FAQ: Answering your Questions

Q: Is it true that Poltergeists may be caused by Psychokinesis?

A: The term "poltergeist" comes from the German poltern, "to knock," and geist, for "spirit" or "ghost" however this traditional interpretation of the phenomena may be an inaccurate one. Many parapsychologists in the field believe Poltergeists may actually be caused by an often Recurrent Spontaneous Psychokinesis.

Commonly a Poltergeist denotes a "noisy spirit" that makes their presence known by banging sounds, moving objects, cold spots, electrical disturbances and causing destruction or even assault. They are unpredictable, uncontrolled and thought of as an unintelligent entity.

Poltergeists or RSPK (a phrase suggested by parapsychologist William G. Roll to denote the Poltergeist phenomena) differ from hauntings in very specific ways. RSPKs almost always center around an "agent" or individual whom are often present during the phenomena. The agent also typically exhibits specific characteristics: they are female (though not always), is in the adolescence stage particularly puberty, and are suffering great mental stress, anger, hostility, arousal and/or anxiety, all often repressed. Also, ailing health and mental illness have been noted in some cases as a contributing factor.

In an unconscious attempt to relieve these stressful factors, the agent unknowingly perpetrates the Poltergeist phenomena by means of psychokinesis. The agent acts out in ways they feel either unable or uncomfortable in doing, none-the-less the unresolved emotional issues can no longer be suppressed. Often RSPK ceases abruptly, however for some, resolving these emotional crises is the only means to the phenomena's resolution as with Psi Factor's episode #104 pt. 2 "The Power".

On a side note, it is worth mentioning that Poltergeist / RSPK are quite rare and hauntings are a completely separate phenomena with their own characteristics and research.

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