It is believed that there is a difference between ghosts and spirits: ghosts being earthbound and spirits having already moved
on and able to travel back and forth between the earthbound and heavenly realms. Spirits are 'lighter' in nature and because
of this, are more advanced in their knowledge and perception of the universe and possibly how to progress in the unseen
world. Ghosts on the other hand, are perhaps more complicated and often troubled.

Below are some examples of different types of ghosts and hauntings.

Intelligent Haunting
This is an interactive type haunting. We believe in these cases the ghost or ghosts are connected to or in some way
associated with the haunted site for some reason. The cause for an intelligent haunting may be: 1.The person died in a
traumatic way, i.e., murder, suicide, car accident, etc. 2. The person feels they have unfinished business. 3. The person
feels an injustice has been done to them. 4. They fear for judgment from the other side. 5. Guilt.

Evidence indicating an intelligent type of manifestation include: moving objects, slamming, opening and closing of doors and
windows. Peculiar voices, odors and scents (such as perfume, flowers or baking food) however this can also pertain to a
residual haunting as well and the two can be hard to decipher, hiding of objects, music and inexplicable lights. Apparitions
have been seen in cases of an intelligent haunting too. It is important to remember that the entities in these cases are the
same people that they were in life and may show frustration at times. Their personalities remain the same. They had human
emotions then and that has not changed.

Residual Haunting
We theorize a residual haunting to be that of a past recurring action in a haunted location imprinted on the atmosphere and
stored in the magnetic field in the environment. It is thought that at certain times, possibly when atmospheric conditions are
favorable, that this energy is again released and the activity is played out again, over and over. An example would be hearing
a woman singing in your century old kitchen. As it turns out, a woman did sing there 100 years ago, of course,
unbeknownst to you. There would be nothing to be frightened of, this 'woman', in this certain time frame, is likened to
residue; hence the term "residual".  The residual haunt will play itself out over and over again, almost like a movie scene.

Non-human
The non-human type of haunting is exactly that - not human. This entity never has been human, and never will be. They
can be dangerous in nature, and have been known to manifest themselves in cases where the dark arts have been
performed. This type of haunting is exceptionally rare to come across.



Poltergeist (sub-type haunting)
The poltergeist is not something we normally term a "haunting", as the core cause is a human being; usually found to be a
young person, with pent up stress and anxiety. The manifestations include: loud rapping and banging noises, objects being
thrown about and even small, contained fires breaking out.  The activity is often violent. At all times, the person at the root
of the activity is present, unknowingly and innocently watching as these manifestations play out. Poltergeist activity comes
on quickly and will diminish just as rapidly, usually lasting from only days to a few weeks in duration.
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Types of Hauntings