Spirits & Ghosts


A ghost has been defined as the disembodied spirit or soul of a deceased person, which is often described as insubstantial and partly transparent, ghosts are reported to haunt particular locations or people that they were associated with life after death.

Ghosts or similar paranormal entities appear in film, theatre, literature , legends , myths, and some religions.

The changes in geomagnetic fields (created, e.g., by tectonic stresses in the Earth's crust or solar activity) could stimulate the brain's temporal lobes and produce many of the experiences associated with hauntings. This theory has been tested in various ways. Some scientists have examined the relationship between the time of onset of unusual phenomena in allegedly haunted locations and any sudden increases in global geomagnetic activity.

Frequencies lower than 20 hertz are called infrasound and are normally inaudible, but scientists have concluded that infrasound can cause humans to experience bizarre feelings in a room, such as anxiety, extreme sorrow, a feeling of being watched, or even the chills. Carbon monoxide poisoning, which can cause changes in perception of the visual and auditory systems, was recognized as a possible explanation for haunted houses

Reports of ghosts "seen out of the corner of the eye" may be accounted for by the sensitivity of human peripheral vision. Peripheral vision is very sensitive and can easily mislead, especially late at night, when the brain is tired and more likely to misinterpret sights and sounds