QotW-4/13 - Do you believe in...

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QotW-4/13 - Do you believe in...
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Thu, 04-13-2006 - 6:50am

...ghosts, apparitions, and things that go bump in the night?  Why or why not?Have you had personal experience with a paranormal spirit?


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Fri, 04-14-2006 - 10:13am

What a great story about the toilet and the tums! I guess your ghost had some indigestion problems!

I don't think you're crazy at all! I have had similar experiences actually, although I never believed at the time that I was actually possessed. I always figured that I was a very very negative person as a result of my childhood and a really abusive mother, and I picked up alot of negative psychic garbage as a result.

Although my belief in God is strong, my faith has been turned inside out recently, and my core beliefs regarding faith and spirituality are changing. I'm not sure of what to believe anymore regarding some things anymore. But I do believe you! I prayed to Jesus also, and he recently has helped me get rid of alot of emotional baggage that I've carried around for years and years.

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Fri, 04-14-2006 - 11:32am

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Fri, 04-14-2006 - 11:37am

Oh Beth, what an awful experience!

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Fri, 04-14-2006 - 12:34pm

I haven't had any serious problems since, though I have sensed the "creature" try to come back. I just constantly say prayers for Jesus to take me into his heart and for Him to live in mine...works like a charm.

I also attend Mass regularly and say a lot of rosaries. There are other reasons I do those things, but they can only help as well.

Protection? Maybe some folks have said protection prayers for me, but they haven't proved as necessary. It's hard to get people to say those prayers for you, because so many people do not believe you.

Express!
Beth "Petrouchka"

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Sat, 04-15-2006 - 1:51pm

Interesting topic.

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Sat, 04-15-2006 - 2:14pm

My ex-SIL is a firm beleiver in spirits, angels, fairies and the like. I t was a major sore point between ner and her husabnd, but NOT the reason they split.

I have never, to my knowledge, been visited by a spirit of any kind.

However, I'm keeping an open mind...




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Sat, 04-15-2006 - 6:43pm

I definitely believe in spirits and such.

There was a spirit in my grandparents' house, probably still there (it has since been sold), that we nicknamed Charlie. My dad has known about Charlie since he was a kid. Although dad wonders if it's a Charlene instead, since it once tried to climb in bed with his brother! My dad, my mom, an aunt, an uncle, my sister, and myself have all had direct experiences with Charlie, but my other uncle, my grandparents, and my brothers have not.

It's interesting to be able feel presences. I don't always feel them, but sometimes they sneak up on me. They're mostly good, but every once in a while something bad pops up and I have to tell them to go away. One experience I had was with my mom's dad after he passed away about a week after I got married. Mark went to get me some tissues and to tell his mom, and I could feel that Papa was in the doorway telling me that he was okay. I think everyone in my family has seen some of our ancestors, mostly on my mom's parents' side (she was adopted).



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Mon, 04-17-2006 - 9:14am

I certainly do! I'm very spiritual myself, and this must make me more aware of *other presences*. I lost my DH 13 years ago, and every now and then, I either see him driving our two-toned blue and white pickup down our street, or I'll hear his laughter in the distance. It is very unmistakable, and also, Ford doesn't sell too many two-toned pickups anymore either!


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Mon, 04-17-2006 - 2:04pm

How heartwarming to know they're still around and letting you know they love you!

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