2007-12-29 13:34:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
A ghost is said to be the apparition of a deceased person, frequently similar in appearance to that person, and usually encountered in places she or he frequented, or in association with the person's former belongings. The word "ghost" may also refer to the spirit or soul of a deceased person, or to any spirit or demon. Ghosts are often associated with hauntings, which is more or less regular occurrence of paranormal phenomena associated with a particular locality (especially a building) and usually attributed to the activities of a discarnate entity; the phenomena may include apparitions, poltergeist disturbances, cold drafts, sounds of footsteps and voices, and various odours.
2007-12-29 13:53:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Ghosts are said to be a manifestation of a dead person, some believe it be be the spirit or soul of the dead and others believe it to be the personality. People all over the world think differently when it comes to what ghost really are and if they really exist or are just part of the imagination. One of the earliest recorded sightings of a ghost happened in Athens Greece between 63-113CE when Pliny the Younger wrote a letter to Athenodoros Cananites who was a philosopher, about his sightings of a ghost. Ghost stories have continued throughout the years and many places are said to be haunted by ghosts.
2007-12-30 08:46:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some ghosts are earthbound spirits trapped here for reasons that vary more than colors...some are astral visitors...you can tell the difference by where they are standing spatially, astral or Otherworld entities will appear about 3 feet off the floor...the last ghost is an elemental...all I can say is don't piss one off
2007-12-29 22:04:11 · answer #3 · answered by windshadow78 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I know about the Phantom "The ghost who walks" who lived in the deep dark jungle and had a great pet dog called Devil and got his kicks out of winning battles against Evil and had all the baddies scared "dungless".
2007-12-29 21:56:16 · answer #4 · answered by veraswanee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that when someone dies, to prevent them from coming back, you rearrange the furniture so that the ghost will not recognize the room and leave. It freaks them out.
2007-12-29 22:06:15 · answer #5 · answered by hewalksamongus 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That they do exist but I think of it as more of a memory imprinted in time that repeats everyday. I dont think that all are like this but I think alot are, like the cival war soldiers and stuff.
2007-12-29 22:02:29 · answer #6 · answered by freckleface 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know anything about them really, but I believe in them. If you go on YouTube and search for poltergeist videos there's some crazy scary stuff.
Also, I live in NJ and if you go on WeirdNJ's website, they have all kinds of similar stuff and stories. You should check 'em out.
2007-12-29 21:46:32 · answer #7 · answered by rissa 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know people, that I trust and consider reputable, who swear up and down to have seen/heard them. I personally never have. That's all I know.
2007-12-29 22:02:47 · answer #8 · answered by mcq316 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not enough information to make an educated statement.
2007-12-29 22:19:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That there is no such thing. Just like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.
2007-12-29 21:41:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋