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sputnikgirl
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Ok, I've had several requests, in threads & pms, to elaborate further on my paranormal experiences and/or hobbies. I've been a little busy lately, so I apologize for not getting around to it sooner. I'll try to explain as well as I can. Anyone can share a paranormal experience they've had, or discuss whether or not certain paranormal phenomena actually exist.
I believe it is possible to "survive" death, and exist on a plane that is neither earthly nor divine. I believe nobody really has the answers to what happens when we die, so spirit activity is a very real and plausible explanation to certain phenomena.
Why do I believe this? The life experiences of myself and my fiance seem to support these claims, as do the experiences of a large number of paranormal investigators.
When my fiance was a child, he lived in a haunted house. He consistently witnessed ghosts in his room at night, and in various parts of the home. Once his family moved from the house, they found out it was built on a burial ground. While I haven't witnessed a bodily apparition, my sense of smell and my dreams are my connection to the spirit world. A few weeks ago, I had a dream in which I heard two children screaming and a man talking. It was obvious they were being sexually abused by this man. I had a feeling that the dream was real, so I started to research my apartment complex at our local library. I learned that a convicted sex offender lived in the apartment complex, and committed suicide in prison, while awaiting trial for child abuse. I did not know this before I moved in...
One of my hobbies is recording EVPs, aka Electronic Voice Phenomenon. The theory is that spirits communicate via frequencies not audible to human ears the vast majority of the time. But if you use a voice recorder and software that picks up sounds on the tape that you can't, you can hear the voices of spirits. I've collected several EVPs from cemeteries in my area, and I hope to build my own website soon. It's a truly wonderful experience to hear voices responding to what you're asking or saying.
Another of my hobbies is cemetery photography. While not particularly paranormal, it's interesting to capture gravestone images before the old ones are eroded away. There's a certain quality to cemeteries that begs to be captured on film. It's also a way to respect the dead, and preserve their memory, imo.
The other day I was attempting to photograph a gravestone that had sunk backwards into the ground. When I put the camera to my eye, I smelled a truly repulsive smell. A dozen flies began buzzing around my head. I backed away about 3 feet, and the smell vanished completely. The bugs quit dive-bombing my head when I took another few steps back toward the road. There wasn't a logical explanation. The grass in the cemetery was freshly mowed, so no dead animals could be hiding in the grass. Three feet clearly isn't enough to stop a strong stench completely, and the behavior of the flies was awfully strange to have a scientific cause. I believe the spirit did not want it's grave photographed, and that was it's way of letting me know.
I also believe in psychic ability, and the power of the mind/body connection, as evidenced by my life experience. My fiance and I have the ability to communicate psychically. We discovered this only a few months ago while playing around with a quarter. I had a quarter in my hand, and jokingly told my fiance to guess the state on the back of the quarter. He guessed Virginia and got it right. I suggested we try another quarter...again, he guessed the state correctly. We decided to try other things, such as street names, authors, and movie titles. 90% of the time, his answers are correct. I can "send" info, but can't receive it..whereas he can "receive" info from me, but can't "send". However, I'm working on it with meditation and getting a little bit better. We like to entertain/scare friends & family with our "trick". There's no scientific reason why we get 9/10 answers correct, and that's a ridiculous probability when you consider how many authors and movie titles there are to choose from.
As for the mind/body connection, for the past four years I've experienced amenorrhea. I tried manufactured drugs, herbal drugs, etc. and nothing was working. Then I tried willing my body to cure itself, and it happened. I've been amenorrhea-free for 4 months now. I haven't changed my diet, exercise routine, or stress level to accomplish it - I simply used my mind to regulate my body.
Since this post is getting terribly long, I'll post some useful links below. Hope everyone enjoyed reading my experiences.
I believe it is possible to "survive" death, and exist on a plane that is neither earthly nor divine. I believe nobody really has the answers to what happens when we die, so spirit activity is a very real and plausible explanation to certain phenomena.
Why do I believe this? The life experiences of myself and my fiance seem to support these claims, as do the experiences of a large number of paranormal investigators.
When my fiance was a child, he lived in a haunted house. He consistently witnessed ghosts in his room at night, and in various parts of the home. Once his family moved from the house, they found out it was built on a burial ground. While I haven't witnessed a bodily apparition, my sense of smell and my dreams are my connection to the spirit world. A few weeks ago, I had a dream in which I heard two children screaming and a man talking. It was obvious they were being sexually abused by this man. I had a feeling that the dream was real, so I started to research my apartment complex at our local library. I learned that a convicted sex offender lived in the apartment complex, and committed suicide in prison, while awaiting trial for child abuse. I did not know this before I moved in...
One of my hobbies is recording EVPs, aka Electronic Voice Phenomenon. The theory is that spirits communicate via frequencies not audible to human ears the vast majority of the time. But if you use a voice recorder and software that picks up sounds on the tape that you can't, you can hear the voices of spirits. I've collected several EVPs from cemeteries in my area, and I hope to build my own website soon. It's a truly wonderful experience to hear voices responding to what you're asking or saying.
Another of my hobbies is cemetery photography. While not particularly paranormal, it's interesting to capture gravestone images before the old ones are eroded away. There's a certain quality to cemeteries that begs to be captured on film. It's also a way to respect the dead, and preserve their memory, imo.
The other day I was attempting to photograph a gravestone that had sunk backwards into the ground. When I put the camera to my eye, I smelled a truly repulsive smell. A dozen flies began buzzing around my head. I backed away about 3 feet, and the smell vanished completely. The bugs quit dive-bombing my head when I took another few steps back toward the road. There wasn't a logical explanation. The grass in the cemetery was freshly mowed, so no dead animals could be hiding in the grass. Three feet clearly isn't enough to stop a strong stench completely, and the behavior of the flies was awfully strange to have a scientific cause. I believe the spirit did not want it's grave photographed, and that was it's way of letting me know.
I also believe in psychic ability, and the power of the mind/body connection, as evidenced by my life experience. My fiance and I have the ability to communicate psychically. We discovered this only a few months ago while playing around with a quarter. I had a quarter in my hand, and jokingly told my fiance to guess the state on the back of the quarter. He guessed Virginia and got it right. I suggested we try another quarter...again, he guessed the state correctly. We decided to try other things, such as street names, authors, and movie titles. 90% of the time, his answers are correct. I can "send" info, but can't receive it..whereas he can "receive" info from me, but can't "send". However, I'm working on it with meditation and getting a little bit better. We like to entertain/scare friends & family with our "trick". There's no scientific reason why we get 9/10 answers correct, and that's a ridiculous probability when you consider how many authors and movie titles there are to choose from.
As for the mind/body connection, for the past four years I've experienced amenorrhea. I tried manufactured drugs, herbal drugs, etc. and nothing was working. Then I tried willing my body to cure itself, and it happened. I've been amenorrhea-free for 4 months now. I haven't changed my diet, exercise routine, or stress level to accomplish it - I simply used my mind to regulate my body.
Since this post is getting terribly long, I'll post some useful links below. Hope everyone enjoyed reading my experiences.
