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Ghost experiences, anyone ever see/hear spirts?
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Oh and the best "ghost" experience I had which I've said countless times before-
Was trying to get to sleep one night. In a state of semi-sleepness I thought "damn I left my PowerBook on!" after seeing a light in my room. A second or 2 later I realised it wasn't even in that part of the room, nothing was. I opened my eyes properly and saw a glowing blue ball, about the size of a bowling ball. No noise, no motion, just a static blue sphere that was bright but didn't emit much light. Of course I said "oh ****!" which woke Caroline up and she saw it too! We could see it as clear as day for maybe 3-4 seconds and then it just vanished into thin air.
No mad gooey liquid, no flash, no "explosion". Just stopped being there.
I'm open to any possibilities of what it might have been. After reading about it there's no way it could have been ball lightning (it wasn't even cloudy that night).
Was trying to get to sleep one night. In a state of semi-sleepness I thought "damn I left my PowerBook on!" after seeing a light in my room. A second or 2 later I realised it wasn't even in that part of the room, nothing was. I opened my eyes properly and saw a glowing blue ball, about the size of a bowling ball. No noise, no motion, just a static blue sphere that was bright but didn't emit much light. Of course I said "oh ****!" which woke Caroline up and she saw it too! We could see it as clear as day for maybe 3-4 seconds and then it just vanished into thin air.
No mad gooey liquid, no flash, no "explosion". Just stopped being there.
I'm open to any possibilities of what it might have been. After reading about it there's no way it could have been ball lightning (it wasn't even cloudy that night).
Surely a Fortean by nature should keep his or her mind open to all possibilities?
Personally, the idea of 'disembodied spirits' roaming the earth is not one that I subscribe to, but I can't say with 100% certainty that this isn't the case simply because it hasn't been proven. There are many, many theories relating to things people have seen or experienced, all may be totally wide of the mark or some of them may be totally correct. We just don't know.
Just out of interest and while it's easy to dismiss fleeting sightings as tricks of the light or the result of an over active imagination how would you explain similar experiences to the one I posted earlier in this thread, where there was (in my case quite forcible) physical contact involved?
I've seen many since I was a child. It first started when my uncle passed away, I was playing with my Barbies I got up to go down stairs and there was a figure standing in the doorway and I ended up just playing on as usual.
Heres some of my 'significant' stories: when I was about 11 I fell asleep in my mom's room and I woke up in the middle of the night having to go to the bathroom. As I opened the bedroom door there were two orbs of light in the hallway, I was so freaked out that I didn't end up going to the bathroom and just laid back down with my mom and she asked what was a matter and I told her what I saw but she knew I was freaked out so she told me that it must have been a car going by, but it wasn't because all the doors in the hallway were shut so no light could come in and my mom's curtains were shut. After that I stopped seeing things for a while because my mom said I was 'just seeing things' so I guess I closed my mind. But then after a while she told me she said that because I was scared and I saw more things afterwards.
Another one of my stories was when I was 14-16 I was in my bedroom listening to music and I heard someone say "Leah" so I stopped my music and said what. I didn't hear anything so I kept playing my music and then again "Leah", but more clear. So I was kinda aggravated, louder I replied What? nothing. so I shut off my music, kinda annoyed. and then again "Leah", so by now I was a hormonal angry teen and I went to the end of my stair way (it was just me and my mom home) and said "WHAT?!?" And she asked me what my problem was and it ended up she didn't say anything.
I still hear and see things but it doesn't really bother me.
I have more stories but my post is becoming too long winded. Sorry!
Heres some of my 'significant' stories: when I was about 11 I fell asleep in my mom's room and I woke up in the middle of the night having to go to the bathroom. As I opened the bedroom door there were two orbs of light in the hallway, I was so freaked out that I didn't end up going to the bathroom and just laid back down with my mom and she asked what was a matter and I told her what I saw but she knew I was freaked out so she told me that it must have been a car going by, but it wasn't because all the doors in the hallway were shut so no light could come in and my mom's curtains were shut. After that I stopped seeing things for a while because my mom said I was 'just seeing things' so I guess I closed my mind. But then after a while she told me she said that because I was scared and I saw more things afterwards.
Another one of my stories was when I was 14-16 I was in my bedroom listening to music and I heard someone say "Leah" so I stopped my music and said what. I didn't hear anything so I kept playing my music and then again "Leah", but more clear. So I was kinda aggravated, louder I replied What? nothing. so I shut off my music, kinda annoyed. and then again "Leah", so by now I was a hormonal angry teen and I went to the end of my stair way (it was just me and my mom home) and said "WHAT?!?" And she asked me what my problem was and it ended up she didn't say anything.
I still hear and see things but it doesn't really bother me.
I have more stories but my post is becoming too long winded. Sorry!
Look- nobody chooses to see this stuff, it just happens. Do I necessarily think it's the dead? Not really, but it's something that's for sure.
Cybermen.
I agree, it has to be something whatever it is. For me and Caroline to both see a glowing blue spherey thingy in my room made me realise that I'm not going mad after all
Incidentally I haven't seen anything spooky for a few years now.
If you choose not to believe what anyone here is saying, that's you're business. But don't call people liars either. I'm not even a religious person and don't necessarily believe in any sort of afterlife. I'm just telling you what happened to me.
I hear voices in my head. But only when I don't take my meds. [/nyuk]
I've never seen anything, but I might believe. For me, I am pretty sure that it's the product of an over-active imagination.
For example, whenever I close my eyes to wash my hair/face in the shower, I fully expect to open them and see a zombie there. I am not making light of this thread. I seriously expect to see one there.
I have dreams occasionally (ones that I remember having, usually I go 6 months+ without remembering a dream) and I make noises that sound suspiciously like that of a dying giraffe ("ooouah, oooouuah": movie ref here), or so says my wife. In that dream, I am fighting ghosts and zombies. I am yelling and fighting. I never run. I always fight and get very, very angry.
One might think, OK, this cat watches too many horror movies, but I don't watch them at all. I hate the feeling associated with fear. It makes me angry.
So, do I believe? I'm not sure. Let's just say, I'm more inclined to believe in spirits and whatnot than I am in "god".
I've never seen anything, but I might believe. For me, I am pretty sure that it's the product of an over-active imagination.
For example, whenever I close my eyes to wash my hair/face in the shower, I fully expect to open them and see a zombie there. I am not making light of this thread. I seriously expect to see one there.
I have dreams occasionally (ones that I remember having, usually I go 6 months+ without remembering a dream) and I make noises that sound suspiciously like that of a dying giraffe ("ooouah, oooouuah": movie ref here), or so says my wife. In that dream, I am fighting ghosts and zombies. I am yelling and fighting. I never run. I always fight and get very, very angry.
One might think, OK, this cat watches too many horror movies, but I don't watch them at all. I hate the feeling associated with fear. It makes me angry.
So, do I believe? I'm not sure. Let's just say, I'm more inclined to believe in spirits and whatnot than I am in "god".
I experienced a noise-type of something in high school at someone's house. In the same room I though I saw a funky light too that same weekend. So anything is possible.
I don't know about all those people who saw shadows move from the corner of their eye, but things really get scary when they physically move by themselves.
I've explained this story here once or twice before. My parents' home have an attic "door" in their house. It's not really a "door", but more like a 2' x 2' square wooden board that covers a square-shaped hole in the ceiling of our 2nd floor. The square-shaped hole has a "window-frame" around it. The ceiling is 10' high, so you'd need a ladder to open it. The wooden board must be around 5 lbs, so it's not exactly lightweight. My family and I have NEVER looked into the attic, and the only time we have had it opened was when my parents hired people to install a skylight into our house.
Whenever my entire family went on vacation, we would find the attic door open when we returned home. The 5 lb board that covered the square hole appeared to have been pushed over to the side. It was like a routine. We'd come back home, and when my mum went upstairs and notice the attic door open, she'd literally scream. It was terrifying......because we know that in order to open that door, you'd need to either walk down 2 flights of stairs to get the ladder from the basement, and carry it back upstairs 2 flights; get a ladder from the garage, and take it upstairs; or someone has to be in the attic already!!
This has happened 3 or 4 times, and only when we're all on vacation together.
I know.
I didn't.
You're saying I have to believe in ghosts? I don't get the anger.
Now that's definitely Brown Pants Time....someone has to be in the attic already!!
Of course this springs to mind...
I didn't say you had to believe in anything, but telling other people they just "imagined" something isn't exactly complimentary. Calling people "suckers" isn't either.
I worked in a Borders Bookstore in Framingham, MA for a few years, and we had a few "odd spots" around the store. The worst was the electrical room on the second floor. I remember closing up one night with one of the keyholders, and she basically refused to go into the electrical room, and told me that since I was the manager I should do it. She said it gave her bad vibes. Not every single time I went in there, but often, it just creeped me out. I wouldn't go unless someone else was outside the door.
A few of our employees swore the store was haunted and that strange occurrences were related to the ghost(s). Whether it was an old, creaky, broken building or a haunting I don't know...but I will say, I HATED being in there alone. Once or twice in the cash office I thought I heard footsteps, which was profoundly worrisome when it was just me in the building. Again, that could have been old building creaks and my imagination went wild, but it was weird.
A few of our employees swore the store was haunted and that strange occurrences were related to the ghost(s). Whether it was an old, creaky, broken building or a haunting I don't know...but I will say, I HATED being in there alone. Once or twice in the cash office I thought I heard footsteps, which was profoundly worrisome when it was just me in the building. Again, that could have been old building creaks and my imagination went wild, but it was weird.
I experienced a noise-type of something in high school at someone's house. In the same room I though I saw a funky light too that same weekend. So anything is possible.
Now to think of it, my wife/sister-in-law and even I have heard stuff at our current house even.
I don't like thinking about this.
The closest I've come to a ghost is in a Hollywood production. Do you really expect me to think otherwise? I've already said I'm open minded, but with no recorded evidence ever I hope you'll allow me my disbelief until I have an encounter. I don't disbelieve you, but at the same time I can't base a belief on your anecdote.
I'm just on this thread so I can take notes on which of the forum members are foolish enough to believe in this junk.
It's a good thing to question what is real and what is not, but if you seriously believe in disembodied spirits of people who are dead
I also think I said this the last time the topic came up on this forum, but while lots of people have those "seen out of the corner of the eye" experiences or witness something that they *thought* was weird, to make the leap from "I saw something weird" to "Ghosts are real!" is just nuts.
As an expert in Fortean phenomena, (and I am), I can tell you that despite people believing in ghosts for pretty much the entire history of the human race, there has never, ever been a single piece of good evidence that ghosts exist in any way shape or form. And you'd think after a few million years of people dying and turning into ghosts there would be at least some video, audio, or something of all these spirits walking around.
Like most of these kinds of things ghost sightings are simple misapprehensions based on incomplete or misleading sensory data and the strong desire to believe in them. The thing that really worries me is the folks on this thread that believe they actually saw them while looking right at them.
If you want to believe in something weird, try UFO's. At least there is some incontrovertible physical evidence that something is going on there. Ghosts? Not so much.
Seriously.
Makes me wonder what experiences you have had to make you so afraid of the afterlife. There are videos and recordings and evidence of spirits all over the place, but I'm pretty sure you see those things on the web or even in person and say "that is fake, someone re-created it to fool people" but how odd is it that you would encourage people to believe in aliens and UFO's when there has been no solid confirmation that they exist.
Don't come onto a thread and start belittling people for experiences they have had. That is just bad form. If you can't believe in something greater happens to you when you die then that is your thing not everyone else's. It is a great thing to trust and know that there is a greater world out there than just the physical one we know.
I have said all of this with the help of my spirit guide which I am very appreciative to have and to know. He helps me tremendously and I am grateful to be open to the spirit world.
Peace
Glad you didn't tell me I was a liar, although I'd love to hear Virgil-TB2's explanation for what happens to my family home when we're all gone.
We even have photos of the attic door open. Also, since we'd go on a huge family vacation every 1 or 2 years, my little brother and I would actually remember to check the attic door before leaving the house. It was always closed. My mum never even thought about it, but us kids would. She was too worried about our passports, plane tickets, luggage, etc.
We haven't been on a family vacation since I was 19 years old (8 years ago), where it happened again. It was also the first time my stepfather saw it happen and he thought it was related to wind or pressure differences or something until he got the ladder from the basement, brought it all the way upstairs to close the attic, and realized that the board was slightly heavier than he had assumed.
As someone who will submit his PhD thesis in Physics in 4 to 6 weeks, I'd really LOVE to go on a huge family vacation just to see it happen again. The irony......
Just a mo! I'm not calling anyone here a liar!
Leave a video running this time and post it up.
^^^I thought of taking a video after it happened when I was 19, but it wasn't really as feasible at 19 as it is now. I had no money for a video camera, or enough film or whatever to use, etc. I also thought I'd have more family vacations since 1999. Who knew I would be out of the country for like 4+ years? Next time, I can go with a digital video camera, I'd need quite a bit of hard-disk space, wouldn't I?
Anyway, I don't even live in the same country as my parents, so I'll have to wait for the "family vacation".
Who knew I would be out of the country for like 4+ years? Next time, I can go with a digital video camera, I'd need quite a bit of hard-disk space, wouldn't I?Anyway, I don't even live in the same country as my parents, so I'll have to wait for the "family vacation".
I have a picture of my sister who is sitting at the table in our dining room and there is a face looking at her. I consider that recorded evidence. Its a smoky looking face, but definately a face. We even took another picture right afterwards because me and my sister were 'investigating'
But there isn't a single doubt in my mind that there is some kind of supernatural ... thing. I'm definitely not an expert but I know what I've seen and I know what I've heard.
I had a dream once of a lady who died in a car accident and she was all bloody and torn and she asked me to tell her little girl that she loved her. It was freaky as all hell! but reason tells me that I might have just had the dream because I heard of the accident a couple days before. but still its really scary waking up from that.
I also believe that some people have a natural block against things like that. No matter if they want to believe or not, some times its just the way you perceive things. Some things just don't have an explanation.
But there isn't a single doubt in my mind that there is some kind of supernatural ... thing.
I'm definitely not an expert but I know what I've seen and I know what I've heard. I had a dream once of a lady who died in a car accident and she was all bloody and torn and she asked me to tell her little girl that she loved her. It was freaky as all hell! but reason tells me that I might have just had the dream because I heard of the accident a couple days before. but still its really scary waking up from that.
I also believe that some people have a natural block against things like that. No matter if they want to believe or not, some times its just the way you perceive things. Some things just don't have an explanation.