DEAD CONNECTIONS

Many of today's ghost hunting fanatics do take away something from every encounter they have with a ghost of a deceased person or animal. This happens whether they realize it or not. But what becomes of the dead connection once the investigation ends?

Many in the field today including myself are beginning to see that we have an effect on the dead. Basically their haunting techniques change as well as the attitude of the haunted individual we investigate.

BY RITA JANE GRIMES

"The Dead Know We Are Here"

Have you ever communicated directly with the dead? Talked to them, photographed them had some type of paranormal interaction? Then as you should realize you have made a real connection with a ghost.

Many who hunt for ghosts today are just out for the thrill of finding something that scares the living daylights out of them. Just like the perception of an old ghost cartoon or movie some ghosts do seem to get a thrill out of scaring people.

How we effect ghosts is not really what many paranormal investigators realize or even consider. It has come to my attention over recent years that many ghosts seem to be really effect or changed in someway after a paranormal investigation on every level.

Some haunting's actually might cease where others seem to go out of control or over to a new level of haunted reality. The larger cases that I see many are investigating today and getting even more stranger and intense paranormal documentation, evidence and results. And from or those that have been investigated multiple times by many groups and well known supposed experts or individuals. Some might conjecturer it is a need for constant validation that a ghost is still present, or getting several second opinions from the fact that the haunted individual is not satisfied with the said investigation results. Or the fact that others have found ghosts there so why can't I.

Many do not realize that haunting's seem to happen in cycles. Haunting's and different types of ghosts seem to be governed by levels of small to intense paranormal phenomena. Rising and falling on some unknown calendar or cycle. We also should be aware that some hauntings might only last a short time then stop one day never to happen again. At least that's what myself and many others are seeing as far as the supernatural trend on the living is. I mean could we actually be a (the living) a trend, fad or new novelty to those that have passed on before us?.

The things that seem to be changing Intelligent or Traditional Hauntings. This type of haunting is what most people think of when they hear the word ghost. Unfortunately these types of hauntings are very rare. An intelligent or traditional ghost is kind of like Casper in the sense that they interact with people. The most common belief is that the ghost is connected to the site or people in some way.) Is that the ghosts seem to be responding more to stimulus. Many see this as the fact that it is not the actual ghosts at the new location they are investigating but the ghost that is personally following around a particular ghost hunter.

Yes that is correct the ghosts that the investigator is documenting is his own personal haunted antagonist. And the investigator in question is not actually picking up on the ghost that they think they are investigating at a new location. Some reasons the ghost may be tied to the site or people is always up to your own opinion. But if you research a haunted location you see that particular haunted locations are getting more haunted and new evidence is more astounding then the last.

Many of the strongest documented evidence of real ghosts seems to come from specific types of ghost we know but the categories seem unclear to some. If the individual died as a result of a traumatic event, murder, car accident, etc. This ghost is effected by the fact that someone is looking for them. That ghost might attach itself to the individual that it gets an immediate reaction from. Are the might wait for the second or third group that comes to a location because someone in the group reacts more to them then others before. These actual haunted "Phantom Travelers" Ghosts that are found haunting or stuck at a certain route or spot, usually as a result of a deadly accident . Might have found you to be the one person they think they can relate to.

One theory I was given by Lisa Lee Harp Waugh, The great American Necromancer, is the she see's these real ghosts as following a paranormal investigator around 24/7. They just don't realize it's going on. the ghost tries but cannot get the individual to react again , except when they are in full paranormal investigation mode. The action is that the ghost actually stop the ghost at a haunted location from performing because the ghosts that is following you steps up and causes the phenomena. Many in the world think that the beloved individuals and kind ghosts stay around due to unfinished business. And the paranormal investigators intrusion in to their haunted world is what is causing the haunting to occur. And what of the spirit that may have died suddenly and not realized he/she died. does the intrusion effect that individual as a sign that they have finally made contact?

Real Ghosts Caught on Camera attacking people

Real ghosts can do many things that we are just starting to document. Individuals of haunted homes always make strange claims. I have heard from a woman in Sydney who states that a ghosts makes her bed everyday and sometimes sets out her clothes for the next day as she sleeps. with out investigation a situation like this how can you state that the woman has mental problems. I have even heard from a man who said he was in dire financial straights and an actual ghost produced a large sum of cash which appeared on his nightstand.

In the videoabove might we think that it is a set of ghost or a gost that hunts the Warrens alone and those presented in it? Could it be fate of the ghost hunter that the more you search for the dead the more the connection is made and the ghost react more to yiou to get you to react.

HOW DO THE DEAD INTERACT WITH A REAL PARANORMAL EXPERIENCE

Did you ever wonder that we might be considered a normal paranormal occurrence to the dead? Do these spirits, ghosts and demons confront your fears, reactions and panic as a sign they have made contact? Or do you wonder if a real ghost keeps an open mind and believes that what they are experiencing is real to them.

Many paranormal experts think that ghosts actually might fear us and not give us evidence. Certainly if you are I were asked to perform on the spot would we? The reasons vary why a certain ghost might choose to show itself or not. They might be shy, or in some cases not want to be bothered with the crazy person they see trying to find them. We all know a good game of hide and seek is fun for everyone. Maybe the ghost is doing something but our equipment does not detect it. Or the stars just aren't right for them to manifest.

But what if it is us! Someone in our group or the particular hour or minute we are there in the haunted location. If a ghost does not like you in particular might i not want to interact? The same as you would if paranormal phenomena would happen to you.

I think ghosts are just as we are and react to us from what they say and observe. Rolled into this one must put personal tastes, fears, and the ghosts aspirations wants and desires.

Is the house where you live really a haunted home? Do you walk around and find that you have experienced a super cold spots? Are there areas where there is no evidence of a draft, but you can feel one anyway? Spiritual ghost and haunted activity is sometimes but not often accompanied by cold air and chilling winds. They can be a barely-noticeable occurrence, or very strong. Goose bumps can result. But is it a ghost touching us in some way. or just how we as living beings understand it and react.

In your house you might hear unexplainable noises, Bumps, things moving in attics cellars or inside of walls and especially your hardwood furniture. Do you hear faint gasps in shrouded whispers, light or heavy footsteps when you are all alone?You just heard a large loud thumps and bumps in your mattress, or human voices loud or soft moans, a baby a woman or a mans sobbing or crying, and there might just be a wild or mumbled laughter, including the many loud noises of ghost children, aside from the noise things make being moved. Most standard recorders can pick up these noises. Some ghost might like to talk. Others might just grunt, scream or even be silent just to prove a point. But can all this really be that of a ghost catching your attention . Are tricks that your own mind is playing on you because that's how the ghost wants you to acknowledge it as.

Often dogs or cats tend to avoid or obsess strangely about a particular location or hot spot in a haunted home. Many different pets are extremely sensitive to paranormal occurrences and “vibes”. Snakes, birds, fish, ground hogs, gophers, rabbits, sheep, emu's seabirds, hamsters, even spiders and scorpions seem to react to the presence of real paranormal activity. But think to your self did they hear feel or see something. Or was it a strange odor or a definite sound or vibe only your pet can feel.

I have seen a full 200 gallon tank of fish react to a paranormal phenomena. The fish all swam upside down when the ghost came into the room. There is also a woman who has trained her dog to hunt for ghosts specifically ar any location in the world. I also hear every day of individuals training Whippets, sheepdogs and Chihuahuas to hunt for ghosts. A friend of mine is now training her silky to do this. But what if the ghosts fears dogs? Might a ghost not want to let the creature know it is there?

One thought out there put forth by some is that a ghost may go dormant for long periods only to avoid detection because of someone or thing in their territory. Maybe a new dog or residence in their haunted location. Your appearance or those of a stranger might trigger that. Who is to say why a person or even a ghost doesn't want to deal with what's going on around them. Waugh has told me that some ghosts even take vacations or so she has been told by them.

Strong pleasant or offensive odors and smells in your home or surroundings can indicate some spirit activity. The sense of smell is extremely strong in relation to memory for human beings, pets and or things that might have happened at a crime scene or accident. I once investigated a ghosts that always smelled like fried bacon. nd another that the odor of rotting fish when ever the ghost appeared. We can smell a particular aroma and be taken instantly back to a strong memory we’ve stored that is connected to that smell. Perfumes, flower scents, earthy scents and cooking smells are some of the scents detected in relation to ghostly activity.

Ghosts, Demons, entities spirts can be very solid and physical too. Then can beat you slap you with seen and unseen hands and fists, one might kiss you in a tendwer moment or you might have actual vivid sexual relations with you whether you want them to or not. And they call take over your body brain and words and never let go until they are ready.

ALWAYS CONSIDER HOW A WILD OR UNFAMILIAR ANIMAL OR PET REACTS TO A STRANGER. THATS WHAT AND HOW MANY GHOSTS ACTUALLY REACT TO PARANOMAL INVESTIGATIONS.

Some times dead individual are so emotionally distraught they can’t let go. and they find you. See you. And want you to be the one that helps them. Or possibly a case of paranormal obsession. The actual suspect ghost might have designs on you for a number of reasons. From purely platonic to sexual. The spirit is emotionally connected to you in some way can also be the case. It might be uncles, aunts, friends or family and even a pet trying to get your attention alone and botching up your investigations and you just don't know it. and it is there ghost alone that you keep documenting over and over again as they gain strength or awareness of how to get your attention.

I don't believe there is in death a boot camp for ghost to learn to haunt us. I think they as we learn by doing and interaction. How to haunt the living is a learnt trait and we are just in the same way learning to hunt them as they are learning new way to hunt us with the equipment we bring to find them with.

What if a particular ghost cannot rest due to an injustice done to them. And they see that you are hunting them. What if they set out on a campaign to stop you frighten you to make you stop hunting ghosts all together? You know that really makes me have a new real fear of the other side or the misguided judgment of an insane ghost. These ghosts are generally associated with physical activity like slamming, opening, closing, unlocking doors and windows, voices, and sounds. A strong presence, a scent, or touch may be experienced. People rarely see a manifestation of the ghost in the form of an apparition or mist. The effects that we might have by investigating a Residual Haunting seem to be more out of control then in the past. A residual haunt is believed to be activity of reoccurring or traumatic actions from past events that leave an imprint on the environment. But think about it what impact are we having on them. Many seem to stop. While others seem to advance to another level. New truths emerge and many see these types of hauntings turing into intelligent hauntings.

This type is probably the most common type of haunting. Because its' characteristics are similar to the intelligent haunting, people often mistake it for an intelligent/traditional haunting. Like intelligent haunts, some examples of activity are phantom footsteps, sounds, images, and scents. One major difference between this haunting and the intelligent/traditional haunting, is that this type of haunting is not considered to be that of a ghost, and there is no interaction with the living. But suddenly interaction starts to occur.

It is believed that this activity is the dissipation of stored energy from the site. The theory is the energy is stored or absorbed by the site due to repetitive or traumatic events of the energy expended while performing such actions. Similar to a tape player, the energy is stored in the magnetic field of the environment. Over time the energy builds up and is discharged showing a replay of the event, and then the cycle starts again. Some suggest that atmospheric conditions such as storms may initiate the playback. But many neglect the fact that a home that is not use to having several strangers in it hunting the haunted is similar to the effect. Our bodies electrical field ant e equipment we carry not including cell phones and other electronics also causes a charge.

One might say we are feeding the hungry dead by giving them electricity or bio energy to feed off of. Phantoms - These are ghosts which so closely resemble the living that they are often not realized as ghosts until they do something uncanny, like walk through a wall. The fact that not to many individuals are investigating these types of claims. It seems to me that I have seen ghosts jump through walls. I have witnessed levitation, movements of heavy object and things that might drive a sane person over the edge. They happened to me I experienced them. from nails flying through the air to a possessed person walking on a ceiling.

ThesePhantom Hitchhikers or attached to us ghosts might mean that we the ghost investigator is the actual reason a ghosts haunts someone. And it might be just one ghost seeking out attention of a group or just one individual in particular. According to many urban legends, these are ghosts who typically interact with the living in such a way that they ride along on all the ghosts hunts and paranormal locations and phenomena you investigate. Just like a ghost you might pick up on the side of the road like Resurrection Mary and before arriving at the destination, they mysteriously disappear. Lets just say that's the same ghost learning new tricks or making the urban legend your investigating come alive by their doing and not the ghost your seeking out.

Many ghost and this apparitions seem to change from investigation to investigation. New truths are revealed often. The ghost who was always seen wearing white might now where something new or of a different color. Someone might notice something new about a facial feature or connect to the ghost more then other s in the past. Or did this already occur and your witnessing the effected ghost in his new persona. Ghosts which are clearly seen as a living person or solid figure are known as apparitions.

There are several different categories of apparitions spirits or ghosts. The most frequent seem to be what are called Atmospheric. As described earlier the residual or replay haunting. What if your investigating a Crisis or Deathbed room in a haunted hospital or private home. These particular ghosts that often appear to family or friends around the time of death. Theses or the most haunted and freaky to persons of the family of the ghost. And these common ghost sightings, almost never occur more than four days after death. Family ghosts which are connected to a particular family, might not want to be bothered with strangers coming into their home. the effect you have on them is that they do not want to make them selves known to you because in their minds they believe you are there to banish them.

Many Haunted Objects seem to be effected also because of several investigations. Instead of haunting a location, a particular object is the anchor for a ghost. What if because of all the poking prodding and being handed off from person to person a particular haunted doll stop being haunted. Many people who buy haunted dolls get them home and find that the haunted doll is not haunted. Did any think the ghosts did not want to be mailed? Upon receiving haunted dolls back in the mail the individual owner who had it in the first place finds it is still very haunted.

Could it be the ghost in the doll will only haunt them?

gHOST pICTURES

You should of course consider that ghosts might see us as a strange phenomena in their world. Or could they actually be oblivious to us and what we perceive as ghosts is something entirely different?

Today many Paranormal Photographic evidence of certain ghosts seems to be changing. Some get clear images of the dearly dead the more a location is investigated. While others just get orbs, mists, (ectoplasm) vortexes, shadows and other unusual light or optical effects your images might just be getting a clearer image of your shadow ghost that follows you . Many debate whether they are actually ghosts, spirits, or souls; personally I feel they are some kind of energetic or spiritual byproduct that a individual who has investigated several locations begins to manifest.

If you have ever investigated many over investigated Portal Hauntings you probably have gotten several different types of phenomena occurring instead of what others have encountered. Paranormal Portals, vortex's continuum aren't really a new concept. Ghost portal hauntings are considered controversial as there is little known and the idea is mostly theory or speculation.

Vortex's or Portals are thought to be doorways to another world or dimension in which entities travel through. It's speculated that portals are not limited to one location, region or limited to sacred ground. Typically places that experience a wide array of different types of anomalous activity such as glowing balls of light, odd creatures, strange shapes, or unexplained mists or fog, are suspected to have a portal in which these energies are traveling back and forth. And does the fact that we keep search for them makes them more active? No one has yet to go back and redoument what is going on at these locations since their last investigation. and of course that is a real haunted shame.

About Rita Jane Grimes

Grimes is a well known Paranomal investigator from Perth, Western Australia. She has been investigating ghosts, cryptids and haunted locations for over 30 years. She recently hosted The Great Maerican Necromancer to come and explore her haunted home and several reported haunted locations in her home town. The reults of which she plans to document in her upcoming book and DVD.