Spirit and fairy believer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had Sherlock Holmes say in The Sign of the Four: ‘when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?’<\/p>\n
This stands as sound advice for those looking for answer to explain the unexplainable. Before attributing every bump in the night, creaky floorboard and flash of light to paranormal activity, it is worth checking for every logical explanation first.<\/p>\n
Flickering lights<\/strong> \u2013 Is the light bulb properly screwed in? Could it be faulty and need replacing? Does it happen when you turn on an electrical appliance causing an inrush current? Several lights flickering at the same time can indicate a dangerous problem with the electrics. A lack of earthing could be responsible for both flickering lights and a tingly feeling on the skin.<\/p>\n Hallucinations <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0 There are hundreds of medical conditions, some serious, some minor of which hallucination is listed as a symptom. There are many psychotic disorders \u2013 including postnatal psychosis, drug addiction, stress, high fever, accidental poisoning, or simply the side effects from prescribed medication.\u00a0<\/p>\n