Haunted Objects vs. Haunted People:
If you think that paranormal activity is limited only to haunted houses then you would be wrong. Many different objects besides houses can be haunted. I’ve heard of beds being haunted even a piano. Haunted objects can display elements of all three other types of haunts. The theory is that a person had such a strong attachment to an object in life that their spirit, or at the very least a part of it, remained attached to the object after death. These haunts are sometimes a touchy subject. Depending on the type of spirit destroying the object often works. However if this is an inhuman spirit destroying the object can make the activity much worse. Before any action is taken you should try and determine what type of spirit you have. You can do this by tracking down where the object came from, and who the previous owners were (Often the spirit attaches its self and the object is sold or given away as a result) Ask the previous owners if they experienced any of the same activity you did. Try and determine if any one who owned this object practiced the occult. If you find that you may have an inhuman spirit we suggest having the object blessed. If that doesn’t work you should have priest or pastor bind the object then destroy it
Objects are not the only thing that an entity can attach its self to. Some entities can actually attach themselves to people. When a person is haunted the activity follows them wherever they go. This type of haunting can start with no warning and many people move thinking their house is haunted only to find their new house exhibits the same activity. There are several theories to how this happens. One theory is the same as that pertaining to haunted objects where a person was so attached to another person in life and remain attached in death. Another theory is the possession of a person. Demonic possession is not always as obvious as you see on TV. Sometimes it is more of a voice in your head causing severe depression and thoughts of suicide. The demon can react when someone gets to close or when someone tries to interfere. In both cases asking the spirit to move on or a partial or full exorcism is required to free you of the spirit.
Sometimes a person can actually cause the activity themselves. Some people have the ability to move objects and even import objects from one room to another. Like human and inhuman haunts there is a tendency to store up energy and release it and then start over again. They have no conscious control over any of this and it can often resemble a demonic haunt. This type of activity is called poltergeist activity. Poltergeist activity can be identified by noting when activity occurs. If it stops when a specific person leaves or is asleep, or the activity spikes when a specific gets emotional of upset. Poltergeist activity closely resembles an entity that is trying to interact with others but the emotional stress response is a good indicator that the activity is poltergeist and not something else. Unfortunately there is no good way to resolve this issue. Often times just knowing what is causing the activity is calming enough.
The last type of haunted person is what we like to call the reluctant physic. While IMPS does not base any of our findings on physic readings we do acknowledge that some people display the ability to accurately describe intimate details of the lives of people long dead. Some even claim to see the spirits of these people and can positively identify the person out of a photo line-up on the first try. Many times a person has this ability and represses it and in some cases forges about it. Eventually they cannot suppress it anymore. They begin to see and hear things and think their house is haunted when in reality it is them that is haunted.
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