According to Wikipedia, ghosts are controversial phenomena which have several possible definitions:
- The spirit or soul of a person who has died, especially one which haunts a place which was of emotional significance to that person when living.
- The personality of a person after his or her own death which is not directly tied to the soul or spirit. A sort of psychic memory-imprint.
- The character or memory of some being or thing which has died or, if it was never alive, been somehow destroyed or disassembled, which nevertheless remains existent (and sometimes detectable) in a semi-corporeal form.
Beware of copycat "ghost hunter" teams that charge alot of money for exorcisms and clearing of haunted spaces but don't really accomplish anything. Always ask how much experience the person has, and expect them to provide either references and any other professional documentation.
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