I have a line of thinking on this. Just an idea I had going to possibly explain hauntings. Everyone has an aura. This is part of the energy field generated by the body. This energy is also more than likely what we call our spirit. But could this be a separate part of us from our soul? When we die our soul could cross over. And most of the time our aura/spirit just dissipates and merges with the energy of the universe. But sometimes there could be a strong enough cohesion of the energy which makes up the spirit to hold it together after the soul moves on. And this energy would have a memory of it's creator. Sometimes this energy imprints into an area and becomes what we call a residual haunting. An event replaying over and over like a recording. And sometimes the energy retains a base intelligence. Forming an entity with no real direction. Lost and confused as to what it is. This could explain why entities involved in the average haunting bang, knock, scratch, slam doors, etc. And why entities attach to a person, kind of like a pet does. And also why they are territorial. This could be why EVPs are just fragments of sentences or growls. The main intelligence has moved on. These things want attention, but lack any kind of true ability to communicate.

The rare cases where real intelligence is shown could be situations where the actual soul has remained or returned.

So what are everyone's thoughts on this idea.

Wow, I don't know what to say, I'm going to have to ponder on this too. Has anyone seen Fear Dot Com the movie? With the spirit of the girl and how she wanted to be found, so she could get revenge on her killer and then be in peace? I've heard of people dying of a unnatural death (murder) and haunting the place where they died

I know what you mean but I have a little difficulty with an aura or energy having intelligence. If the soul moves on then it is just a form of matter left behind.
I too will have to think on this one but GOOD POSTING Bobby. I just wish I wasn't here at work so I could deal with this now.

 

That is what I mean. It is not truly intelligent. More like on the level of a dog or cat. Basic intelligence but not capable of much more than that. Hence the knocking and door slamming. Just enough left over to move about, move objects, and latch on to someone like a pet does. But not think like a human.