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A haunting can offine be defined as a person seeing ghosts but some experts say that if a person lives near power lines that what they are seeing are recorded images and not actual hauntings, there are those few that are known as mediums who can either communicate with the dead or there are those who can sense emotions of those who have passed on whether it is good or negative energy.

I think a haunting is when u actually see somethin yourself and if you believe in what you see

"Hauntings" are a lot of different things, actually. As I see it, it is more than 'seeing something'. It's more of a ectoplasmic presence that is detectable through a variety of means available.

I think hauntings are a lot in the mind of the haunted, but it is very real and possible that an actual ectoplasmic entity is lingering. I think that a lot of times hauntings are an energetic recording of a signficant event that happened at a certain location.

here is a web sight that can give you the deffinition of a haunting.

http://www.utahghost.org/research_pages/nature_of_hauntings.html

I think a lot of the time you can mistake a ghost for an image that is not a ghost but and energy signature of a person that may have lived in the place long ago and had such a strong presence that the house has kept some part of it there like and imprint.

a spirit following you from town to town

but do you have to see the ghost? what if things just move around in the house when no one is near them? isnt that a huanting?

a haunting is what you make it. if you sit there and say, "its just a recording." than its just a recording. but if you say, "its a fucken ghost." than its a ghost.

Ursula, can you give us any references to the experts you are quoting on the power line theory please? I am interested to read the studies on it =)

How interseting, giving the power to something based on your preception of it. I give this some merit when dealing with the metaphysical. I wouldn't recomend using it while standing on a train track with the idea - it's not a steam engine, it's a kid on a bike.

A "haunting" in most cases is the mind taking something ordinary and giving it supernatural causes...

Not every random occurence is supernatural in origin.

The term "Haunting" can also be used to describe a feeding place for animals.

Really? Any kind of animals or specific ones?

I mean, would you say, "The hamster is in his haunting full of sunflower seeds."?

I think any place for animals...But it may be restricted to predatory animals...

A haunting to me, is a tale that has been handed down through the years, and people begin to see or hear things, that have already been put into the memory of the brain.

You know, hamsters can be predatory and canibalistic...

So the kitchen of my house is my dog's "haunt" since that's where the food bowl is?

I suppose it could be a haunting place for your dog....


Why do you keep asking if things can be counted as hauntings? I don't even know!!!

YCNHTMP.

I thought you were the expert. Just asking...

...back to the topic at hand though, if were simply refering to a spiritual type of haunting, I think evidence needs to be provided. Not just, I hear bumps in the night or once in a while "Strange Things" happen... for it to be officially defined as a haunting.

well i have had some hauntings in my house. and at a old broke down hospital for people with tuberculosis. i have seen a ghost. and i can sometimes feel the presence of one. a haunting to me is just a ghost trapped on earth or hanging around a place they are familar to . a haunting reminds me of a vengful spirit trying to torment someone whom they have a grudge against . i also think they just go where ever.

A haunting I guess can be defined as things being moved around by an invisible force or entity or stories that are handed down from generation to generation which can impact how a person percieves things ghosts can take many forms from dark shadows to strange lights in photographs.

I am with Birra. I have been amazed on this site by the hordes of people, when asked for an opinion, that answer, "yes, definitely a ghost/supernatural cause."

Nobody WANTS to believe more than I, but there really needs to be some evidence before I go there. If the lights in my room blink on and off when I walk in, I'm going to check the bulbs and electricity.

So many people snatch the empirical evidence and convince themselves that they just witnessed either a ghost or their own supernatural energy. A haunting is something I'd LOVE to believe in...WANT to believe in, but it just has to be supported by solid evidence for me.

a haunting i feel is not just seeing a ghost , entity if you are being haunted i believe that it is because it wants something and if you are not a sensitive you will never understand what the spirit wants so it becomes angry and starts to try and scare you because it is there only way to communicat why do you think ppl ask for a psychic (cant spell really well sorry ) when they are having probles with the paranormal just because you see something dosnt mean you are being haunted

I seen things my self as well as family members that can`t be explained .. You know the saying seeing is believing...

A haunting can be many things. A poltergeist, doppleganger, evil spirit, etc. You may hear noises, have radio's blare music, you may have things misplaced. Also, your pets may be watching something you can't see, and therefor , you can't figure out their weird behavior. There is no end to what would consist of a haunting.

A haunting to me is seeing the spirt and/ or a supernautral things that cant be explained.

Some of you want physical tangible proof that such things exist. That would be nearly impossible to do. I have seen things and felt things that give me the reason to believe. Ask yourself what physical evidence a spirit is going to leave and then slap your forehead in realization. A spirit can't leave evidence, it's a soul.

I found this neat list of telltale signs of an actual haunting:

~Unexplained noises; hearing footsteps and such when nobody is there.
~Finding doors and windows open or closed when they were not before.
~Finding lights or appliances on and off when they were not before.
~Items disappearing and reappearing.
~Unexplained shadows.
~Strange animal behavior.
~Feelings of being watched.
~Mild psychokinetic phenomena, actually seeing doors open and close and lights go on and off.
~Feelings of being touched.
~Hearing cries and whispers, or other sounds.
~Feeling cold or hot spots
~Unexplained smells.
~Severe psychokinetic phenomena, moving or levitating objects.
~Physical assault; scratches, slaps or shoves.
~Unexplained physical evidence like writing, handprints or footprints.
~Apparitions and physical manifestations.

Well I know a haunting or seeing a ghoust is possible by my own accord..
My familes home was built in 1917 the plot it stands on to this day has been in our family since the late 1700's .. and at one time it used to be haunted until a few yrs ago when my grandmother past .. for some reason it all stopped .. I have experienced it more than once but it was more of sence that my great grandfather who built the home was just visiting or checking up on things .. you could smell his cologne at times .. the porch swing where he sat at night to relax (enclosed) would sway back to and from.. Plus many more things..

hauntings i think are when ghost actualy try to hurt you or disturb you

I think a haunting is when someone (either a believer or a sceptic) sees something that actually isn't their, like you think you see it, look again and there's nothing there.

I agree with Jenova, a haunting is generally the presence of a spirit caught in limbo. But there are other things which i can't find the right word for right now, but basically people leave behind some of their energy and it becomes part of the aura of the house, place or object. Kind of like leaving snap shots of memories that people even with a low psychic abilities can pick up.

For one example i was apartment hunting with a friend and we walked inside a partcular one that left us feeling odd and after a few short minutes we started feeling a very heavy negative energy and strong anger, lots of violence, but no death. Both of us had flashes of flying fists, screaming matches and objects being thrown, that sort of thing. But both of us knew it wasn't poltergeist activity just basically the memories of previous tenants. It had become a natural negative energy centre and therefore attracted negativity.

So there are differences and you need to research the history of a house, place or object before you can determine if its a haunting or not.

is it considered a haunting if they mind there own buisness and leave you alone, you just catch glimpses of it?

we have a ghost with my direct family (dad, mom, sisters) . he wasn't related to us, and he's never seen when my dad is home. he followed us from california to maryland to idaho (we weren't running from him, my dad was in the navy) and he is fairly short, wears a long USnavy officer caot & uniform. he never goes into a room where a living person is, but sometimes he stands in doorways and just wathches. it's a little unnerving, but never frightening. it's almost as though he watches after us to keep us safe. we thnk he owned my dad's navy ring before him.

paranoral experiences, including the moving of objects, strange lights, strange noises,cold spots, unpleasant smells, and that are attributed to those who have died a violent death.

I believe anything including a thought in your mind can be construed as a haunting

My belief in a haunting is more than seeing a spirit. A haunting is sharing your home with a presence. Noises unexplained. Movement of inanimate objects. Unexplained sounds. If they can't be explained without a shadow of a doubt, I consider it a haunting

a haunting can be a presence felt spiritually or physically

Well done Birra and Morrigan...and Jolie - very true. Moonie got some excellent points.

A haunting in just that - can be ghosts that are sticking around for their particular reasons or the kind of haunting which is mostly a repeat played out of the traumatic experience(s) at that location.

True, not every bump in the night and glitch in the electricity makes it a haunting. I know what I've seen and heard over the years in different locations.

Even was at a friend's house and watched both the cat and dog perk up, and both independently move their heads like they were watching something unseen by us humans cross the room and go upstairs - could that have been something haunting that home? Who knows...

A haunting is a presence that somehow makes a contact with the living, by being seen or heard in some way. Sometimes it's harmless other times it can be pretty scary.

Ever been in a room alone, but feel you're no alone?
No recorded electric image there.

Ever get the hairs on your scalp crawling?
No imbedded electrolosis there.

Ever know that you just have to leave, right now?!
Those feelings ARE the experts, hon.

Ursula, one can be "haunted" by many things other than spirits. Many of us by conscience alone. My worst hauntings are memories.

a haunting is feelin of something unnatural going like a door, cabinet door openin and other things like that opening without any reason or anyone making the force required to make it move. most people dont believe it until they see with own eyes and i feel the way in that sence of things.

i think a huanting is when you feel something or see something yourself

I am not sure on how to define it but our house has two entities that interact with visitors. One is a female entity who likes interaction with visiting males and the other is a young male who has interacted most with a three year old girl that visited here. The female entity has been visible and tangible at times.

A haunting is physical prove of something being there that is paranormal. meaning, if you see, hear, or feel it and it's not a usual thing such as ghosts.

A haunting can be many things. In the case of a person who has passed on it is usually caused by an echo or imprint their spirit has left behind. There is also the demonic kind which is very different. I have experienced both and let me tell you, it’s better to deal with a spiritual imprint than a demon. It is difficult for a demonic entity to cross over so if they are here you better believe they have a reason.

mmm not believing the power line theory there, but then who knows.
Haunting or vistiation of spirits of a person or place is what u see personally.

I think thst hauntings are when you see something a number of times and you truly beleive in what you are seeing.

I actually do believe a little in the electric line idea. If we do a energy xray, that is one that displays energy and the sites it is contained in the most, we can see that we are indeed made up of atoms. This is also seen when you look at an amputee on xray you can still see where the body part was at. The engery can not be seperated until it has no host. So, yep.. it is possible. Good job and nice question..
Titan

A haunting to me is when you see something. Most people are scared of what they see. But I embrace them. Love spirits(ghosts), I can walk into an area or building, and feel if there is spiritual activity that takes place.

being haunted is when the ghost won't leave you alone .. they keep messing with your crap and why won't they stop


sorry been there ..

In the Paranormal sense a haumting is an Occurance for which there is no logical explaination.

Hauntings maybe as individual as the person who claims to have experienced it. is it always a visual? not always, sometimes its hearing something, sometimes its seeing something.

Honestly, I would have to agree with Jenova. Hauntings are many things. I don't think it can be clearly defined though. I've been haunted, i suppose you can say, by this one thing...It caused me to have a miscarriage and I am forever followed by it. So yes, hauntings can mean different things.

Haunting in my sense is when you are filled with something you hate or fear. Or a past that keeps coming back. Yes, there may be ghosts but I don't see them. Therefore, I'm not haunted by them. I am however haunted by my past, not by mere ghosts. Leave that for the ones who love the paranormal, as I am not one of those people. I love mystery but ghosts? I've seen enough about ghosts that it does not frighten my nor is it mysterious. I did, however, in a younger, much younger part of my life, want to be a ghost detective. That is when I lost respect for most humans like the man my mother devorced and is still seeing, seeing as he almost hit me about something so stupid. No, my hauntings are my past, not ghosts.

to me, a haunting is seeing something that can not be explained...

To me a haunting is something that occurs that is beyond the realms of the 'human world' and that cannot possibly be explained but is more than likely researchable

A haunting is something you see and hear that can't be explained.

A haunting is a place that has unseen forces . Seeing things and hearing things that you cannot define to a logical or scientific explanation

I agree with all of thee above. that just about covers it all.

I think huntings are ghost trying to find or are seeking for someone who-is-liveing-there-at-the-curent-time's help and either you belive in it or not it will happen to you one time or another and either you are willing to help them or not is up to you it hasn't happened to me yet but it soon will I can feel it I know when I move out that I will expirence helping a ghost find its way out of this world and into the next and not to mention I have a ghost liveing with me he hasn't sked for my help in moveing on but I think he likes to bother me just to see the look that I make when something starts to happen I call he Danny I don't know if that is his real name but he excepts it and he doesn't complain about it and he talks to me in my sleep so yeah that is my little ghost

A haunting is defined as an energy/soul left behind. It's usually there to take care of unfinished business or they're just pissed off and need to vent. LOL... anyway I don't think the power lines have anything to do with what people see, if you believe in it then a haunting or presence can be possible...

A haunting is something that you can either hear or see with your own eyes that cannot really be explained by the laws of science or nature......=)

I believe hauntings are simply when an individual or group of people are bothered, disturbed or worse by an unfamiliar or unknown activity or event usually deemed to be of supernatural origin.

Forgive me if you think it’s too sterile or simple but I think it’s the most fitting of definitions.

Its true though alot of us think we see something but more often than not there is an actual explanation for it. If you can ever find and watch the show TAPS. They are a team of ghost hunters but instead of going in trying to prove ghosts are there they go through every possible scenario to prove they are not ghotsts at all but usually some just random act of nature or man. But there are times when they cant prove it or actually get something that really freaks you out. Good show if you can find it its worth watching

I agree with slave angel the power lines can't be the ones createing all of this stuff

i think it depend on the person your asking

haha, Birra! lovely piece of wit there, and well I adore ghost threads! Yea, I think a ghost could possibly be defined as a spirit that cannot rest perhaps..

A person or a place can be haunted.There are places that are visited by ghosts, as in just stopping by to say hello. Or more of a constant pesence, which is what I think of when I hear of some place being haunted.
I sometimes work as a medium and have done some ghosts walks in U.S. and U.K.I find it's better to have more than one medium in the group.So that there is more than one impression and then compare notes later.
You should try it sometime my friend, it's really amazing what you will find.

A person haunting, now that is a scary one... and a dangerous one with the wrong spirit to be sure..

A haunting is, in my most humble opinion, a remainder of felling from eiether a deceased person or from someone not necessarily deceased but not really alive eiether. I don't think people can be hurt by these feelings, unless they are VERY violent feelings. These imprints, these disembodied significant others are virtually harmless. I should know. I see things like them all the time. I have tried many ways of monitoring them, and I don't think that these things can reply with any words of their own. I believe that the most they can do is echo words/phrases they have used in the past. Most of the time, when I have had time to conduct my studies, they seem lost and confused. Some know they're dead, or seem to, even if they can't tell me, they express the experiences in feelings, in a way that a novice would call telepathy. And although I'm only 15, I'm more knowledgeable about such things then most.

a haunting can mean different things to each person i am haunted by my brother who died 9 years ago almost every day but that is not a scarey or bad thing to me at all

Or, if my own words seem insufficient, Maybe you are a follower of harry potter, and while that book does mangle Information, Severus Snape comes close to my explanation, stating that a ghost is an imprint of a departed soul.