does anyone believe in ghosts? or shadow people?
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I've seen some things that could be considered shadow people.
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Ghosts: Absolutely not.  There is no strong evidence whatsoever to support belief in a spirit that lives on after death.\n\nU.F.O.'s: Stands for "Unidentified Flying Object."  There are UFOs reported on a daily basis, so of course I believe they exist.  This is different from believing aliens are at the helm of these flying objects.  Do I believe aliens are watching us?  Sure, I guess.\n\nOrbs: No idea what an "orb" is.\n\nWitches and Warlocks: Don't be daft, there is no such thing as magic.  If you claim to be able to exhibit paranormal activity, give James Randi's $1 million challenge a try. http://www.randi.org/research/index.html\n\nBigfoot: No.
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I have encountered them, and have quite a substantial list of friends who have encountered them. Some things just exist whether you want to believe it or not.\n\nI have a few theories on how someone becomes a ghost, but I should probably explain that I believe in person truth, first. I believe that if Mary believes that she will go to Heaven when she dies, she will go to Heaven when she dies; if Joe believes in reincarnation, he will be reincarnated; if Lucy doesn’t believe in afterlife, than her body will decompose and she will cease to exist. Thus, one way someone could become a ghost, is if that's what they believe will happen to them when they die. For the sake of further clarification, I believe a ghost to be the soul of a living being (including plants and animals) who’s body dies.\n\nAnother way would be if someone dies when they are unsure of what will happen to them after death - their soul is then stuck in limbo until they figure it out. Someone might also become a ghost if there is at least one lesson they have not learned or one goal they have not completed (predetermined by fate), and are stuck in limbo until they learn the lesson(s) and/or complete the goal(s). A third way would be if someone still alive is incapable of coping with the death, and consequently holds that soul back from moving forward until they are able to let go. Finally, someone may also choose to stay behind, for personal reasons.\n\nHere's a little story if you need some convincing: My late dog, Kristy, stayed behind as a ghost for some time after she died early January of 2005. My fiancé and I were watching my parents' house while they were away for a few days. We were the only living beings there, and we had both been downstairs for the past few hours. I went upstairs to fetch something from my room, and just outside my door, I saw something I couldn't explain away as something natural. There was an oval-shaped area of carpet, the size of Kristy when she laid down, that was matted down and warm to the touch, as if she had just been lying there not moments ago. I didn't think much of it as I knew she was still around; I would occasionally feel her presence or even hear the jingling of her collar, as if she were scratching her neck, just beside me. She appeared to stay for a while after we adopted our new puppy, Sam. He was remarkably easy to housebreak, and I'm sure Kristy had a hand in it. I think she also stayed behind to somewhat "approve" of Sam, and to be assured that he was not her replacement.
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a ghost is only an image, i dont believe they are the souls of dead people, i believe they are sometimes made to look like people who have once been here, or even are spirits that used to remain in/on people when they were here. Ok i'm just gonna be blunt. ghosts are spirits of this world aka demons. there are only two spiritual powers here on earth and they are good and bad. the only way i know how to tell the difference is by reading the bible.Ghost exist? No. Everyday spiritual warfare? Yes. It is a very complicated and detailed subject. If you are serious about wanting to know more or are expiriencing some mystical sightings i would love to talk with you. Get at me dwalker4293@charter.net
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Yes I do believe in ghosts... If there is life before death, there has to be life after death - YIN-YANG....
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Yes, I believe in them & most people I know claim to have encounters as well.  \nSpirits do have to draw on energy, which is why lights can flicker or short out when they appear. When they cannot draw enough energy, you may only see a partial apparition, or the ectoplasm only.\n\nAs for the question on clothing, a spirit is said either to wear what they were wearing at the time of their death, or another theory is that when you die you are able to choose what form you wish to take (IE: most taking the form in whih they appeared at their best).
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I believe.\n\nAs a kid, my father was a funeral director, and when my younger brother was about 2years old, he asked my mother who was the man walking on the veranda.\n\nMind you we lived 2 storeys up above the funeral parlor. So that kind freaked my mother out.\n\nBut his seeing ghosts didnt stop there. \n\nWe moved into a 3 bedroom house on the coast, and he used to see an old aboriginal man standing in his door way.\n\nI believe in what he saw, because he was so young, and his mind so pure, and innocent. He wouldnt have the capability to make up things that he wouldnt understand.
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Yes, ghosts are real.  I have felt them, and I have dealt with several of these poor souls.  \nHere's one story, but it isn't much, it's something that happened to me:\nMy good friend Tyler was killed in a car accident in fall of '99.  The last time we spoke, I told him that he HAD to come visit me in my new apartment.  He promised he would.  A few days after his funeral, in the middle of the night, I was awakened by the sound of someone coming into my apartment.  It sounded like the door opened, but it was still closed.  Whoever it was walked throughout the apartment, taking their sweet time, then they came and stood by me, where I was sleeping on the couch (one hand wrapped around my baseball bat).  \nI couldn't see them, but I could feel them.  It was Tyler, I know without a doubt.  After he was gone, I sat up and smoked a cigarette, wondering at what had just happened.  Then I went back to sleep, feeling very peaceful, and happy that Tyler had kept his promise, even in death.\nIn the morning, I started to think it was a dream...but there were three cigarette butts in my ashtray (I always emptied all of my ashtrays before going to bed).  Two were Marb Reds, which are what I smoke.  One was a Marb Light, which was what Tyler smoked.  \nCoincidence?  I think not.\nI have had other encounters with spirits (including more with Tyler), but that one is my favorite, because it was so personal.  No one else can back me up on it, but people can back me up on the others; they were there.
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Do Ghosts really exist??\n\n\n\nNo one actually knows if ghosts really exist. The only evidence we have are photos and claimed sightings. Most of the photos are of poor quality or are not convincing enough. The sightings may be true but there is no evidence to say so. People have there own ideas of what ghosts look like, from human shaped figures to small objects. Even though there is so much material to say ghosts exist there is still no actual evidence. Until there is some scientific evidence to prove that ghosts actually exist, the legend about ghosts will stay a mystery.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@ w w w . c a s t l e o f s p i r i t s . c o m\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTHE GHOST OF HAMPTON COURT?\n\n\n\n\n\nArticle from DAILY MAIL - UK\n\nBy David Harding, Metro\n19 December 2003\n\nTo the sceptic it may simply look like a fuzzy CCTV image of someone in a long coat walking through a doorway.\nExperts say the long-coated figure could be the best proof yet found that things really do go bump in the night... and the day too.\nThe mystery surfaced two months ago at the 16th-century palace, once home to King Henry VIII.\nSecurity staff heard alarms ringing near an exhibition hall, indicating fire doors had been opened. But on investigation they found the doors closed.\nPerplexed, they examined CCTV footage, and that is when it got spooky.\nThe cameras showed the heavy doors popping open but no one there. Then, suddenly, the long- coated figure appeared and slammed the doors shut.\nThe guards were told the same thing happened at the same time - about 1pm - the day before.\nTo add to the mystery, the doors also flew open at the same time the very next day. But the ghostly figure has been spotted only once.\nThe suspected spook has not just been sighted by CCTV. Australian tourists also claim to have seen a ghost near the exhibition area. The palace, in West London, has ruled out its guides as suspects because they do not enter that part of the building.\nPsychologist Dr Richard Wiseman said the spectre, nicknamed Skeletor, might prove to be a significant discovery.\n'It could be the best ghost sighting ever,' he said. 'I haven't seen anything that would match that at all.'\n\nHENRY AND A HISTORY OF HAUNTING\n\nThis is London\n\n19 December 2003\n\n• CATHERINE HOWARD\n\nThe best known haunting at Hampton Court is by Catherine Howard, Henry VIII's fifth wife.\n\nCharged with adultery in 1541 and placed under house arrest, she broke free from her guards and ran to her husband to plead for her life. The guards dragged her back and she was executed. To this day, it is claimed, a woman in white can be seen floating down the Haunted Gallery.\n\n• JANE SEYMOUR\n\nHenry VIII's third wife, who died in childbirth in 1537, is said to walk through the cobbled courtyard carrying a lighted taper.\n\n• LADY IN GREY\n\nSibell Penn was nurse to Prince Edward, Henry's only son. She died in 1562 and was buried in Hampton Church. When the church was pulled down in 1829 her remains were disturbed and it is said she returned to the rooms she once lived in.\n\n• THE WOLSEY CLOSET\n\nThe room has a 'strange atmosphere'. A phantom dog has been seen and heard here on more than one occasion. \n\nCNN NEWS REPORT\n\nPalace 'ghost' caught on camera Friday, December 19, 2003 Posted: 1:54 PM EST (1854 GMT)\n\nLONDON, England (AP) -- Are there ghostly goings-on at Henry VIII's palace, or is that hazy image of a fellow in fancy robes just a bit of Christmas cheer?\n\nClosed-circuit security cameras at Hampton Court Palace, the huge Tudor castle outside London, seem to have snagged an ethereal visitor. Could it be a ghost?\n\n"We're baffled too -- it's not a joke, we haven't manufactured it," said Vikki Wood, a Hampton Court spokeswoman, when asked if the photo the palace released was a Christmas hoax. "We genuinely don'
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i dont believe in ghost persay, you know, the ones that float around and rattle chains, moan and groan, but i do believe in spirits.\n\ni believe the spirit of a loved one is always present. a spirit is the essence of love, you feel it in your heart, a warm feeling of peace and safety. i do believe in gaurdian angels, again the spirit of a loved one protecting you.\ni believe that my gaurdian angel is a much loved uncle that i was with when he died, i have had experiences that i just could not explain, but when ever these things happen, he is the first thing that pops into my mind, just out of the blue and i feel his presence, his love.
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Yes,  in my house there is a ghost living there and just now I think I know why.  Where I live used to be a military base and they would practice shooting and using granades.  What else might have been buried here,  who knows?   I do believe in ghosts but they are not to be afraid of.  Just learn to live with them and you'll be fine.  Who knows,  maybe one of these decades or centuries we will be back as      ghosts!  By the way, one of our neighbors moved because there were ghosts in their house and maybe that ghosts moved to our house because I notice ghosts living here recently way after my neighbors moved!
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Funny you should mention that, I had an encounter just this evening. No kidding, it really scared the cr4p out of me. I am due to have my home investigated by a paranormal team this coming weekend and they did warn me that the activity here would probably increase 10 fold. It sure has done that in the past week or so.\nThis is only the second time I have seen a shadow figure in my home and I am sure it won't be the last either.\n\nWhy do you ask this question. Email me if you wanna talk ok?
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I do indeed. But instead of believeing that they are "spirits" or "souls" I think of them as more a form of energy coming from humans either living or dead. Like when you hear something in your house that has no identifiable source, I believe that it's the energy from the previous owners of the home left behind. Ghosts, to me seem like the energy of the deceased and can be either good or bad depending on the person it belonged to. But that's just my theory :P\n\nOh, and I justify it by believing that humans have such high mental processes, and in times of great stress or joy, I think our brian overworks itself and emits this energy that stays in the world for however long. When we die, I don't believe in heaven or hell, but I'd like to believe that we leave something behind, and having seen and heard ghostlike things, I can only imagine that they are real, and that we do leave behind SOMETHING.
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some people think they saw a mysterious "ghost" or "apparition." I saw a picture someone took of his friend, just his friend, and a girl was standing beside his friend in the pic. No one really knows if ghosts are real, but people do make a living looking for them.
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Yes, people believe in ghosts.  However, what many people think of as proof that ghosts exists is merely something they've experienced but can't explain in any other way than saying that it was a ghost.\n\nPeople who are unable to sleep for several days because of an illness, for example, might hallucinate and "see" dead relatives while he is still awake. A person who didn't know it was the brain taking time out to "dream" while awake might believe that his dead relatives came back to comfort him in his illness.\n\nPhotographs of ghosts (orbs, etc.) are little more than way-out-of-focus specks of dust or other airborne particles too close to the flash and lens of the camera.\n\nStill other photographs are merely misuse of the camera. A shaky hand can cause blurs. A person who doesn't know how to properly use the "night portait" setting on a camera might see "energy" from distant lights.\n\nWhen people visit a "haunted house" they've usually been told what "ghost" is there and where. That biases the visitor--even subconciously--and the visitor will then "feel" something.\n\nJohn Edward and other "psychics" who claim to talk to the dead are only skilled in an art called "Cold Reading". A major factor in a successful "Cold Reading" is the psychic tossing out very vague references ("I'm seeing water.") and the person being "read" only remembering the "hits"--the vague references the psychic got right--and forgetting the "misses".\n\nThere is always an explaination to a "ghostly experience". It's just that the person who experienced it may not know what it is other than to believe it was a ghost.
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Yes!  There are spirits in the world. \n\nI for one would love to hear your story. \nI have had a few myself from places i have stayed over the years.\nI have only seen one ghost in a whitish shade.. \nAll the others were noises like running down the hallway when no one was there.. or having both my dogs start backing in the corner of the room.. then sitting down politely waiting for something..  \nMy dogs never sit and face a corner.. \nMade me move real fast.. found out i was sleeping in the same room the old man before me died in ..  \nIf i knew that i wouldn't have rented that house. \nthere has been so many to mention. \n\nSome good some not so good. \n\nALD
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I know my mom and dad's house is haunted and I think mine is occasionally. The other night my husband went to work and about ten minutes after he left I heard a door close (no one else was home) that we normally keep open. Then our dog actually got up thinking my husband returned when he heard the door shut. I could not see the door from where I was so I did not get up from the kitchen table. Our dog looked down the hallway toward the door and just stared for about three minutes. I called my husband to make sure he did not come back in and he was already at work. We also have a light in our family room that constantly flickers- our house is not that old so I wonder. \nBut at my parents house when I was 15 my mom called up to me that dinner was ready- I was napping in my bed but could not get up -a force held me down and would not let me answer her. My bedroom was once my grandmother's master bedroom where she gave birth to 12 children 2 of whom died at birth in that room. I also had and uncle who died in the house a the age of 26 from black lung (coal in his lungs (something like that)This experience came after I painted the walls of the bedroom and took off layers of old wallpaper. I never told anyone right away about being held down but it scared the crap out of me. I told my neice who comes to visit about it and last year she stayed in the same room with her boyfriend. She asked to stay at my house after the first night because her boyfriend got up in the middle of the night hungry. My mom left some chicken for him in an upstairs kitchen that is no longer used(was once an apt.) He could not find a trash can in the upstairs kitchen because it is not longer used as a kitchen. He left the plate (with some bones still on it on a counter so as not to disturb anyone by walking downstairs with it. When he walked out the door slammed behind him as he reached the bedroom down the hall. He was so frightened he woke up my neice and the two of them could not sleep the rest of the night. \nI believe in ghosts after hearing other stories from relatives and co-workers and have thought about having a group of local ghost researchers go to my mom's house. Nothing done yet though.