Are ghosts people from our past who are dead?

Are ghosts people from our past who are dead? My answer to this Quora question follows – what’s yours? Are ghosts people from our past who are dead?

We use the term “ghosts” to cover a host of paranormal activity.

Ghosts could be “people from our past who are dead” but more likely if you meet a ghost there will be no direct link with you personally.

If you mean our “collective” past then Yes, some will be.

I tend to split ghosts into three categories. There are probably more:

1. The playback of a sad or tragic event

In this instance it is like a video playing, and there is no possibility of interaction with what you might be seeing or hearing.

2. Souls that have become earthbound – taking all kinds of scary and shadowy forms, as well as human form.

Mostly these are negative, immature, primitive, throwing its toys out of the pram, and potentially nasty – fear-mongers taking every advantage of our limited senses. Beings who have endeavoured to disconnect from Love but who would disappear entirely without it.

3. Souls who like to revisit a place they were fond of in physical life.

Or they could be retracing some of their steps in search of something they are trying to complete on or solve.

I hope this helps.

I wrote more on these matters in my book Life and Death: Making Sense of It.

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Disclaimer: The views expressed in this post are entirely the opinion of the author, Francis O’Neill. No guarantee is given that the information provided is correct, complete, and/or up-to-date.