What are Spirits?
Spirits, entities, manitous, whatever you may call them, it's still hard to really say what they are. I feel like the term spirits is just another generalization for non-physical and powerful beings. There are several stories of spirits, one of the most well known spirit is God, an omnipotent deity; but there are several others. Below is a list of types of spirits.
Types of Spirits
- Deities - described as godlike beings that have control over specific elements, or are wholly omnipotent.
- Demons - malevolent non-living spirits that torment the living. There are different classes for these beings. These spirits can also mimic other spirits and appear as loved ones.
- Angels - benevolent and powerful non-living spirits that the living.
- Elementals - also known as nature spirits. These entities commonly have a connection with the four elements (water, air, earth, fire).
- Djinn, Faeries, Devas etc.
- Guardians - spirits, usually animal, that protect and guide certain individuals or places.
- Genius loci, daemons, totems, nahuales, etc.
- Shadow Creatures - shadowy beings, sometimes human like, sometimes shapeless masses, that can instill fear and dread in a person. Some reports describe shadow people wearing a hat or cloak with red eyes, some even report shadow animals. No one know for sure what these beings are. Some say they are ghosts that don't have the ability to fully manifest, are simply imprints of a former being, or that they are spirits carrying strong negative energy.
- Ghosts - earthbound spirits of the once living. Reasons vary why these spirits are earthbound, some suggest they have unfinished business, experienced a gruesome death, don't realize that they are dead, or simply choose to stay.
What are hauntings?
Have you ever had an item misplaced only to find it somewhere completely different than were you left it? Or have you heard strange sounds like banging on the walls or whispers in the corner of your room? What you might be experiencing is a haunting. A haunting is a paranormal event where explainable things occur, such as misplaced objects, disembodied voices, strange sounds, and apparitions.
Types of Hauntings
- Intelligent - These hauntings are spirits with personality. These spirits are aware of us and can interact, communicate, and even touch us.
- Reoccuring - Similar to Intelligent, except these spirits relive their past on repeat.
- Historical - Spirits wear clothing of their period they lived. May interact with living bu believe to be in their own time.
- Residual - Believed to be caused by traumatic events that leave an imprint on the area. Imprints replay over and over, there is no intelligence.
- Unfinished Business - Typically lighter hauntings. These spirits simply have to many tasks that they refuse to leave behind, or are fearful of leaving behind things, or loved ones.
- Vengeful - Spirits with unfinished business. They seek out those that did them wrong either by generlizing (ie. man kills woman, spirit now attack men) or seeking help from others to avenge them.
- Hungry - A Chinese/Hindu/Buddist belief, these spirits come back to visit their families or homes. In Taoism, these spirits did not find what they were looking for in the afterlife, and come to feed on the fear of the living. They say food, drink, or money offerings will appease these spirits.
- Doppelganger - German for "double-goer". Dopplegangers are spirit doubles of a living person. The 16th president, Abraham Lincoln was said to have a doppelganger. In some tales it is bad luck to see your spirit double, for seeing one is an omen of death.
- Poltergeists - These spirits are often mischievous and occasionally malevolent. They make their presence known by moving objects, making noises, turning objects on or off, harassing animals, or touching people. They are one of the more powerful types of hauntings. There is some debate if whether or not poltergeist activty is caused by a spirit or produced by a person's subconscious.
- Demonic - The most dangerous type of hauntings. These hauntings are caused by non-human entities, although on some rare case human spirits have been known for this activity. These hauntings can start out subtle or playful but can quickly intesify. Poltergeist activity and attacks, whether physical or psychological occur in these types of hauntings. These spirits can tear apart families, and can haunt people for their entire lives. They have the ability to follow their victimes. It is speculated the end goal of these hauntings is to weaken the victim enough in order to possess them. It is encouraged that an exorcism or cleansing should be done in order to rid the victim, object, or place of this entity, by a demonologist, a preist, or a shaman. The sooner this happens the better.
- Portal - Portals provide access between our world and the spiritual world. Portals can be created through ritual or natural energy source, like ley lines.
- Infestation - This type of haunting occurs when there are multiple spirits are involved.
Photos & Videos
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Five different videos depicting spirit activity, the second one is proven to be faked.
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Five different videos showing spirits on camera.
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A compilation of proof that angels may exist.
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Sources
"Different Types of Hauntings." TEXAS GHOST AND SPIRIT INTERVENTION. Web. 08 May 2016.
"Different Types of Spirits and Terms." TEXAS GHOST AND SPIRIT INTERVENTION. Web. 07 May 2016.
"Types of Ghosts and Spirits." The Paranormalistics. Web. 07 May 2016.
"Different Types of Spirits and Terms." TEXAS GHOST AND SPIRIT INTERVENTION. Web. 07 May 2016.
"Types of Ghosts and Spirits." The Paranormalistics. Web. 07 May 2016.