I recently interviewed a woman in a New England state, whose entire experience over twenty years involved a ghost or ghosts whose behaviors seemed protective. She wondered if this was indeed possible, and could I shed any light on the matter.

First is the issue that a ghost sometimes is aware of our presence in “their house.” They may be a bit baffled at our presence. Maybe, if the entity understands that they may really have passed over, but are otherwise content to remain in their home, they can actually serve as a host or hostess. In the incident related above, guests or tenants living in the woman’s house (a large one) who had negative intentions (one was a drug dealer and the other was an abusive man) were several times shoved in the middle of their backs, causing them to stumble and fall on the stairs. None of these incidents resulted in injury, but made the individuals understand their need to leave the house and woman. So, in this instance, the ghost was consciously protective.

In another possibility, a cranky individual might have passed over and not fully understood that her body had died. She might tolerate the current owner, but the rest would seem intrusive to her, so they would be met with resistance (shoving).

In the first instance, as many believe, those in spirit have a clearer view of the new owner’s path (both our past and future; also a clear understanding of the house’s visitors’ vibes). Seeing the negativity, potential for violence or deep selfishness in those visitors, and understanding that these could be detrimental to the new owner, the spirit could work to eject them from the house. Of course, there may be an element of the spirit entity protecting itself or its premises from the negativity (my informant said it was “evil” in the case of the male) presented by the visitors to the house.

In instances where you feel threatened by a spirit, always speak directly to them (though be aware who might be listening in on your chat) and tell the being that you are the new owner or tenant and mean them no harm. Tell them that they have died and will be much better off in The Light, which is available to them by simply turning around and walking into the gleam.