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Intelligent and Human Hauntings

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  • Intelligent hauntings can make or cause noise
  • Moving objects suggest an intelligent haunting
  • Intelligent hauntings retain physical traits
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Ghosts who have not yet crossed over, have unfinished business, or are too emotionally attached to a person or place and can’t move on are classified as intelligent human hauntings. They linger for a reason. They are trying to get your attention. These entities can interact with humans and sometimes do so in a spectacular fashion.

The following signs suggest an intelligent haunting:
  • Objects disappear, then reappear in impossible places
  • Cold spots and the strong sense of a presence or someone watching
  • Strange, unexplained sounds
  • Furniture and small objects are moved—sometimes even thrown
  • Doors and windows open and close
  • Lights, televisions, radios, and faucets turn on and off on their own
These apparitions have a mission to complete and they are looking for assistance—possibly, your assistance. If the ghost is interactive and trying to communicate, it is most definitely an intelligent human haunting.

Reasons for an Intelligent Haunting

Sometimes this sort of haunting occurs shortly after a friend or loved one dies. It is as if he is trying to comfort or communicate with those left behind. In this sort of paranormal investigation, a certain protocol should be followed to ascertain the true circumstances of the case.

How to Proceed

Talk to the witnesses. Listen carefully and take notes. The witnesses’ reports of what has transpired will quickly determine whether you are dealing with a residual haunting or an intelligent one.

Intelligent hauntings without a human component have been documented. These types of hauntings would most accurately be termed poltergeists. They are not human, but they still seem to have an agenda they wish to accomplish and they are most definitely interactive—in fact, most of the time far too much so. Animals that become attached to a location or person can also be interactive and thus termed intelligent hauntings. This is particularly true of pets, such as cats and dogs.

In intelligent hauntings, the entity retains the personality and appearance of the deceased person or animal. Sometimes, strangely they even appear wearing the same clothing they were wearing before passing over.

When an entity is strongly attached to a specific site, person, or object, it may try to protect it. This is a common occurrence. After all, when a person dies, he may not even realize it. If he has lived in a house for years, he may refuse to leave it even after he has passed on. He may think the new residents are trespassers and may naturally try to scare them into leaving.

...from The Everything Ghosthunting Book.
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