That’s the question I got this week from an old friend I haven’t heard from in a while.
The trouble began in August of 2008 after the elderly neighbor passed away. The faucet in the master bath turned on low of it’s own accord. Some time later the downstairs faucet did the same thing. Then the cat bowl moved off it’s mat 12 inches away without any spillage. A door that was open was found closed (no drafts or explainable reasons). Then the master bath was found going full force and my friends eyeglasses were mysteriously in the sink.
The water could be a likely pressure or valve issue. Plumbing LIKES to pretend it’s haunted. It takes a seriously large, intelligent cat to move a water bowl without spilling it (I have had large, intelligent house cats who could pull it off, but would rather spill the water in order to watch me have a S**t-fit). If the door has been debunked, then we may have something. There has been 365 days of on and off activity.
What got me about this story was how frightened he was. He admitted that this stuff really freaked him out, especially being a scientifically orientated guy. Engineers sport those tendencies. He was concerned that he might have the makings of an Amityville Horror.
It’s time to take the horror out of the haunting. Ghosts are people. They still ARE people. They just don’t have bodies anymore. They can still think and react just as they did in life. So, if indeed this is my friend’s neighbor and this neighbor was a nice guy, then there is nothing to worry about.
Ghosts get a bad rap for scaring people. We can’t see them normally. So, we don’t pay attention to them. If they want our attention, they may go to extreme lengths to get it. Often they are angry that no one is noticing them.
Hollywood has fueled the belief that astral beings want nothing better than to do you in or, at least, severely injure you. It is nearly impossible for that to happen. It takes a lot of energy to muster up even a shove. While slaps and scratches have happened to some, it is usually the result of provoking. Nobody has been disembowelled as far as I know…Â
The best line of defense is to talk to the entity. Acknowledgement may be all they want. Express what behaviors you want stopped. Explain why. Show the spirit proper respect as you would a guest in your home.
The kindest thing you can do is to encourage the entity to go toward the light, to see their family and friends again. Tell them the ones they love await them. Also, tell them they have been forgiven and will be welcomed no matter what had happened during their former life. If they can’t find a white light, tell them to go to the local funeral parlor. One is bound to turn up!
If you find the activity gets worse, or nasty things begin to happen – really negative poltergeist activity, get help. That could be in the form of a priest, psychic medium or a paranormal group that has had success in removing negative energies. DO NOT CONSULT A OUIJA BOARD!!! YOU COULD BRING IN EVEN MORE NASTIES!
When paranormal activity crops up, don’t assume the worst. The likelihood of it becoming another “A Haunting in Connecticut” is next to impossible. Besides, Hollywood likes to exaggerate a bit… A LOT!
No stress. Talk to your haunting “house guests.”
Tj
