.

She wears a rich dress decorated with emeralds and sapphires: a beautiful
geometric pattern of blue and green. Her delicate hands gently caress a
diamond-flecked onyx as starry black and precious as her eyes. She looks
directly at you, and a thin smile plays on her lips. The squint of her
eyes is definitely promising. The jeweler lady looks like she is begging
for a loving embrace and a passionate kiss, which is a hard thing to do
since she happens to be ethereal.

Culzean Castle

Culzean Castle is located on the Ayrshire coast in the west of Scotland. The castle, as it is today, was built in 1777, but the original building was built in 1165. The castle was owned by the Сlan Kennedy for 800 years, and is now owned by the National Trust of Scotland. There are underground tunnels connected to the castle, which were allegedly used by smugglers. The castle allegedly has several active ghosts.

“We began the evening by doing a walkround of the entire castle with psychic medium, Scott. Scott did not know where our investigation was going to take place and was brought to the location by one of our investigators. He managed to come up with lots of interesting information and also some names and dates. Much of the information that Scott gave we could corroborate using our knowledge of the history of the Castle and past sightings. As well as filming the walkround using digital camcorders, we took temperature and EMF readings and still digital photographs in all areas of the castle. One of our photos seems to show strange red rings appearing in the Armoury during our walk round.

As the Earl’s Bedroom is supposedly the most active room in the castle, we decided to set up some locked off equipment. We set up digital camcorders and voice recorders and left the area. We managed to capture some strange light anomalies and we also picked up voices on our voice recorders, the voices seemed to be whispering even as we were talking to each other (Click here to listen to one of the files). During our investigation, we split into two teams and both teams spent some time doing vigils in the Earl’s bedroom. We did manage to capture many voices on the voice recorders and some of our team members did see something moving towards the bed, but we did not catch this on any of our camcorders, there were also some very sharp temperature fluctuations. Later in the evening, we spent some more time in this room with our medium, which picked up on a couple, a man and a woman that he felt was active in this room. He came up with the names Henry and Mary. Towards the end of our investigation Paul locked off another camcorder in the Earl’s Bedroom for 1 hr approx and on play back has managed to capture some amazing light anomalies moving around the room (See video files at top of page).

We decided to try a chance in the State room, led by our psychic medium. Some members of our team experienced some unusual temperature changes during the chance. We also captured a voice on one of our voice recorders. Scott picked up on a man called James who seemed to be getting increasingly agitated with us; he was upset at our presence in this room as his mother had died here. This was supported when we played the contents of our voice recorder back and heard a voice saying “You fuckin’ bastard”

We managed to capture some light anomalies in the still photographs taken in the kitchen. During our earlier walkround, Scott picked up on a small child in the kitchen area. Later, while we were investigating this area, he picked up on a young boy, about 9 years old, who had been caught stealing meat from the kitchen. He also picked up on the year 1785, perhaps to do with the young boy.

Nothing was captured on our camcorders. EMF readings and temperature readings were normal.

The team spent some time in the study, during which we tried a chance. We did not capture anything significant on the camcorders or still photographs. EMF readings and temperature readings were normal. Scott our psychic medium did pick up on a woman called Elizabeth and her children, and a feeling of isolation or separation. He also felt the year 1876 was significant.

We spent some time in the round room, one of the reception rooms upstairs. There was a noticeably happy atmosphere in this room. Scott picked up on a feeling of celebration and happiness in this room. He also picked up on a woman sitting on a chair looking out of the window. During a vigil, some of our team noticed flashing lights around one of the pictures in the room. We decided that it would be a good idea to have the entire team spend some time in this room. During this time, many of the team saw lights around the painting, but unfortunately nothing was captured on any of our camcorders which we found bizarre as there had many been quite a few witnesses to these lights.

Culzean Castle is a fabulous location that has had many reported paranormal sightings and experiences. We would love to return at some point in the future to carry out another investigation.

We would like to say thank you to Culzean Castle for the opportunity to investigate such a fantastic location, for their warm welcome and excellent hospitality. This is just a brief summary of our full Culzean Castle report”.

So, we speak about ghosts and castles. Let’s answer some usual questions.

What is a spirit?

A ghost or apparition, (we prefer to use the term spirit) has a very wide definition. No one can say for any certainty what a ghost, apparition or spirit is, at best one can only theorize. Our own theory is that a spirit is another name for a type of energy unique to all life, for example similar to each individual having their own DNA profile.

When life comes to an end, this energy leaves the body and enters a dimension that is beyond our knowledge. One thing we do know is that energy cannot be destroyed, only changed, and if one accepts this, then we must ask where does it go and what happens to it.

It is this uncertainty that is the driving force behind researchers to seek an explanation by scientific based study of this unknown dimension. The aforementioned dimension is beyond the knowledge of the orthodox scientific establishment, many of who will ridicule researchers of the paranormal and disbelieve those who have had first hand experiences. Accordingly many people who have had some sort of paranormal experience prefer to keep it to themselves for fear of ridicule and being called a crank.

In time gone by, people thought the world was flat and that if a ship sailed too far out it would simply fall off! It was thanks to the few progressive thinking, open-minded explorers of the day that in the end, proved otherwise. Before they did so the skeptics of the day thought they were crackpots too. In our experience, about 95% of purported haunting and ghostly activity are found to have a logical explanation, but what about the other 5%?

We are inclined to think there are three major types of spirit activity as outlined below.

Types of Spirit

SPIRITS

A spirit is an entity that is on the lowest energy level and therefore unable to materialize. It usually makes itself known by creating a cold spot or a cool breeze regardless of the general overall temperature. Even if all doors and windows are closed tight you will still feel the breeze or cold spot

Another means of letting you know they are around is by a sweet smell like flowers, especially roses, and of fruit. You can also sense a spirits presence; for example you may feel that something is in the room or feel you are being watched when no one is there.

GHOST OR APPARITION

The energy of a deceased person we believe remains the same after death, for example if an individual was kind and gentle when alive, the energy will remain so and accordingly if unkind and grumpy the same will apply.

This type of spirit is of a higher energy level so can therefore manifest itself. Apparitions tend to be attracted to places rather than specific people. They seem to be in some sort of time-warp inasmuch that they may seem to walk through walls that was once but no longer there. They may appear to walk on a lower level, as was the original floor height, and seem to be repetitive on their movements. Whatever happens, this category of spirit will never do you any harm. However it is unwise to give it any attention for if you do there is a possibility that it will become more prevalent by using your energy, just like recharging a car battery when it is low. Some researchers class this type of activity as a recording type ghost.

ENTITY OR POLTERGEIST

This type of spirit, commonly known as a Poltergeist, has the highest level of energy and literally feeds on a host's energy and zaps away. This type of manifestation is usually very intense, noisy, evil and destructive, it can weaken its host and try it's best to possess them. It is usually accompanied by an extremely unpleasant smell, often like rotting flesh, vegetables or a sewer type smell. We feel that this type of spirit or energy originates from those who in life were of a very violent or had an evil nature. Poltergeists seem to be brought about by unpleasant atmosphere and where stress levels are extremely high such as a very argumentative household, a period of life when there is a lot of unusual stresses and worries. This type of entity usually attaches to children, adolescents and sometimes the elderly. It takes them over and forces then to do its bidding by projection. Fortunately the haunting or activity is fairly short lived, usually anything from a few weeks to a few months although on one or two extremely rare occasions it has gone on for far longer. There are those who are inclined to think that poltergeist activity is a product of the people involved and it is their psychological situation that is causing it. Then there are those who are inclined to think that it is a spirit that operates through a person, similar to that of a medium. In truth, as yet nobody knows.

What type of activity can I have?

 SPIRIT

Spirits unlike Poltergeists are not noisy, are not distinctive and do not take on form. They appear to be more attracted to people rather than places. Never worry as they will do you no harm and try not to show them any attention, which they want. If you do show attention they will draw energy from you and will therefore hang around longer.

APPARITION

Apparitions or Ghosts will not harm you and are not usually disruptive. They are like lost souls, which is probably what they are. Like spirits they can bring smells, and sometimes instead of full materialization you may see a light out of the corner of your eye. Items such as jewellery and other personal effects may be moved, or disappear and reappear often in a different place. Small items such as coins, etc can appear out of nowhere. Other factors are as follows:

The feeling that someone is watching you.

You hear voices when no one is there.

Bed covers jerked or moved off you.

Electrical household appliances coming on by themselves, often when not plugged in. Plugs removed from sockets when no one has physically done so.

Footsteps when no one is there, maybe from an empty room or passageway etc.

Lights coming on or going off when no one has touched the switch.

POLTERGEISTS

This type of entity can cause a lot of harm to property and individuals to which it centers upon both physically and mentally. It will do its best to destabilize and take over your environment. Unlike our friendly spirit or apparition/ghost it is usually downright malevolent, nasty with a smell that matches it character of rotting vegetables or flesh which often becomes completely overpowering. In addition to most of the characteristics as stated above you most properly will experience some or all of the following:

The movement or the upsetting of furniture.

Foul language.

Voices from nowhere usually of a frightening nature.

Knocks on walls or ceilings very often grouped in threes or fours.

Strange unaccountable noises like animal scratching etc.

Strange arrangement of items such as plates knives etc.

Sometimes a full materialization will occur which can look like a three dimensional solid human form and on other occasions in the form of a dark shadow with no features.

Items being thrown with great velocity.

Small pools of liquids appearing.

Fires and self- ignition of items.

Writing on walls.

What if .........

Before you become sure that you have a ghost around you must remain as calm as you can and think in a logical way. The first thing you must do is to see if you can find a logical explanation for what you think is going on. Starting with yourself, answer the following:

Do you feel stressed? If so, try and remedy the situation and get the stress level down.

Are you taking any medication or prescribed drug and if so could it be contributed to the side effects?

Could that strange tapping or knocking be the result of air in the water or heating system?

Could that scratching you hear coming from the skirting, walls, ceiling or elsewhere be a mouse or rat?

Could that voice or faint noise you hear coming from the walls be the result of your next door neighbor's TV, radio or hi-fi? Remember that your dividing wall can be thin.

Is that creaking or any other noise due to the house settling, expansion or contraction?

Should you get yourself a medical check-up?

Therefore I very much would advise you, if in your apartment, to a room the person has died, rearrange in a room furniture, especially a bed, an armchair, chairs, a sofa of the died person. It is necessary for making that that (the sofa, an armchair, a chair) simultaneously did not sit down (laid down) on the same bed alive people, and a phantom of the dead. It is not necessary to combine power of the alive and dead person. My words should not frighten you, phantoms of people, animal constantly surround us, is simple if it is possible to get rid under similar "neighborhoods" - better it to make.

Although there has been a lot written about ghosts, nothing can be termed as reality. Scientists still believe that ghosts and spirits are something that has been born out of the fear of human.