WHAT ARE GHOSTS?
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Ghosts and things that go bump in the night always capture peoples imaginations. Most people see ghosts as being frightening and scary. Some people don't agree that ghosts exist at all, but there are so many people willing to tell of their own experiences with ghosts and haunted houses that even the most sceptical person cannot discount them out of hand.
What is a ghost, are they all the same, can they hurt us, why do they haunt us, these are some of the questions we would like to answer, of course you may have other opinions and we would like to hear them so send your experiences or opinions to us and we may publish them for all to see.
Not all ghosts are the same, true they are all departed spirits, well departed from the physical bodies they had here on earth. I will try and explain the different type of "ghosts" as some I do not like to call ghosts. Some people are so wrapped up and connected to their earthly possessions that when they die their spirit will not let go of them. Most of them don't even know they are "dead". This might seem hard to grasp but it's true, some do not realise they have died and so carry on, or try to, as if they are still here. Some do realise but still don't want to leave behind their possessions or loved ones. What about the question of time, well time only exists as we know it here on earth, so to a "ghost" no time has passed. So these types of spirit "hang around " places that are familiar to them i.e. they haunt the buildings or areas they know until they are helped or are ready to pass over to the spirit world (this will be covered later). The reasons for Haunting's vary depending how the person died, under what circumstances (was it a violent death) and what their beliefs were when they were alive for instance they may think that they have committed a great sin and won't be accepted into heaven or they may not believe at all that heaven exists and so don't accept there is anywhere else to go. What about "bad or evil" people, well they can create a realm where they stay until they accept the light and release their own negativity. This can be a "Hell" of their own making.
In most cases when someone "dies" or passes over to spirit, they go to a wonderful place and are greeted by their loved ones or friendly people they used to know. We must understand that the spirit world consists of many levels of existence or dimensions. There is one level that is very close to the earth plane which all spirits have to pass through to get to the higher realms. Some spirits get "stuck" in this level for some of the reasons we have just talked about, I don't want to frighten anybody here, this doesn't always happen and is not a bad place.