Poltergeist – Can this paranormal activity be defined?

Most paranormal investigators believe that a poltergeist is not a demon. Although they may move things in your home or make some kind of physical contact with you, it is a very rare case for the living to be physically harmed by them. Emotionally damaged for sure and as such they can be quite scary.

They are often seen as a negative spirit attracted to a young person, most often a teenager. Due to hormonal and emotional changes in the adolescent’s body, it is believed that negative energy can be pushed outward and reportedly moves or destroys objects at times.

There is still a lot of discussion and debate by researchers investigating these types of paranormal activities as to what is actually the case when this type of activity takes place.

For those who believe in ghosts and spirits, it is generally accepted that a poltergeist is an unpleasant spirit, a spirit most often found in a haunted house or building. In German, poltern means touch and geist means spirit.

A poltergeist is said to sometimes focus on a specific person in a home. This person is usually someone experiencing some kind of emotional turmoil or change in her life, so it makes sense for a teen to get involved often. The paranormal activity that centers around poltergeists can be mischievous, destructive, malicious, simply mocking, or even spiteful.

Many paranormal investigators and ghost hunters believe that the disruptions in the lives of the living caused by a poltergeist are actually the focused emotional activity of the people living in that location. Many strongly believe that it has nothing to do with ghosts or spirit world activity.

A poltergeist is generally not considered to be able to manifest objects from the spirit realm. They seem to deal only with the objects that are already in and around their physical location, usually the home or, in rarer cases, a small community. In the extremely rare cases of actual human possession by a spirit, the sudden appearance of never-before-seen objects is not that uncommon.

The spirits will often try to get your attention by talking to you, tapping you on the shoulder, pulling on your clothing, pushing you, and in very rare cases, they may manifest enough energy to throw something or make an object move. This type of paranormal activity does not necessarily mean that someone has an evil spirit on their hands.

Spirits in some types of apparitions often acknowledge the existence of humans or may try to communicate with them in different ways, but more often than not they seem to want to be left alone and mind their own business. Certain spirits can sometimes move lighter objects with the intention of attracting the attention of humans, and this is often taken the wrong way and that person is left extremely frightened.

Most people who believe in ghosts feel that spirits are just human personalities or souls, and if that person was a kind and loving person in life, their spirit most likely will be after death. The same goes for someone who lives a life of anger and cruelty. They seem to retain the same qualities after death as well, and the general consensus in the paranormal community seems to be that activity caused by what is defined as poltergeist is caused by these types of angry souls.