As a medium and a paranormal investigator I've read a LOT of books about ghosts and ghost investigations as well as getting in touch with loved ones on the other side. In all of the books I've read,none of them distinguish the energies between ghosts and spirits. I've given them individual definitions, however, because although they are similar, they're also different!
Most in the paranormal community call entities ghosts or spirits and use the words to mean the same thing. But they are not. I felt it important to make
a distinction between the two, because one lives on Earth and the other lives in the afterlife/heaven/valhalla, etc. So ,I call Earth-bound energies
"ghosts," and those who have crossed into the light, "spirits."
Both are beings of
energy and personality, but ghosts choose to stay here on Earth or get stuck
here for some reason (which I explain in my books Ghosts and Spirits:
Insights from a Medium, Lessons Learned from Talking to the
Dead, Pets and the Afterlife and Pets and the Afterlife 2.
GHOSTS VS. SPIRITS
Ghosts are all
about "location, location, location." They inhabit places they
enjoyed during life on Earth, or they're stuck in a place where they died (like
a prison or a car accident site).
Spirits on the
other hand have joined the energy of the cosmos, or Heaven, or into the light -
call it what you will.
THE ENERGY DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES
Both draw on
physical energies and emotional energies. Ghosts emit negative energy, and are
fueled by physical energy as well as negative emotional energy, like fear and
anxiety. Spirits, however, are full of positive energy, and are fueled by positive
emotions like love, faith and hope as well as physical energy. I explain those
in detail in my books as well. One thing that spirits can't do that ghosts can,
is that spirits can appear in your dreams. That's how you know they've crossed
over.
You can learn more from any of my books, all available on Amazon.com in paperback and Ebook (and all under $10).
- Rob Gutro
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