However, a few years ago, their presence grew unsettling to those who visited and worked there. Intervention to calm the troubled women was necessary, and the task wasn't going to be easy. Museum officials decided to call on local psychic Carol Pate to intervene. An authority on the occult, Pate often is asked to by law enforcement agencies throughout the country to locate missing persons and help in other investigations. She said that there is a plausible explanation for such occurrences.
Many people believe that death is the end, but the soul is eternal.
What is often referred to as a 'haunting' is actually the soul or spirit of the deceased that cannot let go of the life on Earth. They may have had a traumatic past and, when they die, they can't let go. When we were called to the Pike-Terry mansion, both entities were there. They were actually trapped in different time periods when each had died and didn't know the other was there. Mrs. Pike was especially distraught because throughout her life her husband had led everyone to believe she was insane and should be locked away.