Types of a haunting
Residual haunting - are by far the most common, and are often compared to the data stored on a video recorder. The extreme energy emitted at the time of the tragedy is recorded onto the environment. When you experience the sound of phantom footsteps, images, apparitions or scents, what you are actually experiencing is a recorded playback of what happened in the past. There is no interaction with the living -- the ghost does not see or hear you because the ghost is not actually there. Only his energy remains, it is a remnant of his living form that you are seeing, just like when you watch a video. This cycle continues in the same place at usually the same time of day or year indefinitely until the energy is exhausted or diminishes to a low enough level that it is undetectable by human perception.
Traditional (Conscious) Haunting - This type of haunting is probably the most accepted type of haunting but is not as common as one might think. These type of hauntings involve a ghost that is an intelligent or interactive type of ghost. This means that they can interact with this world and know what is going on around them. They will try to communicate and are aware when people are around. They will respond to someone who talks to them and when an apparition appears, may even look at someone that calls to them or acknowledges their presence. These type of hauntings are usually connected to the location or a person that is at that location. The interactive ghost is the consciousness of the person that once lived. This means that it has all of the personality, habits and knowledge of the person that lived. What this means is that the person decided to stay behind instead of moving on, whether it was because of a murder, unfinished business, an accidental death, undying love for someone, or many other reasons. Because of the fact that the ghost retains all of the emotions and personality of the living person it once was, there is the potential for there to be benevolent, or peaceful spirits as well as malevolent, or angry spirits. The more benevolent spirits are peaceful and give a sense of "everything's ok". The malevolent spirits give off an angry feel in the air and there is tension and animosity around the area that is haunted by a malevolent spirit. These negative spirits are not evil but are angry. This may be due to their confusion and unsure of what is going on around them. They may also be have been an angry person in life and carried that over in death.
Poltergeist Haunting - From the German word meaning "noisy ghost", a poltergeist is centered around a person, usually called an agent. This person is unknowing that they are causing the events that are taking place. While poltergeist activity can take place with any agent, it is more prevalent in adolescent girls during their puberty stage of life. Poltergeist activity is associated with objects being moved and thrown through the air as well as footsteps and rapping sounds. While these sounds are similar to the activity of the previous two types, the activity is coming from a person, not the ghost. The agent is actually causing the events to happen unknowingly. The agent has emotions held up inside due to stress and other aggravating factors. The agent has no way of expressing these emotions so they lash out psychically through the events found in a poltergeist case. When investigating a poltergeist case, there will be no scientific evidence to be found in the form of EM readings, EVP and photographic evidence. That is because there is no ghost. The way to determine this type of haunting is to remove the possible agent and see if the activity continues.
Demonic - Very rarely seen, demons have never been human. They are characterized by a strong, foul scent, similar to sulfur. While most hauntings are accompanied by a feeling of cold, demons often warm the area around them. Able to present themselves in any form, they are frequently seen as a black mass. Demons are actually able to do harm, and that is usually their intent. They may attack if they desire, or even possess someone. They have lived for thousands of years and cannot be destroyed. The best that can be done is to get them to move on to another space. Professional help from a paranormal group or member of the clergy is needed to make this happen.
Traditional (Conscious) Haunting - This type of haunting is probably the most accepted type of haunting but is not as common as one might think. These type of hauntings involve a ghost that is an intelligent or interactive type of ghost. This means that they can interact with this world and know what is going on around them. They will try to communicate and are aware when people are around. They will respond to someone who talks to them and when an apparition appears, may even look at someone that calls to them or acknowledges their presence. These type of hauntings are usually connected to the location or a person that is at that location. The interactive ghost is the consciousness of the person that once lived. This means that it has all of the personality, habits and knowledge of the person that lived. What this means is that the person decided to stay behind instead of moving on, whether it was because of a murder, unfinished business, an accidental death, undying love for someone, or many other reasons. Because of the fact that the ghost retains all of the emotions and personality of the living person it once was, there is the potential for there to be benevolent, or peaceful spirits as well as malevolent, or angry spirits. The more benevolent spirits are peaceful and give a sense of "everything's ok". The malevolent spirits give off an angry feel in the air and there is tension and animosity around the area that is haunted by a malevolent spirit. These negative spirits are not evil but are angry. This may be due to their confusion and unsure of what is going on around them. They may also be have been an angry person in life and carried that over in death.
Poltergeist Haunting - From the German word meaning "noisy ghost", a poltergeist is centered around a person, usually called an agent. This person is unknowing that they are causing the events that are taking place. While poltergeist activity can take place with any agent, it is more prevalent in adolescent girls during their puberty stage of life. Poltergeist activity is associated with objects being moved and thrown through the air as well as footsteps and rapping sounds. While these sounds are similar to the activity of the previous two types, the activity is coming from a person, not the ghost. The agent is actually causing the events to happen unknowingly. The agent has emotions held up inside due to stress and other aggravating factors. The agent has no way of expressing these emotions so they lash out psychically through the events found in a poltergeist case. When investigating a poltergeist case, there will be no scientific evidence to be found in the form of EM readings, EVP and photographic evidence. That is because there is no ghost. The way to determine this type of haunting is to remove the possible agent and see if the activity continues.
Demonic - Very rarely seen, demons have never been human. They are characterized by a strong, foul scent, similar to sulfur. While most hauntings are accompanied by a feeling of cold, demons often warm the area around them. Able to present themselves in any form, they are frequently seen as a black mass. Demons are actually able to do harm, and that is usually their intent. They may attack if they desire, or even possess someone. They have lived for thousands of years and cannot be destroyed. The best that can be done is to get them to move on to another space. Professional help from a paranormal group or member of the clergy is needed to make this happen.