THE DISPLACED SOUL - A GHOST

When the spirit of someone who has died is caught in the dimension closest to Earth, which is between the astral plane of the Earth and the higher plane of the spirit world, a ghost is created. This happens when an entity chooses not to accept that their physical body is dead and refuses to return to the spirit world. These souls have the same mind set as they had on earth and are likely to be confused or distressed over what has happened. Souls have free will that is not limited to our existence on Earth. Ghosts come into being in several ways:  through a violent or sudden death, choosing to remain within the earth plane after physical death due to unfinished business on earth, a strong belief in hell or damnation causing fear of what lies ahead, or not believing in the afterlife making it difficult to realize what has happened.

These souls are not fully aware of what happened to them and will return to their old surroundings. According to Michael Newton, PhD, in Journey of Souls, a ghost is a troubled spirit who is quite often attached to a particular geographic location, rather than with the person they are disrupting. Once in a while, a ghost roams a house from top to bottom, or might even go as far as the yard or a short distance away, but overall, they are afraid to leave familiar surroundings. They will feel that whoever is living there is the intruder, and will try to make them leave. In some cases they seem content to co-exist with the people living in the home, perhaps just watching over a place to make sure the new occupants respect and take care of it the way they did.

Ghosts are a form of energy, just as humans are, but vibrate at a higher frequency. They are in the plane closest in vibration rate to us, therefore they are the easiest type of spirit to contact. Ghosts seem to be able to tap into energy sources, and will try to communicate with the living by causing a temperature change in one part of a room, manipulating electrical impulses to cause changes in lights, radios, TVs, or phones; rapping, knocking or footsteps; electronic voice phenomena; scents such as a flower or cigarette or cigar smoke; or producing a shadow or apparition. The fewer physical disturbances there are, the easier it is for them to communicate across the astral plane. That is why communication is more common at night when disturbances are at a minimum.

James Van Praagh in his book Ghosts Among Us explains that ghosts are lost souls who need help to move out of the earthly realm and into the higher plane. This help can come from the higher plane and/or from us here on earth. Van Praagh tells of the ghost of a young British sailor from World War II who was part of a naval blockade attempting to intercept German U-boats. His ship had been hit, and he was in the sea holding onto a rock. He thought that if he let go of the rock he would drown. The young man was so obsessed by his situation that, with his whole heart and soul, he believed that as long he was holding on to that rock he would not die. He was in such a highly charged emotional state that he could not comprehend anything outside of his own predicament. When the people in the group contacting him impressed upon him that he was already dead, he found it hard to believe. The group instructed the sailor to think of his deceased mother, and she showed up. With his mother’s help he realized the truth and was ready to move on.

Even in a house with several people living in it, ghosts will not “see” anything beyond their own narrow focus and it can take years or centuries before someone from either side will finally be able to get through to help them cross over into the higher plane. Ghosts do not fade away over time; they are present for all eternity until through some outside source they become aware of their situation and willingly go to the light which takes them to the other side.

- Grace Evans (P.R.O.O.F)