Poltergeist phenomena have been reported around the world throughout history. Before the nineteenth century, these occurrences were blamed on the Devil, demons and witches.
Poltergeist
This is a spirit, usually mischievous and occasionally malevolent, which manifests its presence by making noises, moving objects, and assaulting people and animals.
Poltergeist
German, from "polter," meaning "a noise," and "geist," meaning "spirit" or "ghost." Thus, the term refers to a noisy spirit that makes noises, throws small objects, sets small fires, etc.
Poltergeist
From the German, meaning "noisy spirit;" an old term for RSPK, resulting from a personification of the phenomena.
Polytheism ...
(One at a time) If the spirit happens to be A mischievous one and seems to be more of a poltergeist than a friendly spirit, then it's up to the person sitting next to the medium to take over.
I myself was disappointed that his explanation of phenomena such as possession leans so heavily towards scepticism; my own research into poltergeists had convinced me - reluctantly - that there are such things as spirits.
either set blindly in motion by the clumsy efforts of an ignorant person trying to attract the attention of is surviving friends, or intentionally employed by some childishly mischievous nature-spirit. To such manifestations the name poltergeist is ...
 See also: World, Occult, Spirit, Phenomena, Craft
  
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