Phone Calls From Ghostly Realms

The phone rings, and the last thing you are thinking about is a ghost, or the realm beyond death, but what if . . .
Have you ever had a strange incident involving a phone, which you have never been able to explain? Maybe you picked up the phone and the line was dead, and within seconds something strange happens, or possibly you get a phone call from someone who sounds very much like Aunt Edna, yet you know it cannot be because she has been diseased for years.
If you have ever experienced anything like this, you are not alone. Many people have had similar experiences, though for some people the incident is completely unacceptable because they have been taught that such things simply can’t happen, but they do.
For as long as there have been phones, there have been people claiming to receive strange and unearthly calls. Is it possible that those on the other side of death can manipulate our communication systems at times in order to get messages across to their loved ones?
I was once told a story about a woman who had received such a phone call when she was a young girl. As the story was related to me,

“One night when I was younger; I was home alone because my mom was at work and my dad had passed away a few years before. There was a terrible storm that night and the phones were out. I know this for sure because when I picked up the phone to call my friend, the line was dead. Bored, I decided to go to bed, but during the night the phone ringing awakened me. Still half asleep, I answer the phone and there was a familiar male voice on the other end. The man asked if he had reached camera shop. I told him no and hung up the phone. At this point I realized that the voice had sounded just like my father’s voice, and he had been a professional photographer when alive. I quickly picked up the phone, but there was no dial tone, it was still out.”

Another incident that was related to me by my own mother occurred when she was about 18 or 19 years old. It was late at night, and she was at her babysitting job tending small children. The children were in bed asleep, and she was watching TV. The phone rang and she picked it up; the caller was a woman who said, “Don’t go outside” then hung up. She did not recognize the voice at all, and was very confused by the call. A few minutes later she heard some noises near the back door; when she went to turn on the porch light, it wouldn’t work. Fortunately, the doors were locked because at that time someone attempted to open the door, and began pounding on it.
Terrified she dialed 911; the police showed up just in time to see someone running from the property. It turns out that the porch light wouldn’t work because the intruder had unscrewed.
It’s difficult to say if this was a genuine warning from the other side, or possibly a neighbor saw the intruder and warned her, but it is confusing as to why the neighbor would not have given her more information, or phoned the police herself.
These are just a couple examples of phone calls that could be connected to ghosts, or some other phenomena. There have also been instances when people have returned home to get strange messages on their answering machines from people who were long dead, and even phone calls on cell phones when the phone is turned off.
Though these incidents are still largely unexplainable, there’s some speculation that this phenomena could be closely linked to that of EVP, also known as electronic voice phenomena. EVP is for a different post, but a quick explanation is that of voices showing up on recordings that could not possibly exist.
Could these strange calls be connected to the realm beyond death?

What Are Ghosts

The term ghost really encompasses a few different types of what one might term, “ghost activity.” When the word ghost comes up, most people envision the disembodied spirit of the dearly departed, but in actuality, what someone may take for a ghost, may in fact be something else.
The Residual Haunting is where an observer may see a replay of an event, such as many of the sightings reported at Gettysburg. In this case the ghost, or ghosts seem to be replaying the same dramatic event over and over again, and to the observer it would be something akin to watching a movie, or a play. The specters in this type of haunting do not interact with the observers.
Though it is not known for sure what this type of haunting is, it is thought that it is some type of recording on the atmosphere, which replays itself when the atmospheric conditions are just right.
The difference between this type of haunting, and a traditional ghost is that with a traditional ghost or spirit, there may be some type of interaction between the entity and the observer. The interaction could be as simple as the spirit looking directly at the observer, as if to acknowledge their presence, or the spirit may actually talk with the person. There have even been reports of feeling the touch of a disembodied spirit.
It is believed that these are the ghosts of the departed who have stayed earthbound for some reason. Possibly they are attached to some place or object, and in some instances they may want to stay near their loved ones.
In addition to these types of ghosts, is what is thought to be the non-human entity. These can be difficult to detect, especially at first, they tend to mimic traditional ghost activity. The non-human spirit is an entity that has never been in human form, some may call them demons, or parasites, though what is commonly thought of as angels can be classified in this category as well.
Another difference between the traditional ghost, and the non-human spirits is that these parasites tend to be much stronger, and feed off of negative energy. Exactly how dangerous these entities are is debatable. Some believe that they are very dangerous and hard to get rid of, while others believe that by simply refusing to acknowledge these spirits, you are denying them the energy that they need, so they move on.
Traditional ghosts, and parasites, as well as spirits that may be classified as angels, are interdimensional beings, but there may be others that are not so easily classified.
One such phenomenon is that of the Shadow People. It is not know whether these are actually ghosts, or some other type of being.
Ghosts can appear as solid as a living, breathing person, or they can be semi-transparent. Whitish-gray mists or vapors of ectoplasm are thought to be that of ghosts, and some also peculate that the orbs often caught on camera may also be spirits. These orbs have been seen with the naked eye, though this is highly unusual.
What ghosts are is difficult to know for sure, all that you can do is place the different phenomena in categories according to behavior, and continue in your quest to discover the truth behind this mystery.

About Beyond Death & Other Mysteries

This blog is all about death, and other paranormal mysteries. What lies beyond death has intrigued mankind for ages, as it does today. I have been researching many different aspects of the paranormal for most of my adult life, and hope you will join my on my quest to discover what lies behind the mysterious, and the unexplained.
What I have uncovered by exploring the paranormal is that there is definitely more to our universe that what we can see, touch, and feel. There is an invisible world all around us; call it extra dimensions if you like.
My quest into the unexplained is not limited only to that of ghosts and the afterlife; I also find the UFO and Alien phenomena very interesting. What I have found is that there are so many different elements of the paranormal; it’s difficult to concentrate on just one, without involving the many other mysteries at some point.
I will post information not just on ghosts, but ghost legends, UFOs, Aliens, Extra Dimensions, oddities, and more. Whatever information I find interesting, and relevant to the paranormal, and our existence in this life.