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Ghosts in Bottles? Ghosts in Jars? Can you put a ghost in a bottle?
We have to write about a tiny Internet phenomenon known as "Ghost In A Bottle." It would
seem that quite a few people are selling ghosts in a bottle, as though one could purchase the
spirit of a person for a paltry sum of money. Though interesting, such ideas of ghosts are not
true.
Ghosts are disembodied spirits of either animals, or humans. Bottles, jars, and any other
magical containers cannot be used to somehow capture them. In other words, a physical
object such as a jar or bottle cannot hold or contain a spirit entity within it. Inanimate objects
have been known, however, to have ghosts attached to them. An attachment is nothing more
than a figurative way of saying a person feels possessive about a certain item. It does not
mean to convey a literal idea of an object somehow being super-glued to a ghost or spirit.
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You may be thinking that we shouldn't even
have to write about ghosts in bottles, but
people are marketing them to others who are
willing to be duped out of cash.
What is a ghost in a bottle? It is a hoax,
something also known as "ghost in a jar." A
ghost in a jar can often be found selling on
eBay, whereby the seller claims to have found a
sealed set of bottles buried in the ground. One
of them purportedly broke open while being
exhumed, and of course a dark mist came
pouring out.
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The buyer of the remaining bottle or bottles is then left to assume that
they could also contain trapped spirits hidden within. Of course there
are no ghosts hidden within the bottle, but who could disprove the
seller's tale?
Another example of this hoax appeared a few years ago. St.
Augustine, known for its numerous ghost tours, has a man by the
name of John Deese who claims to sell bottles with ghosts trapped
inside them. He claims to have contracted with professional ghost
hunters around the country to stuff the poor human spirits into the
bottles for him. Of course, it is easy to see how this is nothing more
than a little money-maker for Mr. Deese. Since his idea popped on-
line, others have been quick to jump on the scheme by selling their
own versions of the ghost in a bottle hoax. We suppose it is all in fun,
but...somebody's making money off of this scam!
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When one considers such a thing as trapping ghosts, it brings to mind the film Ghost
Busters. Perhaps the movie has influenced others by suggesting troublesome ghosts can
be captured and contained within some form of nether storage facility. Such novelties rely
on the active imagination of the human mind. Many purveyors, of ghosts in jars and bottles,
warn that by purchasing a ghost in a container and taking it home, strange things might
happen around the home. One can only imagine how every little noise and mishap might be
transformed by the suspicious mind into being the manifestation of the ghost that was
recently purchased.
Also Read: Did Genies in Bottles & Lamps Hold
Ghosts?
There is indeed a ghost in a bottle that can be made that is quite fascinating, so we
recommend watching the following video in order to create one yourself. Remember, real
ghosts are real people. You wouldn't want to stuff them in a jar, would you? Then, again...
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Photos used with permission
from Flickr and GailF548,
Etwood, and Dawnzy58
under common creative
license use.
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Ghost in a Bottle Copyright 2009 Angels & Ghosts, LLC
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