gregbrighton
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Into ghosties and ghoulies? Faeries and spirit children? Things that go bump in the night? Or are you rational and into logical reasoning, not to be taken in by such hallucinations and meaningless apparitions?
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Are you into the Paranormal?
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WonderingSoton
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Don't believe any of it, but enjoy reading / hearing people's stories and experiences.
For example, an ex partner once told me about a time as a child when she was rather ill and bed bound on various medication.
She dreamed / hallucinated / actually saw this old lady at her bed side watching over her. A few days later she was sat with her mother looking through old photo albums...(you can see here this is going). She pointed at this old lady and said "who is that, she was in my room looking after me?" Of course, the old lady was the long deceased never before met or seen grandmother. Apparently.
For example, an ex partner once told me about a time as a child when she was rather ill and bed bound on various medication.
She dreamed / hallucinated / actually saw this old lady at her bed side watching over her. A few days later she was sat with her mother looking through old photo albums...(you can see here this is going). She pointed at this old lady and said "who is that, she was in my room looking after me?" Of course, the old lady was the long deceased never before met or seen grandmother. Apparently.
SUIYHP
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All of it is utter nonsense, these psychic types just want to make money from gullible people
gripper stebson
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I think the fact that ghost sightings haven't risen that much despite the fact that EVERYONE now carries a digital camera and HD video camera on them at all times speaks volumes.
Also why don't we see them in mundane places like the supermarket / school run? They always appear in creepy houses or cemeteries, at night, and are often Victorian!! Something ain't right!
Also why don't we see them in mundane places like the supermarket / school run? They always appear in creepy houses or cemeteries, at night, and are often Victorian!! Something ain't right!
The Kid Frankie
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Very interesting to me. I have had personal experiences more than once but I still would never say I 'believe' because there I almost always a logical/natural explanation for the phenomena.
The one thing I will say - is if you ask around almost everyone has had an experience or knows someone close to them who has done. Coincidence? Probably. Interesting nonetheless.
The one thing I will say - is if you ask around almost everyone has had an experience or knows someone close to them who has done. Coincidence? Probably. Interesting nonetheless.
My uncle was called Norman, and he was a para. There's some weird sh*t going on, for sure.
gripper stebson
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studio150
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I must live in logical circles absolutely no one I know has had such experiences. It only exists in books and in films/TV.
I would put ghosts and ghoulies in the same box as God, those who want to believe will believe despite the lack of evidence of existance
The Kid Frankie
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There is certainly no conclusive evidence. But there is evidence out there in abundance. Eyewitnesses, photographs, footage, audio. Even evidence that isn't 100% fallible is still evidence.
I am by no means a believer - I would describe myself as an agnostic sceptic, but I like to keep an open mind.
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As much as I don’t believe, this particular incident still gives me the shivers:
My father died suddenly in 2001 aged 64, I was on my way home from the Hospital and thought I’d better go and see my Grandfather (Dads dad) who was in a care home at the time to tell him.
I’d been there for about 30 minutes when he suddenly said “You’d best go now” I was a bit surprised by this and asked him if he was OK.
“I’ll be fine” he said “Your dads here”
He passed away a few hours later.
My father died suddenly in 2001 aged 64, I was on my way home from the Hospital and thought I’d better go and see my Grandfather (Dads dad) who was in a care home at the time to tell him.
I’d been there for about 30 minutes when he suddenly said “You’d best go now” I was a bit surprised by this and asked him if he was OK.
“I’ll be fine” he said “Your dads here”
He passed away a few hours later.
Tricky Dicky
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Absolutely this. I'm not sure if these so-called mediums etc. are self-deluded or actively conning, either way it's all absolute bollox, and anyone who believes it is either lying or feeble minded.
Utter pony. What I am interested in though is the psychological element to it, it shows the power of the human imagination and conscience to be able to hallucinate or imagine things so vividly that they seem real.
Have you ever noticed how many of these illusions are there when the person is in bed so therefore half in and out of sleep? Or when they are recently bereaved and therefore under huge emotional and psychological stress.
As mentioned earlier, if there really was such as thing as ghosts then we would be catching them on our smartphones several times a day.
Have you ever noticed how many of these illusions are there when the person is in bed so therefore half in and out of sleep? Or when they are recently bereaved and therefore under huge emotional and psychological stress.
As mentioned earlier, if there really was such as thing as ghosts then we would be catching them on our smartphones several times a day.
More interesting and more plausible is Hillary Clinton's interest in UFOs http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/11/us/politics/hillary-clinton-aliens.html
Paul Reids Sock
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Very similar here (although not me)
My gran used to live (two separate bungalows on one piece of land) with my great gran and kind of looked over her.
One night my grans friend was over and they walked over to check in, Great Gran had passed away so Gran went back to call the nurse and left her friend at the other bungalow.
Upon returning she apologised for leaving her there along to which her friend responded 'It's OK, he was here'. She then described a man that appeared at the doorway and made her feel cal, described my Great Grandfather in great detail even down to the clothes he was buried in. She had never met him.
Doesn't mean I believe but sends a bit of a shiver whenever I think of it!
(first time I have ever typed that story - only now do I appreciate the amount of times I mention Gran/Great Gran/Grans friend)
I don't believe in any of it, but I think they make for good stories. If you do believe, I don't think it's the sort of thing that will do you any harm.
Psychics can eff off though. I'm sure some have their heart in the right place, but the exploitative nature of some of these people is sickening.
Psychics can eff off though. I'm sure some have their heart in the right place, but the exploitative nature of some of these people is sickening.
OzMike
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I don't think it's a case of believing, sometimes things just happen that defy explanation.
Happened to me and others I know a few times.
Happened to me and others I know a few times.
If anyone that knows me has had some paranormal experience, they're smart enough to keep it to themselves, as they know I'll just ridicule them.
Norman Baker suck my lozenge
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I'm not but my Poltergeist is always turning over the telly to watch Britain's most haunted..