[ti]ghost[/ti]Do you believe in the paranormal?

[EchelonHunt]

TW: For Trinity, as I know sh'e dabbled in the occult stuff in the past. Feel free to share about your experiences here but if it's absolutely no-go, I understand 

I've always held a fascination for the paranormal. I grew up on Real Scary Stories/Scary But True (FOX Family) and have always been curious about spirits, their stories and people's experiences with the paranormal.

I do believe in spirits, there is a part of me that is skeptical though. Not that being skeptical is a bad thing.

I do believe that if one is in a mentally unstable state of mind, that it opens themselves up to being more sensitive to paranormal energy. I had a few "paranormal" experiences a few years ago that freaked me out but I was also mentally in a bad place back then.

I would have been staying up late at night, doing drawing when everyone else has gone to bed. (this is about 2-3am - before I even knew about the paranormal significance of 3am) I heard a couple arguing outside in the distance (the family always say that couple, not across the road from us but next door to across the road), it sounded loud and I was kinda like, "really? they're arguing at this time of the night?" the moment I thought that, the arguing flipped to the kitchen behind me. I freaked out at that point, turned my hearing aids off and pulled them out, I turned off the lights and went upstairs, as I was going upstairs, I heard children's laughter right next to my ear as clear as if I had been wearing my hearing aids, except I wasn't. I freaked out even more and sprinted towards the bedroom and hid under the doona sheet.

Another night (in the same week), I was laying in bed and I always leave the door open a bit, so the cat can go in and out. The hallway light was left on even though everyone had already gone to bed (Dad usually turns it off as he's the last one to go to bed, he usually forgets and he forgot this time.) I was just staring at the light and saw a shadow move past, I thought it was dad going to bed but then I realised I'd already seen him gone to bed earlier because I said goodnight to him, I felt the hairs on my skin stand up, the shadow around the light was swaying as if the downlight was turned into a swinging light, swinging back and forth. I'll never forget that imagery. the shadow completely covered up the hallway to be pitch black and I hid under the blankets because I felt like its presence was entering my room. I felt a full body weight slump onto the bed next to me (I had a queen size bed back then)

I don't really believe in "good" or "bad" spirits, I feel like this is too much of a black and white view of spirits. How do you know a good spirit isn't saying it's a bad spirit for shits and giggles? How do you know a bad spirit isn't lying and saying they are a good spirit? Unless the spirit world has some kind of... I don't know, something that makes spirits unable to lie and they are always honest.

I don't believe in heaven or hell, I do believe there is some sort of afterlife and I'm curious to find out more about it and to make sure spirits aren't alone, to let their stories be heard if they wish to. (I've been thinking of steering my YouTube channel towards paranormal investigations for awhile now)

I really would love to visit Queen Mary (moored at Long Beach, California) -- Leena , you in? And the Stanley Hotel in Colorado. Yuki and your hubby, you in? I don't know if there's any well-known haunted places near where Valerie lives, do you know if there's anything?  

[Valerie]

But be heard there’s an abandoned haunted asylum up in Saratoga

[Yuki]

Oct 15, 2018 0:41:10 GMT 8 EchelonHunt said:

TW: For Trinity, as I know sh'e dabbled in the occult stuff in the past. Feel free to share about your experiences here but if it's absolutely no-go, I understand 

I've always held a fascination for the paranormal. I grew up on Real Scary Stories/Scary But True (FOX Family) and have always been curious about spirits, their stories and people's experiences with the paranormal.

I do believe in spirits, there is a part of me that is skeptical though. Not that being skeptical is a bad thing.

I do believe that if one is in a mentally unstable state of mind, that it opens themselves up to being more sensitive to paranormal energy. I had a few "paranormal" experiences a few years ago that freaked me out but I was also mentally in a bad place back then.

I would have been staying up late at night, doing drawing when everyone else has gone to bed. (this is about 2-3am - before I even knew about the paranormal significance of 3am) I heard a couple arguing outside in the distance (the family always say that couple, not across the road from us but next door to across the road), it sounded loud and I was kinda like, "really? they're arguing at this time of the night?" the moment I thought that, the arguing flipped to the kitchen behind me. I freaked out at that point, turned my hearing aids off and pulled them out, I turned off the lights and went upstairs, as I was going upstairs, I heard children's laughter right next to my ear as clear as if I had been wearing my hearing aids, except I wasn't. I freaked out even more and sprinted towards the bedroom and hid under the doona sheet.

Another night (in the same week), I was laying in bed and I always leave the door open a bit, so the cat can go in and out. The hallway light was left on even though everyone had already gone to bed (Dad usually turns it off as he's the last one to go to bed, he usually forgets and he forgot this time.) I was just staring at the light and saw a shadow move past, I thought it was dad going to bed but then I realised I'd already seen him gone to bed earlier because I said goodnight to him, I felt the hairs on my skin stand up, the shadow around the light was swaying as if the downlight was turned into a swinging light, swinging back and forth. I'll never forget that imagery. the shadow completely covered up the hallway to be pitch black and I hid under the blankets because I felt like its presence was entering my room. I felt a full body weight slump onto the bed next to me (I had a queen size bed back then)

I don't really believe in "good" or "bad" spirits, I feel like this is too much of a black and white view of spirits. How do you know a good spirit isn't saying it's a bad spirit for shits and giggles? How do you know a bad spirit isn't lying and saying they are a good spirit? Unless the spirit world has some kind of... I don't know, something that makes spirits unable to lie and they are always honest.

I don't believe in heaven or hell, I do believe there is some sort of afterlife and I'm curious to find out more about it and to make sure spirits aren't alone, to let their stories be heard if they wish to. (I've been thinking of steering my YouTube channel towards paranormal investigations for awhile now)

I really would love to visit Queen Mary (moored at Long Beach, California) -- Leena , you in? And the Stanley Hotel in Colorado. Yuki and your hubby, you in? I don't know if there's any well-known haunted places near where Valerie lives, do you know if there's anything?  

I'm not sure if I believe in ghosts or not, but haunted places are still fun to visit anyway... even if it's only because they're usually very old!

Not quite sure where we'll be at when you come, though. Hopefully we'll be out of here by then!! It looks like we're actually seriously considering Tennessee now, as in that's almost 100% where we'll end up. Which I kind of hesitate to say, because we still will have to find a place we can rent without proof of income, so I have some anxiety about not being able to... lol. But that's the plan. I'm sure there's haunted places in Tennessee, or nearby. 

I did find this on google:

"It is unclear just who haunts Earnestine and Hazel's, the dilapidated bar in downtown Memphis. But with it's history (it once housed a brothel upstairs!), it comes as no surprise that the bar is haunted. The jukebox reportedly plays on its own and ghostly figures have been spotted in the bar. If you are crossing off your list of haunted places in Tennessee, Earnestine & Hazel's is must-visit. VICE even called Earnestine & Hazel's "the most haunted bar in America". Their burgers are excellent as well."

Maybe you'd be interested in going there? Although we don't drink, but it would still be cool to see. Or one of the other ones where I pulled that from, lol: www.tripsavvy.com/ghost-legends-of-memphis-2321670

I'm sure there's more than just those around, too.

[Trinity]

Oct 15, 2018 0:41:10 GMT 8 EchelonHunt said:

TW: For Trinity, as I know sh'e dabbled in the occult stuff in the past. Feel free to share about your experiences here but if it's absolutely no-go, I understand 

Its a no go.

Nope, not dabbled.  Trained and advanced.   

What I know i'll be silent on, but its all very real, very dangerous, and not a joke.

I am directly protected by Jesus.  I dont touch it any more.

Appreciated the tw.

[Von]

Nope, skeptic at heart. It would be interesting, however, to see evidence of such things.
The closest I've come to anything abnormal would be Sleep Paralysis. You can see and hear some freaky things you can't shut off. It's most likely a strictly mental occurance, but how surreal and alien it feels is kind of otherworldly.

On the other hand, I do believe some people may be attuned to higher things. My bf's family has a friend who has very accurate visions and predictions. They're not particularly vague either, they're usually right on the nose. I was a bit disappointed when she didn't have any cryptic things to say about me, haha.

[Ativan Prescribed]

Once you experience some things, there is no going back and trying to explain it in terms that can be described so others understand.
I spent half my growing up years in a haunted house, not like a spooky scary one, but there was a presence and sometimes things move right in front of you.
Doors that in no way can just open because they stick to hard were found open all the time, it just became a way of life really.
I grew up in the country areas and have lived the better portion of my life in the country and there are some pretty whacked out things that defy explanation, but there probably is.
We used to go to places that were supposed to be haunted and sometimes weird stuff did happen.
In Denver, there were the old buildings that somebody bought to renovate, the best one was the Bishop's residence, a city block long and the backgrounds took up that side of the block.
Big arched ceilings in the hallways, the private residence parts were still being done when I saw it, but we were out on one of the balconies looking over the back and there was the bishop, sure as shit, just like people said.
He looked real enough until he just vanished as we were looking at him, creepy as hell, but also so fricken cool.
We got in at night because we knew someone who knew someone who worked there and knew how to get in at night.
There were probably a dozen times we went in there and looked around, using flashlights where the electricity was off.
There were a couple times that the cops showed up with lights going, a few squad cars, but we also knew the ways out where they are not likely to see us.
The lights from us in there just stoked the stories and legends even more about the place and it got a pretty good rep from it, lol.

[Leena]

No, I tend to only believe in science, and if science can't explain things, just need better data or better science.


Wouldn't mind seeing the Queen Mary, though.

[paintarya]

My first boyfriend died when I was 18, and I felt his presence in the room he died. He has followed me around with a distinct smell from the room he died in and even intervened to save my life with a mysterious force hitting my leg to stop me from accidentally running in front of a car and the scent followed. He has appeared in my dreams and I've dabbled extensively with magick myself too