Generally, those spirits encountered during rescues are what are termed as "earthbound" and can best be viewed as those that on dying never got to where they should have gone to at whatever level would have been appropriate for them. Everyone of us will eventually move on to a plane of existence that best suits us, and is defined by our nature, particularly our spiritual nature, so what is in our head is far less important than what is in our heart at the time of our passing.
Earthbound spirits having failed to make the transition to the various spirit dimensions then remain bound to this physical existence, only without their physical body, so they remain invisible and ignored by most people and often unaware of their situation which leads to them either continuing within their own projected reality, in effect their own little world, or if they have awareness of our physical world, they may be free to roam around and make the best of things as they are able.
Failing to make the normal transition at death can happen for a number of reasons including confusion, fear, traumatic death, emotional attachment, rigidly held religious beliefs, guilt, unfinished business etc, but it should not be assumed that this will happen to everyone, only that it will happen to a minority. Upon dying, a spiritual being may not be aware of those in spirit entrusted with their safe passage but will continue as before, their emotions and attitudes unchanged to the extent that some will not even be aware that they have in fact died. These Spirits lack the awareness to question their situation and understand it, as in their mind they still have a body, which can then reinforce their misunderstanding and confusion.
Regular earthbound spirits that we come across during a rescue are never forced to move on as it must be their decision to do so, but if they prove reluctant and it's inappropriate that they be allowed to remain, they should be passed onto their own spiritual guides, teachers and friends for a period of re-education and assistance, someone to accompany them and help them to better understand their situation.
However it isn't possible to rescue all earthbound spirit you come across, some will need help yet be unreachable due to related karmic debt, some negative spirits will be open to persuasion and can then be rescued, while others will have no part of it and being currently irredeemable in their attitude, should be either passed onto guides for hopeful re-education with a view to eventual rescue, or moved on there and then to somewhere appropriate to their nature. Those requiring help typically fall into two categories of varying degrees, both of which cover spirit of good disposition and the less pleasant variety.
When encountering and earthbound spirit, you will notice that some will be quite aware of their situation and be as intelligent and articulate as they were in life with the ability to rationalize, whilst others will be more aware that in this state they are free to go wherever and do whatever they choose, seemingly without repercussions and thus may avoid being sent into the Other Realms.
Some will display less consciousness and awareness, appearing to be in something of a dream state, which means that they will accept just about anything without question or criticism. These beings may well be existing within their own projected reality, lost within their own world where nothing really changes, and where they have unwittingly created a projected replica of their former physical world via their own expectations or desires.
So this is where we find for example spiritual children in the rubble of their bombed house and soldiers still on the battlefield going back to WWI or WWII, though they may be less obvious than those that are more aware, and will often present as gray, dull and fairly lifeless, as are the projected surroundings they frequently exist within, so although you may be aware of one of these kinds spirits, consider what things might be like from their point of view, depending upon their state of awareness, and you may find that they aren't seeing anything like what you are seeing.
