IS THE TOUCH OF A GHOST
HARMFUL?
Q: Does the touch of a ghost have any detrimental or otherwise dangerous effects on the human body? I am reminded of the Tyrone ghost story, in which Lady Beresford encounters the ghost of her deceased foster brother. When she asks the spirit to prove that he is indeed a ghost, he lays a finger on her wrist, and I quote, “In an instant the sinews shrank up, every nerve withdrew.” What do you think? – Kyle Germann
Q: Does the touch of a ghost have any detrimental or otherwise dangerous effects on the human body? I am reminded of the Tyrone ghost story, in which Lady Beresford encounters the ghost of her deceased foster brother. When she asks the spirit to prove that he is indeed a ghost, he lays a finger on her wrist, and I quote, “In an instant the sinews shrank up, every nerve withdrew.” What do you think? – Kyle Germann
A: Spirit touches vary in effects. Many people go
on ghost hunts and walks and feel invisible hands touch their hair, arm,
clothing, and so on, and suffer no ill effects. In other cases, there are
negative after effects. In some cases, human hands go right through ghosts and
discarnate entities, and later the people feel ill or exhausted. In many cases,
people feel an immediate cold sensation. Investigators of negative hauntings
have reported wounding as a result of entity or ghost contact, such as bruises,
and scratches and cuts that bleed a little. One possibility is that a ghost or
entity touch brings the body into contact with an unknown energy (perhaps
electromagnetic in nature) that has a detrimental effect on the human form.
The Lady Beresford story is a
famous ghost tale from Ireland involving historical people. When the ghost of
the foster brother, Lord Tyrone, appears, Lady Beresford asks to be touched as
proof, but he warns her that the touch of a mortal by a spirit will cause
irreparable damage. She insists, and he touches her wrist, which goes
immediately cold as marble, and, as the quote above tells, her sinews shrink
and there is nerve damage. Lord Tyone also warns her that no living person must
see the wound, so she covers it with a black ribbon.
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