Why Are We Afraid of Ghosts?

The very fact that ghosts are a source of much fearpeople indeed started paying attention to the fact.
for many people seems somewhat bewildering to me.Some ghostly sightings have probably been nothing
The reason is probably because they represent themore than tricks of the observer's imagination, including
'unknown' and this factor is unsettling to the humanthe smoky, haze like apparitions that sometimes
psyche. But why should the unknown be somethingappear in photographs. A flaw in the film perhaps?
that causes such angst?Psychic theory also poses the possibility that some
Many world renowned psychics consider ghostlyghost sightings are of spirits of deceased people who
phenomena as being nothing more than pockets ofare visiting from the other side in order to warn
intense emotion that are trapped within the layers ofhumans of impending disaster or related troubles. Of
time. The emotional states of human observers oftencourse if you don't happen to believe in life after death
seem to match those of the ghostly figuresthen this idea may seem a little ludicrous.
encountered, as though these said expressedOne often hears stories that someone has seen the
emotions trigger off the entity that we know as aghost of a beloved Aunt or Grandmother or some
ghost.other relative. Perhaps this occurs as a strong
Those who have encountered the spectra known asemotional bond continues to exist after the family
a poltergeist, that being a spiritual phenomena thatmember has passed away. A ghostly experience may
seems to hang around children who are approachingindeed be simply a reminder of a loved ones continued
puberty, may have witnessed an unusually violentexistence.
force that can move objects, slam drawers andFrom personal experience, after my beloved
levitate heavy furniture. It has been theorized that theGrandfather passed away from pancreatic cancer I
energy surrounding the child somehow causes thethought that I saw his image in a television show. It
disturbance and in fact there is no other being involved.was a very unusual event for me and one that left me
A famous ghostly case known as the Enfieldwondering about his continued existence.
Poltergeist was eventually thought to have been aIt seems unlikely that ghosts are beings that are at all
psychic disturbance caused by a lonely young girl whothreatening to humans and the ongoing fear that
was simply seeking attention. When doors andsurrounds them probably has more to do with their
furniture started moving, seemingly by themselves,unexplainable factor.