Poltergeist activity is caused by psychokinesis, PK, the ability of the mind to affect matter. There are two types of poltergeists, human, agent, HAP and entity agent, EAP. The stone thrower’s activity is limited to hurling rocks. The rocks may go through the air very slowly or move at odd angles. In some cases, the poltergeist may start with rock throwing, then escalate into other mischief.
Tuscon Poltergeist Activity
For Richard Berkbigler, his wife, Mary, and children, Rick, Jerry, Anita and, later, David, it was a nightmare beginning in September. At first, it was an annoyance, but the phenomenon didn’t stop. The rock throwing usually began between 5:30 and 7 PM after the family arrived home. It ended when the family went to bed.
At first, the family thought it was a vagrant. Richard and his sons would run outside to see if they could catch the culprit. The house was not fully completed when they moved in. They thought a drifter had been living there and was trying to scare them out of the house. They asked for help from friends and family, then contacted the sheriff’s department. Soon, law officers were getting wary of investigating the rock thrower. Some had been hit by the stones, as were their patrol cars. No one was able to see the culprit.
The attacks exacerbated in November. Rick gathered people to do another search for the perpetuator. A rock hit one of the searchers in the jaw. Soon after, Rick’s uncle called to the others. He was near a brush. The men heard rustling from its direction. Rick’s uncle was hit in the head by a rock, causing him to become unconscious. The men began to throw rocks at the bush, but saw no one leave it.
In December, a TV crew was going to film the activity. Rocks were hurled at them. Law enforcement was contacted again. They were subjected to the same. After this, Anita’s 21 month old daughter was stuck by a rock, but not injured.
Mary suspected the perpetuator was a ghost.
Tuscon Poltergeist Investigation and Theory
Rogo talked to witnesses and also saw some activity. While the parapsychologist was active, Rick saw a man in dark clothing, gloves and a black hat. The man eluded him. Another rock was thrown from a position that the mystery man could not have hurled it from.
Rogo came to the conclusion that the stone thrower was a poltergeist based on the following reasons. The activity began suddenly, then stopped three months later. Stones were hurled only when the family was home. Although it was inky dark, the thrower hit its targets with eerie accuracy. No one saw the thrower. The large rocks did not hurt anyone except for the uncle. Rocks were seen coming from brush, yet no one was observed leaving it.
Rogo discovered that David, 15, had temporal lobe dysfunctions which are rare in a boy his age. Rogo theorized that, perhaps the boy was a HAP because his medical condition and the poltergeist activity might be connected. This theory differs from other documented HAP cases. Those incidents happened only when the human agent was present. In at least one episode, David was not home when the rocks were hurled nor did he live at home when the activity began. Could it be possible that some HAPs can affect objects from a distance?
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People who enjoyed this article might want to read A Poltergeist Goes to Court in California, Eleanore Zugun, Poltergeist Agent or Possessed?and Poltergeists! The Reality, Not the Movie.
Sources:
Rogo, D. Scott, On the Track of the Poltergeist, (Prentice Hall-Inc., 1986)
Roll, William G., Poltergeist, (Nelson Doubleday Inc., 1972)
Jill Stefko - I'd rather deal with the paranormal than human abnormal - having dealt extensively with both.
