tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post382421389574865358..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: ARE GHOSTS FOR REAL?Jim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-87700595516557950982018-10-25T20:12:34.122-04:002018-10-25T20:12:34.122-04:00I do believe that spirits can remain behind in pla...I do believe that spirits can remain behind in places where they lived or experienced emotion and that those among us who are sensitive enough can detect them. Are they good and evil? That I don't know, nor do I care to find out. Good post, Gloria! Perfect for the season.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-29386773224503869732018-10-25T10:00:39.373-04:002018-10-25T10:00:39.373-04:00I had a recent ghostly experience with my Irish an...I had a recent ghostly experience with my Irish ancestor Patrick Christian. Very friendly. Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-55365539202008928292018-10-25T09:36:17.740-04:002018-10-25T09:36:17.740-04:00There is no explanation for what we perceive as pa...There is no explanation for what we perceive as paranormal activity. One theory I've heard about appearances of spirits is that the energy we emit is stored in the substances around us--kind of like music stored on a record and that if conditions are just right, the energy gives an illusion of something being there. Makes sense. I just hope that if my spirit is embedded in my home, that it caught me when I was looking my best.Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-30039403346650632602013-11-11T17:23:46.621-05:002013-11-11T17:23:46.621-05:00I agree with you, Cindy. I know my son would not b...I agree with you, Cindy. I know my son would not believe in ghosts if he hadn't experienced it. I have a feeling he wouldn't talk about it to anyone, either, because he thinks most people would scoff at it. Just like God there's no actual proof he exists, but there's no proof God doesn't exist, either.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-67799737404593285642013-11-11T10:05:01.606-05:002013-11-11T10:05:01.606-05:00My parents don't believe in ghosts either. The...My parents don't believe in ghosts either. They just rolled their eyes when my sister or I talked about the ghost. My fiancé doesn't believe in ghosts but he doesn't say anything when I talk about them.<br /><br />I think most people, unless they've actually encountered a ghost, don't believe in them. If my parents had heard the ghost I think they would believe in them. And my fiancé is all about proof. There's no proof that ghosts do exist but there's no proof that they don't. So until there's proof one way or the other he doesn't believe in them.Cindy Carrollhttp://www.cindycarroll.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-21154482195350935062013-11-10T22:15:06.911-05:002013-11-10T22:15:06.911-05:00Cindy, I just got home from my sister's house ...Cindy, I just got home from my sister's house where we had a sibling dinner and movie. My sisters and brother DO NOT BELIEVE IN GHOSTS! In fact, they rather made fun of me and said anyone who thinks they see or hear a ghost is delusional. <br /><br />Yesterday at my local writers group meeting, six of the ten there not only believed, but had reasons for why they believed.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-8143631281077612122013-11-09T23:12:57.339-05:002013-11-09T23:12:57.339-05:00We moved into the house when I was ten. So as a te...We moved into the house when I was ten. So as a teenager and an adult she would make herself known. Cindy Carrollhttp://www.cindycarroll.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-64753239435650837282013-11-08T16:19:51.564-05:002013-11-08T16:19:51.564-05:00James, I think often children and animals have a h...James, I think often children and animals have a heightened sensitivity to things like that. I remember my son, John, screaming for us one night when he'd gotten up to use the bathroom. He said he saw a man with a suitcase walking down the hall by the bathroom. Our house was a new house, but still I wondered because he was awake at the time.<br /><br />Cindy, that is so interesting. I haven't heard of anything quite like that before. Were you still young or an adult?Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-88745623906602495642013-11-08T14:20:33.996-05:002013-11-08T14:20:33.996-05:00We lived with a ghost for over fifteen years. I ne...We lived with a ghost for over fifteen years. I never saw her just heard her. She would walk back and forth outside my bedroom door. Type on the typewriter late at night. Wake me up at 3 in the morning by yelling my name in my ear. I always found her presence comforting though. I missed her when we moved.Cindy Carrollhttp://www.cindycarroll.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-5258862481207972782013-11-08T13:37:07.713-05:002013-11-08T13:37:07.713-05:00I firmly believed in being sensitive to activity i...I firmly believed in being sensitive to activity in my early adolescence, but for some reason or another I don't seem to be nearly *as* sensitive now in my adulthood. Even today though, I more often than not will have an eerie feeling in homes where activity has been suspected without me having any prior knowledge of it. On the other hand, I haven't really been to any homes in awhile that were believed or even rumored to have paranormal activity occurring aside from my Aunt Mary's, where I've had the most menacing experiences and on occasion still feel that someone or something is wary of me being there. All three of my sisters have lived in haunted homes from one time or another and in each home I was wary that something other than what I could physically see was there. <br />Spirit activity, as interesting and "cool" as it can seem, is interesting when dealing with relatively tame or indifferent spirits, but it can really be quite an awful experience. Yolanda ought to be careful what she wishes for, lol. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051733008298585818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-42215862923796013012013-11-08T12:29:11.551-05:002013-11-08T12:29:11.551-05:00James, I do believe some people are more sensitive...James, I do believe some people are more sensitive to whatever ghosts are. You seem to be one of those people. I hope they don't frighten or worry you because they don't seem to be able to cause any harm.<br /><br />Yolanda, my oldest daughter last night told me she's never experienced feeling or seeing ghosts and she's hoping someday she will. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-46522269640605005852013-11-07T23:37:18.967-05:002013-11-07T23:37:18.967-05:00Interesting post, I just wish I hadn't read it...Interesting post, I just wish I hadn't read it right before bed. :) Ghosts, or the thought of them scare me, harmless or not. It does make for exciting television when they're given evil characteristics, but for me it's just creepy to think they hang around at all.Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-23119434259515657572013-11-07T20:40:33.423-05:002013-11-07T20:40:33.423-05:00As I've already told you the other day, I have...As I've already told you the other day, I have no doubts of of ghosts, whether they be human or inhuman spirits. From isolated events within my own home, to recurring events in the homes of people I know that I've been in, there are zero doubts in my mind of earthbound spirits. One of my Aunt's home is *very* haunted, I've had many experiences in there, many very negative and very frightening. <br />I'm a very logical person, there are many events which can be deemed as paranormal by people who don't know what's causing certain phenomena, some of these completely explainable but eerie events I've experienced myself, and it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish, but there are other more vulgar events which can leave no doubt in someones mind. <br />As to why human souls can linger on Earth, I truly can't say why. I have a lot of my own personal ideas, and beliefs. Maybe they haven't accepted their death, maybe they fear moving on, maybe they are unaware of their death? It's difficult to say, but regardless as to why the do, there's no doubt in my mind that they can. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051733008298585818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-22374321766225237452013-11-07T18:08:50.133-05:002013-11-07T18:08:50.133-05:00Margo, what you say makes sense, and I think some ...Margo, what you say makes sense, and I think some people have more of this ability than others. I know I believe the people who tell me these stories. Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-33526589107234422812013-11-07T16:49:04.636-05:002013-11-07T16:49:04.636-05:00I do believe in, for want of a better word, ghosts...I do believe in, for want of a better word, ghosts. In the house where I grew up, something would walk down the stairs and open the living room door. I only experienced the phenomena once, but my mother called it the Ghost of 49 (our street address). I've heard relatives and friends speak about their own psychic experiences, and I know they're being honest about what they've seen or heard. <br />Maybe we all have some latent psychic abilities that manifest themselves at certain times in our lives. I don't know. But, I do know that I believe.<br />Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549029517985883672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-40125908664526864862013-11-07T16:38:34.034-05:002013-11-07T16:38:34.034-05:00Linda, I had forgotten that. I'm so glad you r...Linda, I had forgotten that. I'm so glad you reminded me of it. No, grandma loved all of us and would never hurt any of us - not even the old Poop Deck, as she called grandpa.<br /><br />Kara, the paranormal investigators we had at our Sinc meeting several years ago told of those kind of experiences with animals. After my son died, I read everything I could get my hands on about death and dying like Elizabeth <br />Kubler-Ross's books plus books by Hans Holzer who was a parapsychologist, and he wrote of animal hauntings as I remember. That was many years ago.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-55865057158074566152013-11-07T15:01:26.950-05:002013-11-07T15:01:26.950-05:00I’m had some strange (paranormal?) experiences in ...I’m had some strange (paranormal?) experiences in my life. The most recent event began a few months after we moved into our current house. Some mornings, around 6:30, I felt the bed shake then what felt like an animal walking from the foot of the bed toward the pillows. We don’t have pets and my husband leaves for work around 4:30am so I was alone. Each time I quickly switched on the light, but nothing was there. This happened intermittently for a few years then stopped when we remodeled. Last year a visitor, who hadn’t heard this story, stayed in our guest room. The next day she told me that she was startled awake in the early morning by something that felt like a cat pushing up against her. I’ve never actually seen anything (maybe because I’m nearsighted from reading too many books as a child) and don’t know what to make of it. Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-17607914959736958462013-11-07T14:23:49.916-05:002013-11-07T14:23:49.916-05:00I'm Gloria's cousin, Linda, who also had a...I'm Gloria's cousin, Linda, who also had an experience at the grandparents farm house. One night shortly after moving in while in a pre-sleep stage, I saw my deceased grandmother standing at the foot of my bed. I felt frozen but soon realized that she would never hurt me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-16075694057477723992013-11-07T14:21:06.964-05:002013-11-07T14:21:06.964-05:00Wow! What a story that is, KM. So maybe the pictur...Wow! What a story that is, KM. So maybe the pictures I had a few weeks ago and can't find now is not due to my disorganization, but Chick fooling with me? And I thought he was long gone.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-59626394702363719462013-11-07T14:11:02.098-05:002013-11-07T14:11:02.098-05:00We lived in a house in Michigan for a few years, t...We lived in a house in Michigan for a few years, then sold it when we moved for a new job. We are not particularyry organized people, but we found that, even for us, we misplaced (and found) an extraordinary number of things while we lived there.<br /><br />A few years later, a friend was reading a book called "Haunted Houses in Michigan" and realized one of the houses being discussed was our house!<br /><br />I asked our youngest daughter, who was around 7 when we moved out, if she remembered anything that might be paranormal about that house. She reminded me that she had what we called "imaginary friends" or angels that came to talk to her after she'd been put to bed. She said we'd never believed her when she'd told us they weren't imaginary. And one time, she slipped at the top of the stairs, and someone caught her, carried her to the bottom and set her down.<br /><br />I think there's a lot we don't understand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-42763422127608775602013-11-07T13:09:16.635-05:002013-11-07T13:09:16.635-05:00Yves, I feel something whenever I visit the home o...Yves, I feel something whenever I visit the home of someone famous, but I think in my case it's just an awareness, or maybe a little awe, that I'm actually in the place where Thomas Jefferson, Louisa May Alcott, Emerson, Rockwell or other famous people lived. <br /><br />Pat, I only had those for a brief time. I believe most people who die move on, but there may be some who can't quite let go right away.As for writing the story, there aren't many if any topics that haven't been covered and most readers are willing to suspend belief for a good story.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-89136523643750382282013-11-07T12:17:23.413-05:002013-11-07T12:17:23.413-05:00I know you don't watch much TV, so you haven&#...I know you don't watch much TV, so you haven't seem any of the Ancient Alien Theorists. Belief in Aliens and their association with ancient constructions is alive and well.<br />Ghosts. Well, if you are talking about those creep feelings you get, those images just off you peripheral vision, and just plain getting spooked by noises you can't identify, then I guess you can make a case for them. OTOH my personal belief for death is the FREEing of the spirit. Why would it want to hang around? Okay, it might not be able to instantly accept its death, but the freedom should set in, and off it would go to the next level, or since fantasy ideas suit me, go back to the real creature we/they are and possibly plan the next life. :)))<br />NO do not tell me to go write that story, it would only lead to religious and death ritual bashing.<br />Patg<br />Patghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046665022709722606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-32175643983833769052013-11-07T11:58:55.229-05:002013-11-07T11:58:55.229-05:00I felt the presence, the "imprint" of gr...I felt the presence, the "imprint" of grief in the room where Van Gogh died. Not my sorrow for his life, but an emotion that haunts the room.Yves Feyhttp://yvesfey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-83283689875892496262013-11-07T10:18:04.225-05:002013-11-07T10:18:04.225-05:00Warren, I haven't actually seen a ghost yet - ...Warren, I haven't actually seen a ghost yet - only shadows. I think maybe some people are more sensitive to certain vibes, for want of a better word for it. I do know that sometimes I'll be thinking of a person - someone I've not heard from in quite awhile - and they'll call me. It happened the other day. I mentioned a friend to people who didn't know her about something, and the next day she called me. I had not seen or heard from her in months.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-81340144581849798412013-11-07T09:59:42.115-05:002013-11-07T09:59:42.115-05:00Like Jim, I think there are many layers of conscio...Like Jim, I think there are many layers of consciousness including ones we are not aware of.<br />I have felt connections with people even when they are not around. I've never seen or experienced a ghost.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.com