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Question: I read your post called The Dark Side?, so I’m familiar with your stance on the often over-used concept of negative forces. Do you also believe hauntings aren’t ever caused by brooding, dark, negative forces? – Sandra K.

Answer: I’m not sure we can ever state, one hundred percent for certain, what’s responsible for haunting any location, let alone make the determination that it’s definitely being caused by an “evil” or dark entity. While there have been some great advancements in the field of ghost hunting (not that the scientific community acknowledges any of them, but that’s ok) it’s still anyone’s guess as to the true nature of this type of activity.

With all of that being said, I really have a difficult time buying into the concept of a concentrated force of eternal evil existing “out there.” I believe that energy moves through stages of vibrational resonance. This is similar to how we, as humans, experience shifts in our moods and attitudes.

Every thought and emotion we experience is accompanied by an electrical impulse or charge in the brain. Similar emotionally, energetic charges may be what ghosts or spirits are using (minus the physical body or brain) to interact in this plane of existence. And just like a person, they may have the potential to shift out of one emotional state and into another.

A lot of ghostly legends and lore are quick to imply many hauntings stem from an eternally dark or demonic origin. I believe that the energy responsible for a haunting may simply get caught up residing in a “bad” emotional place. It may lash out because of this, but that certainly doesn’t mean it’s inherently dark or demonic.

People love to entertain the idea of evil entities interacting in haunted locations. These ideas conjure up images of villainous devils and boogey men lying in wait. To many, this concept appears far more fascinating and dramatic than understanding that disembodied energy may be capable of moving through its own array of emotions, just as we do.

Now, we all know certain people that tend to be in a bad mood quite frequently. For some, it becomes their predominant way of being. They may lash out verbally and physically, but we don’t mistake them for being “demonic”; cruel and hot-tempered maybe, but not evil. Yet, if we encounter something that appears to be supernatural and extremely agitated, we’re quick to assume it’s evil to its core. This reaction is understandable, since the phenomenon of ghosts is already so mysterious to begin with. If someone comes across an aggressive form of a haunting, then they may be likely to call the energy dark.

However, I tend to lean away from the concept of energy being eternally dark or evil. It may exhibit tendencies that we label as being just that, but we have to remember two things: labels come from the human experience only and nothing remains static in this Universe. All things shift and change. Conscious energy that doesn’t appear to be utilizing a physical vehicle is no different. It has the potential to change and move beyond the emotional place in which it predominantly resonates. Just as we can be emotional chameleons, so can spirits and ghosts.

Some people may disagree with my stance on disembodied energy, but if we continue to interpret things we don’t understand as dark, devilish or evil; we continue to close our minds off to more enlightening possibilities. For me, it’s far more empowering to explore the idea of the energies of ghosts as possibly being our nonphysical counterparts, who may have issues with their emotions; as opposed to assuming some are eternally dark and out to get us.

And that does it for this question and answer installment. I would like to thank Sandra for her question, along with everyone that took the time to read this post. If you have any paranormal questions you’d like to see addressed, please contact me. As always, your name will be kept private unless you request otherwise.

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