Does anyone believe in ghosts?

Logically I don't. But I'm not convinced because I'm sure I feel/see them sometimes. An energy or presence more than anything. This morning in DS's room, I walked in and immediately felt a presence hovering around the end of his cot. It wasn't malevolent but not necessarily friendly either. This happened twice & gave me goosebumps. The second time, I asked "it" to leave (feeling rather silly at the time). The third time I went in - there was nothing. I have felt a presence in our house before but this is the first time in DS's room. Very weird. Am I crazy? It was broad daylight even.

ETA - It's not an old house or anything & I'm not aware of any deaths in it.

Yes I do and I get really scared by it. I dont know much about angels etc and depending on your beliefs you can ask Arch Angel Michael to watch over your baby. You turn to every corner of his room and say "Arch Angel Michael please protect my baby". This is what I have heard anyway.

Yup I believe in them. Felt them, seen them, crapped my pants - yup I'm a believer.

Sometimes there doesn't have to be death occur in the house, spirits will stay on the land too if something had happened before the house was even built ;)

I believe in demons (fallen angels) being all around us, and using their knowledge of us and our pasts to play around with our feelings and emotions. I believe that they are very curious about humans, and this manifests in very sick ways sometimes - and I say this as one who has had experience with some of the things they can do.

Most of all, I believe that the ones people are generally aware of are NOT friendly, and I try to stay as far away as I can. :)

*I don't mean any offence to any BB members who do contact spirits for whatever reasons, these are simply my feelings and thoughts, they just happen to be extremely strong in this matter*

I kinda do believe but I tell myself they don't exist otherwise i get too scared :redface:

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*I don't mean any offence to any BB members who do contact spirits for whatever reasons, these are simply my feelings and thoughts, they just happen to be extremely strong in this matter*

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so you dont want to know about the lady with the dark hair who is sweeping it behind her ears and giggling softly that she misses you??? ;)

Do I believe in ghost??? makes it sound like their a religious beliefe now :lol:

I wonder what happens to us after deathm were our soul and essense happens to disapear to.....I also wonder about these strange people who stare over my bed at night and scare the crapola out of me when they wake me cause they wanna say hello

I certainly do believe in them, however I have not had any experience of my own.
Maz, I really admire your gift :)

I do.

I also enjoy watching shows like Ghost Hunters (not sure if its staged or not). Fascinates me :D

I do and I don't. I'm a believe it when I see it person, but Andrew has seen it and is a firm beliver. It would be nice to think someone was watching out for me in a guardian angel type way, but I dunno LOL.

LOL Maz, well played ;)

No I don't wanna know, because my beliefs tell me that any of my dead relatives are simply sleeping, and waiting for Jehovah to resurrect them. And anything that might be standing behind me is trying to distract me - of course, the description sounds like me, so it could be my sane personality!

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I believe in demons (fallen angels) being all around us, and using their knowledge of us and our pasts to play around with our feelings and emotions. I believe that they are very curious about humans, and this manifests in very sick ways sometimes - and I say this as one who has had experience with some of the things they can do.

Most of all, I believe that the ones people are generally aware of are NOT friendly, and I try to stay as far away as I can. :)

*I don't mean any offence to any BB members who do contact spirits for whatever reasons, these are simply my feelings and thoughts, they just happen to be extremely strong in this matter*

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I spoke about this once with my Nanna after I saw an angel at the end of my bed once and wanted her opinion. I found her point of view very interesting.

I do believe, for want of a better term. I don't, and have never contacted any, they seem to show themselves to me for some reason. I just don't know what to do once they have made contact.

I sure do, we have visitors all the time & they dont have to be people that have passed on your land. Ghosts travel. my SIL & FIL visit us here

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I don't, and have never contacted any, they seem to show themselves to me for some reason. I just don't know what to do once they have made contact.

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I suppose it would depend on what outcome you want. For myself, if/when I have an encounter, whether it be nightmares or physical encounters, I try to figure out what has brought them to, because there is generally a reason. Maybe something I've been given, or bought secondhand etc. Then I get rid of that item, or whatever it is, because it is being used as an invitation for these demons to come to me, and I don't want it.

Of course, if you want to be contacted, you'd probably be better off speaking to Maz or Punks :)

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Yup I believe in them. Felt them, seen them, crapped my pants - yup I'm a believer.

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:yeahthat: i could have said the same as Mel there ;)

... i haven't seen for many years, my 1st being when i was 10 and my last at 26ish, but i still experience other ' things ' ... and sad to say i have experienced the presence of something i guess most would refer to as evil ... makes me very weary & open to what ' could ' be possible good or bad !!

(**** Maz **** , i'm still waiting for that i think it was good news as you refered to it with me i think leaning on a pole, wall half white ??? ring a bell, LOL !! ... mmm any feelings with next Tues ??? - i get results about something ;))

Yes I do - saw one when I was 7 or 8. Still sleep with the covers over my head to this day :redface:
My DH has also seen one but I think it was the same one I saw when I was younger - family member.

Maz - eeek you seriously made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up!!

I have them around all the time, have done since I was a child. Sometimes the more malevolent ones annoy me. I do go on ghost hunts from time-to-time.

I never did until I experienced it myself. When we were renting had an experience in two different houses. Never saw anything but we would hear things and strange things happening in the house. In one of the houses a little girl spoke to me in another language. I would love to think my parents were here with us now. Often DH will hear things and say thats your dad, but I havn't sensed anything yet.

Regards,
Dianne

I don't believe in ghosts - but I do believe in spiritual beings (angels & demons)

I have lived in a very haunted house - one room terrified me, whilst another I heard a lot but was never scared.

Yep, for sure! DD use to talk to "the man" in her room. Told her Godfather once to be quiet and not disturb him.. He absolutely did not believe...until that happened.
Sometimes it would frighten her, one night I did the same as you, and said something along the lines of if they were going to stay they had to be nice, otherwise could they please leave and stop scaring DD. Every thing was fine after that.

The room is now DS's and he looks and bables at the same corner (though his cot does go into the corner in question) I definately feel a presence when I walk in there, mostly of a night time. It feels like someone is standing behind me, I swear some nights it almost feels like they are leaning right over the cot with me, breathing down my neck..It scares me, but at the same time I get the feeling they are just checking in on family they wish they had the opportunity to hold themselves.. It's a weird feeling to describe..scary but calming all at once. I feel like they are watching to see if I pick him up correctly out of the cot, and his 20 months old!


I saw a figure when pregnant with DD too. Thought it was DH, walking up the hallway. I rolled and put my back to him as I was dirty with him for going out drinking all hours, and when i rolled back he was standing beside the bed, wavering like a drunk... I had a go at DH the next morning for coming home then going back out.... turns out it wasnt him at all :o

Yeah, I do.

My two stories:
I lived in a 200 year old castle in CZ, with 900 year old foundations, and there was definitely someone sharing my room. Probably plenty of others around in the castle's other 40 rooms, but that was the one I was close to.
Also, driving through Galston Gorge one night we (three of us, although admittedly 18 year olds) saw someone right down the bottom, at the bridge.

I loved the old Ghost tours they did at the Quarantine Station in Sydney.
I just love any ghost stories. I'm a total believer, and I always have been.

I do believe in them but i have never had any experiences. My mum has, and she's a firm believer. i never want to see one as im sure ill crap myself LOL im a big scaredy cat.

yep, I have seen/heard /felt things that I could never rationally explain (though I tried!!) to myself.
I have this deal with "all there is" that Im not ready, so please dont let me see/feel/hear etc, but I get the feeling every now and then that im being "tested" I just close my inner eye and shake my head, I dont want to know!

My mum is a white witch and does house cleansings etc, she has had quite a few "spooky" encounters, in her own house and she hates staying in hotels or motels as there is invariably "something" there and she never gets any sleep!

When I had DS and was in hospital for 5 nights, I felt a few presences around me, looking over my shoulder, watching me with Jacob etc, It freaked me out a little then I told myself it was the drugs!:lol: but I have had mum and even FIL say that Ive had visitors and im pretty sure its the grandmas.

Yep I do believe but haven't seen any since exFIL died 9 years ago. Although, the past couple months I have felt something and I think DS sees him because he is always talking to a man. Plus I had a reading done the other day and the lady mentioned it as well without knowing anything but my name.

I catch glimpses around the house sometimes but haven't seen someone straight out.

Another believer here. I am sure that we had some visitors in a flat that I lived in. Pretty sure they were there for my flat mate though. We had some weird things happen.

I am not sure but I am pretty sure DD sometimes sees someone here too. I think I may be reading too much into it but a couple of times in the last few weeks I have heard her walking down the hallway saying good bye to Nannie (which is what she called my mum or what I used to call my nan).

Thanks alot, now I am all scared! Trust me to read all this when I am home alone........ I do it every time

i do believe in ghosts :)

Just after my grandfather passed, like the night of his Wake, i shared a room with my sister. and she said during the night our Pa was talking through me saying thank you for the send of (or something) along the lines of that and also in the corner of the room ( near the roof) were two lights that looked like eyes.. it freaked me out at first but i was alright afterwards...
And at my parents house i swear when i was home alone i could hear footsteps through the house and also the door blows open by itself. we just say come in pa..

Absolutely, My grandfather used to press on my ear lobe (HATE it) to wake me. When He is around I can smell him! When my great grandmother is around I can feel her presence (been a while now) and when my other great grandma is around I can smell a fragrance (lavender type smell) and its SOOOOO strong!! 2 days after my uncle was killed, (i was 13) he sat on the end of my bed and said goodbye. (He was my favourite uncle:( )

Driving with my grandma one night we were chatting away and i looked up to see a boy in a white shirt i yelled out 'STOP!!!!!!!!' my grandma freaked out at me and goes 'what, whats wrong????' i was like - u didnt see that kid?? my granny was like Um no - are you seeing things?? my cousin in the back also asked the same thing, I looked back and nothing was there (ohhh I got goosebumps now LOL)

When I was around 8 months pregnant, I remember waking, talking to a lady and she asked me if I was ready - I said Yes, she then put her hand on my belly, and next thing I know I woke up a few hrs later saying 'dayum, was that a dream??' I spoke to a friend of mine about it, and she told me DD was a "Gabriel Ray child' which apparantly means she is born for humanitarian reasons (Maz, maybe u can help me out here if Im wrong or if someone else knows what a Gabriel Ray child is)

Maz, you completely freak me out. What do you see around me?! :D

I belivein ghosts- as any of my blog readers know, I liketo ghost hunt ;) I belive in them more as- energy has to go soemwhere. Sometimes, when people are charged with emotional energy, they leave a 'shadow' of themselves behind, which can be greatly magnified by the enegy of other people or things, especially when strong emtions are again present.

Anyway, I have seen a ghost or two. But, in keeping with my above beliefs, i don't find them all that scary.

I do.. i believe in spirits and ghosts some people think they are the same thing, i am not 100% sure.

I have seen my brother, great grandfather and great grandmother in dreams.. my pop passed on a final msg to me, my brother has shown himself when i am pondering life and my great grandmother seems to like letting me know she is watching over my DD.
I consider them spirits...

GHOSTS are the guy i have previously seen talking to my DD through the window, the 'watcher' i call him and the friendly refuses to show herself but paces my halls when DP is not here.. i think to check up on my girls and I.

The watcher scared the absolute crap out of me, and in the end i had to 'ask' him to either let me know how i could help or to back off and not get so close to DD and to stop watching me when DP was around as it was making me uncomfortable.
He has backed right off, and does not scare me now.

I don't think there is any right or wrong answer, i personally believe in them that doesn't mean that that is what they are or that they even exist.. maybe it's my perception of something else....

ETA - Maz you have a gift my friend... i'd love to know if you get a feeling about me.. or anyone connected to me.

I strongly believe in them.. Right now, I'm absoultely knackered, but will come back tomorrow and explain why I believe in them

I "see" (not clearly, physically see as that isn't my gift, like Maz has, but my other senses is how I interact with them) those in my family who have passed, on a very regular basis, including the ones that I'd never met. There was a huge contingency at the last family funeral I went to, same as in hospital rooms when a family member is sick (not necessarily dying). They are invited to every major family event, when they don't show up is when you need to see if the event happening should really go ahead or not. In every failed marriage in our family, on the wedding day, 2 "visitors" have attended as a warning, the rest stay away.

As for the ones I go hunting/looking for, they are usually attached to a place or their grave. It is interesting coming in contact with those who have had violent lives/deaths and the energies that they can raise. Sometimes it is so oppressive that you can't breathe. I've had a friend pushed into a creek by one "entity" one night, we have all since learnt to bring spare clothes when going hunting. I love pre-dawn at a cemetery with lots of old graves, watching the spirits return to their homes as the sun rises.

My grandmother taught me, when I was on her knee, that if there is a ghost around that you don't want there, to acknowledge its presence and nicely ask it to go away. Sometimes they do right away, other times they request a bit of help before leaving, either to help them realise that they are dead, or to pass on a message. Or in my case when I was about 4, I got told that this ghost was supposed to be around me for the next few years, which it was and it happily went away when I hit puberty.

I also have spirit guides, totem animals and guardians which aren't part of the ghost contingency around.

Thank you everyone for sharing your stories. I'm sitting here with goosebumps ATM. It's nice to know I'm not the only one. For me, it's really hard to believe what I see and feel as I'm a very logical, practical person normally. I have seen/felt presences since I was a child, often cats (not sure why?) so it is hard to just dismiss or explain away. It's not something I can tell DH as he would just laugh at me. I had originally posted this in a different section as I didn't realise this section was here. If I did, I probably wouldn't have had to ask lol!

Any ideas who the man in DS's room was? I got the impression he was about 40 years old, not overly tall but not short. He was wearing black but also with other colours. DS wasn't in there at the time so I don't think he was there for him.

Back today, while DS is sleeping and the washing is on.
I believe strongly in ghosts, because every year, on my birthday (between the ages of 8 and 14) at 12:26am I would see an apparation/ghost of my nana that I've never met (I'd see her in the same thing all the time) and she would always wish me happy birthday and disappear.

There was another time where my dad and I were talking to each other and (when I was about 18) my dad looked out the corner of his eye and said 'Did you see that?' We both saw a ghost, my dad out the corner of his eye and me, well I looked directly at it.

I strongly believe in them, because I believe that someone that has 'unfinished business' comes back - and even if your not part of that 'Unfinished business', you may bear witness to them.

Edit : Could he have been a relative? One you met or one you didn't?
Sorry if I sound like a nut job

Yep surely do. My Dads ghost follows me to every house I live in. He seems to come out around 4-5am and he's always in the kitchen.
That's the time he used to get up and get ready for work.

DH thinks I'm a weirdo.

Thought of this thread today. I was trying to dress DS & he was screaming, squirming & just generally carrying on as they do. I was in a huge hurry to get organised & was feeling quite exasperated when DS suddenly stopped all the carry on & started giggling & smiling. He was staring up at a spot above my head, I couldn't see anything but it seemed like he certainly could!!