The Poltergeist

Rick Hale examines the poltergeist phenomenon and offers a theory to explain the cause.

In 355 CE, a curious string of events was occurring at a farm in a small village in Germany. The events began innocently enough with strange knocks in the night. As time went on, the occurrences became more violent in nature. Kitchenware was tossed around the kitchen, and the knocks turned into what sounded like a dozen sledgehammers pounding the walls in a deafening chorus. The family was terrified, believing that their home was being invaded by demons hell-bent on ruining their lives.

1500 CE, Remy a self, described witch hunter and demon fighter described a similar story in the house of a wealthy merchant. One difference was the “demons” pelted family members with rocks thrown by an unseen agent. Again the Prince of Darkness and his minions were to blame. Read more