>>40563604Im a wizard and I work with a psychic medium I'll share what I've learned from my interactions with the dead. The nature of this work leaves you with only bits and pieces and even more questions but I'll tell you what I've find out.
Ghosts as in "im posted up in a house this is where I live" are people who are either in denial they are dead or have refused to cross over. They can also be bound to this plane through other peoples grief. Let's say a husband dies and the wife can't let go, he'll be unable to cross over until she does.
Now theres this kind of grace period the recently deceased have where they can wander around and check things out, how long they do is largely up to their curiosity as they always have the option to cross over. What happens when they cross over I have no idea but reincarnation seems to be accurate. The dead that are here on this plane have no idea what happens when they cross over.
There are also unintelligent ghosts that aren't a soul/spirit and those are the ones that seem to be stuck on loop. Theyre more like echos of a sentient being that's no longer around.
There are tons of deceased people waiting to cross over so they can communicate with the living. They look for people that can see and hear them, especially children who died they're usually waiting for a family member to help them cross over.
Violent spirit activity in a house is usually not the deceased, or if it is its a deceased person that is closer to becoming something inhuman due to some type of karma they've accrued and keep accruing in death. When stuff moves around, targets people, causes emotional distress you're not dealing with a ghost you're dealing with astral entities, inhuman spirits, or a human spirit that is tormenting itself into becoming an astral entity/demon. If its an ex-human they'll look like a disfigured or shadow person.