Paranormal Effects on People with Power

This shows that people thought it was super entertaining to hear some of these stories of people communicating with the dead. In the article "The Haunted House" by Valerie Worth it talks about some people go in and explore a old, earey haunted house, but they are not scared. I the article it says “Its echoes, Its aching stairs, Its doors gone stiff at the hinges, Remind us of its Owners, who Grew old, who Died, but Who are still Here: learning In the closet like That curtain rod, Sleeping on the cellar Shelf like this empty jelly jar.” (Worth 9). This shows that people there going out of there way to in some way get to interact with ghost, because it entantering to people to be scared. In conclusion, people are addicted to being scared, and hearing these stories of people talking to the dead which simply can not be understudied, or even scientifically

Singer and Benassi (1981) described a positive correlation between environmental uncertainty in western countries and occult beliefs. Although it could be argued that they may be overreaching with this generalization which is not supported with data, there is truth to this correlation. Humans try to be rational, and logical, and think critically, but in uncertain situations, we look to our environment, the physical and social environment, to provide us with information. Therefore, superstitions and supernatural phenomenon seem possible if no logical explanation can be given, and if the feedback from the environment reinforces what could be occult beliefs. French, Haque, Bunton-Stasyshyn, & Davis (2009) conducted an experiment attempting to investigate whether they could try to create a “haunted” room, and if participants would experience more abnormal sensations. Participants were informed they may feel some abnormal sensations prior to entering the room. Majority of participants reported having three or more abnormal sensations in the 50-minute period they were in the room. These sensations can be a result of susceptibility, but the uncertainty of that environment, and the lack of information may create these sensations and can validate occult

A child’s ghost haunts several rooms on the second floor of one of the buildings. It tugs on peoples’ clothing and its spectral laughter is heard. A woman’s ghost has tapped people on the shoulder and touched them. Books fall from shelves by themselves. Crystals hanging from a set of candlesticks move back and forth when there is no breeze to account for this.

The physiological explanation attributes the impression of paranormal activity to physical causes such as tilted floors, unsquared rooms, blood sugar imbalances and eye floaters (McCue, 2002, p. 6). Lastly, the parapsychological theory includes phenomena that cannot be explained through physical or psychological factors.

The presented paper aims to discuss the elements of spectrality and ghostliness while analyzing the social context entitled as Outside the Bones and Delirium. Moreover, the paper signified the role of women and their mystical powers based on their personal reflections.

There are many mysteries throughout everywhere. They have scared for centuries or maybe only years. Although some become legends. They spook reads. Although it's up to you to believe or call them myths, but some things cannot be explained. No scientists can explain ghosts completely, there is too much evidence and only not enough. Would you believe in ghosts after an encounter? mostly likely. If you believe or not believe something can't be proved so ill let you be the judge if its myth or mystery.

Many individuals ponder whether paranormal activity in fact does exist, or whether it is just a hallucination of the mind. Although, this may be a controversial topic, countless individuals can swear that they have witnessed a spirit with their own eyes, as others couldn’t disagree more. In the book, The Hauntings of Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Jamestown, the author uses personal encounters of witnesses to justify the presence of a spirit in a historical location. The tales the author includes pertains to people from all different classes and statuses such as, slaves, soldiers, lost-lovers, and even the prosperous individuals of Virginia. Meanwhile, the author also provides historical information, by stating the establishment of towns and informing the reader about the effects of wars, such as the Revolutionary and Civil War.

Over many years, people have been inquisitive about abnormal behaviours within their societies and beyond. A typical question pertaining to these behaviours is, “why is he behaving this way.” According to DSM-IV-TR, abnormal behaviour is defined as a person who experiences behavioural, cognitive or emotional dysfunction, associated with distress and atypical in his cultural context (Barlow, Durand, 2009). However, the quest for answers and remedies has drifted people from scientific models to traditional ones. One of such models is supernatural.

The third Elizabethan belief in ghosts was that people were believed to be hallucinating if they believe they had seen a ghost. “Persons affected by mania or melancholy are most commonly subject to receive false imaginations

At the time the book was written it was the late 19th century, Victorian era; and at the time Victorians were fascinated by ghosts - a perfect reason to write a psychological ghost story.

When you hear a bump in the night, does your curiosity wander? Or do you know there is a logical explanation? Have you ever woken from a bump in the night, and automatically your imagination starts to jump to the conclusion of supernatural means? Or do you know that there is a perfectly sensible explanation for what you heard? Presented throughout history there has been the idea of the supernatural. The notion varies from spirits and vampires to curses and even witches. The supernatural serves as an answer to the unknown. However, with new scientific advances a logical explanation to the previously unknown has arisen.. Edgar Allan Poe, has proven to be the kind of writer that likes to leave your thoughts/feelings scrambled.or not the occurrence are of conventional means, or, the more interesting explanation, the supernatural. The non-super natural side is the explanation that I

Then there's the White House in the United States. Considered to be perhaps the most haunted house in America, there has been several reported phenomenons, many of them believed to be sightings of past presidents of the United States. Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln, believed strongly in the occult and often held seances in order to communicate with her sons. She had told friends she had heard former president Andrew Jackson stomping and swearing through the halls of the presidential residence. Jackson's bedchamber, also know as the Rose Room, is said to be one of the most haunted rooms in the White House. But he isn't the only president said to be wandering the halls of the

Have you ever thought you’ve seen a ghost or a dark figment before? Maybe it was a figure of your imagination or maybe it was actually something paranormal. The paranormal is believed to be a distorted image or phenomenon that is supposed to be beyond normal or scientific explanation; this superstition is believed to be popular in our culture. David Robson, the author of “Psychology: The Truth About the Paranormal” defines that the visions people may see are just an illusion of the minds. The article provides readers with the popular experiences of paranormal phenomenon and reasoning behind it and I will be giving my personal thoughts on what I think of the article. I believe David Robson explained the psychology (study of the mind, behavior,

hroughout history, a plethora of cultures around the world held beliefs of spirits and of supernatural occurrences, such as the natives of North America and the Greeks. Furthermore, another example of a group of people who deeply believe in spirits would be the people from Elizabethan Britain, which people from there feared these other-worldly entities, and viewed them as either as morbid beings who have came to haunt them or as guardians who have to keep watch over them. Focusing on this group of people, a lengthy written record as well as oral traditions passed down explains the idea of how the concept of ghosts was conceived, additionally, a plentitude of ghost stories of this time period were told for entertainment as well as lessons to learn.

“Wait, what?” My jaw dropped open. Did she just say that ghosts actually existed? “No, not real ghosts. Or at least not what we think of as ghosts”, my aunt chuckled lightly as it dawned on me that I had accidentally spoken out loud. I sunk down deeper into the couch, trying to make logic of what had been said. Looking out the window, I squinted into the Saudi Arabian night sky, shaking my head slowly. The once familiar blue now seemed alight with new, unfamiliar ideas as they buzzed around in my head.