One
of the benefits of a lifetime of afterlife communication is that I know
a lot about ghosts … what they are and what they’re not.
For instance, they’re not “caught between worlds.” And they
don’t need us to help them “move on.” They’re exactly where
they’re supposed to be. You don’t honestly think that God, the
Creator of the Universe, would leave their eternal fate in your and my
hands, do you?
You
CAN say that they are “earthbound,” but that’s because their
consciousness never left the earth. And when you die, yours won’t
either. We’re all right here together forever. That’s just the
nature of the afterlife. Yes, knowing the laws of the afterlife can make
these things a lot clearer.
Lately,
I’ve been researching what folks believe about ghosts and hauntings.
I’ve investigated the investigations. Repeatedly I’ve read, “We
don’t use ouija boards, séances, mediums or occult methods.” Yet
it’s common for ghost researchers to accept, as an underlying
condition of their investigations, the erroneous claims of psychics,
mediums, and channels.
I’m
referring to such concepts as “caught between worlds,” “unfinished
business,” “earthbound souls,” and ghost children in distress.
At the same time ominous warnings urge vigilant caution in case
non-human demons and malevolent entities are encountered. Oh, and don't
forget the Hollywood expression, "Go to the light." Scientific
research can’t be conducted properly on a foundation of superstition.
Let
me tell you some things that are true about ghosts. Actually there are
only two kinds of ghosts: real and not-real.
The
real ghosts are everywhere. They’re in your home, in your car, in your
school, and in your dreams. Ghost researchers call these interactive
ghosts. I call them soul-ghosts, or disincarnate souls. I don’t care
for the term, disembodied because they do have a body. We just can’t
see it for the same reason that we can’t see sound waves and
ultraviolet light. They’re outside the range of our sentient boundary.
Soul-ghosts
are interactive. They reach out to you, and you feel no fear …
absolutely none. They envelop you in a blanket of warm fuzzies. Real
ghosts can be mistaken for angels. This isn’t a paranormal experience.
It’s a supernatural and spiritual experience.
The
not-real ghosts seem to be everywhere too, but only for people that
believe they exist, or at least believe that they might exist. They
rarely bother unbelievers. Ghost researchers call the not-real ghosts
… residual ghosts. These
ghosts seem to defy the Law of Conservation of Matter and Energy because
they pop in and out of existence like virtual particles. The appearance
of this type of ghost can be explained by quantum physics. From the
Copenhagen Interpretation, which states that nothing is real until you
look at it, to the holographic theory of the universe, all ghosts abide
by the laws of quantum physics.
People
that experience residual ghosts say that they seem to be caught in a
time-loop replaying the same scene over and over. The above mentioned
physics also apply to residual ghosts but with the addition of
Schrodinger’s equations. For every “now” that we experience, a
positive wave flows into the future and a negative wave flows into the
past like concentric ripples created by a rock thrown into a pond.
The
fact that some people experience residual ghosts is due to normal
functions of human consciousness. Although some might rather think of it
as a “glitch.” Residual ghosts are unusual and fascinating
experiences with natural causes.
Briefly,
a few more types of not-real ghosts are poltergeists, demons, and shadow
people. Abnormal psychology applies to poltergeists and demons. The
physiology of the eye accounts for shadow people.
So,
what’s the truth about ghosts? Do they exist? Yes, of course they do.
Can the scientific method be used to investigate them? Yes, they use
measurable amounts of energy. Can you record their voices and photograph
ghosts? Yes, but one needs to be alert to pattern recognition
tendencies.
The
science of ghost investigation has the potential to make a huge
difference in a society still tormented by superstition and fear. You
have the equipment. You have the rationale. And you have the
compassionate desire to help others.
Copyright
2005 Robbin Renee Bridges
About
the Author:
Robbin
Renee Bridges, a chaplain and grief counselor for more than thirty
years, is the author of numerous published articles and the landmark
book, “A Bridge of Love between Heaven and Earth: Self-Induced Contact
in the Afterlife.” For more articles about death, ghosts, and the
nature of the souls in the afterlife visit http://www.spirit-sanctuary.org
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