What is an Intelligent Haunting?

An intelligent haunting is simply a haunting in which the paranormal entity involved is able to interact and respond and is aware of the living realm. Whether or not they do interact is up to them – but the key is awareness of the present world. Most intelligent hauntings are the work of a soul (spirit) of a person who once walked the Earth. We classify nonhuman entities (angels and demons) in the category of an intelligent haunt because of the interaction.

In the case of a human spirit, the soul has either elected or is somehow trapped in this realm due to a connection with a person, place or object or through their own fears and emotions. In some cases, the spirit may be confused and not know they are dead – but in our experience this is relatively rare. 

It is important to know that spirits retain the personalities of the person when they were living. As such, motivation and intentions of the individual spirits can vary. Just as in society, there are happy spirits, sad spirits, angry spirits, and spirits that want to cause mischief or misery. We term the spirits with evil intentions “malevolent spirits”. Malevolent spirits are attracted to negative energy and can thrive off of it. They like to cause chaos to increase fear for their enjoyment. Most spirits are harmless, and even the really cranky ones, their bark is worse than their bite as they have limited ability to manipulate objects.

A human spirit can only be removed when they choose to move towards the light. Malevolent spirits can be removed by removing their fuel – negative human emotions. Once they lose that, they’ll quickly bore and move on. Malevolents can also be convinced to move toward the light – but with greater difficulty and resistance.

Intelligent hauntings can be unnerving to some, since these spirits can interact with the living.  However, it is important to remember that these spirits were at one time human beings like you and I.  They had family, jobs, hopes, dreams, and concerns.  They typically maintain their personalities they had when they were alive.  Kind, warm people turn into benevolent spirits.  Angry or bitter people turn into troublesome spirits.  It is important to note that these so-called troublesome spirits will rarely cause injuries to the living.  Most injuries to the living are the result of careless fleeing because of fright.  However caution is recommended with the real cranky ones!  There are even spirits that can be a little mischievous for their amusement. 

Most people associate intelligent hauntings as one that has evil or bad intentions.  In fact, most intelligent hauntings are seeking just one thing – attention.  They do what they can to get your attention – they open and close doors, move things, turn electronics on and off, try touching you, and make noise.  Their intention is often misunderstood, most are not trying to scare you, but get your attention.

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