do you believe in ghosts?....I do?
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Who cares what others believe. At the end of the day, when you see one, the opinion of others does not really matter.\nThere are forces that we cannot explain. We all want to control our environment and pretend we can. \nThere are tricks and illusions to scare you and those are manmade. If you do believe in ghosts, it should be a quiet conviction that maybe someone is trying to reach you. Just ask him or her what do you want?
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You can't tell for sure. Just like God, ghosts can neither be proven nor disproven. It's something many people believe, but there is no verifiable evidence either way.
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I see spirits (or ghosts) quite a bit. Sometimes, they do show up in pictures.  You're always going to get controversies over such a subjects, simply because one isn't always certain. I had my picture taken a few years ago with the presence of a loved one who had passed on a few months prior. I knew he was there next to me, so I lean towad him.  It is clear his ectoplasm appeared in the picture.\n\nMy answer to your question is a definite YES!!!\n\n\njoandra_vandowall@yahoo.com
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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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heck yes!! not as much ghosts but spirts that are among us beleive me i know have u ever been doing something and it felt as if someone touched your shoulder and u look but no one was there???? have u ever felt a real heartwarming inside u but don't know where it came from?? think about it they are around us also known as angles....
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i wouldnt call them ghosts rather spirits or energies. I use to live in an appartment block which use to be an Old County Infirmary- it use to be the place where they cared for leapers. And I can definately tell you they are real!\n\nLots of weird things happened, once I was watching tv alone and a knife fell off the draining board of its own accord. (there was no vibrations coming from any applicance at the time to have knocked it off). \nAnother time my self and my boyfriend we just nodding off to sleep and right up in the corner of the room a huge dark shadow appeared and swooped over the two of us and away over the headboard-the two of us saw it at the same time.\nAnd there was always thumbing and dragging noises coming from above us although we lived on the top floor.\n\nAnother thing that makes me believe in spirits is that my own mother died 2 years ago, and recently I was at home and heard her bed squeek as if some1 sat on it -thinking it was the dog jumping on or off i went to see there was no one there, all of a sudden I got an overwhelming smell of flowers (she was a keen gardener).\nAnd the most amazing of all is, I had a picture of my mother and myself hugging on new years 1999, I loved the picture as we both looked so happy, I kept the picture in my diary and never ever moved it-no1 else knew where the picture was let alone remember having the picture. \nOne evening I was feeling really down, it was a particular bad time in my life and I asked my mother for a sign that she was looking after me. I was busying myself by clearing out some cupboards that hadnt been touched in years and low and behold the exact picture feel out of an old book- i know it was da same picture as I had written on the back. I reckon it was my mothers way of telling me she's still here in some form still looking after me.
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I believe in ghosts, but I'm not convinced that they are the souls of deceased people.  There are way too many other possibilities out there.\n\nJaime
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NO, I haven't..but I do believe the exist..
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Well, I have had ghosts in my house - so yeah I do believe you - and seriously, I thought I was losing my mind about the whole thing cause I tried not to believe it myself...  Anyway, its kinda retarded, but like they used to keep me up all night at times until well, I got married - I think my wife scared the ghosts away - no no in all seriousness, from all the research I have done, I have found that the supernatural like quiet secluded places and they dont go to places where there is a lot of people around - I dont know what your situation is though, do you live alone? Contact me if you need more advice:\ntungi@yahoo.com
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Ghost? whos got to belive it
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I believe that ghosts or "spirits" really do exist.  I also believe that it is because they have a "problem" of some sort that is not yet solved to their satisfaction, is a victim of a murder or other crime; or they are caught between this world and the next world, maybe because they committed suicide.
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Of course they do exist. This is one of the biggest mystery on earth and they do form part of the paranormal phenomena. At 14 years old, my parents and I moved in a new house. We were not aware of course that this house was haunted by some spirits. At night i was not able to sleep properly, i was able to hear strange noises and even someone uttering words in my ears. I was even unable to concentrate at school and was sleepy in class. Four days later, when we were having dinner i decided to tell my parents about those strange noises and the feeling that we were not alone in this house. I was much surprised when they told me they didn't hear anything suspect and it can be my imagination.\nHowever i had persisted and wanted to sleep in their room for the night. I had slept in their room for two days and there was no strange noises or voices. The next day i have took the courage to sleep again in my rooms in the hope that i was just an illusion i had felt. But each time i came into my room i was able to feel like a presence there. It was like someone consistently observing me. And at night at about 0.45 am ,this time i felt like someone pulling my bed sheet and was even able to hear someone walking and uttering strange words. This was driving me crazy and i had kept my eyes close and had been praying aloud till 4 am.\nI had woke up at about 7 am when it was bright outside and ran into my parents room. I had told them that i would never slept in this room and wanted to leave this house. My dad was shocked and decided that it would be better to call a medium. So he did it, the medium ( a woman) came later this very same day, and the moment she stepped in my room i had had goosebumps when she told us that there is a spirit there. She had tried to communicate with the spirits, she had lighted candles mostly everywhere and sitting on a sofa in my room, she had closed her eyes. She was in communication with the spirit and had asked it many questions. At last i had learned that it was a child ( a girl), around 11 years old who died in the year 1955 in my room. It might be that she had died of a disease. She was jealous of me and hated me because i was occupying her room. This story had drived me and my parents crazy. The medium did something to make the spirit left this house and found its way. The same night my mum came to sleep with me in my room and i was able to sleep properly. Then after i was able to sleep properly alone in my room till today. \nPeople who have never witnessed paranormal phenomena can confirmed that ghosts or spirits do not exist. But I am more than 100% confident that It does exist and it is mostly everywhere not only in cemetry. I have read books and see many articles and even watch discovery channel. Spirits are there, one cannot see it with naked eyes but can feel it. I am sure of a thing that those who dies in other conditions than a natural death do haunt this world.
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I'm not sure what you're asking here...do you want to know whehter any of us have encounter anything paranormal?  If so, I would have to say that almost everyone has...some either don't know that they have or refuse to believe it!
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i'm not sure if i believe in ghosts per say, but i do believe in the spirit world.  \ni do have a story behind it-and you can find it in one of the questions i asked recently.\nanyway, there's alot of people who don't believe in the unknown but i think because they don't want to open themselves up to it.\njust my opinion.
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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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GHOSTS? Yes. In the summer of 1977 a ghost took up residency in my electric fan. It was very entertaining. Had a penchant for ABBA tunes and sang to me in a weird electric voice. It lasted for just a few months then disappeared. I still miss the ghost.  \nWITCHES? Yes. I went to elementary school with a girl whose father was a Warlock. Nice guy but those big bushy eyebrows made him look scary.  \nKELPIE? Yes. When I was very young I saw a "pony" swimming in a bayou in Baywood, Louisiana. I ran home and told my Grandad about the swimming pony. Grandad asked me what color it' eyes were. Red I told him. Grandad became excited and told me it wasn't a pony at all. He called it a Kelpie. He said a Kelpie was a water "imp" that took the guise of a horse to entice innocent folk into the water with it. Once the victim entered the water the Kelpie would return to it's true demonic form and drown the happless swimmer.  Grandad forbade me to return to the bayou ever again and I never did.\nBLOODY MARY? Yes. I remember some years back I was dining at a truck-stop. A drunken trucker was dared into saying "Bloody Mary's" name three times. He did. After the 3rd time he excused himself to use the bathroom. He never returned. The cook went into the bathroom to see if he was ok. The bathroom was empty and quiet except for a broken mirror over the sink. No trace of the trucker at all. I heard his Semi stayed parked at the truck stop for 4 days before it was towed.\nVAMPIRES? Yes. I saw one years ago as a spectator at a carnival. He was a pale, bald, bony man dressed in black & gray. He was wiping his mouth of what looked like ketchup. He caught me watching him. I felt uncomfortable and turned to walk away. As I did I faced a Fun-House mirror. There was no reflection of the strange man. He was right behind me! Surely there would be a reflection! There wasn't. That's when I realized he was a vampire. I ran through the mid-way until I caught up with my friends. I never told them about the vampire because I knew they would never believe me. \nJACK the RIPPER? Yes. There is documented proof Jack the Ripper existed. The question is who do you believe he was? Some Historians say he was a respected Surgeon others believe he was a prominent member of High Society while others claim he was a member of Brittain's Royal Family. Me? I'd have to go with the Surgeon theory because of the proffessionalism of the knife wounds. Experts claim the wounds were very precise and were administered with expertise. \nCANDYMAN? Yes. The legend of the Candyman is just a variation of the "Bloody Mary" legend. They are one and the same theory but the Bloody Mary legend is much older than the Candyman .  \nBLACK CAT THAT CROSSES YOUR PATH? Absolutely. A black cat has no supernatural powers ......unless it is a "Familiar" sent by a witch to cast a spell. A familiar is an animal (cat, owl, rodent, wolf, etc.) charmed by a witch or other sorcerror to cut-off or "cross" an intended victims path. By doing so the essence of the spell or curse will possess the victim. Folk-lore has it....since the animals were small or at least not very large they were only capable of containing mild spells like clumsiness or "bad luck". Fortunately A cursed black cat is the only supernatural element I have not encountered in my strange and very eventful life (aside from Jack the Ripper that is!)...So far!
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I do and I have come across MANY haunted place in my life. There was my grandma's house, my moms house, the local hospital, an old house I used to work at and a community building, 2 of my uncles houses, my aunts house and every house one of my aunts ever lived in lol, I think they just followed her around. \nBut I just posted on another question that asked about ghost the place I spent most of my childhood and probably has the most ghost stories in one place that I know of so I will just repost it here. \n\nI didn't actually LIVE in the house but I spent most of my time there. It was the whole location actually. See my great grandparents had this piece of land that they put a house on and later other family put houses up there to so at one point there were 4 houses with people living in them.\nAnd the whole area is spooky between there and over on the other side of the hill where another family had the same kind of set up. \nJust a few of the stories....\nMy great grandparents had 10 kids, one was killed when she was 17 by her younger brother who was playing with a gun he didn't know was loaded and shot her. 1 year to the day after she died the new rocking chair that was put in the place she had died in started to rock on its own, and the piano that she used to play started to play her fav song by itself, you could even see the keys moving. \nI also had an uncle that died when he was 17, he died in a house fire and he had a car that some of the boys from town used to try and steal so my grandma brought it up there so that her dad could keep on eye on it. When my cousin and aunty were walking from the main house to the house they lived in they passed that car, and inside they saw my uncle and he waved at them. \nMy aunt used to watch the neighbors little boy, he was 4 yrs old and would walk over by himself through, and one time he said that a group of braves followed him and another time he got to my aunts crying and said this little old lady followed him and said he was going to be a chief, he said she was still there and tried to point her out to my aunt. My aunt even got down on her hands and knees to look down his arm and didn't see anything.\nShortly after that the boy was killed when he was riding on the hood of his moms car and fell off. \nShortly after that my cousin was sitting at her moms, the one that used to babysit him, and she heard his little cowboy boots walking up the stairs and heard him knocking on the door crying for my aunt. \nThere are a lot of other things that go on there, noises, shadows going from room to room, my brother thinks he saw my great grandpa once because he looked out and could see the outline of a tall man with a crew cut but him and one of my other aunts were the only ones in the house. There are also pounding on walls and doors and my mom heard someone walking around the kitchen while she knew everyone was sleeping.