Are Homes Haunted When There Is No One To Haunt?
by Dwayne Claud

It's the age-old question, if a tree falls in the woods, and no one is
there to hear it fall, does it make a sound?? The quandary has a
multitude of approaches and arguments coming from both sides to make it
compelling. Recently a question was posed to me, if there is no one to
witness a haunting in a home will spirits still haunt it? I'd like to
present some food for thought on intelligent hauntings.

It's a common belief that humans have a certain amount of pure energy
within their bodies. An electrical force that can scientifically be
measured, and depending upon the person, it will resonate at around 60
Hz. Some years ago there was a scientific research experiment that was
conducted with the expressed permission of terminally ill patients whose
goal was to measure if there was a difference in mass between the
moments of life and at death.

These patients were placed on a scale-like apparatus and it was proven
consistently time after time that when the patient dies there was an
immediate loss of 23 ounces. This is the suspected weight of the human
spirit or soul as stated by these scientists. It only makes sense
because one of the most basic laws of psychics is that energy cannot be
created nor destroyed. It can only be transformed from one form to
another. In this case, the soul energy leaves the body and is
transformed into spirit energy.

Investigations within homes of suspected haunted activity usually will
present several different forms of evidence to investigators. The
evidence we will focus on for purposes of this article are those related
to energy. Although the exact relationship between EMF readings and
paranormal activity is unknown, it has been shown consistently that in
homes with paranormal activity, fluctuations in the electromagnetic
field can be recorded on AC, DC, and magnetic spectrums. This
demonstrates that what is there draws upon environmental energy. It
would only make sense that these unseen forces need more energy then
what they currently have to communicate on our plane of existence
whether it's through manifestation or audio; Otherwise, they would most
likely choose to be visible and interact with us more than what they do.

As these entities choose to make contact, they begin to pull energy from
whatever means that they can. Cold spots are formed as kinetic energy is
sucked from the environment, batteries die as direct current is pulled
from the batteries, lights flicker or dim as AC power is pulled, and
sometimes people involved will begin to feel light headed, nauseous,
and/or weak as energy is pulled from them. It is only after these forces
draw the energy that they need that we as investigators are able to take
photographs, record electronic voice phenomenon, shoot video, etc. Many
experiments in the field have coordinated such energy fluctuations with
capture of unexplained phenomenon.

Based on the assumption that these unexplained forces require energy to
manifest themselves, in most cases hauntings of empty houses, locations,
or cemeteries should not occur since there are no forms of energy to
draw from. In an old abandoned home for instance, the only energy that
could be drawn from would be the kinetic energy within the house. As
we've seen in the field, much more energy is required for manifestation
than that. Cases have been documented where additional kinetic energy is
drawn from underground streams and railroad tracks. Interestingly, the
most paranormally active cemeteries are the ones that have underground
water flow beneath them. Looking at an intelligent haunting from an
aspect of consciousness, why would a spirit choose to manifest itself in
a home where no one exists or lives? Would you?

There are many different theories and opinions on the subject of whether
houses are haunted or not when people are not present. This would
explain the small amount of evidence actually captured by unmanned
cameras and microphones. But would not home owners return after a night
out to find objects thrown about the home and objects broken. It may
even be our own perception causing the spirits to appear. No matter the
outlook, I think the question still remains.

Jenon