What is a Poltergeist?
Poltergeist is German for "noisy ghost." A paranormal manifestation that is generally centered around an individual (usually an adolescent going through puberty) in which objects disappear or are thrown about. The individual the phenomenon is centered around is called the epicenter. There is very little communication between the spirit and the epicenter, and many researchers believe that the cause of the poltergeist is actually latent telekinetic ability rather than an actual spirit.
One characteristic in which poltergeists differ from ghosts and spirits is that the activity is usually concentrated around one person, rather than an area.
Many paranormal investigators believe that poltergeists tend to manifest around individuals who have been psychologically suppressed and injured in some way. These psychological injuries could include, but are not limited to, neglect, physical and mental abuse, and sexual molestation. In an environment where this is commonplace, pleas can go ignored and unnoticed for a long time. Thus, the epicenter cannot find a way to voice his or her aggression and begins to hold emotions inside, constantly building them upon one another.
