How Do You Know You Have a Ghost in Your House?

It may sound amusing even exciting, but theMany ghosts enter through your dreams. Perhaps
experience of living in a haunted property has been atelling you their story, as you sleep, I had one
very real experience for millions of people. How doexperience were differing guests all had the same
you know, you also could have a ghost in your home?.dream in the same room. This may be a message
Haunted homes are the stuff of legend, since we firstfrom the spirit, who is said by many to have unfinished
settled down and raised families under a single roof. Inbusiness before he or she reaches a higher plain.
fact all cultures in our very diverse world do to some4. Sudden Noises
degree believe in ghosts, and spirits.The sound of footsteps, taps left running, heating left
Haunted buildings tend to have common traits. Oftenon, even knocking can tell you perhaps you have a
they are places of untold tragedy, were someone diedpresence in your home. Often doors can open, or
quickly. Places like castles, grave yards, hospitals,unusual sounds tell you a spirit is on the prowl.
prisons, morgues, police stations, old battle sites, and5. Screams or Voices
places were there was a sudden accident- areOne rational friend insisted on a certain time and day,
renowned for being haunted.screams and shrieks could be heard in her home. This
But your home could be too. Even newer houseswas confirmed by friends who visited the house on
could be haunted, if they were built on a site of suddenthis said day, and after checking the properties history,
tragedy, and many home owners do not realize this.she discovered someone was murdered on that day
Once I knew someone who owned a home next toin her house.
the old town square, were in medieval times accused6. A Feeling of being Watched
witches were burnt at the stake. The area wasIf you sense you are being watched, its quite common.
renowned for being haunted, and few people wantedSomeone can sit in a cafe, and instantly sense if
to own a property there.another person is watching. This also applies also to
How can you tell, you have a ghost in your home?.spirits, whether you may be alone or with family, but if
Ghosts let their presence be known in a variety ofyou get the feeling of being watched in your home.
ways, across cultures and continents; these sevenAnd continually get this feeling, you may be living in a
ways are quite common:haunted property.
1. Leaving a Scent7. Flashbacks
Ghosts often advertise themselves by their scent.Often you may enter a room, stairway or place in
Commonly many ghosts leave a quick scent ofyour home, and get flashbacks like a photograph or a
flowers or perfume, others smell of smoke. This scentvideo. Something may not be there, but you may feel
can be suddenly smelt, and quickly vanishes.and see someone looking out the window, or just
2. A Sudden Chillwalking past you. This could be the spirit showing you
A wandering spirit around you leaves a cold, chillythey are there.
feeling as it may be very close to you or evenGhosts may not be harmful, many cultures believe
touching you. Unseen spirits that sit in one place, oftenthey exist because they have unfinished business or
leave a cold spot, were people pass. This sudden coldwant you to expose what really happened to them.
often makes you have goose pimples or worse shiver,But once you really suspect you live in a haunted
but vanishes when the spirit leaves or you pass theproperty, you may want to check out how you can
spot.pacify the unknown presence in your home.
3. Strange Dreams