Does light flickering and lights turn off paranormal?

Question

I was kinda researching for the past week this occult thing about new age. I was also reading bible to help counter it.. but then after I do my lights begin to flicker. One time it turned off I was so scared! Especially knowing I was gaining knowledge researching this. I had the light bulb replaced with a new one and tonight it did it again however, when the light went out for a couple seconds it came back on. I was relieved! But did send goosebumps as this has NEVER happened to me unless the whole neighborhood lost light or some thunderstorm knocked out the power. Nope, everything had power even my computer BUT the source giving light to my room which is the same source it gives my TV which was off but it still had that red light thing showing the tv had power. Also my wireless internet has been going nuts doing this research and it never did before this. I would have to shutdown my computer and restart or go unplug the router.. I dunno that's all I been dealing with.. maybe its some sort of electrical force/spirit that is causing some sort of disruption? Nothing huge other than that has occurred. Maybe its just my nerves?

Answer 1

I'm a ghost believer all the way, and even I have to go with nerves on this one.



Firstly, new age stuff isn't occult or paranormal in nature. Most of it is funny as hell because it mashes several religious and spiritual beliefs all together into one big stoned family, but it's hardly anything demonic or even forbidden.



Second, flickering lights and failing lightbulbs are usually due to a phenomenon known as electricity, which isn't really a phenomenon.



Even perfectly built lightbulbs flicker and temporarily fail near the end of their life spans, and most lightbulbs are not perfectly built. They're cranked out in factories, hundreds at a time, and a few glitchy filaments always get through into packaging. And if it's a cheap bulb, it'll do that its whole life. And then there's the light fixture itself, which also has a life span. Any light socket over 10 years old is almost guaranteed to do that exact thing due to normal wear.



But let's say your bulb is really expensive and new, and so is the fixture. You'll still see that happen, because power hiccups are really common. We like to think that power flows at 120 volts constantly, but no such dice. It jumps between zero and 240 volts regularly, up and down in a microsecond. Power spikes and micro-failures can be caused by anything (a neighbour firing up a hair dryer or power saw will do it), and some of them can literally destroy your TV. If you look at your service contract from the power company, you'll see a disclaimer saying how they're not responsible if a power spike causes damage to your property. That's how commonly it happens.



The fact that this didn't happen before is pure coincidence, my friend. It actually did happen before, and you just didn't pay attention to it. But you've been reading about stuff that puts you into that creepy state of mind (very understandable, happens to all of us), and now every little thing makes you say "what was that" when it happens.



You're just fine. Besides, ghosts aren't scary. You'll know what I mean if and when you ever encounter one. They're scary on TV, but in reality they're as normal as the setting sun.

Answer 2

The force of electrical current flows back and forth 60 times in a second or 60 hertz.

With this a pressure builds, the pressure is called amps. In a common home the most common circuit protection is at 15 amps. The pressure bleeds and can cause some weird things or even dangerous fires. So a grounding wire bare is added to catch this bleeding effect and ground it out to prevent or reduce fire hazards. In many light fixtures incandescent light bulbs are used. Any electrical imbalance can cause them to flicker or even blink off in some cases. A messy power supply will do this in many cases. This could be related to poor grounding of the electrical wiring.

Many in light fixtures do not have a grounding wire hook up just hot and neutral. So they can blink with a change in current pressure to the lights. Some say ghosts do it. I don't get to talk to many ghosts but I do replace many old light fixtures and the blinking stops in many cases when I am done.



Try asking and electrical handy man to look at the fixture and any switches to light. You may just need a new one. The pressure can wear out the fixtures over time and outlets and switches should be changed out once every 5 to 10 years. And the metal contacts on fixtures or the entire fixture every 10 to 20 depending on how it was made. The handy man should be able to tell you for certain.



But as for ghosts, looking for trouble often finds you in it. Reading your bible is fine but staying away from trouble of the ghostly kind is always recommended. Let the dead be and forget their names.

Answer 3

REAL "Paranormal" stuff is quite rare. unless you have OTHER phenomena ALSO happening it is best to use the simplest PROSAIC explanation for what may be happening---Like a LOSE Wire

Answer 4

Maybe, maybe not. Look it up lol once I was in my room and the light SWITCH moved down, turning the lights off than back on. Scared the shït out of me lol but never happened again.

Answer 5

Probably just your nerves. Who can tell? maybe a car hit a power pole across town and it caused a brief fluctuation in the voltage. You would see that in a light source more readily than in your computer operation.

Answer 6

You will have a brief in the socket wires, it needs to be constant. I once spread out a ceiling fan gentle that did that and the wires had shored out and have been bare, touching each other from the vibration of the fan.

Answer 7

ur house is haunted