A friend of mine in the land of blogs wrote a post today answering the questions of someone who wanted to know about her. The questions pertained to her knowledge of the spiritual world. You can read it at "On A Limb"...

Now why am I mentioning it?

Well, I commented on her post with a slight disagreement, not not in an agrumentative way, just that my experience with the spiritual world has been different.

For instance, lately I have been surrounded by spirits I wish would just leave me alone. As awful as it might seem, I have enough on my plate and they are sucking the life out of me. I don't believe that is their intention, but spirits DO effect the environment where they linger. And for me they can drain me quickly depending on how many are around.

There is a spot outside of where I work which maks me particularly uneasy.
I don't know or think anything bad happened at this spot, but there is a spirit who frequents the area and it is not happy. I have taken a picture of the area before because it looks so peaceful. There is a gazebo and a garden, it is on my way into the office from the parking lot.

There are many spirits which go there and most of the time they are cheerful. But this one, I just don't know what is wrong with him. Yes, I believe he is male, but I have been wrong about that before. I bet if there were a way to get the temperature of this particular stretch of concrete it would be significantly colder. It almost makes me want to throw off my routine a bit, because I know he knows when I come to work and leave work. He waits. There have been times during which I come in later int he morning and he is not there. But if I leave on time in the afternoon he is there and he is especially cold then. As if to somehow say he isn't happy I missed our morning meeting.

I wish I knew what was wrong but he never talks. And I don't hear music.

Music?

Yes.

There are spirits that surround Braeden and when they do they sing and play music. It is soft, light and calming. I hear it all the time. It is comforting. When he isn't home and I don't hear the music it is more difficult for me to fall asleep.

Ah well. Maybe one day I'll uncover the mystery. Until then I'll endure.
Thank you Claudia for your post, it definitely got me thinking. =o)

Labels: ghosts, spirits

Let me tell you something first. I was raised Catholic and have even taught Sunday school. I believe in God and Braeden and I pray all the time. I believe in heaven and hope to someday be worthy of going to heaven. With that in mind I now tell you I do believe in ghosts. I have heard ghosts and seen ghosts. I believe the dead can still inhabit the earth when they wish, I don't believe Heaven is a place without windows or doors.

Experiences may go unnoticed by those who don't believe. But think about these things for me. Have you ever walked by what appears to be nothing but you feel a dramatic change in temperature and maybe even get a quick rush of chills enough to give you goosebumps or make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up? For me that usually means there is a presence near me or near my son. I have been lucky enough to never have had to deal with a negative presence, but I have been nearby one. It seemed confined to one side of the street and didn't cross. I've not been able to explain that one, but it's almost as if the spirit was angry and couldn't find the peace they need to move on.

There are a lot of skeptics in our world. But that doesn't bother me. We use 10% of our brain on a daily basis. If we were more open to learning how to use the other parts of our brain there is no telling how many sense would come alive.

All of the women in my family (including grandma, aunts, cousins, etc.) can see and hear spirits. Sometimes there are symbols or signs that a presence is with you. We are open to seeing those signs and it is a reassuring feeling. There are times when there are too many energy sources in one room and I will feel overwhelmed or claustrophobic even though to someone else the room around me looks empty. But if I say that I need space the spirits will usually move away and I'll feel the energy in the room calm down.

Many times I will hear music. Sometimes it sounds like a soft lullaby other times it sounds like a church choir. I often hear it when Braeden has just gone to sleep. It puts me at ease because I know he is being watched over and will sleep good. Sometimes when I am driving and it seems I'm going to go off the road (because some idiot driver side swipes me) there will be something that keeps my Jeep on the road. I will feel the wheel take over. These things don't scare me. I was raised this way and to me it's perfectly normal.

I'm not sure why I felt the need to explain all of this or share it rather. But, I did. And so there you have it. Happy Friday!

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