Poltergeists 101
The poltergeist is a ghost or spirit that can manifest its presence through noises, moving objects, knockings, or possessing the body of a living human. The word “poltergeist” originating in germany translates to “noisy spirit”. In germany, the word poltergeist is used to describe many different phenomenons such as spontaneous movement of objects around the house without a rational cause. This activity is studied and analyzed by specialists called parapsychologists. However, due to modern sciences and far-fetched speculations of ghost and spirits, parapsychologists are taken very lightly in the workforce. Studies about the poltergeist has revealed that they can not do physical harm to people but could have a huge impact on a person's mental health. Legend has it that the filming of the original 1982 movie “the Poltergeist” directed by Tobe Hooper had 5 unfortunate fatalities of cast members after the creation of the movie. …show more content…
It started with the brutal murdering of actress Dominique Dunne by her boyfriend. Then young star heather O’Rourke died at the age of 12 due to cardiac arrest after a undiagnosed case of stenosis. 3 more deaths also occurred including the director of the second poltergeist movie. Most say that the cast of the poltergeist was tormented by disease and a tragic case of misfortune. The legend says that real skeletons were used throughout a scene scene because it is cheaper than prop skeletons. Disturbing the remains of the death is considerably dangerous. The spirits that were attached to the bodies of the skeletons took over the bodies of some of the cast members. After the scene was filmed and the cast members were told that the skeletons were real, Will Sampson who is a native american actor who has a scene in the film came onto set over night and performed and exorcism on those exposed to the skeletons. The legend is that the curse on the cast of the original poltergeist is still taking the lives of the cast members. The first step to an exorcism is “the presence”. This is when the communicators begin recognizing the presences of the evil entity therefore communicating with it by either movement of objects, light, or by a ouija (communication) board. The second step is “pretense”. At this step the entity tries to possess the body of the communicators to communicate easily and create awareness. This is when the exorcist should study the actions and research what and who the demon really is. The third step is “the breakpoint”. The possessed body finally collapses and shows signs such as abuse, horrible sights, noises and smells. The demon begins to speak of the possessed in the third person for example; Lindsay is not here anymore. The fourth step is “the voice”. This is when the demon begins to mumble unidentifiable words, the voice must be stopped for the exorcism to proceed. The fifth step is “the clash”. This is when the spiritual and physical pressure of the demon collides with the power or religions and the bible. This is the prime time to receive information from the demon because the demons powers are weakened. The sixth step is “expulsion”. This step is the final step where the demon is asked to leave in God's will and the spirit leaves the victim in the name of jesus, the victim is reclaimed. This event could
The poltergeist is a ghost or spirit that can manifest its presence through noises, moving objects, knockings, or possessing the body of a living human. The word “poltergeist” originating in germany translates to “noisy spirit”. In germany, the word poltergeist is used to describe many different phenomenons such as spontaneous movement of objects around the house without a rational cause. This activity is studied and analyzed by specialists called parapsychologists. However, due to modern sciences and far-fetched speculations of ghost and spirits, parapsychologists are taken very lightly in the workforce. Studies about the poltergeist has revealed that they can not do physical harm to people but could have a huge impact on a person's mental health. Legend has it that the filming of the original 1982 movie “the Poltergeist” directed by Tobe Hooper had 5 unfortunate fatalities of cast members after the creation of the movie. …show more content…
It started with the brutal murdering of actress Dominique Dunne by her boyfriend. Then young star heather O’Rourke died at the age of 12 due to cardiac arrest after a undiagnosed case of stenosis. 3 more deaths also occurred including the director of the second poltergeist movie. Most say that the cast of the poltergeist was tormented by disease and a tragic case of misfortune. The legend says that real skeletons were used throughout a scene scene because it is cheaper than prop skeletons. Disturbing the remains of the death is considerably dangerous. The spirits that were attached to the bodies of the skeletons took over the bodies of some of the cast members. After the scene was filmed and the cast members were told that the skeletons were real, Will Sampson who is a native american actor who has a scene in the film came onto set over night and performed and exorcism on those exposed to the skeletons. The legend is that the curse on the cast of the original poltergeist is still taking the lives of the cast members. The first step to an exorcism is “the presence”. This is when the communicators begin recognizing the presences of the evil entity therefore communicating with it by either movement of objects, light, or by a ouija (communication) board. The second step is “pretense”. At this step the entity tries to possess the body of the communicators to communicate easily and create awareness. This is when the exorcist should study the actions and research what and who the demon really is. The third step is “the breakpoint”. The possessed body finally collapses and shows signs such as abuse, horrible sights, noises and smells. The demon begins to speak of the possessed in the third person for example; Lindsay is not here anymore. The fourth step is “the voice”. This is when the demon begins to mumble unidentifiable words, the voice must be stopped for the exorcism to proceed. The fifth step is “the clash”. This is when the spiritual and physical pressure of the demon collides with the power or religions and the bible. This is the prime time to receive information from the demon because the demons powers are weakened. The sixth step is “expulsion”. This step is the final step where the demon is asked to leave in God's will and the spirit leaves the victim in the name of jesus, the victim is reclaimed. This event could