Most likely yes, although the importance of ghosts in the culture is unknown. The Hebrew Bible contains few references to ghosts, associating spiritism with forbidden occult activities (Deuteronomy 18:11).
The most notable reference is in the Book of Samuel (I Samuel 28:3-19), in which a disguised King Saul has the Witch of Endor summon the spirit of Samuel.
Does Albert Einstein believe in ghosts?
Dr. Reynolds asked Einstein if he believed in ghosts. Einstein confessed he had never seen one, and added, "When twelve other persons have witnessed the same phenomenon at the same time, then I might believe."
From: Charlie Chaplin, My Autobiography, Simon and Schuster: New York, NY (1964), page 321:
What is the scariest haunted house?
There are many known haunted houses in Cebu, specially in the far south and north of Cebu where old pre-Spanish houses still exist.
An exorcism is a possession of a nother person, caused by a "demon" or a ghost. It usually happens when your peer, or someone you know, gets jealous that your alive or your enemy hates u and seeks revenge by becoming you.
annaleise Michel had an exorcism and licked her urine off the ground and barked like a dog under her dining room for 2 days straight. and she died from starvation and dehydration.
-An 11 year old girl
How can I find out who is haunting me?
What you do when someone is haunting you or your home, you get something called sage. Sage is a Native American substance that bans the evil or good presence haunting your home. If Sage does not work, you need a Catholic priest to come in your home and perform and exorcism The longest ever reported exorcism has lasted over 3 hours! Some spirits are good that cant harm you in anyway and they will cross over to the other side very easily and then there is evil spirits that are a deadly haunting and may take a very long time for them to cross over. My wisdom to you is never live or bye a home that is old.
What do ghosts do in the afterlife?
I learned in my Tibetan Buddhism class about those born into the 'hungry ghost' realm. Existing as a ghost, however, is a temporary situation in the round of rebirth (cyclic existence, reincarnation, samsara) as a result of bad karma from a past lifetime. Everything is impermanent, even the afterlife. Tibetan Buddhists believe that hungry ghosts can live for hundreds of years, during which they suffer from hunger and thirst. "Hungry ghosts are obstructed from getting food and water by internal obstructions such as horribly malformed bodies, by external obstructions such as being born into a place that has no food or water or into a place where, even if there is nourishment they are kept from it by guards, or by both internal and external obstructions." The main cause of being reborn as a hungry ghost is an action of desire such as stealing or miserliness. So basically, I guess ghosts may spend their afterlives desiring but not receiving while wallowing in their misery. -bayk
Why are ghosts supposedly scary?
In my opinion,most ghosts aren't scary. They're just human, but dead. However, they can still be scary. First of all, some ghosts were horrible, cruel people in life and stayed that way after their death. Those are the ghosts who are more likely to hurt people. What makes that worse is that most people cannot see them nor can they kill them. Also the ghosts that aren't even human, aka daemonic, are definitely worth being scared of, but they are least likely to encounter. Unless things are really creepy, don't worry about ghosts. Like I said, they're mostly human.
Can a dead person's spirit enter a living person's body to live on?
Nobody knows. There are differing beliefs on topics such as these, but no proof.
Can you get pregnant by a ghost?
Haha if you are referring from the Scary Movies when she has sex with a ghost no haha it can't happen!
Er, no. there is no such thing as a ghost, and even if there is it is an insubstabntial being and certainly doesn't have sperm.</<P>
Another Opinion
I may be laughed off of WA for this, but there is a story in the Bible about women who did just that. They weren't referred to as "ghosts," however. Read it for yourself in Genesis chapter 6. Here is verse 4:
Gen 6:4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
The term "sons of God" is used in other verses in the Bible to refer to angels. Demons, according to the Bible, are fallen angels. Genesis 6 indicates that one of the reasons that God sent the flood that Noah survived on the ark, was because of these illicit relationships that these women were having with demons.
What humans now call "ghosts" the Bible calls demons or evil spirits. They are not disembodied humans, they are angels who sinned and are now following Satan.
will it is possbile you just have belive in ghost
it is when you call the 4 corners of paganism with 4 others in your coven and you call for a spirit to enter your body this is usialy used for enlightenment but should only be done by an extremly experienced wicka
Hw do you know there is a spirit inside your house?
If you hear it or see it or feel tired or cold all of a sudden then it's there i am sidekick also it throws things I've been on ghost shows before they believe me and i am telling the truth i am Sidekick that's how you know
Well, I wouldn't go as far as saying a house can be possessed, but I can tell you that poltergeists through things around, open doors or shut them, and do all sorts of crazy things that could look like the house in Monster House. But poltergeists cant make a house have a face or teeth like in the movie. A poltergeist could drag you back into the house, but the house itself wont move to eat you.
Why do ghosts hide in dark places?
They don't hide in dark places, you see them in dark places because it's easier to see radiation emitted from them in the dark.
Many ghosts have been seen in the daylight. One of the first haunting apparitions that was carefully investigated in 19th century England was seen almost exclusively in the daylight. And it often appeared out in the garden and was seen by many different people over a period of several years.
You are looking for a ghost hunting name for your group any suggestions?
don't do it
I won't because of a book called can science solve the mystery of haunted houses
I recommend you read it
what ever your doing do it, you need to see for yourself cause I had some experiences of some hauntings here are some names you'll need (GHA: Ghost Hunting Alliance) (Demon Chasers) (Haunting Experts) (Evil Exposers) (Entity Killers) Note: don't really kill the ghost and finally (Phenomena Enforcers). There, I hope these names will fit your needs. Oh and don't listen to this guy on the top he's weird. >=D>
Can spirits or ghosts harm the living?
If it is an evil spirit and they have enough power to do so, they can hurt you. Here is a link if you want to find out more about demons.
Watch the videos on demon possession and much more.
How can you get a ghost to haunt your house?
You can't! trust me, I run a paranormal investigation crew and ghosts come and go as they please. Even though it might sound cool, you definitely don't want a ghost in your home!
Yes,ghosts are always around,and always see-able. But our senses are closed off to the unknown,so it is difficult to see them. They could try to contact us,but we could not want anything to do with them,or our minds are o afraid to open up. There are ways to open your mind,but it is very dangerous, because, no, not all ghost want to be contacted,and not all are good. You could also open a doorway for them to enter our world. If playing with an oujia board,you could open a doorway with out your knowing. So if opening a doorway,always say GOODBYE or else the spirts or ghosts could enter our world,and that could not exactly be good...
Ghosts do not appear to anyone, ever. They are not real. If you think you are seeing a ghost, you are mistaken. People are often saddened by the loss of a loved one or they are bored and wish so much for something supernatural that they will believe in them. Those wishes and delusions do not make the imaginary real, though. There are plenty of people who would profit from the gullible.
Yes, if you become bad. Just never let that happen, and you'll be fine.
well, techniclly, I've seen a failed attempt at becoming a necromancer. My freind was always fasinated witht he dark arts, so when he tried to summon a zombie, using his dead dog, it failed. it turned back into a skeleton. not a zombie.
BUT i have seen a zombie on Halloween >_>"
yours epiclly,
BIRDYBOY51
You can not feel a ghost because you can walk through a ghost
Yes, You can actually feel a ghost because you can feel someone else's presence. Like For Example if you feel someone watching you but, nobody is actually there!!"
yes you can I do its like a tickle feeling and your heart just solft and it realy dose not hert just a tickle feeling and I hard someone say that it feels like a tingling feeling
Depending on the level of energy (like if the spirt doesn't know its dead, it will have a lower energy than that of an angry one) some you can't feel at all while others can actually touch you, and it feels like an alive person is.
How do people react to ghosts?
If you can really believe in god, goblins, and gremlins, chances are that you can believe in ghosts or anything else supernatural!
How do you get rid of a spirit in your house?
When it is day light you open the door wide open and say to the spirit or ghost, to get out and never come back and go into the light. After saying that you quickly shut the door and lock it and never be afraid and just belive that saying just that it will work.