Do you believe in ghosts?

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Twixie

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After a few strange experiences that I cannot explain I have come to the conclusion that ghosts do exist..

Has anyone else had any experiences? :ghost:
 

OK..I'll start..

Years ago, my mother and I went past a house called the ''haunted house'' where apparently a bride was waiting for her groom to turn up...he never did.

So she closed all the doors and windows in her bedroom..turned on the gas and committed suicide...

The house was still there in a bad state, but in the garden grew the most beautiful flowers, my mother went in to dig up some of their roots to transplant them into her own garden..took them home, watered them...

The next day, every plant we had taken from that garden was gone...
 
No. I also don't believe in the supernatural. I do believe that some or most people think they have felt the 'spirit' of a loved one that has passed. I know that several times when I would go into my Uncle's home, I would believe that I felt the presence of my departed Aunt, who was not only my Aunt, but also a very good friend. She died unexpectedly and has never been forgotten. The first time that I went into their home and went upstairs to where I would be staying in my bedroom, I stuck my head in my Aunt & Uncle's bedroom and I could smell her, meaning that I could smell the perfume that she wore and that made me feel her presence for the first time. The mind has a way of playing tricks on us and makes us believe things that we want to believe seem real.

Needless to day, it was an eerie feeling.
 

Twixie said:
OK..I'll start..

Years ago, my mother and I went past a house called the ''haunted house'' where apparently a bride was waiting for her groom to turn up...he never did.

So she closed all the doors and windows in her bedroom..turned on the gas and committed suicide...




The house was still there in a bad state, but in the garden grew the most beautiful flowers, my mother went in to dig up some of their roots to transplant them into her own garden..took them home, watered them...

The next day, every plant we had taken from that garden was gone...
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I'd have been sleeping with the lights on that night.
 
oldman said:
No. I also don't believe in the supernatural. I do believe that some or most people think they have felt the 'spirit' of a loved one that has passed. I know that several times when I would go into my Uncle's home, I would believe that I felt the presence of my departed Aunt, who was not only my Aunt, but also a very good friend. She died unexpectedly and has never been forgotten. The first time that I went into their home and went upstairs to where I would be staying in my bedroom, I stuck my head in my Aunt & Uncle's bedroom and I could smell her, meaning that I could smell the perfume that she wore and that made me feel her presence for the first time. The mind has a way of playing tricks on us and makes us believe things that we want to believe seem real.

Needless to day, it was an eerie feeling.
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My friend is a nurse at a hospice..and she told me that a lot of times before people pass over..they see their mother/father/family waiting for them..Do you think that may be a process of the brain shutting down?
 
No I don't believe in the 'supernatural', in spite of having many weird experiences throughout my life.
 
I've never had any ghostly experiences. I've lost some dear family members over the years, and have always invited them to make some communication or contact with me, but nothing ever happened. I do keep an open mind though, but as they say seein' is believin'. :)

I think a lot of people are conditioned through their religion, that they will be greeted when they pass on by relatives and friends who have gone before them. So if that's in the back of their minds throughout their lives, it makes sense that it's what they would see in near death experiences.

Some say that many sickly people are on strong drugs when they pass, especially if they're in a hospital in the operating room, and the drugs help with the hallucinations. I don't know, many questions unanswered until we, ourselves, have the experience. I'm not that curious, I can wait. :p
 
Twixie said:
My friend is a nurse at a hospice..and she told me that a lot of times before people pass over..they see their mother/father/family waiting for them..Do you think that may be a process of the brain shutting down?
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Can't answer that one, but like I said, I believe the mind helps us to remember what we hope is reality. I know that sounds stupid and maybe even a little corny, but I am thankful for it. Many times, well, maybe not many, but there has been several times that I have felt the presence of my Dad, My Mother and my Aunt. My Dad's Dad, which would be my Grandfather, we (everyone, even my Dad) called him 'Pappy.' I absolutely loved my Pappy. He was a Greek immigrant that came to this country as a professional boxer, who turned wrestler and then became severely injured and used a cane all the years that I knew him.

No, none of them have ever spoken to me and I have never spoken to any of them, but just knowing that they are around me has, at times, given me some inner peace and calmed the spirit within.

My Pappy... Probably taken about 1958. If I would post a picture of my Pappy, my Dad and me, you'd swear we were all brothers. My Dad died in a fire in 1971. I was destroyed. I felt like my life was over. My Dad and I were best friends and then some. My Dad was my hero, mentor and role model. Everything I knew about life, (until later years), I learned from him. I didn't go back to work for almost three weeks. Thank goodness I had an understanding employer.


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oldman said:
Can't answer that one, but like I said, I believe the mind helps us to remember what we hope is reality. I know that sounds stupid and maybe even a little corny, but I am thankful for it. Many times, well, maybe not many, but there has been several times that I have felt the presence of my Dad, My Mother and my Aunt. My Dad's Dad, which would be my Grandfather, we (everyone, even my Dad) called him 'Pappy.' I absolutely loved my Pappy. He was a Greek immigrant that came to this country as a professional boxer, who turned wrestler and then became severely injured and used a cane all the years that I knew him.

No, none of them have ever spoken to me and I have never spoken to any of them, but just knowing that they are around me has, at times, given me some inner peace and calmed the spirit within.

My Pappy... Probably taken about 1958. If I would post a picture of my Pappy, my Dad and me, you'd swear we were all brothers. My Dad died in a fire in 1971. I was destroyed. I felt like my life was over. My Dad and I were best friends and then some. My Dad was my hero, mentor and role model. Everything I knew about life, (until later years), I learned from him. I didn't go back to work for almost three weeks. Thank goodness I had an understanding employer.


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What a lovely post..my father was also a boxer..

He used to take me down to the local boxing venue..He wore a ''Zoot suit'' He loved the heavyweight fights...Bless you..lovely photo..
 
I have had a few strange experiences, but haven't felt any communication from departed parents except in a couple of dreams, one that my mom was happily reunited with a goof friend, but one of Pop where he was critical of what I did with his things. I had some wierd experiences touring Britain, & in one haunted lake cottage where the cat would stare into corners & sometimes at night the doors would slam even with no wind.. Had one vision of my very best friend who sadly died too young. On a flight that was in trouble, dumping fuel for an unplanned landing at Heathrow because "some light went on" & I looked out the window & I swear I saw him sitting on the wing (he was an AFpilot at one time) & I got this very clear telepathic message "don't worry, it's going to be all right. I'm not ready for you to come yet. " and it was. I feel I made peace with the dear departed, but I'd like there to really be a Rainbow Bridge & see all the little kitties & have them forgive me for being impatient sometimes & all.
 
Maybe when we die in this world, we reappear in one of those parallel universes that the string theory physicists are talking about.

And maybe what we call ghosts, are people who have died & gone to one of those parallel universes & somehow managed to kind cross over between the two.

Who knows?

Fun to think about though.
 
I don't believe in ghosts when defined as 'the soul of a person'...nope. BUT I do believe that part of the essence of a person can stick around for whatever reasons. Science will never prove that the paranormal does NOT exist...in fact ,quite the opposite. Quantum physics has made HUGE strides in 'proving' how certain things can and do exist.
If you believe that ghosts will 'hurt' you ... you create what you believe in... I could tell you some wild stories that would convince even the most persistent skeptic... but... I'm not out to 'win' a point... only giving my own! Booooo :confused: HEH!!!!
 
I believe it is space-time continuum..

We just haven't worked it out yet..

If you see a ''ghost''..can they see you?
 
Personally, I don't believe that seeing 'others' is a process of the brain shutting down. I think that who we want/expect to see waiting for us will be there and they've come to help us re-adjust to the new paradigm that we find ourselves in.

I also think that modern physics is beginning to support that idea. The Universe is replete with waves of possibility and those 'waves' become atoms only when we observe them. So maybe this fact points to the age old question: 'if a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it, does it really fall?' Based on that physics fact, it's possible that the tree isn't there.....until we come along and see it.

I also think that near death experiences are actually instances or moments when that person actually crosses over to the 'other' place and then returns to take up that body in crisis because they've decided that they want to finish something. A neurosurgeon named Eben Alexander had an experience like that when he contracted a severe case of meningitis that should have killed him. It was a life changing experience because he 'left' a non-believer in life after death and when he returned with his mind fully intact, he knew there was life after death because he'd been there to that other place.

It's a fascinating story and you can view several videos that he's made (Youtube) but here's one that is pretty interesting.

 
SeaBreeze said:
I've never had any ghostly experiences. I've lost some dear family members over the years, and have always invited them to make some communication or contact with me, but nothing ever happened. I do keep an open mind though, but as they say seein' is believin'. :)

I think a lot of people are conditioned through their religion, that they will be greeted when they pass on by relatives and friends who have gone before them. So if that's in the back of their minds throughout their lives, it makes sense that it's what they would see in near death experiences.

Some say that many sickly people are on strong drugs when they pass, especially if they're in a hospital in the operating room, and the drugs help with the hallucinations. I don't know, many questions unanswered until we, ourselves, have the experience. I'm not that curious, I can wait. :p
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The greeting by 'dead relatives' is more a phenomena of the Western culture I believe. I read an NDE researchers comments on NDE's that occur in India. Those people don't usually see the loving relative or friend coming for them, they're more likely to be taken to a building where an official is busy looking through paperwork and documents and they are officiously sent back, because 'it's not time yet' for them. I think what we expect to see is what occurs. Our country is more inclined to reverence family relationships for the sake of family relationships whereas, if you consider the number of honour killings and acid attacks and so on, on family members in that country, it's not too surprising that they don't see family after the moment of death.

There is one other country where they've looked at this issue but I can't remember which one it is.
 
MrJim said:
Maybe when we die in this world, we reappear in one of those parallel universes that the string theory physicists are talking about.

And maybe what we call ghosts, are people who have died & gone to one of those parallel universes & somehow managed to kind cross over between the two.

Who knows?

Fun to think about though.
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If you are open minded enough to make the comments you have here, might I suggest a couple of really interesting books for you?

One is a series of three by a man named Robert Monroe and the first one is called Journey's Out of the Body, Far Journey's and the Ultimate Journey and then you can listen to a wealth of videos by NASA physicist Tom Campbell who worked for years with Robert Monroe. Tom explains Monroe's experiences I think, based on the science of physics. The order of books I mentioned above corresponds to his 'understanding' and the experiences he had. Really a fun read all the way through.
 
Twixie said:
Fascinating video...Do you think that ''ghosts'' and the soul are apart?

If so then the Egyptian concept of Ka and Ba come into play..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_concept_of_the_soul


Most ''ghosts'' appear to be a replay of a tragic event..relating to extreme emotions..such as murder, suicide, etc..
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Hmmm, hadn't given that much thought but off the top of my head, I'd say these are the real being who because of maybe violence at the time of death and an unclear mind, they've just gotten confused and not been able to respond to the 'pull' of the other world and so become stuck. And until they finally decide that they've had enough of that experience, they remain.

Soul, ghost, spirit.....in my opinion all words that merely reference the same thing which is that part of ourselves that is actually the real 'us'. I think that this body is simply something that we put on in order to function in this dimension and when we die, we're just leaving it behind because we no longer have a use for it.
 
I had a son who was murdered Aug. 12, 1993. When he was killed, he left behind two children, a 6 y/o boy, and a 9 y/o girl.
The 9 y/o is now my 30 granddaughter. In her 11th. year she asked me if I thought it was possible that her father could be trying to guide her.
It turns out that for several weeks, we both we're having very similar dreams. In her dreams, her father was telling her to talk to me. In my dreams, my son was telling me that his daughter was in danger and needed me.
Since I had had other experiences that I couldn't explain concerning my son, I decided to set the child down, and we talked for a couple of hours, when all of the sudden she told me her stepfather was trying to touch her, and her mom didn't believe her. So I started taking her and her little brother all weekends, vacations, and summers to be able to help her as much as possible. I paid for both children to take self defense courses for four years, until I felt they could help themselves if threatened.
Was it my son? Through the years my granddaughter and I have had several instances of becoming aware that my son was there.
His brother died last February, as I was holding my youngest son while he died, I felt that we were being held as well by my oldest son.
Weird, I know, and I know most think it it was all in my mind. But I also think each of us are here for separate reasons, and we all have different realities. :hide:
 
When someone dies..we ask ourselves ''where have they gone?''

To God..heaven..hell..

I don't think it is a good idea to try to get ''in touch''' with departed people..

After all..you don't really know who you are talking to...
 
I agree Tixie, but I haven't had much luck in ignoring spirits either. My first was a horse when I was about eight, that kept chasing me when I would cross a certain field.
 

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