projected psychokinetic energy of a living person that creates movement of objects and various noises.  Though the word "poltergeist" is German for "noisy ghost," this type of phenomenon is not attributed to ghosts by those who have studied such accounts.  It seems true poltergeist haunting activity is typically centered around a female adolescent in the home who is unwittingly producing the disturbance.  The disturbance typically ceases over time, as the adolescent ages.

Spirits are the souls of people and animals.  We believe we are finding that the spirits of people whose physical bodies have passed and gone unto the light often return to visit the living.  Some may call these spirits from the light names such as angels, spirit guides, messengers, light beings and even ghosts, but to call them ghosts would be a misidentification.  Sometimes these spirits are seen visiting people during different times in their lives, or even make themselves known through thoughts, dreams and other ways of communication.  During the death of a person, often spirits will be detected speaking with the person who is about to pass (see Messenger of Death story).  Spirits come to ease the transition from this world to the next, and of course are human spirits who are loving and benevolant.  Yet, these spirits are not ghosts, though closely associated and maybe this is why theories of ghosts at times seem blurred.

Now for the Angels & Ghosts theory regarding ghosts.  All people are spirits, even those of us who are living in our fleshy bodies, and we interact as spirits within Spirit.  Another name for an invisible energy that some theories call neutrinos (or even dark matter), Spirit seems to encompass all, and seems to be the life-giving force that animates everything.  Everything exists within this energy, whether physical or invisible.  From that perspective, the spirits of people still exist after the passing of the physical body.  The question is really, "What happens to the person's spirit, who they really are, after death?"  Our studies have shown that many do in fact experience loved ones in spirit who visit them while on their deathbed.  Upon death, the person does not cease to exist but interacts with these loved ones who help accompany them through the "tunnel of light" experience, so prominent in near death experiences.  Typically after heading into the light, the person will eventually experience a life-review, as their entire lifetime will pass before their eyes, so to speak.  Our theory is that this life-review is a cleansing process, sort of a reflection and granting of a higher perspective upon the past physical life that was lived.  It is a healthy, emotional experience needed to remove fears and mis-thinkings created by living in this often difficult, but temporal world.

Unfortunately, some people during the dying process do not wish to go to the light, but elect to remain effectively attached to the physical realm for a variety of reasons.  The reasons for staying with the living are many, but ultimately fear is why a person does not transition from this world to the next to continue the life journey.  Fear of eternal punishment, fear of condemnation from loved ones who are awaiting them in spirit, fear of loved ones left behind needing them, fear of possessions left behind not being taken care, revenge, emotional turmoil, among many other possible reasons are why people choose to attach and identify with the earthly environment.  These earthbound spirits are truly what ghosts are: lost, hurting people who are in need of help, for their mind has caused them to remain chained to the past in a state of fear and loneliness.  Having not experienced the light and life-review, these spirits are darkened by the thoughts that hold them captive.  Their thinking has left them in hell, if you will, having effectively ensnared the mind into believing a lie; for the past is illusion, and only the present exists.  This is the fearful carousel that ghosts have chosen as their way of existence, and for these lost people, finding a way to get off and move beyond may seem hopelessly impossible.  The earth realm seemed logical to some ghosts; a wise choice, for the person who wanted to just hide in the shadows and hopefully not be seen or heard.  For other ghosts, their fear cast them in this darkness; a lack of understanding in what went wrong.  All forms of fear can be found within ghosts, some more than others: guilt, condemnation, hate, pride, prejudice, anger, doubt, worry and the like.  Now can you understand the difference between a ghost and spirit?  A spirit is free, full of love, joy and peace.  A ghost is a spirit, but in stark contrast, is full of fear which is darkness...emptiness.  We truly need to understand the spirit world.

Our theory regarding ghosts centers around the previously described condition the earthbound spirits find themselves in.  For these reasons, we believe many a haunting occurs, as ghosts are suffering and in need of assistance in easing the emotional pain.  We believe that we are finding most ghostly activity, such as noises, dreams, visible appearances, various disturbance, communications, touching, and even attacks (though rare), can all be explained by coming to understand the desperate minds of pained, disembodied spirits.  They are simply people in need of spirit rescue.

In conclusion, other theories regarding ghosts do exist, such as ghosts being simply the creation of the overactive mind, hallucinations, carbon monoxide poisoning, exposure to low frequencies, etc; but we are seeing too many pieces of the puzzle come together that cannot be explained away in total by the various, skeptical theories.  At Angels & Ghosts we have decided to transcend beyond the age-old question, "Do ghosts exist?" by coming to understand that ghosts do indeed exist.  Knowing this, now we work toward understanding why they exist and how we may help them, and in turn just maybe help ourselves.