Do you believe in Ghosts?
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freakygirl
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Sure do..
MidnightsBlue
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I do
cherrypi28
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i sure do...i have one in my room that likes to open doors or shut off my tv, or such...its like a game to him...
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We all believe the house I grew up in had a ghost. It never "did anything" but there was a presence - kinda like someone was watching us.
We, as a family, never talked about it when we lived there. (We lived there 26 years and all of us moved out of the state last year.) But, while I was talking to my mom the other day she said she always knew there was a ghost but didn't want to scare us kids. Strange, huh?
We, as a family, never talked about it when we lived there. (We lived there 26 years and all of us moved out of the state last year.) But, while I was talking to my mom the other day she said she always knew there was a ghost but didn't want to scare us kids. Strange, huh?
Desdemona
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absolutely
I went to a very old college. I woke up one night and thought my room mate was sleep walking. There was a blond girl standing in front of my dresser in a long night gown brushing her hair. I just laid there and watched her, wondering if I should wake her or just leave well enough alone. A few minutes later, I heard my room mate roll over in her bed on the other side of the room. I looked at her bed and found her snuggled under the covers. When my eyes returned to the dresser, the blond girl was gone.
It was a very cool experience.
I went to a very old college. I woke up one night and thought my room mate was sleep walking. There was a blond girl standing in front of my dresser in a long night gown brushing her hair. I just laid there and watched her, wondering if I should wake her or just leave well enough alone. A few minutes later, I heard my room mate roll over in her bed on the other side of the room. I looked at her bed and found her snuggled under the covers. When my eyes returned to the dresser, the blond girl was gone.
It was a very cool experience.
Yup, I belive in them.
My good friend is the night janitor at my old elementry school and there is a ghost of an old janitor that died there one nite a long time ago. He plays tricks like turning on and off lights and opening and closing doors and that such a thing. Reason why it HAS to be the ghost is that no one else is in the building besides my friend late at night.
My good friend is the night janitor at my old elementry school and there is a ghost of an old janitor that died there one nite a long time ago. He plays tricks like turning on and off lights and opening and closing doors and that such a thing. Reason why it HAS to be the ghost is that no one else is in the building besides my friend late at night.
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Count me in
When my family moved to Huntville, Tx in the 60's, we moved into a large 2 story house. My father was the only one at the time that knew it was haunted by a small girl. During the course of our stay we had the gas come on, the lights come on and the front door open. My sister and i also found a secret passage between our closet and our parent's closet. When we went to show our brother we couldn't find it. i asked the people who bought the house many years later if they had ever heard of the passage way and they told me yes but they never found it either (they even did major renovations on the house).
i have also had either a ghost or fairy live with me since i was 14 (i'm 43 now). The only thing it likes to do it hide my keys so i tolerate him. Eventually he gets tired of the game and return them.
When my family moved to Huntville, Tx in the 60's, we moved into a large 2 story house. My father was the only one at the time that knew it was haunted by a small girl. During the course of our stay we had the gas come on, the lights come on and the front door open. My sister and i also found a secret passage between our closet and our parent's closet. When we went to show our brother we couldn't find it. i asked the people who bought the house many years later if they had ever heard of the passage way and they told me yes but they never found it either (they even did major renovations on the house).
i have also had either a ghost or fairy live with me since i was 14 (i'm 43 now). The only thing it likes to do it hide my keys so i tolerate him. Eventually he gets tired of the game and return them.
horny_giraffe
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I've always wanted to see a ghost--but seeing a ghost is kind of like praying for a miracle. Don't bet on it.
Perhaps ghosts avoid skeptics because as long as they remain unverifiable, people can still believe in them. Or maybe ghosts don't like to visit people with their eyes open. j/k
I know that our old house had several structural peculiarities that could easily be interpreted as ghostlike. There was a door in one room that was hung slightly off, so that it would swing open after a while. One of our interior walls joined with an exterior wall in such a way that it conducted heat to the outside--especially during the winter--creating a "cold spot." Often, the house would settle a little with the spring thaw and would creak as it did so. Fortunately, we didn't have any banging pipes in that house, as it can cause breakage.
Perhaps ghosts avoid skeptics because as long as they remain unverifiable, people can still believe in them. Or maybe ghosts don't like to visit people with their eyes open. j/k
I know that our old house had several structural peculiarities that could easily be interpreted as ghostlike. There was a door in one room that was hung slightly off, so that it would swing open after a while. One of our interior walls joined with an exterior wall in such a way that it conducted heat to the outside--especially during the winter--creating a "cold spot." Often, the house would settle a little with the spring thaw and would creak as it did so. Fortunately, we didn't have any banging pipes in that house, as it can cause breakage.
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I believe them. At my friends house, he lived alone, yet several times as we would drive away. His attic light would mysteriously turn on. We would turn back to make sure no one was there and find it empty. Happened a few times. But never had any kind of visitation experiences.
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I believe in them totally,but have no personal story to tell.
BustyTheClown
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Nah, I don't hold a candle to any of that stuff. I can't explain it, but I'm sure there are people who can. I must admit that the idea of ghosts freaks me out, but I still don't believe in them. There may be folks out there who think they're scientific equipment can read paranormal activity, but if you do enough research looking for a specific answer, you can prove just about anything. People see what they want to see, is basically what it comes down to.
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I believe. Like others here, though I don't have a 'close encounter' story, I have several friends whose stories have been very convincing.
Now if you want to hear about the times I've been abducted by aliens....
Now if you want to hear about the times I've been abducted by aliens....
claude_moveml
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No ghosts for me.
I went a bit mad about a year ago, thinking people were spying on me and following me around and stuff along with a bunch of auditory hallucinations. So I reckon ghosts are created by the mind.
I did read an interesting article about magnetic fields and hallucinations, I'll see if I can find the link
(*goes away to search engine*)
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/D.Jefferies/magneticbrain.html
First the article explains how some animals (pigeons, bees) can sense magnetic fields, then suggests that humans have something similar.
Sample paragraphs:
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Dr Persinger's apparatus is called a Koren helmet. Clamped over the subject's head, it applies a field to specific parts of the brain that is modulated to mimic the brain's own activity. The effects vary, but often after a few minutes the subjects start to experience visions. The content depends on their background and beliefs. A Catholic may see the Virgin Mary, a Moslem might experience Allah. Others sense angels or other beings. The common feature is that there is a sense of a presence which is usually felt to be supernatural. One religious subject said the equipment should be exorcised because it contained the devil.
This research is tied in with the theory that geological activity produces natural magnetic "hotspots" giving rise to places where people have strange experiences.
This is thought to be the origin of haunted groves and houses as well as sacred sites where visionaries encounter God. Dr Persinger does not dismiss ecstatic visions as simply a product of electrical activity. His view is that this could simply be our way of perceiving the divine.
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I went a bit mad about a year ago, thinking people were spying on me and following me around and stuff along with a bunch of auditory hallucinations. So I reckon ghosts are created by the mind.
I did read an interesting article about magnetic fields and hallucinations, I'll see if I can find the link
(*goes away to search engine*)
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/D.Jefferies/magneticbrain.html
First the article explains how some animals (pigeons, bees) can sense magnetic fields, then suggests that humans have something similar.
Sample paragraphs:
"
Dr Persinger's apparatus is called a Koren helmet. Clamped over the subject's head, it applies a field to specific parts of the brain that is modulated to mimic the brain's own activity. The effects vary, but often after a few minutes the subjects start to experience visions. The content depends on their background and beliefs. A Catholic may see the Virgin Mary, a Moslem might experience Allah. Others sense angels or other beings. The common feature is that there is a sense of a presence which is usually felt to be supernatural. One religious subject said the equipment should be exorcised because it contained the devil.
This research is tied in with the theory that geological activity produces natural magnetic "hotspots" giving rise to places where people have strange experiences.
This is thought to be the origin of haunted groves and houses as well as sacred sites where visionaries encounter God. Dr Persinger does not dismiss ecstatic visions as simply a product of electrical activity. His view is that this could simply be our way of perceiving the divine.
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Not a chance.
Too much of a realist perhaps. I believe that the natural world exists and the phenomena therein can and will eventually be explained by science. I don't buy the supernatural at all but special effects do make it look very believable in the movies and sometimes it's fun to let go of reality and enjoy the fantasy.
Too much of a realist perhaps. I believe that the natural world exists and the phenomena therein can and will eventually be explained by science. I don't buy the supernatural at all but special effects do make it look very believable in the movies and sometimes it's fun to let go of reality and enjoy the fantasy.
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You bet. At least one lives in our house. Lights and appliances go on and off, objects like car keys turn up is strange places, and lots of noises - loud crashes in the basement sounding like breaking glass with nothing mover, sounds of footsteps when nobody's there. It's never scary, though. Which is a good thing. I also see flashes go through a certain hallway. My grandfather built the house I own now, and he used to be a partier hosting the miss Wisconsin pageant parties here. Several people have died at our house, including two in the pool.
I also worked in a residential center for children that is housed in an old Pabst mansion estate. Many kids have died there over the years, and when working third shift all of us would see one particular flash at the same time in the same hall almost every night.
I currently wouk in a psych hospital whose building is 110 years old. Two months ago at 6am, there was a flash so bright in the lobby (still dark out, doors locked) that it looked like a flash bulb went off. 6 poeple saw it and were shaking so bad they had to be sent home. I arrived moments later to help search for the cause.
You bet. At least one lives in our house. Lights and appliances go on and off, objects like car keys turn up is strange places, and lots of noises - loud crashes in the basement sounding like breaking glass with nothing mover, sounds of footsteps when nobody's there. It's never scary, though. Which is a good thing. I also see flashes go through a certain hallway. My grandfather built the house I own now, and he used to be a partier hosting the miss Wisconsin pageant parties here. Several people have died at our house, including two in the pool.
I also worked in a residential center for children that is housed in an old Pabst mansion estate. Many kids have died there over the years, and when working third shift all of us would see one particular flash at the same time in the same hall almost every night.
I currently wouk in a psych hospital whose building is 110 years old. Two months ago at 6am, there was a flash so bright in the lobby (still dark out, doors locked) that it looked like a flash bulb went off. 6 poeple saw it and were shaking so bad they had to be sent home. I arrived moments later to help search for the cause.
pipercatt
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I believe
When I was a little kid, I there was an antique cabinet in what used to be the formal dining room of my grandparents house. There was a definite cold spot in front of it, and I used to get goosebumps and a evil feeling when I would walk by it. But I never told anyone, thinking that they would think me being childish (ok, so I was a child).
Anyway, several years later, my grandmother told me about similar experiences in front of the cabinet, and one day she apparently got so spooked by it, she started yelling at the cabinet. She told whatever it was to leave, not come back, quit scaring the family, etc. - for about a half an hour. She said she felt it leave, and it's not been back since.
My hubby and I currently live with my grandmother. We've split the house in two, and my living room is the old formal dining room. No spookies anymore. Just vague rememberings of the spookies.
When I was a little kid, I there was an antique cabinet in what used to be the formal dining room of my grandparents house. There was a definite cold spot in front of it, and I used to get goosebumps and a evil feeling when I would walk by it. But I never told anyone, thinking that they would think me being childish (ok, so I was a child).
Anyway, several years later, my grandmother told me about similar experiences in front of the cabinet, and one day she apparently got so spooked by it, she started yelling at the cabinet. She told whatever it was to leave, not come back, quit scaring the family, etc. - for about a half an hour. She said she felt it leave, and it's not been back since.
My hubby and I currently live with my grandmother. We've split the house in two, and my living room is the old formal dining room. No spookies anymore. Just vague rememberings of the spookies.
