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« on: January 28, 2010, 05:47:40 AM » |
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 | Recently, I had an experience that others have written about or verbally reported about for years. It involved being physically touched by an unseen presence. I hesitate to say 'ghost' only because I am not completely convinced it came about as the result of a deceased person (however I can't rule it out). Of the very few things I am sure about regarding the incident, I can confidently say, one, it wasn't a muscle spasm and two, it felt like a personal touch. What I mean by that is if you were to close your eyes and feel it happen to you, you would be convinced someone gently poked you with their finger...only no one was there.
I did a lot of searching on the Internet to see what the common perceptions were pertaining to this type of phenomenon. I was disappointed to find that while there was a lot of chatter pertaining to personal experiences related to being touched, there were absolutely no theories whatsoever regarding the possible cause. Being a paranormal investigator, I find it hard to believe that there has not been more discussion or theories in this regard. If one takes a moment to ponder the phenomenon, you can understand my bewilderment.
Lets look at all the variables for a moment and see what seems to be consistant. First lets look at what happens when a person (living, breathing) touches you. The person that touched you has mass. On an atomic level, this mass is broken down into a series of electrons, neutrons and protons. To keep things simple I will only go so far as to say that while the particles are small, they have negative, neutral and positive charges which are used to hold particles together and repel others. While it is well known that the majority of an atom is empty space, it is also known that the charges create 'walls' that form solidity of the mass that we perceive in the macrocosm. Because of this solidity, when that person touches you, your own mass makes impact with theirs. Then of course the nerves are fired, and brain knows about the whole thing.
Now, an entity touched you that has no body, or no mass to speak of, what chain of events occurs that causes the exact same sensations in your nerve endings to fire and tell the brain that you have been touched?
Reading several of the personal experiences that are posted on the Internet, I thought about everything I have every heard regarding movement of physical objects without physical interactions. I find that none of the theories I have heard conveniently fits all the types of experiences. Some get a feeling of cold when it occurs, others feel electricty. The troubling ones are the incidents where folks are scratched or bitten. I haven't heard any theories that would explain this possibility at all! I feel these may be a special case (although in the future we may find conceptually, they could be caused the same way, just with greater ferocity), so I will stick to the tamer experiences and offer up a possible (albiet still paranormal in nature) explanation.
A popular theory in the paranormal field right now is that entities, when present, either create or manipulate electromagnetic fields whenever activity of any sort is observed (a noted exception is EVPs, which can occur regardless of observable changes in EMF). Could it be possible that some entities have the intelligence to focus this energy control it to such a degree that they can create a finite repelling field that is strong enough to influence the atomic charge in your body (within a focal point) and thereby effect the nerve cells in that part of your body? We know we can manipulate magnetic fields to a point that we can feel them 'pushing' away from a particular body. However, we typically observe this in items that possess conductive qualities. How does this explain a door (made of wood), that slams shut?
The only other possiblilty that comes to mind is another enigma itself. While science scoffs at the notion, another idea that is bounced about involves another paranormal idea called psychokinesis or telekinesis. This ability involves moving physical objects with mental intent. Unfortunately, while many have claimed to have witnessed this phenomena, science shows that it would violate several scientific principals, and would require some extrodinary evidence to prove conclusive (or even be taken seriously).
In both cases the mental intent of the entity is focused to manipulate energy. The question becomes then, what energy?
I would love to hear some other ideas presented. If you have your own or have read an interesting idea pertaining to this phenomenon, please post it, I would love to hear some other ideas.
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