What's the difference? And are they real?
2007-12-29 11:15:13 · 20 answers · asked by ? 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Alternative ➔ Paranormal Phenomena
A polar guy supposedly moves things. A ghost just sits there.
If you examine all of the forms humans take after death--poltergeist, spirit, ghost, shadow person, etc.--it's hard to see ghosts as anything but invented.
Many people have unsubstantiated theories regarding the "cause" of poltergeists. Some claim poltergeists are only around adolescent children. This is nothing more than reverse engineering.
2007-12-31 02:27:52 · answer #1 · answered by Peter D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poltergeist ( a German word) translates (more or less) into English as "noisy ghost". However, most parapsychologist today attribute "Poltergeist activity" not to a ghost or spirit but to RSPK (Recurrent Spontaneous Psychokinesis). This activity is thought to be powered by the PK (psychokinesis) of a person that has unresolved conflicts and does not have a safe and healthy way of expressing these conflicts. This may be why family counseling has an excellent rate of ending such activity or if one is skeptical the counseling allows one to express their conflict and stop tricking their parents for attention. For this reason poltergeist are often associated with teenagers (unresolved conflict) but this is not a requirement and not present in many cases.
The association was first made when Frank Podmore a very skeptical investigator for the Society of Psychical Research attributed all cases of poltergeist to "tricky little boys and girls". Poltergeist activity involves physical movements of objects.
Ghosts (redefined early on as visual apparitions of people known not to be physically present at the location they were see). Ghosts are usually a visual experience (as opposed to hauntings that involve mostly sounds). Ghost usually do not move objects or cause other physical effects.
2007-12-29 15:31:38 · answer #2 · answered by psiexploration 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A ghost is known to be the relax skill of someone who exchange into as quickly as residing. There are 2 styles of hauntings. interior the 1st, a ghost may be replaying events that occurred in a definite area and does not work together with the residing - like a checklist taking part in many times back. interior the 2nd sort of haunting, a ghost may be trapped in this airplane as a results of tragic or violent way they died. in the form of haunting the ghost does work together with the residing as a manner to get their interest. A poltergeist, or "noisy spirit," performs mischievious tricks on the residing. A poltergeist is probably to throw or pass gadgets or reason unusual noises. some theorize that poltergeist activity isn't brought about by utilizing spirits, yet extremely the activity is brought about by utilizing a youngsters who has latent telekinetic potential. As they enter formative years their inner turmoil is manifested in gadgets moving and unusual sounds.
2016-10-09 09:49:56 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A ghost is the spirit of a dead person. A poltergeist is not a spirit at all but the psychic manifestations of a living person within the area of the poltergeist activity. Often times this person doesn't even know that they are doing it.
2007-12-30 06:06:18 · answer #4 · answered by ikeman32 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The word Poltergeist is German for Noisy Ghost.
2007-12-29 13:36:50 · answer #5 · answered by Astralspirit 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Arwen, I actually thought it was playful ghost as a direct translation from German.
They are both around us. Playful Ghosts are generally the ones that will throw things to catch your attention and may take things or move things to the point of annoyance.
Ghosts generally tend to stay to themselves and not really try to communicate in that same way, they will generally wait for someone to see them. Poltergeists are really just ghosts with extra spirit, no pun intended. LOL
2007-12-30 02:53:56 · answer #6 · answered by Kimberlee Ann 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
poltergeist are spirits that may have an anger about how they die and may or may not be reluctant to move on, For example a person who has die without natural cause can be upset they did not have a chance to live live out so they react by moving objects or repelling objects. A normal spirit just may want a person to know they are around. For example a loved one has pass away and they want their love ones to know the are around so the do little things to let them know they are present.
2008-01-01 10:10:32 · answer #7 · answered by Barbara Yoda 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
poltegeist is an invisible force that is potentially violent. Poltegeist usually throws things in your house which is caused by an invisible force. Based on Sprituality Books, most people supposedly if they die, truths about the universe opens to them, there are times that if the person died not in time(or the person doesn't want to die) and they possess telekinetic powers, they become a poltegeist. Regular ghosts are ghosts that roam in every house that are harmless.
2007-12-30 15:35:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a poltergeist is typically associated with a teen/pre-teen girl...sometimes boy...they move stuff around and create a lot of havoc. Other ghosts aren't usually like that.
2007-12-29 11:23:10 · answer #9 · answered by Rainbow Raven 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Poltergeist means "house ghost."
Poltergeists are ghosts that are chained to a house, church, school or even a statue.
Poltergeists tend to make fun.
Regular ghosts are free to go to where they wish, but tend to stay in the neighborhood.
2007-12-29 15:59:22 · answer #10 · answered by Alex of the Lost Arts 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋