Can ghosts harm people?

Question

This is going to sound a bit strange & it's not a joke.

I have seen a ghost. He was a short man wearing a suit and he appeared like a grey visual... if I can explain it that way. He was sort of floating... more gliding along our hallway. It was just after my husband brought an antique ring.

Around the same time I saw this ghost... other strange things happened. Some of our furniture would shake.... I could see it moving. First I thought... real funny someone is playing a joke but it was real. My husband thought I was pulling his leg.

He still makes jokes about me and this ghost.

I have a few silly questions:

1. Can ghosts hurt people?

2. Can ghosts send messages through other people?

3. Does this ghost want something?

Thanks

Answer 1

(This'll be short and sweet...)

1. Yes, one time, a ghost gave a man a heart-attack. Other times, Poltergeists have smashed glass into people, hit them with furniture, etc.

2. Yes, that is called "Possession" when they take over a body for any reason. Hurting, contacting, or just to manipulate him/her!

3. I am not sure if it wants something specific, or if it just wants to scare you, or maybe you need to leave or get an exorcist (he is not from heaven if you can see him!).

4. That is a scary story... "more gliding along our hallway"!

Answer 2

Ghosts are basically spirits that haven't transcended to the other side. They usually don't realize that they are dead, they hang on, or attach to things of when they were alive like that ring.

Ghost can hurt, even kill a person...or a bad spirit like a demon. I have seen this on a program on TV once....they were sure it was some type of spirit.

Ghost like spirits, because they are.... can attach themselves to one of your senses.....I feel their thoughts when I see them, their thoughts pop in my head telepathy like. I can hear them out loud at times, or whisper.

If you see it, or feel it's presence, ask it it's name, see if it responds to you, your questions. Does it see you? does it look at you like it sees you? It could be like a residual, it does the same thing at the same time not knowing your there.

But the key could be that ring.... you can hold it in your hand feeling it, and speak to it, asking questions, if it responds it's the ring it's attached to.

Answer 3

1.No

2.Yes, if they become powerful enough. The ghosts can be visible only if they are powerful enough to that extent

3. I don't know but I think you should return the ring. It's not a good thing to live with a ghost.

Don't worry

Answer 4

Yes ghosts can harm people.One year exactly after playing the Ouija board (when the ghost got trapped in my house) i was awoken in the middle of the night to feel a burning hand on my back,thinking it was a dream i shrugged it off and went back to sleep.Woke up with a red hand print imprinited on my back.It faded within a day. Nothing like that has happened since. to answers you question yes,but don't let this worry you.Ghosts can send messages through other people,while playing the ouija board with my friend there was a knock on the door.frightened we took out fingers off the glass,and rushed to answer it,there stood an old woman asking for my mother,she then said i hope your not being foolish.That woman never called nor rang and my mother had no idea who it could of been. I think this ghost id being mischeifish. ignore it and he will probably lose interest in messing with you. Try not to worry.

Answer 5

Ghosts can and have hurt people but, it is very, very rare. You also mentioned that it started after your hubby bought an antique ring. That could be the source o the problem or just coincidence. Take the ring out of the house and see what happens. As a rule the ghosts connected to an item is, as a rule, is a residual haunting has no intelligence and isn't aware of surroundings or people. It's like a movie being replayed. If you approach it, it will more than likely disappear.At times intelligent hunting's can be connected to an item but, not usually. Also sometimes residual hunting's can cause sounds and movement due to the energy being released. Question 2 personally, I have never heard of that but that's not to say that it couldn't happen. Lastly if your ghost is an intelligent haunting, it's activity coul suggest that it is trying to communicate. You could try using a tape recorder and ask questions about every 30 secs. and play it back later and see if you can hear any responce or just set it were you notice the most activity and let it run as long as possible then play it back. This is called EVPs (electronic voice phenomena). Really the best route to take is finding a research team in your area and ask them to investigate your home.

Answer 6

hey i dont thing it so ghosts never ever harm any body .coz yaa but i think that ghost send something through other people but when then they want somethig  and i  thing realle he want something otherwise he never come to shop

Answer 7

Hi my name is Kellie,

Iam very experienced in hauntings seances and spirits.

I thought i might let you know that this seems like a spirit that is looking for someone or something and is drawing energy form your self and your dewllings. I would ask the spirit what it is looking for if you can help. If you get no reply then i would put the ring on a table somewhere and see if it moves during the night or if the ring has anything to do with these occurances. Start there at least and get back to me if it doesn't stop.

Answer 8

From your discription of events, it appears that you might have a soul attached to the ring your husband bought.  That is not all that common, but it can happen.  You have discribed what seems to be more than one entity in the home with you and your family.  Intelligent haunts that involve a ghost that can interact with the living.  Shaking the furniture, making the lights go on and off, etc are all hallmarks of an intelligent haunt.  They want your attention.  The more you ignor them, the more strange things will happen.  But rarely does this activity result in a living person being physically hurt.

There are cases where messages are sent thru a third party, but mostly they just want you to know they are around.  As far as what they want....it is hard to say.  In some cases, they want you to leave if they are attached to the house or property, much the same as you would want someone to leave if you felt they did not belong there.  Some are happy that you are there and just want to share the space.  Some do not know that they are dead, so they are confused and sad.  They tend to be the noisy ones.

My advise to you is to contact a group in your area that will come out and check out the house and the ring for you.  There are ones out there that will work with you and will be able to suit your needs.  Please feel free to email me privately if you need assistance along those lines.

Lastly, I would like you to know that there is no such thing is a silly question, regardless of what you are asking about.  Most of us who do investigate have unanswered questions ourselves and it is the questions that keep us going.

Good luck to you.

Answer 9

1. Well...if it can move furniture... but if nothing threatening happens I wouldn't worry.

2. Not that I've heard...why not just directly if they can use a person...

3. That's up to him to tell you.

I suppose it wouldn't hurt to ask him if he's only recently come to your home and if he can try to show you why. Who knows, maybe the ring belonged to him, or his wife if it's a woman's ring.

Answer 10

Yes they can hurt you mentally and physically 1 by scaring you the best thing to do is to ignore it fear feeds it. 2 if you do fear it it can get enough energy to throw,hit,scratch,or to where you physical see it. The best thing to do would be ignore it. But if you really need help and only if you need help play the wigi bored look it up the rules are really important to follow.

Answer 11

Whether or not you believe in ghosts, there has never been any evidence to suggest real ghosts possess any more power or ability to injure than imagined (or *perceived*) ghosts.

It's possible to make an association between a perceived ghost and something in the natural world.  For example, if I buy an old chair (or ring) and then perceive a ghost two weeks later or if I see a ghost and then find out I have a debilitating disease, I might think one had to do with the other.

Answer 12

if you let them then they can hurt you but more on the mental level then physical

Answer 13

I would have to say that yes ghosts can hurt people, but usually don't unless they are angry at you first.  They can also send messages through other people called mediums which are used for the ghost to communicate with us.  There are also seances that can be held, but stay away from the Oujia Board.  It usually only causes more problems and leaves a rip in the dimension we live in.  It may be looking for this ring, but it doesn't seem that this ghost or spirit would be considered harmful.  Unless you start having things happen to you personally and not to the your husband I would be more worried.  I wouldn't be too worried otherwise.  You could ask this ghost to leave by clearly telling it that it doesn't belong here and is not wanted.  Also if you want you can have a priest bless the house.  I hope this helps.

Answer 14

I don't think your questions are silly. However, the answers you might get for them could be :)

1)  There isn't any evidence that a ghost has hurt anyone. For that matter, there isn't any compelling evidence that ghosts even exist apart from some anecdotal stories. However, a year or so ago we had one very serious ghost hunter on Yahoo Answers who claimed that ghosts had picked him up, thrown him across a room, broken his ribs, etc. But keep in mind that on the internet it is easy to claim anything you want. One thing I have noticed about ghost stories is that the more verifiable a story is, the less fantastic the story is, and vice versa.

2) Well, we don't even know if ghosts exist. If they do, how can a spirit (a non-material being) interact with the physical world in order to pass on a message?

3) I don't think you have a ghost. If the furniture was shaking, there was probably a good reason. Was the floor shaking?  Earthquake, large truck passing by, nearby train? What did you do to investigate the shaking? I highly recommend having a video camera ready if it happens again.

Answer 15

ghosts can't hurt you, unless they are demons

ghosts can send messages through other people

it justs wants you to know its there.

Answer 16

Sugar cane, oak trees, wombats, dogs, and giant pandas all belong to the category of beings for which there is known evidence.

The tooth fairy, Father Christmas, ghosts, vampires, fairies, evil spirits, poltergeists, and hobgoblins all belong to a category of fictional beings invented for the delight of children and some adults. There is no evidence for the existence of any of the items in this category.

So it seems unlikely ghosts can harm people.

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