Have you ever heard strange creaks or groans that you can’t seem to explain? Have lights flick on or off without anyone touching a switch? Maybe you’ve felt cold blasts of air even when all the windows were shut, or your dog suddenly starts barking for no apparent reason. If any of these things have happened then there could be reason to believe that ghosts are part of the situation. Billions of people report ghost visitations every year, and to not accept the fact that there might be other beings in the world is extremely ignorant of mankind. Included in this paper are the types of ghosts, information on them, why they are here and why non-believers will always have a reason not to believe.Ghosts are departed souls who have lived and died on this earth, but for some reason have elected or been forced to remain on this earth after death. They can take place in many forms. “The technical names for these forms are ectoplasms, orbs, swirls, poltergeists, vortexes, and globulars.” (Ichiro 31) Ectoplasms are forms of spirit energy that appear either as long white swirls or as a vapor or cloud like apparition usually captured on film in cemeteries and in homes. This configuration appears to be unorganized and resembles swirls of smoke. Another version of ectoplasm is a solid ray of white or purple like color that lies at an angle to the photograph. An Orb could be described as a ball of light that can move at times and look like a streamer. These are the most commonly seen among people because it is the most well known. Orbs are often mistaken for lights seen out of the corner of the eye.Swirls may be from two different configurations. The first is a ball of light that is moving very fast creating a blurry trail that appears to bounce back and forth in the photograph. The second source of swirls may be the thinning of the ectoplasmic vapor or cloud resulting in long swirls. A vortex is a swirling column of w...
