A poltergeist, or reel, is either some evil and harmful spirit, or the energy of an unknown nature, which is characterized by strange sounds and the movement of objects. The phenomenon has been known for a long time: the chronicles reported that in the winter of 1666, an unclean force appeared in a Moscow almshouse near the Ivanov Monastery, throwing dishes at its inhabitants. The name "poltergeist" (from the German words "make noise", "knock") was first used in 1714 in connection with a violent outbreak of a phenomenon in Dortmund - a hail of stones from a nearby garden suddenly fell on the house of a certain Berthold Gerstmann.
Poltergeist is studied by researchers of mental phenomena and parapsychologists, who arranged for him in the literal sense of the word "debriefing". Volumes of observations have been collected about throwing stones or dirt, about the flight of various objects, about glow and unusual visions, about tapping, about some loud screams and even attempts at rape by a poltergeist. Minor pranks such as unscrewing a light bulb from a socket and dialing several numbers at the same time are recorded separately.
So much evidence has already accumulated that a group of ufologists finally decided to subject the phenomenon to scientific systematization. The Zhytomyr researcher Sergey Deyneko suggested his own version. According to his version, there are stripes between rams and rams. Depending on their behavior, they are divided into three categories: "classic", "childish" and "evil".
- The main feature of the "classic" poltergeist is that it acts in the absence of people who, upon returning home, see overturned furniture and burnt laundry. The "classics" account for almost 80% of the recorded phenomena. Of course, in this case it is difficult to say what kind of force caused this pogrom. For example, burnt clothes can be explained by childish pranks, and broken windows - by neighbors' revenge. Poltergeist usually starts and stops suddenly. It can last from several months to several years, but usually lasts at least a month.
- Are there poltergeists "attached" to people?
- Yes, this is a "childish" poltergeist, which is attached to a person, like a child to a mother. Barabashka, who at one time made a lot of noise in the apartment of Andrievskaya from Kiev, who lived on Saperno-Slobodskaya Street, pursued the family even after fleeing from him, she moved to another city. Quite a lot of such cases, when a poltergeist “moved” from place to place, following its victim, are known.
Researchers often note a stable connection of the phenomenon with one of the family members, most often a child or adolescent. This is confirmed by the fact that when such a "carrier" is absent or asleep, the reel does not manifest itself in anything. When the "carrier" is in another house, poltergeist phenomena also begin to occur there: ignition, falling and moving objects. A case is described when the boy ("carrier") had to appear at the neighbors' house, as the table turned over by itself. This selectivity suggests that there are some reasonable forces behind the phenomenon. True, they are not always childishly friendly.
- You mean "evil" poltergeists?
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- Yes, an unpleasant name and phenomenon. They pose a serious danger to humans, often associated with spontaneous combustion of objects. Sometimes completely non-combustible materials burn, even asbestos insulators! "Automotive poltergeist" also happens. This is a phenomenon known to many drivers when something constantly and methodically knocks in the car when the engine is in full working order. The driver, as a rule, does not pay the slightest attention to extraneous tapping - and in vain. This methodical knock lulls, and the driver can fall into a hypnotic state, similar to severe overwork. Accidents in this state are not uncommon. Probably, in all three cases we are dealing with three different forces, but what they are, no one will undertake to say for sure now. And the most offensive thing is that we don't know how to deal with them. Except holy water and prayers,For many years of life, mankind has not come up with anything next to a poltergeist.
INNA NOVIKOVA