Discussions

again from what I've nicknamed THE BOOK...pages 51-53....  
 
What Causes Poltergeists?  
Currently, a very popular explanation for poltergeist activity suggests that it's actually caused by a secondary personality or agent,(In other words, a human being!), who's unknowingly using paranormal abilities to produce the phenomenon. (think of the 1975 novel by Stephen King, entitled...CARRIE...and later is became the 1976 MGM film of the same name starring Sissy Spacek)  
 
It's been noted that many instances of poltergeist activities occur in households in which there's a child, especially ones in which a female is just entereing puberty. some researchers have advanced theories suggesting that, if hte adolescent is undergoing mental or physical trauma, it might somehow unconsciously reveal itself in the guise of bombastic poltergeist behaviour.  
 
Interesting as this theory is, there's a notable absence of children in many well documented cases of poltergeist disturbances. Therefore, the theory is certainly no catch-all explanation.  
 
STICK & STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES  
Stone throwing and falling stones are probably the singly type of activity most oassociated with poltergeists. They're usually noted for their severity, sudden appearance & abrupt cessation.  
 
CESSATION: the temporary or abrupt: discontinuance  
 
They're also distingushed by the seemingly impossible nature of the phenomena: Sometimes the stones seem to float or drop down slowly rather than dropping naturally by gravity or being propelled: often they appear and fall within a closed room, without coming thru a window or hole in the ceiling.  
 
The first recorded case of unexplained rocks hailing from the skies was in A.D. 335. Other early accounts date back to Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Early Christian saints and writers also experienced paranormal stone throwing.  
Example: in A.D. 1170 when ther hermitage of St. Godric was inundated with falling rocks.  
 
HERMITAGE: secluded place: hideaway  
 
INUNDATED: to flood: cover or overspread with water: deluge: to overwhelm  
 
Unfortunately most occurrences are isolated incidents and therefore can't be investigated.  
Example: for one nite only in 1903, W.D. Grottendieck of Dordrecht, Holland, was attacked by a stone thrower in his hut on the island of Sumatra. He awoke at approx 1:00 am to see stones slowly dropping to the floor around his bed, even though there were no holes in the the thatched roof of his hut. He even caught one of the rocks, but it floated out of his hand. He woke his young male servant to help him check all around his hut to make sure it wasn't the mischievous work of his labourers. Panicked, the boy fled: and soon after, the stone throwing suddenly stopped. Most investigators of the incident point to the boy, even though he appeared to be sleeping thru most of the event. The case remained unsolved.  
 
A half century later, beginning on April 12, 1959, a well documented poltergeists stone thrower attacked the family and home of Don Cid de Ulhoa Centro in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The first volley consisted of only two stones, which fell into a hallway where three of Don Cid's children were playing. Soon, dozens of rocks were falling within rooms all over the hacienda. As is often with such disturbances, no one was hit by the stones.  
 
HACIENDA: a large, landed estate (especially for farming or ranching, or the main house of such an estate, or a stock raising, mining, or manufacturing establishment in the country.  
 
Over the next 48 hours, several neighbors witnessed the activity. In addition to the stones, other household objects such as pots, pans, eating utensils and food began levitating, flying and crashing about the kitchen and dining room. Finally Don Cid called in a priest, Father Henrique de Morais Matos, to perform an exorcism of the spirit. Three exorcisms slowed, but failed, to end the poltergeist activity.  
 
The rain of terror continued for 40 days and 40 nights and then suddenly stopped. Immediately, suspicion shifted from the supernatural to the natural. Even tho she was never seen throwing anything, a teenage maid named Francesca was accused of causing the stone throwing by somehow attracting the pesky entity into the house. Paranormal investigators who later reviewed the case agreed that, indeed, she may have had latent mediumlistic ablilities or she may have unconsciously released what's sometimes referred to as repressed psychokinetic energy to cause the activity.  
 
REPRESSED PSYCHOKINETIC ENERGY (RPE): Some paranormals theorize that a person undergoing physical or mental trauma may unconsciously produce a force called RPE. This power, if released, might cause paranormal happenings such a poltergeist activity. (when i think of this definition..i think of the movie called MATILDA with Danny Devito)  
 
There have been few recorded instances when poltergeists deliberately seek to hurt or kill an individual. Nevertheless, if you ever suspect you're the target or victim of a poltergeist (rather than, say, a ghost) GET AWAY FROM THE SURROUNDINGS IMMEDIATELY! Even if you're not directly harmed by the poltergeist, you might be hurt from ricocheting rocks, flying objects, fires or other activity. (Tip: you can either try a house cleansing or have a priest come over (depending on your belief systems)....keeping in mind it might take a few tries...but get someone who knows what they're doing!)