What is a ghost

Q) -- What is a ghost? What is a Spirit? -If I ignore it will it go away?

A) -- It is a matter of semantics within cultural context. In American society this is dependent on perception. Manifestation of Spirit on your earth reality is not constrained or restricted to any spirit, but only dependent on awareness. Assuming you are aware of any such spiritual energy, it's nature can be categorized. How that is built is entirely dependent on personal viewpoint of the observer AND the aspect of the observed. In a simplistic sense here are some generalities.

***Energy from any given experience can be imbued with enough emotion to cause a repeating etheric manifestation that cycles across physicality. It is not a consciousness most can connect with. To deal properly with it requires force or sublimity of past life energies.

***An individual personality of a over-soul/entity/higher-self can through emotional focus cling to it's beliefs, perceptions, and emotions in such a way as upon death, reality is molded into a micro universe of sub-reality that interpenetrates general reality. This is a form of unawareness and intent that creates an illusion of separation from the rest of the self. This is what is frequently described as a "stuck spirit" or an intelligent haunting. This can only be alleviated based upon the beliefs of the said personality. If the incarnate can change the point of view of the said spirit, awareness will dawn upon it and it will seek a return to it's self. Anyone with an awareness of Spiritual communication can attempt this.

***visitations, guides, angels, et. al. . There are other types of experiences that from a certain view may seem like a haunting but may be fully realized spirit beings of many types. These have many purposes, intents, and actions. Interaction with any of them totally depends on the awareness and intention of the incarnate. You can rest assured you are never alone. Do not fear, you are surrounded by love.

***Depending on your life plan such experiences may never go away and may in fact be a call to ever greater experiences. Remember, like attracts like. So do not fear and always seek those in the light. Do not fear the dark and know you are a light. You can be a light of change.