Let's talk about ghosts

[Anonymous]

Does anyone else find it depressing that after you die, you’re still hanging around doing the same old sh-t? I can’t think of anything worse than spending eternity watching some dude sleep in a B&B.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've never seen a ghost, but felt a few. I smelled my stepfather after his death; he'd never been to my home while alive, but I could smell his scent just outside my bedroom door, just in that one spot.

My ex's mom died suddenly - I didn't get an opportunity to meet her while she was alive - and I could feel her presence in her bedroom the day she passed. I could feel that she didn't understand that she had died. She wasn't angry or sad, just shocked and confused. I wasn't afraid, but I felt it was very disrespectful of me to go into her personal space. The lights in the dining room flickered when her best friend from work came over after her passing and told funny stories about their time together. I felt her presence leave after a few days.

You just reminded me - after my dad died, I smelled him walk past me. I burst into tears, it was like he was right there.

He was right there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone else find it depressing that after you die, you’re still hanging around doing the same old sh-t? I can’t think of anything worse than spending eternity watching some dude sleep in a B&B.

Agree. It sounds hellish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone else find it depressing that after you die, you’re still hanging around doing the same old sh-t? I can’t think of anything worse than spending eternity watching some dude sleep in a B&B.

Most people cross over fairly quickly after death. They are not hanging around. They visit us when they feel we need them or when we invite them to. Usually when we use the term “ghosts “ we are referring to earthbound spirits. They have not crossed over. There are several reasons why they resist crossing. Sometimes they are scared and confused. Usually those ghosts aren’t here for very long. Someone will guide them. But the decision to cross over is always there’s. We have free will even after death. Sometimes dead people hang around because they fear judgment. They have nothing to fear, but they don’t always understand this right away. Sometimes dead people refuse to cross over because they are attached to some time of addition on earth - sex, drugs, alcohol, gambling, etc. And sometimes dead people won’t cross simply because they are asshats. They enjoy causing fear and chaos. They enjoy seeing people terrified. They enjoy torturing the living using terror. Those are the worst kinds of ghosts. Regardless of reason, we control things in our earth reality. We have dominion. When we say go, they must go. The problem is, most people don’t understand how to run their dominion. And ghosts know when we don’t know. They feed on that fear.

Your loved ones who have crossed over are not ghosts. They are spiritual beings. When you communicate with a spirit it feels completely different. /psychic medium

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So, they can see us having sex?

No. They don’t see us in our physical form. They see us the same way we see them. Usually they see our higher selves as light.

^^I had an experience like this when I was meditating and I think that's true--we recognize each other in light/energy form. I can't explain it but I had a mind exchange/communication with someone I was very close to during a meditation and I have no other way of explaining it except it was energy communication.

I agree with this too.

My ghost story is more like a feeling of energy.

My first dd was a screaming colicky baby. When she was 8 weeks old I was in a dark bedroom rocking her, trying to get her to stop screaming. In an instant, she stopped and stared at the wall behind me. It was shocking because her breathing was completely normal (she was screaming like she was going to make herself throw up). She just stared and stared at the blank wall behind me. I distinctly felt the energy of my DD’s paternal grandmother and my grandmother there. The paternal grandmother was definitely the dominant energy, but my grandmother was there. I was so aware of exactly who it was that I even specifically thanked them for helping me.

I felt my dd’s grandmother a few times after that.

I also had an au pair from Thailand who stayed with us for 2 years. She was wonderful. After about 14 months of being with us she nonchalantly said that she knew there was a motherly spirit who watched over my DD. She had no problem with the spirit being present. I was floored because she had never spoken about spirits or religion or anything along those lines before. That was actually more unnerving than feeling them myself because it made my experience more real - I hadn’t told my au pair about it. But I did say who h thought it was after she told me.

Now that the kids are older, I don’t feel their presence, but I admittedly haven’t really tried. I’m just too busy for quiet meditation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone else find it depressing that after you die, you’re still hanging around doing the same old sh-t? I can’t think of anything worse than spending eternity watching some dude sleep in a B&B.

No, but I guess that has to do with my belief in the soul and our purpose in life. A lost soul- one that you might describe as staying in a B&b, may not accept the fact that they are dead, or are waiting for someone they think they need to move to the next phase of their journey, or are so attached to a physical location on earth that they simply cannot leave it, even when given the free will to go do not choose to do so.

For some reason, those souls are stuck. Interventions, like acknowledging their presence and asking/telling them to move in may be the shoulder shaking they need.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've never seen a ghost, but felt a few. I smelled my stepfather after his death; he'd never been to my home while alive, but I could smell his scent just outside my bedroom door, just in that one spot.

My ex's mom died suddenly - I didn't get an opportunity to meet her while she was alive - and I could feel her presence in her bedroom the day she passed. I could feel that she didn't understand that she had died. She wasn't angry or sad, just shocked and confused. I wasn't afraid, but I felt it was very disrespectful of me to go into her personal space. The lights in the dining room flickered when her best friend from work came over after her passing and told funny stories about their time together. I felt her presence leave after a few days.

You just reminded me - after my dad died, I smelled him walk past me. I burst into tears, it was like he was right there.

This is a testament to how powerful our brains really are. When I went to the hospital to say goodbye to a family member, that night lying in bed every single one of my senses was on fire with the memory of her. I could feel exactly how she felt, her weight, her softness, I could smell her exactly, and I could hear her sweet voice. It was one of the most intense experiences of my life. She was very much alive while this happened as she died a week later. My brain could recall all those things and I wish I could willfully do that again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a skeptic but I understand that certain things cannot be explained.
How come there’s no photographic or video evidence? You would think it would be common now with smart phones.

You can catch many "other worldly" beings on a phone. I have. They're usually orbs. I've caught a few orbs - one that was a beautiful blue. And I've gotten what looks to be a sort of ectoplasm-like image.

[Anonymous]

It always astounds me how people on this forum, who I assume are generally well educated, believe such ridiculous crap.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone else find it depressing that after you die, you’re still hanging around doing the same old sh-t? I can’t think of anything worse than spending eternity watching some dude sleep in a B&B.

No, but I guess that has to do with my belief in the soul and our purpose in life. A lost soul- one that you might describe as staying in a B&b, may not accept the fact that they are dead, or are waiting for someone they think they need to move to the next phase of their journey, or are so attached to a physical location on earth that they simply cannot leave it, even when given the free will to go do not choose to do so.

For some reason, those souls are stuck. Interventions, like acknowledging their presence and asking/telling them to move in may be the shoulder shaking they need.

Pray tell, how does one “accept” or “think” anything when they no longer have a brain?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone else find it depressing that after you die, you’re still hanging around doing the same old sh-t? I can’t think of anything worse than spending eternity watching some dude sleep in a B&B.

No, but I guess that has to do with my belief in the soul and our purpose in life. A lost soul- one that you might describe as staying in a B&b, may not accept the fact that they are dead, or are waiting for someone they think they need to move to the next phase of their journey, or are so attached to a physical location on earth that they simply cannot leave it, even when given the free will to go do not choose to do so.

For some reason, those souls are stuck. Interventions, like acknowledging their presence and asking/telling them to move in may be the shoulder shaking they need.

Pray tell, how does one “accept” or “think” anything when they no longer have a brain?

Well, don’t keep us in suspense. Please tell everyone know how you manage it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My mom died six weeks ago, and she had a very definite belief in extrasensory perception and conversations with those who had passed. I knew that if she could communicate with me once she had passed away, she would. As I texted my husband after she died, "Mom showed up" in several ways.

*While we were choosing her casket, after we'd made our decision, I noticed that there was an angel figurine air freshener next to the one we'd chosen. I asked the funeral director about it (it was an odd thing to have in the room at all and I'd not noticed it). She was embarrassed but also startled, as it had not been there before and she had no idea what it was doing there. My mother adored angels; she also would have adored that particular casket.

*That same day, while we were sitting in the funeral home, out of nowhere, my mother's voice started 'speaking' from my phone (it was simply a voice mail that I'd saved but I still have no idea why it started playing as my phone wasn't in use and it was a very old message).

*Before she died rather suddenly, she'd given me a cash gift to 'go play' as I was visiting from out of town. Subsequently after she died I'd run to a consignment shop to buy something for her funeral (having traveled with nothing appropriate). I was startled to find a dress that fit me 'to a T', a Carolina Herrera - that store had never had a Herrera in stock and I was especially surprised because for 25 years, my mother had given me Carolina Herrera perfume for Christmas, until they stopped making it 'the old way.' The clerks in the store had chills when I recounted the story. Needless to say, I bought the dress. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised that the dress cost the exact amount of money my mom had given me to 'go play' before she became ill and died....

*The week after her death I was feeling blue, as it was the day before my parents' wedding anniversary. I asked my mom 'for a sign' that she was still 'talking with me.' For back story, she'd always said that 'when I get to heaven, I'm going to find Elvis and have him sing to me.' She also depended on my dad a great deal, but most of all on holding his hand, especially in the last two very difficult weeks, and for his birthday (which fell during that time) I'd picked a card for her that emphasized how much she depended on holding his hands for strength. She died, in fact, holding my hand, my brother's, and my dad's. At any rate, on this very blue day, I walked into one of her favorite stores, and just then, an Elvis song was playing: as I got to the back room, the lines "Take my hand, take my whole life too" came over the speakers (from "I can't help falling in love with you"). It was the perfect 'day before their anniversary" song.

There have been other 'signs' since then, and I hope there will continue to be, whether they are just in 'my' head or not. They bring me certain comfort, and they are what I need at this time. Thanks for a forum in which to share them!

I’m totally crying. Ask your mom to visit you in a dream. I bet she will. It’s the best. It’s like seeing them again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you want to experience ghosts, go to Woodlawn Plantation. They used to have a Halloween tour and I recommend it. I was also there once for a wedding reception and needed to visit the ladies room which was upstairs. I had gone up about 6 steps and I heard a voice day, "Go no father"! I looked up and saw the head and torso of a man. I don't know if I turned around or ran down backwards, but I got off those stairs. When I got back to the table someone said, "What happened to you? You look like you've seen a ghost"! "I did" I replied.

I was at a wedding at Woodlawn Plantation, and I didn't hear words, but I was very creeped out by the second floor bathroom. Later, someone asked me if I felt anything odd up there. Then others agreed that there was definitely something weird about that room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It always astounds me how people on this forum, who I assume are generally well educated, believe such ridiculous crap.

There are low density beings and lighter beings.

You'll be around those who share your level of vibration. So if you don't believe in this "ridiculous crap," you'll be around others who don't believe either. That should make you happy, as they will validate your feelings.

Having said that, why are you bothering to post on this thread if you don't believe? Are you that angry that you feel the need to slap down those of us who do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It always astounds me how people on this forum, who I assume are generally well educated, believe such ridiculous crap.

There are low density beings and lighter beings.

You'll be around those who share your level of vibration. So if you don't believe in this "ridiculous crap," you'll be around others who don't believe either. That should make you happy, as they will validate your feelings.

Having said that, why are you bothering to post on this thread if you don't believe? Are you that angry that you feel the need to slap down those of us who do?

+1 million. Preach!