By Paula Bianchi –

I looked up the meanings of ghosts and spirits because I wanted to know if I was using these terms right. I discovered this: a spirit is a supernatural being, a non-physical entity such as: ghost, fairy, or angel. When you see the word ‘Spirit’ written with a capital “S”, it denotes the Holy Spirit. Now, to go by this definition, ghosts are spirits. To me the difference being, spirits reside on the other side (heaven), and ghosts are spirits who choose to be earthbound.

Ghosts have been here for as long as people have. Over the centuries, they’ve been given many names by the people who have experienced them. Here are some of the names I could find: apparition, haunt, phantom, poltergeist, shade, specter, spirit, spook, and wraith. Each name refers to the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can be…