SNU East Midlands District Council

Some of our Principles

The Fatherhood of God
The Brotherhood of Man
The Communion of Spirits and the Ministry of Angels
The continuous existence of the Human Soul
Personal responsibility
Eternal progress open to every Human Soul

Phenomena

Types of Phenomena

Ghosts – a memory replay. Perhaps connected to the building or place, a happening surrounded by extreme emotion - a murder, suicide, war/battle site etc. A ghost is just a memory replay, an imprint on the magnetic field of the place, like a film. Anyone who sees the ghost will see the same thing, as it is not a spirit that has intelligence and individuality. Cannot usually interact with a ghost. Cold spots, smells, smoke or vapour can all usually be connected to this, as they will be part of the magnetic record.

Earthbound Spirit – an earthbound spirit is a spirit entity which, for whatever reason, has chosen not to go ‘through the light’ and be with other spirit people, but instead remains closer to the physical vibration of life. Will always have been met upon their death.

There can be any number of reasons why someone chooses to stay - perhaps they don’t believe they have ‘died’, or maybe they want to remain close to someone or some place because that’s more familiar to them. Perhaps they can’t bear to leave the place or person - emotional attachment. It may be that they do not wish to go through the light because there is someone already in spirit that they don’t want to see, or are afraid of seeing - perhaps an abuser, or a strong figure in their life who they disliked or hated.

Spirit – a spirit that has moved on or gone through the light is the spirit that commonly makes its return through a medium. They will have been met upon their death by someone they know and been informed of their situation, readily accepting this, and moving into the Spirit World to be with others and continue to progress. They do not remain close to the physical vibration, but can visit whenever they wish to, and will sometimes make their presence felt by the persons they are trying to reach.

Poltergeist – a poltergeist can be caused by the psychic energy of young people, as their energy changes through puberty. It can also be the earthbound spirit using the power generated by fear to move objects, create unpleasant atmospheres and smells etc., to create disturbances.

Note: The term Spiritual Rescue has often been used to describe the help mediums give to Earthbound Spirits. However, we believe that no Earthbound Spirit is ever lost and in need of rescuing as they are where they are by choice. Therefore, we prefer to use the phrase Spirit Counselling.

Are you or your children seeing "ghosts"? Are things moving around the house without you touching them? Are you hearing taps or strange noises? Or voices? Well, DON'T BE AFRAID. In all probability it is either some relation of yours, or someone who has lived in the house, trying to make their presence felt. Children can often be very mediumistic, and they may be aware of things that you cannot see. They may describe grandparents that they have never seen in the body. Tell them it is ok. It's probably their grandparent letting the child know they love them. If it is someone who has lived in the house, this may be a different story. They may be what we would call an earthbound spirit, someone whose mind was so centred on the material things in life, that they cannot let go and have not been able to pass properly into the spirit realms. There is still no reason to be afraid, but this spirit needs help.

In these cases (or if you want advice on any experience or occurrence), East Midlands District Council of the SNU has a specialist team member who deals specifically with all Phenomena within the region. To request assistance or advice, please contact Christine Southerton on 01406 425549 as initial point-of-contact for all churches.

The SNU have published a booklet called 'Have you seen a Ghost?'. Click here to download a copy in Multi-page TIFF format. If you having difficulty viewing the booklet in your browser, right mouse click the link and select 'save as' to view the file from your PC.

For copies of case forms, please click the appropriate link:
Phenomena Disturbance Interview Form (requires Microsoft Publisher installed)
Phenomena Disturbance Interview Form Page 1 & Page 2 (non-Publisher users)
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