Ghost Theory One
There are many different phenomena that tend to get lumped together under
the label "ghost." Poltergeists, for example, are the projected energy of
a living person that causes noises and movement of objects such as doors
slamming, electrical appliances turning on and off and objects breaking in
the home. Poltergeists often manifest when an adolescent in the home has
lots of creative energy and little outlet for it. I believe that it is the
repression of one's expanding creative/sexual energy during adolescence
that leads to such manifestations. There is all of this energy, and
nowhere for it to go.
Some "ghosts" are simply thought forms, and are perceived through a rip in
the fabric of space and time. Intense emotional experiences such as
violent deaths or other experiences can create such a rip, so that the
intense experience is burned into the fabric of a place. Ghost experiences
that repeat themselves over and over again the same way every time are
generally thought forms. There is no intelligent consciousness in such
ghosts. They do not interact with the living or even seem aware of
anything other than their own realities. It's a bit like a short film that
plays over and over as the energy of the intense experience plays itself
out.
Of course, sightings or visits from ghosts are very common at the time of
a person's death. A woman may see her brother appear at the foot of her
bed at night, and the next morning learn that he passed into spirit at
exactly that time.
In some cases, it is possible that ghosts are sentient beings simply
living in another time/space reality who reach out to contact others in
another realm. For example, we might meditate and reach out to someone in
spirit, and from their dimension, we may be perceived as a "ghost."
Wouldn't it be silly for them to be terrified of us? Ghosts are no more
evil than the living, despite the horror stories and Hollywood hype. By
revealing themselves or giving signs of their presence, ghosts and spirits
simply seek to communicate with us.