Signs of Activity:
The following are some signs that are often associated with paranormal activity. This is not meant to be complete list by any means. It could also occurring by natural means and not be haunted at all.
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- Unexplainable Feelings: Cold or Hot spots in a room or location, Feelings of being watched, followed, not alone, or of a strong presence, Feeling touched with nobody present.
- Seeing: Things out of the corner of your eye, Moving shadows/fogs/mists, Visual appearance of an apparition or apparitions, Glowing balls of light, Unexplainable images.
- Smelling: Odd scents that do not belong such as Perfumes, Floral, Cigar smoke, Foul putrid smell.
Other Unexplainable activities: Pets behaving oddly, Objects moving on their own, Problems with plumbing, Windows/doors opening or closing by themselves, Missing/disappearing and re-appearing objects, Hearing/feeling breath when nobody is there.
Types of Activity:
- Orbs: Orbs are very common anomalies and best taken with a camera. They are also referred to as globes of light, globules, energy balls etc. Some of them appear in different colours, while some are white and transparent. Most orbs are transparent in the centre and many believe that their colour may actually be what their aura was once like or reflects how old of a soul they are. Most Orbs have been found out to be simply dust particles or moisture particles in the air at the time the picture was taken.
NOTE: It is the view of PRAI that most orbs can be explained through practical means, such as dust, moisture, or errors within the picture/film. There have been some instances however, involving depth perception and perspective that cannot clearly be explained by scientific means.
- Apparitions-Disembodied Spirits: These are rare, but an apparition basically is a ghost in its full form; same clothes usually in an appearance before they died. They will not hurt you, though they may scare you since they appear transparent and may try to catch your attention.
- Spirits: Departed souls of the dead. Generally they do not have a form, just a blur or cloud of light perhaps. Everything on earth has a soul; animals have spirits and so do we. Most people call them guides spirits that will stick by your side and help you deal with life’s tribulations.
- Residual: These are most common where the ghost, spirit, or entity repeats its last moments before departing. Typically they cannot interact with anyone as it is similar to playing a record back. Some believe that the energy is stored with the structure of and sometimes work being done on site can cause a “playback” effect.
- Ectoplasm: This may generally be a thick mist, fog, or plasma type of material that shows up on cameras or video. Most ectoplasm look like swirls, however some people have gotten faces. This ectoplasm is a sign that an apparition is either manifesting or has just got done manifesting. Careful you rule out any natural causes before claiming it as paranormal activity.
- Poltergeist: This means noisy ghosts or an angry ghost who cannot accept they are dead. The easiest target is children since feeding off its fear gives it energy, momentum, and the attention it wants. Poltergeist are said to move objects, bite, growl, scratch, scare, hit, push, vandalize, start fires and so much more. Poltergeist is also the ghosts we create with our mind like a false ghost our minds create when usually our brain is overwhelmed (a form of psychosis). It is thought that the oncoming of puberty can cause this psychosis in children.
- Rods: These phenomena seem to be found near a lot of orbs, vortexes or in “haunted” locations. When you look at a rod up close, they typically look like barbed wire.
