Such a phenomenon as a poltergeist has been familiar to people since the Middle Ages, and was perceived as the machinations of dark forces and evil spirits.
Gerald of Wales wrote in the 13th century about a spirit that could be dangerous to some men. However, the study of this phenomenon began only 300 years later. So, in 1599, Martin del Rio compiled a classification that revealed 18 types of demonic phenomena, one of which was directly involved in "annoying" a person. These spirits make real performances, tied to time or place, instilling fear and discontent. You don't have to go far for examples: everyone knows the situation when something suddenly unexpectedly falls off the shelf …
Translated from German, "poltergeist" means "the spirit that knocks," but as a rule, the matter is not limited to knocking. People who experience this phenomenon say that the poltergeist can open windows and doors, move objects around the house, or even pinch or push.
The researchers say that the poltergeist is attached to a person rather than to a place, and they often appear where a girl of transitional age is a family member. This is due to the need for the spirit to feed with emotional energy. So, anomalous activity began to be observed in an office building where young Anne-Marie Schneider came to work. All telephones in the building began to ring at the same time, a picture swayed from side to side on the walls, and this happened only in the presence of a girl. It all stopped after she was fired. The office began to live its normal life.
In May 1985, teacher Ken Webster observed a poltergeist at his summer home in Dodledstone. The spirit took a fancy to the kitchen, where, according to the man, all the cabinets were turned upside down, and small objects did fly in the air. As a rule, the prevailing opinion is about the natural origin of such phenomena: a draft, wild animals or someone's attempt to throw out negative emotions and go unpunished. There is also an opinion that all mystical manifestations can be associated with unconscious psychokinesis, that is, a person's ability to move objects by the power of thought.
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At the same time, a convincing explanation of the phenomenon has not yet been given. American researchers agree that there is no rational explanation in at least 2% of registered cases. This is another mystery that humanity has yet to solve.
