A ghost is an alleged non -corporeal manifestation of a dead person (or , rarely , an animal or a vehicle ).

It is often thought to be a manifestation of the spirit or soul of a person which has remained on Earth after death . According to some beliefs , a ghost may be the personality of a person after his or her death , and not directly tied to the soul or spirit . Every culture in the world carries stories about ghosts , though they often disagree as to what ghosts are and whether they are just figments of imagination or a part of reality . All reality is projected illusion - conscious thought projected through the lens of time and viewed by the experiencer and viewed as reality . We see ghosts as projections from a reality running parallel to our own . When our frequency matches that of another reality , we see images as projected illusion . Multidimensional entities have always been part of our experience in third dimension . Ghosts sightings have been reported in most parts of the planet - with some reports being written , photos , drawings , folk tales , even carved on stone (hieroglyphs in caves ). Ghosts have personalities often similar that which they had while alive . ust because a person dies , does not mean they will become instantly enlightened , and angelic . As on the Earth plane , it takes many incarnations of clearing and healing . Ghosts are often depicted of a human si!e and shape (although some accounts also mention animal ghosts ), but typically described as " silvery", " shadowy ", " semitransparent", "misty ", "human -like ", "big ", "scary " or " fog - like ". "arapsychologists refer to the "substance " of which ghosts and other spirits are made of as "ectoplasm ". Ghosts do not have a physical body like human beings , but only a subtle astral body . #ometimes they do not manifest themselves visually but in terms of other phenomena , such as the movements of an object , spontaneous throwing of a light switch , noises , etc ., which supposedly have no natural explanation . #ome ghost researchers approach the possibility of ghosts from a more scientific standpoint , seeking to find correlations and causal relationships between recordable phenomena and the supposed presence of ghosts . $hose who follow this approach most often believe that ghosts are not actual disembodied souls or spirits , but rather they are impressions of psychic energy left behind by a deceased (or in some rare cases , still living ) person . $hey assert that traumatic events (such as a

murder or suicide ) cause mental energy to be released into the world , where it may be experienced by other people who are sensitive to its presence . $his way of thinking classifies ghosts in the same category of preternatural unexplained phenomena as poltergeists /telekinesis , E#" , and telepathy . $heories from this approach often encounter difficulties in explaining ghosts that appear to be sentient , such as those which answer questions or react to specific actions from people present . %owever , it may be possible that enough of a dead person&s psyche might be imprinted on an environment so as to give the likeness of thought or autonomy . 'ery detailed information about ghosts is given in Garuda "urana , a scripture from 'edic (%indu ) tradition . %ow ghosts fit into this worldview is shown here . And (oth the West and the East share some fundamental beliefs about ghosts . $hey may wander around places they frequented when alive or where they died . #uch places are known as "haunted "; the rounds they go on are known as " hauntings ". $hey often wear the sort of clothing in which they would have been seen when alive . (uddhist #amsara includes the concept of the hungry ghost realm . #entient beings in that realm are referred to as "hungry ghosts " because of their attachment to this world . Asuras are also $hey may suggest that , since few to none of us have ever had an interpersonal relationship impaired , and that the evidence is unreliable because it doesn&t occur when we have full use of our faculties . Also , )ccasionally , the sincerity and motive of the claimant will be questioned . $hey might make up a haunting for a personal reason . *or example , lingering of ghosts is typically associated with seeking justice or revenge . Ascribing such motives and powers to dead people could be interpreted as a scare tactic . Also , a person might claim a haunting for personal popularity and income . %uman physiology may make us more susceptible to ghost sightings . Ghosts are often associated with a chilling sensation , but a natural animal response to fear is hair raising , which can be mistaken for chill . Also , sound waves with frequencies lower than +, hert! are called infrasound ; they are formally inaudible , but (ritish scientists -ichard .ord and -ichard Wiseman have concluded that infrasound can cause humans to feel a " presence " in the room , or unexplained feelings of anxiety or dread . #ometimes ghosts are associated with electromagnetic disturbances , which suggests that they might be attributable to the electromagnetic field and not to a presently dead person . )ften , videos of paranormal

investigators will show them using E -field or ( -field detectors and finding "ghostly " results near wall outlets and electrical appliances . "sychological factors may also relate to ghost sightings . Many people exaggerate their interpretation of their own perceptions , either when visiting a place they believe to be haunted , or when visiting a site which they know has seen unpleasant historical events .

#ome of the most popular places they haunt are sacred burial grounds , cemeteries , sacred /power sites , places where there are strong magnetic fields , places of religious worship , caves , places where acts of violence occurred , taverns , theaters , ancient ruins , castles , and perhaps even in your home . Many people see ghosts of family members in their home .