Hauntings...
What do we really mean by that?

We live in a world where there are many tragic and strange occurrences, but how many of them do we really understand? How many times does someone get hit by a car... fall from a high place... in other words experience a very sudden death...?

How many things go unnoticed by us that affect us in our daily lives?
The energy of the living have very profound effects on us. By that I mean those of us incarnate, in flesh and blood at the moment. We affect each others' moods and energy levels, just like the energy of those in the spirit realm.

Those spirits who have crossed over from the living but haven’t been able to move on to the next level...or, more accurately, to be able to move into and through the light...give many reasons why they hover and continue to be more associated with us in the flesh than with their new surroundings in the spirit realm on the other side.

Those reasons range from not really understanding that they have passed on, or being fearful of any number of things, to having unfinished business with those who remain here. Unfinished business is a broad statement that many spirits give as their reason for remaining. They sometimes have things they need to say, unfinished business dealings, apologies never shared or declarations of love. Some are just fearful of the unknown that lies ahead, or are quite shocked and bewildered that they continue to exist when they had believed that there was nothing beyond the physical existence we know while we are incarnate.

There are spirits I have communicated with on occasion that feel angry that they continue to exist after the death of the physical body. They really believed there was nothing more, and were sure physical death would cease their existence completely, not just take them to another school of learning in spirit form.

This is common with spirits who committed suicide in an effort to make life end, to make the often difficult and painful circumstances in which they find themselves come to an end. It takes those spirits a while to understand where they are, why they are there and that it us up to them to choose how to proceed on their journey.

We encounter the energy of disincarnate spirits in our daily lives, but we are just not always aware of the forces at work around us. How many times do you see a house that no one lives in for very long? Where people can’t find happiness or contentment or peace? Where it just isn’t comfortable?

An area of land or a home can be affected for many different reasons. Whether a site is occupied by many or few, either short or long-term residents, the energy of some is likely to remain.

The stronger energy is in an area, the more serious the effects on those of us in the living. The spirits residing in an area who are very angry or fearful are the easiest to perceive.

There are times when personal items, such as furniture and jewelry, are still in the company of their former owners as well. A former owner who just might not be ready to let go of the item.

Have you ever added an antique to your home and found it had a life of its own? A jewelry box that played by itself, or a chair that was uncomfortable to sit in for so apparent reason? When we stop and ask ourselves why one home or building is more peaceful than another, or why some items seem so alive, what answer do we have?

The truth is, there is vast, unseen energy all around us. There are many who remain earth-bound whose energy continues to effect us.

Some of this energy is easier than others to sense, but it is all there. The energy of a spirit, ghost or disincarnate being, what ever you would like to call it. is usually remaining here on the earth plane because it has unfinished business of some kind.

The more aware we are of the energies around us, the better we are able to assist that energy in moving on to its next step on the path. It is the duty of all of us to assist each other, both here on the physical plane and in spirit form.

When we are aware of the spirits around us, it's important to realize they are just like us, only a bit lighter and thinner at the moment. (My guides have sensed I am having difficultly trying to bring this article to a close and are helping me -- they have a bit of a sense of humor at times).
A helping hand is all any of us needs, and we all need it from time to time. Next time you feel someone or something around you, ask for help from the angels if you are not capable of hearing and seeing (into the spirit world) yourself.

Ask that they (the spirits you are sensing) be assisted to let go of their
fears, and told we all get second chances and time to make amends later, when we all come back into spirit, (When your soul group that you interacted with in the physical returns to spirit as a group) and all will have a good laugh about our difficulties and our lack of perception from the physical side.

To gain understanding about the importance of having a helping hand from spirit while we are here in the physical. And to also be aware of the difficulty of working between the layers of spirit/physical for those who perform that service while in the physical or in spirit.

By that they refer to the challenges of raising our vibration from the physical and lowering the vibration from spirit so we can communicate. Like a radio station, if you want to pick up FM, you need to be on the right band-width or frequency, and being somewhat close to the station is also a plus. There are many distractions in our physical world that make mediumship or channeling ... all in all communicating with spirit ... a challenge. That, however, is a topic for another article!

Reach out with your awareness and touch what surrounds you. It all affects us all from time to time, so do what you can to offer a helping hand to those in the universe in need of a kind word and some direction.