About: Ghosts & Spirits

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Among the less common threats to humans are ghosts and spirits. While ghosts are a fairly common occurrence (especially around Karasumori), they seem to rarely become threats, and are typically not treated as such unless they prove aggressive toward humans. Spirits are more elusive, especially from a Kekkaishi standpoint, but this is likely because spirits are the natural enemies of exorcists, just as Ayakashi are the expected enemies of Kekkaishi.

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rdfs:comment	Among the less common threats to humans are ghosts and spirits. While ghosts are a fairly common occurrence (especially around Karasumori), they seem to rarely become threats, and are typically not treated as such unless they prove aggressive toward humans. Spirits are more elusive, especially from a Kekkaishi standpoint, but this is likely because spirits are the natural enemies of exorcists, just as Ayakashi are the expected enemies of Kekkaishi.
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abstract	Among the less common threats to humans are ghosts and spirits. While ghosts are a fairly common occurrence (especially around Karasumori), they seem to rarely become threats, and are typically not treated as such unless they prove aggressive toward humans. Spirits are more elusive, especially from a Kekkaishi standpoint, but this is likely because spirits are the natural enemies of exorcists, just as Ayakashi are the expected enemies of Kekkaishi. A ghost is the soul of a dead human or animal, still present in the real world. For the most part, they are partially transparent (though entirely invisible to those who are spiritually unaware), capable of flight to some degree, and able to pass through matter (and are likewise unable to touch most matter). A Kekkaishi's approach to handling ghosts appears to depend largely on personal preference: Yoshimori typically directs them to Yumeko Hananokoji, and tries to reason with them even if they prove threatening. Tokine ignores them and suggests that Yoshimori do the same, but despite repeatedly telling Yoshimori that it's best to destroy them, never actually seems to carry out this threat herself. Shigemori Sumimura appears to treat them as threats (at least, if they appear in his home). Tokine suggests that a ghost's presence in the living world destroys the natural balance, and that they could have horrible effects on people's bodies (though Kekkaishi have built up a tolerance to this), but she may have been exaggerating to stress the point that ghosts, like Ayakashi, have the potential to become dangerous, especially those near Karasumori for a prolonged period. Spirits are considerably more powerful than ghosts (and may simply be vastly experienced ghosts who have become more powerful over time), and Kekkaishi seem ill-equipped to deal with them. Kiyoko's case suggests that being a wandering spirit is essentially a trapped state: they cannot pass on, become Ayakashi, or reincarnate, and lead largely empty existences. Evil spirits are dealt with either through sealing or exorcism.

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