New Zealand Ghosts & Other Haunts

Q:
I think I have a ghost, how can I tell?

A:


One of the best first steps, if something odd happens, is to start being an investigator. Write down the time, date, and what occurred. Start thinking like a reporter and consider a number of possibilities for "What did you see?" (or "Is it a ghost?). You have to consider:

1. Could you have misperceived something from the environment? For example: Often car headlights can reflect in odd ways into a house and make for moving lights. Likewise, houses and pipes can make odd noises. Faulty electricity can cause flickering lights or tingling feelings.

2. Could someone be playing games? Family members and friends often play tricks on each other. No harm is intended by it. So, you have to ask, was it real?

3. Could it be place memory? The environment is like a VCR. When conditions are right (especially when strong emotions -- either positive or negative -- are involved) it can "record" things which others, depending again on environmental conditions and a person's ability to later read the input (how psychic they are at that moment) means that you can see or get impressions from the past. This is very different from a ghost because no consciousness is involved. One clue is that if you "see" an apparition it doesn't interact with you and goes through the same repetitive actions every time. It's like watching a TV show rerun. You may start the tape in a different place each time, but the plot and characters don't change. Be aware that living people, and not just the dead or dying, can "record." A good way to get rid of an unwanted place memory is to have a great party and "record" your new vibes over the old show. Alternatively, painting or redecorating (or for that matter using an old fashioned VCR bulk eraser which disrupts the magnetic field) can also eliminate or minimize old recordings in the environment.

4. Could it be an apparition? There is a lot of overlap with this category and place memory. The difference is that in a few cases, poltergeist agents (human beings) can use their OWN PK to create an apparition. It doesn't have consciousness per se. Generally you need to deal with the person creating the apparition (which is often unconscious) and/or interpersonal family dynamics.

5. Is it a ghost? If it interacts with you (for example, the ghost's eyes get big and it runs away) then you probably have living consciousness, i.e. a real "dead guy."

In my experience if you have a ghost, you will know it. There will be no doubt.