You may be going through different uneasy experiences at your home. But, How to identify what you are experiencing in your house is haunting? What are some of the signs of haunting activity? In this expert, we will look at haunting signs and why they may be happening. If you tick all these boxes or most of them, you might seriously need to consult a paranormal investigator in India.
These haunting signs are in the same order as most of us experienced them when we grew up. Before we were fully exposed to this arena, these things have always remained quite frightening for us as well. As you are aware by now we are a team of paranormal consultants and investigators in Chennai, India under the leadership of Mr Praveen Saanker.
Signs of Haunting – Whispering
Whispering is among the first signs of hauntings, and it was true in my case too. Whispering voices were the first introduction I had to the spirit world. Then again, these voices are not intelligent ghosts who can communicate clearly. They are mostly muffled voices that make no sense whatsoever. At this juncture, it is important to clarify that voices come much later on in a haunting. Besides, that’s proven to usually not be the case at all.
The sounds feel like coming from different people. It is quite distinct in that sense. Understand that it is distinctive in terms of someone (or more) whispering but not in terms of what they are whispering. The conversation feels fast-paced. You can make out that, presumably via tone and inflection. Yet, it can go on for several seconds and minutes. Therefore, from my experience whisperings are totally unmistakable haunting signs.
Physical sensations
Often physical sensations follow whispering as one of the signs of haunting activity. And I have been experiencing them a lot across my career in the paranormal arena. When you get into their space, It feels as though someone is watching you at all times. The feeling that makes chills run down the spine. You may feel a presence behind you. As if someone is standing behind your back and looking over your shoulder.
Signs of Haunting – Manifestation
Manifestation happens when a ghost or spirit presents itself before a human being. This is, in essence, the meaning of manifestation. Now that you have a basic idea of what manifestation meaning is, let us discuss, how can a ghost manifest. The universe is physical in nature and matter is all around us. For a ghost or a spirit to manifest, it must have a lot of energy. The energy has to be dense and high in order for the spirit to manifest itself in a heavier form. This is the reason why manifestation is really uncommon. The energy required for this is immense and it does not happen regularly. Or rather most entities do not have the requisite energies in them to manifest.
The energy I am talking about in the above paragraph is emitted from multiple sources. So, there are different sources of energy involved in this. To collect the energy from so many sources becomes really difficult as the availability is less in most cases. However, energy from humans, water, and batteries are sometimes available. The energy can also come from a source that is electrical in nature. We know that electricity has a lot of energy on offer and a spirit might use the energy to manifest itself. To subject that energy into becoming something apparent also requires a lot of energy hence it becomes really difficult to see a spirit fully manifest itself. This is why manifestation is extremely rare.
The Reaction of Your Pet
Another of the big signs of haunting activity is the reaction of your pets. Pets, in this case, are a lot like children, obviously can’t just dismiss something as “not real” simply because you say it isn’t. Plus, they too are just so innocent that they tap in without meaning to. Additionally, they have the added ability to see, hear, sense, and experience on a much different level and frequency than we humans do. I’ll use my example of a dog whistle to drive that point home. For us humans, the dog whistle is so out of our frequency range that we hear nothing. Yet, the pet reacts immediately and strongly. Scientifically we know they smell, hear, and see better than we do. Now, we only need to accept that everything they see, hear, and sense doesn’t have to be in the same realm as we operate in either.
Signs of Haunting – Unexplained Opening of Closets and Doors
My encounters with ghosts have been very deep-rooted since I started experiencing it very early on. All these things, I have experienced in a sequence. Every night, I used to wake up to my closet doors peeking at me, wide apart – open. Does not matter the style or built, but doors can quite easily be manipulated by ghosts. I can’t say that I know exactly why though, I only know that it is. Plus, I’ve also experienced many of those slowly opening, squeaking, and creaking doors found in your “typical” haunted houses too. And, it’s just downright creepy! Still, as I mentioned earlier, check the floors. Also, make sure there’s not too much pressure from either the door latch itself or from a too-tight fit that stresses the hinges.
Signs of Haunting – Electrical Equipment Behaving Haphazardly
In addition to my closet doors being open, during that exact same time period my record player was also always blaring every single time it happened. I have mentioned before that psychic energy travels on nearly the same frequency or wavelength as electricity. This makes it easy to understand why spirits can manipulate electricity so easily. It’s like gas to a car. They need it to do what they want to do, and it’s likely even more familiar to them than it is to us. Therefore, when you experience a lot of electrical appliances malfunctioning or operating in strange ways, I’d pay attention. I’d also pay attention if you have frequent light bulbs burning out or bursting. Naturally, you’ll want to have your wiring checked by a professional immediately. But, if they find no electrical problem or reason for it, know that ghosts or spirits easily can influence all things electronic.
Smells
One of the major signs of haunting activity is ghost smells. The smell is one of the easiest and most powerful ways for a ghost to communicate with us. Although this wasn’t the first thing that I noticed in my paranormal experience, it was very prominent. However, at this moment, it is very common for me to experience smells. In fact, it’s often one of the most obvious and frequent manifestations many report experiencing. Today, when I’m working with a client I often smell cigars, perfumes, favourite flowers, and even flowers that represent the spirit’s name who is trying to get through.
Ghosts can and do often manifest smells in much the same way spirits can. This is why this is also among the signs of haunting activity. Therefore, if you’re trying to discern if there’s a ghost in your house, try to avoid wearing cologne till you notice a pattern. Instead, take down the smell volume by even turning off scent dispensers. Also, don’t spray room freshener, smoke, wear anything with too much fabric softener smell, or even use breathy mints or suck on lozenges. Most definitely, don’t cook anything. In other words, make your house smell as bland as it possibly can for a night or two. That way, you can start from a clean slate in order to detect the smell.
Signs of Haunting – Being Held Down in Your Bed
I’ve had this experience a few times. And, I can tell you that you will never ever want to experience it again. Let me begin by saying unequivocally, this was not sleep paralysis as some might label it. In my mind, you should never just blanket-statement anything in the paranormal field, because each and every incident is individual. Paranormal means that there are no reliable or hard and fast rules. We must remember that. Evaluate each situation individually. You’ll miss valuable information when you don’t do this.
Signs of Haunting – Orbs
An orb is also known as a ball of light as it has a glow in it and is in a spherical shape. People believe that orbs contain the energy of the people who have died and are basically the remnants of what the person used to be. Meanwhile, the cynics are of the belief that they are nothing but particles of dust and dirt. Both the cynics and the believers have different and polarised opinions when it comes to orbs. Then there are the ones whose beliefs are in between the two. Orbs are not always important in paranormal terms. It can be just dirt, dust, or smoke in the surrounding area. But when it is observable by naked eyes then it becomes a thing of intrigue.
An orb is usually regarded as a CPC (close proximity contamination) and usually is found in close proximity to the camera. CPC is nothing but elements that are found in our surroundings. These elements tend to adulterate the lens and are visible in the field of view of the lens. It includes raindrops, water, moisture, dust, dirt, wool, skin, fibers, insects, spiderwebs, hair, etc.
Signs of Haunting – Ectoplasm
Many paranormal experts believe that ectoplasm must be present for a ghost to manifest. As far as I can recall, ectoplasm has had a blurry and contested past. Most believe that it was a work of fake psychics to fool their clients. The story goes like many years ago many psychics and mediums were said to have artificially produced a substance that looked like ectoplasm. Therefore, at that time, ectoplasm, in the eyes of a paranormal expert, did not have much value.
Therefore, because of this, many people were of the opinion that it was fake, thereby, overlooking how naturally ectoplasm is produced. Organically, the meaning of ectoplasm is simple. It is merely a collection of the energy gathered by a ghost in order for it to produce physical phenomena. It can be anything like sound, movement, sight, and such. Over time, ectoplasm gained validation, with most paranormal expert believing that honest physical mediums produce much of it.
Battery drains
If suddenly all the equipment in your house with batteries start shutting down, know that you have a paranormal presence in your house. It can be your clocks, your remotes, your cell phones, and anything else battery-operated. If it slows down, there could definitely be a ghost, spirit, or entity in your presence. Particularly since they use these little energy bundles in order to manifest. Realize though that spirits drain batteries just like ghosts do.
Touch
Ghosts do touch to make their presence felt. It could be just for fun, or they are trying to establish a line of communication with you. There is not always malice involved. Even I have had few experiences with paranormal entities touching me. The first time, I hysterically blurted out to never touch me again, and she didn’t. Yes, that was a female spirit. Therefore, understand that even with spirits, you can set certain physical boundaries. Thus, if you can’t get rid of them entirely, you often can reach an agreement and peacefully co-exist, provided you’re so inclined. And believe me, we’ve done that in a few places.
Cobwebs
It feels exactly like it would if you walked into a large cobweb in the attic. Generally, I feel these sensations both across the top of my head and across my face. Many people experience this cobweb sensation frequently. It isn’t actually good or bad. It’s just another sign there’s something actively happening in the area you’re in.
Terrors at Night
Not every nightmare is paranormal. Nor is something paranormal happening to everyone who has night terrors. However, when you sleep you’re incredibly open to spiritual, ghostly, and even the less pleasant influences. Therefore, I never rule out the possibility of these entities causing nightmares, which in turn can lead to night terrors. After all, when we sleep and our aura expands outward or when we experience astral travels, we also become spirit. In fact, if we remembered half of what we encountered while on our nightly journeys, we’d probably be very impressed and yes sometimes even a bit horrified, although, we are protected for the most part.
An Item Which You Did Not Misplace
Another of the numerous signs of haunting activity is finding your item misplaced. Many people experience finding their items in places they know they didn’t leave them, myself included. These items might consist of purses, wallets, keys, change, pictures, and really almost anything relatively small.
Children’s Toys Automatically Turns On
Often in Conjuring or any other haunted movie, you must have seen a child’s toy automatically switching on. Yes, it is even one of the signs of haunting activity. Very often ghosts will turn on children’s toys. This happens quite frequently.
Now, I am not stating that these are the only signs, but these are the most common signs of spirit activity.
My advice to you
Please remember that any physical or emotional discomforts a person experiences can mostly be due to various diseases or emotional conditions he or she is going through. I have seen that majority of cases do not involve paranormal activity of any kind. Paranormal events are extremely rare occurrences. Hence your problems should be first brought to the notice of a qualified medical practitioner. I have often seen that the line between borderline personality disorders or other psychiatric disorders and “spirit possession” is thin. Hence a good paranormal investigator should advise his clients that professional medical care is the first solution or remedy for any physical or emotional discomfort.
Remember, you need to be a sceptic first to develop into a paranormal investigator. You need to rule out every single scientific possibility that is known to mankind to identify anything that is paranormal. Hence travel through the path of modern science, explore and unravel all facts using data and what cannot be explained through science is what we need to explore more through the paranormal arena. Most of your clients may feel desperate due to whatever they are going through. It’s your duty to act responsibly. Guide them through the path of modern science. Refrain from being a doctor or healer. There are qualified medical practitioners out there who can do their job well. Avoid any forms of advice on religious or cultural rituals or for that matter any ritualistic practices.
