Imaginary Friends

I’m sure many of us, have had, an imaginary friend at one point in our lives. But for those of us who enjoy considering a range of paranormal possibilities – imaginary friends can be thought of in many different ways. Are they an invention of our active childhood imaginations? Or spirits trying to communicate with us (namely, children)? Or are they demons meant to lead us astray as children? Or who only knows what else? Is the existence of an imaginary friend a indication of an overactive imagination? Or is it possible… in some way… that said “friend” exists in some other reality or dimension? I think the simplest explanation is that imaginary friends are a normal way for children to practice using their imagination and expand their social skills when not around others. But what about when your imaginary friend from childhood ends up following you into adulthood? Normally other adults might consider this to be a sign of madness. But when the person is aware of the differences between fantasy and reality and yet they still mentally interact with the fantastical: is that insane or maybe just a coping mechanism? As a child you were comfortable with said “friend” and so this comforting past time will follow you into adulthood. Imagine yourself in a happy place … whenever your stressed, you close your eyes and go to your “happy place” to calm down. Obviously this happy place of yours  involves fantasy. I would consider this to be a good example of an imaginary friend/world as a coping mechanism. But I guess my main question is: Do you believe that it’s possible for our “imaginary friends” to actually exist in another dimension or reality? ~Tracy

I have a theory concerning a residual haunts. I think that some of these entities are actually what has been called"Thought Forms."I think that some of the most famous ghosts around the nation that have been commonly referred to as residual haunting are what I suspect to be"Thought Form"spirits. I believe these spirits were actually created by the living, and were created by some sort of emotional disturbance such as a suicide, war, even a natural death and grew through the emotional energy of people around them, which in turn provided an ongoing source of emotional energy for this spirit to thrive.

Shadow Figure or Shadow Person.

 What are they?  

 During an investigation, have you ever caught a glimpse of some type of dark figure out of the corner of your eye?  This could be what is called a "shadow figure" or person.  Some say that these figures are spirits or ghost of people who have died, but have not yet crossed over.  Others say that they are just lost souls that remain wandering the earth.  Still others say that they are evil and demons, and then there are the skeptics that say it's just a figment of our imagination.

"EVP" 

 Just Listen  

 Electronic voice phenomena (EVP) are electronically generated noises that resemble speech, but are not the result of intentional voice recordings or renderings.           

  Audio recorders have been taken on paranormal investigations and ghost hunts for years and have frequently recorded odd sounds. Most haunting involve some sort of unusual sounds, sometimes including whispering or voices.

What are ghosts? I'll give you the answer straight out: No one knows for certain.

There are, however, many theories to explain the thousands of experiences that people around the world have had. I think ghosts and spirits  are a common part of the so called  human experience. It also  appears to be several types of ghosts or hauntings, and more than one theory might be needed to explain them all. The traditional view of a ghost is that it is the spirit of a dead person that for some reason is "stuck" between this world and the next, often as a result of some tragedy or trauma.

Thought Forms

I would like to know what you think about Thought Forms

I have read about this phenomena and I can see that there is a lot of similarities between a thought form and  residual haunt. I think this is possibly an explanation for somethings that could be occurring. I would like to know if anybody else has also thought this.