Residual Hauntings The term Residual Haunting is given to the ghost that goes about the same routines of behavior without deviation. The ghost often re-enacting historical events or tragedy. Residual Hauntings are the result of energies being imprinted upon the environment and replayed over and over again.
There are a number of theories on how residual haunting occur. One theory is similar to the imprinting of an image or sound to a material that has been oxidized. Old building made from stone and slate, castles, and wooden structures put together using iron nails may share the same properties as the oxidized video and audio tape. In the event of a traumatic event when emotions are heightened these materials record the energy of the event and play it back forever.
An example of where you might find a residual haunting would be on a battlefield, like Gettysburg where 51,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died during a three day battle in july 1863.
Intelligent Haunting's Intelligent Hauntings are the type of haunting that people usually think of when they think of a haunting. In an intelligent haunting, the entity is aware of its surroundings and interacts with the present.
Basically an intelligent haunt is where the spirits are aware that you are around and will try to contact you for many reasons. These types of spirits can be here for any reason. Afraid of judgment, died suddenly and are unaware they are dead, they feel they need to let someone they knew in life, know one last thing. When they know you notice this, the activity will increase. And they will feed on your emotions(which are mostly fear, sorrow)as if they were like batteries to them. Once you understand why they are bound here you can figure out how to help them move onto where they belong.
Poltergeist Hauntings The term Poltergeist is from the German words poltern, meaning to knock and geist, meaning spirit. Poltergeist are thought to be ghost that make sounds and move things often resulting in breakage. They are believed to be telekinesis due to the frequency of their presence in homes with disturbed adolescents experiencing frustration and emotional stress.
This is by far the most wrongly viewed Haunting of all. By definition poltergeist means "noisy ghost." Yes this can be very serious and dangerous. The activity usually centers on children in their early teens and even more likely for teenage girls. The person usually does not know they are the root of the activity. Usually appearing after a traumatic instance or very strong feelings (mostly sorrow or anger). We have found that in more cases than you would think the person has an over developed brain function. The spirits use this extra power to move objects, turn lights on and off, appliances turning on and off, or even physical attacks. We have also encountered where there is no person that the spirit feeds off. In this instance there were many spirits (11) which feed off each other's energy.
Demonic Hauntings
A demon is considered to be a powerful, supernatural being that is generally malevolent (wishing or appearing to wish evil to others) in character. The word demon comes from the Greek word daimon, which means a divine or semi-divine power that determined a person's fate. Some believe demons are angels who have fallen from grace or have chosen to take the cross over to the dark side, so to speak.
Demons are evil, supernatural beings of intelligence, wit, and immense power. They have the power to invade our homes, attach themselves to objects, and inflict torture both mentally and emotionally by attacking or even possessing the human body.
There are many mixed views on this topic. The way we look at this type of haunting is that a true demonic presence can only be helped with the word of God (Christianity) and prayer. Evil is something we cannot overcome by simple human good will & teaching Evil is at its root demonic and too great for us to overcome without God. Demonic haunts usually carry with them a slew of distinct activity like the smell of death or rotten flesh, if they speak the sound seems to come from everywhere, they are very powerful and may show it, they are there for one reason and one reason only to brake the person down so they can be possessed. Demons hate us (man kind) because once they were angels and when God created man they saw that God loved us more this started a war in heaven led by him who has many names (Satan) God banished them from heaven and the war over earth and the ones God revered most, Man.
FCPT highly recommends that you do not trespass or break laws in any fashion if you feel the desire to investigate the paranormal on public/private property. We only proceed with the strict understanding that we have permission and authority to conduct our investigations. We have the utmost respect for public and private property especially cemeteries.