| The question "What is a ghost?" has been asked by | | | | as bad or evil spirits and are sometimes even |
| millions of people for thousands of years. Every culture | | | | associated with demons. A poltergeist is said to |
| across the planet views ghosts differently. Some | | | | sometimes center around one person in a household. |
| believe that ghosts are evil spirits that should be | | | | This person is usually someone who may be suffering |
| feared, while others believe that ghosts are here to | | | | from some form of emotional turmoil or change. |
| help and protect the living. | | | | Adolescents are often associated with this type of |
| Ghosts are generally thought of as the apparition ( the | | | | ghost. |
| appearance of) or spirit of someone or some thing | | | | Demons are often referred to as ghosts, but are |
| that is no longer living. Many theorize that a ghost is | | | | theorized by many to be a completely different thing. |
| simply caught between the world of the living and the | | | | Demons are most commonly believed to be fallen |
| afterlife. Possibly confused about their own death. This | | | | angels or forces of pure evil. Some believe that there |
| is why many people believe that ghosts are often | | | | are two basic forces that hold our world into place. |
| found in places of terrible tragedy and sudden death. | | | | One being in the form of goodness and purity, while |
| Other theories regard ghosts as just another form of | | | | the other takes the form of absolute darkness and evil. |
| energy. We are all made up of energy. Some | | | | Demons are believed by some to a manifestation of |
| scientists believe that energy doesn't die, but simply | | | | that influence. They are also believed to have the |
| changes form. Ghosts could be the same energy in a | | | | power to inhabit the bodies of humans or animals. |
| new form, without a physical body. Another theory is | | | | Apparitions are the most common type of ghost and |
| that ghosts are only imprints left on the atmosphere | | | | involve the appearance or sighting of someone that is |
| around us by what some call our "life force". | | | | no longer living. Apparitions can be full body or partial in |
| Although there may be no definite explanation for | | | | appearance. Some apparitions are said to appear only |
| what a ghost is, it is hard to deny that there is definitely | | | | in places that were familiar to them in life, while others |
| something about them that has captured the minds of | | | | remain a mystery. Some say that this type of ghost |
| millions. With thousands of reported sightings and | | | | can appear to relatives or loved ones and have been |
| encounters for centuries, it is also hard to deny that | | | | said to warn of imminent danger. |
| ghosts just might be real. The thought of a ghost being | | | | There are many other types of ghosts and |
| real is scary to some and fascinating to others. Can | | | | paranormal activity and the best way to get the |
| they see us? Do they hear us when we speak? | | | | answers that you may be seeking is to do some |
| There are different types of ghosts that people have | | | | investigating of your own. Research and theorize for |
| reported encounters with as well. History will tell us that | | | | yourself. "What is a ghost?" just might be a question |
| not all ghosts are considered friendly and some | | | | that can never be completely answered. People will |
| actually create feelings of sadness and terror. | | | | continue to investigate and theorize, but we may not |
| A poltergeist is said to be one form of a ghost that is | | | | get the answer to this age old question until we |
| reported to move objects and make noises to let it's | | | | become ghosts ourselves. |
| presence be known. Poltergeists are often regarded | | | | |