Is it possible for most anybody to detect the presence of ghosts
while you are house-hunting or attending an open house? Most
definitely, and you don't need to be psychic. The vast majority of
us are not. People only see what they expect or want to see. Often
they do not see what is most obvious or what is THERE! Such is the
case with ghost encounters. Ghosts can be anywhere but the signs
that they are around are usually so subtle, people just brush them
off. In my 50 years of research and interviews, I have generally
concluded that a person's central nervous system can and do detect
those signs. For example, if your heart starts beating fast 'for no
apparent reason' when you're house-hunting, it can be a strong
indication - apart from obvious heart problems - that a presence is
in the vicinity! Your nervous system is reacting and also giving you
a warning that the house is unclean.

Why do places become haunted?

How does a property become haunted? First I'll explain the concept
of death. Death is a negative activity as opposed to life, which is
viewed as positive. A dead body is cool (negative) while a living
body is warm (positive).

If natural death is negative, then a violent or sudden death is
tremendously negative. The vicinity of the death becomes infused
with powerful negative energy. If inside a house, this energy will
eventually spread and engulf every nook and cranny.

A ghost, whether harmless or malevolent, is nothing more than a mass
of negative energy. Is it so surprising then that it will feel
comfortable only in an environment with an abundance of such energy?
So is it surprising to find ghosts in places of violent deaths?

Where are such places? Well, cemeteries would be obvious. Places
where warfare had taken place. Of course, places of mass murder. And
yes, hospitals – they are places which during my research have
yielded a lot of ghost sightings.

You might think that a newly-built, `clean' house will not have
ghosts residing inside. But say an occupant of the house is under a
lot of stress - a negative activity – sooner or later, negative
energy will exude from his body, in minute amounts in the beginning.
This minute amount of negative energy will then spread, first in a
small, confined area. But if his stress continues, this negative
energy coming from his body becomes stronger and spread even more
powerfully and forcefully. Then like death above, it will spread all
over the house.

Just as fish love water, ghosts love this kind of environment! Is it
then surprising that they will appear inside? But where do they come
from? Hey, believe it or not, ghosts are everywhere! If your house
is infused with enough negative energy, it is as easy as following
you in through the front door!

There are many subtle signs of a presence of a ghost. For example, a
sudden strong odor of flowers when there are none around is a strong
indicator that a ghost is in the vicinity. Or if the house has cold
spots - some places are very cold (negative energy) or even if the
whole house is unusually cold.

In my almost 50 years of research and interviews, the presence of a
ghost will act first and foremost on your nervous system.
Unfortunately some of the signs are so subtle most people will brush
them off as something `normal'.

Except it's not normal. It's your nervous system warning you of a
presence. Most people will not heed those signs. Can't blame them
really. They simply don't know what the signs mean. Most of us have
had goosebumps or the hairs on our arms have risen,
inexplicably `for no apparent reason'. Well, what we did not realize
is that we had just had an encounter with a presence! Our nervous
system reacted to a presence and made small, raised lumps on our
skin and our  hairs stand. The medical term for this
is `horripilation' and if you think it sounds like `horrible',
you're right! It's a combo of Latin words to refer to something so
awfully and dreadfully frightening that it made your hair stand on
end.

I have written an e-document 'The Art And Science Of Spotting
Haunted Houses And Detecting Ghosts' which lists over 60 things you
should watch out for when house-hunting. I'll send you several
techniques from the e-document via weekly email if you sign up at
the URL below:

http://www.SpottingHauntedHouses.com/main/freeauto.asp

About the author: W.S. Chin spent close to 50 years investigating
the phenomena of haunted houses. He has now compiled a list of over
60 ghost-detecting techniques for people buying/renting property to
minimize their chances of moving into one.

Copyright © 2005 W.S.Chin
Email: contact@spottinghauntedhouses.com