Expert: Sean & Beth Campbell - 5/22/2006

Question
How will one feel when experiencing ghostly activities? What possible factors may lead to ghostly activities? How are ghosts visible to us?

Answer
Hello SK, thanks for the question!

"How will one feel": The most common reported sensations during well-documented events are cold spots and/or an electrical sensation that creates a feeling of the hair standing up on your arms or the back of your neck.  Others have talked about actual slapping or pushing sensations, but the follow-up evidence isn't as conclusive.

"What factors may lead to ghostly activities": As far as what makes a ghost be a ghost, the most commonly held theory is that if a person dies quickly (unexpectedly) or if they die with unfinished business, their spirit holds on until they understand they have died or their business is taken care of.  As far as the conditions needed to "make" a ghost (sentient or residual hauntings), it appears to be electromagnetic energy.  There is a lot of documented correlation between paranormal activity and high emf activity; either through electric storms or something like sunspot activity.  In fact, an emf detector is a very common tool during our investigations to see if a spirit is trying to draw energy to manifest.

"How are ghosts visible to us": I should first say that there is not a lot of reliable evidence of ghosts visible to the naked eye.  There is some pretty compelling evidence of paranormal images captured with infra-red or thermal imaging, which ties back into the spirit using whatever energy is available to manifest.  Again, the main theory being the spirit "gathers" enough ambient energy until it can create an image of itself.  It is not uncommon, in areas of high paranormal activity, to have batteries instantly die in recording devices which would indicate an attempt by a spirit to draw an energy source wherever possible.

I hope this answers some of your questions.  Thanks again for writing to us.

Respectfully;

Sean C.
www.Campbellpi.org