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Ghosts
Ghosts, poltergeists, hauntings, disembodied spirits, movement of objects and strange sounds are all here. Gather up your courage and enter if you dare.
3,628 Questions
Are there really haunted dolls?
yes because think about it like the voodoo and dark rituals that we don't know can be used on dolls any way ghost are really and they are possing the dolls which make them haunted
Has it been scientifically proven that ghosts exist?
The short answer is that the Scientific community is on the fence when it comes to any Paranormal object, be it a ghost or otherwise. However, where once it was considered "fringe science", the serious investigation of Paranormal activity is now being pursued by many top Universities and Colleges, using scientific methodology and equipment. As we learn more, and more people with scientific backgrounds become involved, more theories on how ghosts manifest or where they exist will be proposed. Remember that Einstein's Theory of Relativity postulates an infinite number of alternate realities and many other things that most people don't believe in either - but are universally accepted by the scientific community, largely in part because many elements of his theory have been proven to be correct by scientific experiment.
Unknowledgeable people presenting bogus information as "evidence" has been a large problem for many people, as is just their own core beliefs, faith, or unwillingness to face the possibility that there's something other than Heaven or Hell. This was the problem in the past, and continues to be to this day. Groups claiming to be "Ghost Hunters" (unlike the TAPS group, which is a serious team) often put forth pictures and other "evidence" that is unclear and unverifiable at best. Few of these people have any real technical or scientific background, and each time it happens it creates even more skepticism. Even worse are the persistent hoaxers, and it's a lot easier today with moderate software to create effects that look good without closer inspection. I myself have analyzed purported EVP recordings which on the surface sounded real, but upon closer inspection were obviously faked. Same with pictures that are reported in the media; we looked at one case (myself and another Photoshop expert) where a picture was highly publicized at a local TV station. Upon close inspection, it was evident that the image was faked, albeit a very good one. Other things didn't add up as well in the entire story, and on the whole, it seemed more likely to be a ratings gimmick by the TV station as the reporter was present for the "photo".
Scientists, professional and amateur investigators, and just everyday people who have witnessed and seen ghosts are believers, but universal belief is based on evidence, and even with photographic, video and audio evidence, many people aren't yet willing to universally accept that ghosts exist. As one who has seen them, with evidence collected, I of course have no doubt, and it has caused me to rethink many things of a spiritual nature. There is a lot of evidence that tips the scale toward the existence of ghosts than there is to disprove they do. By evidence, I mean that which cannot be explained by any other cause.
I have no doubt that science will ultimately come to the realization of the existence of ghosts. Remember that science has often sworn that ancient species are extinct, only to be proven wrong when a specimen was found. The Coelacanth is a prime example of why no one should ever discount the possibility of something not being provable. Science long held the Coelacanth was extinct millions of years ago - only to be slammed when a live specimen was caught several decades ago.
We often consider ourselves smarter than we really are, and science, though often right, isn't always correct by a longshot. In the end, seeing is believing, and for anyone who has ever witnessed any type of entity, be it active or residual (a "recording" of an event that repeats and cannot interact with the viewer), there is no question of their existence. Remember too that even if science does prove their existence, not everyone will believe it either. There are still people who believe the Earth is flat, that we've never been to the Moon, and that the U.S. Navy supports an underwater alien base in the Bahamas. I can't tell you what the base is for in the Bahamas, but I've been there many times. I can say there isn't anything extraterrestrial going on, and like most highly classified military installations, activity there is kept secret for very good reasons, none of which has to do with aliens.
My advice is to do what many of us have done - start your own journey to determine for yourself if they exist or not, and keep an open mind when doing so. In the end, what YOU believe is really all that matters.
What does the paranormal belief scale measure?
The PBS is a scale that measures seven independent factors of paranormal belief. These factors being Traditional Religious Belief, Psi Belief, Superstition, Spiritualism, Extraordinary Lifeforms, Precognition, and Witchcraft.
Can we hurt an evil spirit before we cleans our home?
You can not hurt any kind of spirit no matter what it is. If you try to hurt a spirit, you will only get it angry and that will make matters worse for everyone. Especially if someone has already been hurt by the spirit. They could wind up dead if you make it angry. So try not to hurt it in any way. Let a priest deal with it or whoever you hire to cleanse your home. Do not, I repeat, do not try to take on a any kind of spirit without the proper protection.
What is the meaning of a eagles claw in a dream?
Claws
To see claws in your dream, signifies feelings of vulnerability and/or hostility. You feel a need to defend or protect yourself or your surroundings. You also need to be careful with your words and actions.\
Eagles
To see an eagle in your dream, symbolizes nobility, pride, fierceness, freedom, superiority, courage, and powerful intellectual ability. Eagles also indicate self-renewal. You will struggle fiercely and courageously to realize your highest ambitions and greatest desires. If you see a nest of young eagles, then it represents your advancement up to the top of the social ladder.� To see an eagle chained down in your dream, represents a desperate situation where you are feeling restricted and confined. You are unable to express yourself and be who you really want to be.� Consider also what the eagle is chained down to for additional clues as to what might be holding you back. To dream that you killed an eagle, signifies your ruthlessness. You will let nothing stand in your way of ambitions and obtaining your goals, even if it means hurting those around you. If someone else kills an eagle, then it indicates that your fame, fortune and power will be ruthlessly taken from you. To dream that you eat the flesh of an eagle, shows that your strong and powerful character will lead you to great wealth and influence. ==new answer== An eagles claw in a dream will be drawing your attention to something you are doing spontaneously of a spiritual nature without the remembrance of when or how you learned it. A bird represents compulsive subconscious thoughts or patterns of thought in motion usually stimulated through unconscious thoughts from the conscious mind. Feet represent one's spiritual base or foundation. What this particular dream is trying to relay would depend on the action of the dream. A bird in flight, for instance, will mean that there is motion connected with the thought pattern. What is stored in subconscious mind in the way of accumalated understandings that are not remembered as having been learned this lifetime came from learning from experiences in past lives. When something new to us comes very easily it is because we already have familiarity with something similar from the past.
someday.
Why does a normal house become a haunted house?
When, due to its eerie nature or a previous death surrounding the house, bumps in the night are exaggerated in the mind or rumours spread to gain attention which lead to people believing the house is haunted.
What are you supposed to do when you begin to loose faith in yourself and everything you believe in?
Read. Read alot. Read everything you can get your hands on, especially about the religion you were raised in, the ones you are interested in, the occult and whatever else you find to be intriguing. Find what's really at heart of all of it. Read about psychology. Find out what makes you tick.
Ghosts cross over when they feel at peace, and that there time on earth is over.
What is the most haunted house in America?
Well in Canada its Fort york in Toronto and I have slept there 0.0 It was really creepys but in the USA Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, Midlothian, IL. Theres different answers everywhere on the internet.
I'v never went there but I hear that its pretty spooky.
Thats my opinion
Do Catholics believe in ghosts?
I've actually discussed this topic with my parish priest. He said the Church doesn't exactly have a strong position on it at this time. I personally believe in ghosts to a certain degree but I don't think many of the people who go to my church do. There are, however, several books written on the subject by various Catholics.
I've also included some links to more information about the Church's position on ghosts.
Yes, but providing they are holy. LOL!
i am not sure but with so much history i would bet that it is. it is an amazing place.
Do Eastern Orthodox Christians believe in ghosts?
There is very little that is "dogma", or that which is required to believe or follow, in the Eastern Orthodox Church. While the Church Fathers and the history of the Church does offer personal opinions of certain very holy people on the subject of "ghosts", the Church cannot ex-communicate someone for simply "believing in them" , as an example.
The Eastern Orthodox Church is very fluid about what it considers necessary, or absolute in terms of belief. A person is free to "believe" in ghosts, that is to say, to believe that they exist. It is much harder to quantify what the Church actually teaches as necessary practice, regarding them.
I am an Orthodox Christian of many, many years. I am also a former occultist, and in my former life, I was trained as an empathic medium. That kind of training doesn't disappear simply because I converted to Eastern Orthodoxy. Nor does my experience with spirits disappear, simply because of my conversion.
As an Orthodox Christian I feel it is my duty to say, that although people certainly shouldn't run around seeking out ghosts, or other spiritual experiences, it is also true that "ghosts" that is the spirits of the departed, certainly DO exist and sometimes interact with the living. Denying this, doesn't make it "fantasy" or "demonic".
While all the usual caveats do apply (as in the first answer given, which frankly reads like a very Protestant answer), I think it is very important to point out that the Eastern Orthodox church does not believe in "purgatory" (a Roman Catholic belief), and neither does it believe in "soul sleep" (as do many Protestants). Therefore, the souls of the departed must exist somewhere within God's universe, and as an Orthodox Christian, I see no theological reason why they could not conceivably exist within the the boundaries of earthly existence, experiencing the "particular judgment" while awaiting the Final Judgment.
With regard to the dead, it is very important that we pray for them, and since the Church teaches that the dead do hear and experience our prayers, it is a bit illogical for the Church to then turn around and say that they are not somehow, "here". That kind of logic is simply not tenable and ghosts either exist, or they don't.
As for myself, I believe that they do, and I also believe that we must pray for them, that thier souls may be saved, and that they find peace, wherever it is that God allows them to be.
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Why was King Saul wrong for consulting a medium in the Book of Samuel?
Simply - any medium is involved in witchcraft...and whether the medium believes it or not, they are communicating with demons...not the dead...Demons will always lie to a person and encourage the medium and the person consulting in the ways of Satan not the ways of God. That is why God forbade necromancy...the seeming "consultation of the dead" ---- I will not remove the previous answer. i add mine on. i would think that it was wrong for Saul to consult Samuel, because instead of being a theocratic leader, consulting the Lord in all things, he consulted the dead. This was not to be condoned. This lack of confidence in God was also seen in another part in the Book of Samuel, where Saul gave burnt offerings to inquire of the Lord. Saul has yet to be a god-fearing king. And it was said in Chapter 12, that it is GOOD if both the people and the king the Israelites have asked for is god-fearing. Otherwise, not stated, but can infer. From this, i conclude that Saul was acting against the Lord's will for him.
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Human beings have aura, and you can see it. But, ghosts are said not to have aura, because they are not alive, but when you see aura and it is not from you or any other human, then there is a ghost near by. Ghosts do indeed have aura.
How do you know if a spirit has crossed over?
==new answer== We are all spirit expressing through the soul using a physical body during our physical stay. Rather than a crossing over it is really a withdrawal of attenion from the physical body so that the body ceases to function. Our attention is withdrawn from the physical into subconscious mind or soul where we reside until the next incarnation. So to answer your question, you will know when the spirit has left the physical body when it has ceased to function.
Where are the haunted house attractions in wilmington nc?
Theres a new one that's very scary called panic attack on the corner of 16th st. and kidder.
Also a haunted barn at poplar grove plantation near porter neck that also has a haunted hayride.
Downtown there are several haunted attractions including the haunted battleship and ghost walk which are more like a tour guide telling you stories about the history and how they're haunted. But at night the battleship is a more set up haunted thing.
It depends on what you believe it is it means a structure controlled by a spirite. If you believe this it is real.
What happens to Hindus spiritually if they commit suicide?
When a person dies, their spirit all goes thruogh the same process as a spirit of a person from any other religion. Many researchers are working to find what this process is.
Are there any haunted houses in Houston that's open all year?
Many I was at one a few days ago!it was really scary!Louisiana has much more scary houses like the MYRTLES, the scariest haunted house in the WORLD, they have ghost in the house i saw one! they have really scary stories just go on there website.
Do evil spirits exist and could a Christian see them when under attack.?
Evil spirits do exist.For we know that our battles are not with flesh and blood(human), but against principalities, rulers of darkness......ect.... Read Ephasians 6:12. But more powerful is He that is in us (Jesus Christ). A Christian can be able to see them, but in many cases we don't see them, but we can feel the satanic spirits around us. Yes they do exist, they are disembodied spirits, those who were cast out of heaven with Satan who became his angels. They may at times visit a person if they see that that person has taken upon himself the name of Christ, and are thought to be a threat to their cause. that of bringing all men over to the dark side.
