Hi There!
I have a friend that lives in her grandmothers house. Her grandmother passed away several years ago, and she has always said she can feel her presence in the house, but it was always comforting, not frightening. In the past month or so, her children, aged 10 and 12 are getting scared and don't want to stay upstairs alone. Her babysitter has told her that she hears footsteps upstairs, and even her 2 year old daughter looks up when she hears the noises.
My question is, why has this turned from a comforting spirit to one that is scaring the family? Is there anything she can do to get things back to "normal"?
Thanks!
P
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Hey P!
Hmmmmm, changes in the family could be a root cause. Inner turmoil can sometimes magnify a situation in the house, especially if one or more of the family is sensitive. As children mature, they can unknowingly trigger activity. Depending on the ages and child, some are classified as Poltergeists but I think most of them are just stirring up phenomenon.
Ask your friend to talk to the kids about what they're hearing or seeing that is making them frightened. Are they centered around a significant date? Has there been construction or remodeling on the house (another source of awakening activity)? This could also possibly be a new ghost all together and not the grandmother. In any case, please tell your friend that there is usually nothing to worry about, it's more of an inconvenience than actual danger. That's not to say they won't get freaked out but remind them that there is nothing the activity can do to harm them. Look at it as an adventure. Whip out the cameras and become ghost hunters. ;)
I find that taking the fear out of it and using that opportunity to learn more about the phenomenon will counter the need to run. Have them take control of the situation before it takes control of them. As for returning to "normal," she can ask the spirit to go into the light or tell them firmly to take a hike; I've seen both methods with varying success.
If your friend has further questions, I'm more than happy to speak with her as well. If she'd like to learn more about what's going on in her house, check to see if there are some reputable ghost investigators in the area to come check it out.
Have a great night!
Stacey
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Stacey,
Hi, you may think that I am nuts. But that is ok cause most of my friends do also. I was doing a search on how to get rid of a ghost, but it was hard to find info on getting one out of a car. My girlfriend has a minivan that her late husband will not seem to get out of. The first time it did this with me in the car I just about broke up with this woman. We were going shopping one Saturday night, and we were backing out of the driveway when the door ajar light and buzzer kept going off. I checked all the doors and they were close tight. Then a little later the dome lights were going on and off and the buzzer kept going on and off. I told her she had some major electrical trouble. She said she had the electrical system checked and the fuse's all replaced. It kept on doing it, that it was John (late husband) Well i did not believe it. Then the power locks started locking and unlocking while all the other things were going on and off. Well I just about was ready to start walking. Well her dad called her one the way to the store, when we got out I asked how her dad was. Her 2 year old (his daughter) looked at me and told me she had talked to her daddy. Well I just about freaked out to say the least. Well that has been a about 5 months ago and it still dose it. There are more things to tell but I will not just keep on about it. Is there a good way to get this "ghost" out of the van and get him to move on?
Thanks, hope to hear from you,
D*
Rossville, Ga
Well, a haunted car is a new one on me but not unimaginable. I would certainly have it checked again for non-haunting reasons so you know there are no safety issues associated with the electrical system but after that my advice would be to ask your girlfriend to firmly tell whomever is messing with the minivan to shove off and head to a better place. This may need to be repeated until they get the message, ghosts are notoriously stubborn. As long as it isn't creating problems while driving, you may be stuck with it for a while.
Good luck!
Stacey
Wee Ghosties
Ask a Ghost Hunter
Hi, you may think that I am nuts. But that is ok cause most of my friends do also. I was doing a search on how to get rid of a ghost, but it was hard to find info on getting one out of a car. My girlfriend has a minivan that her late husband will not seem to get out of. The first time it did this with me in the car I just about broke up with this woman. We were going shopping one Saturday night, and we were backing out of the driveway when the door ajar light and buzzer kept going off. I checked all the doors and they were close tight. Then a little later the dome lights were going on and off and the buzzer kept going on and off. I told her she had some major electrical trouble. She said she had the electrical system checked and the fuse's all replaced. It kept on doing it, that it was John (late husband) Well i did not believe it. Then the power locks started locking and unlocking while all the other things were going on and off. Well I just about was ready to start walking. Well her dad called her one the way to the store, when we got out I asked how her dad was. Her 2 year old (his daughter) looked at me and told me she had talked to her daddy. Well I just about freaked out to say the least. Well that has been a about 5 months ago and it still dose it. There are more things to tell but I will not just keep on about it. Is there a good way to get this "ghost" out of the van and get him to move on?
Thanks, hope to hear from you,
D*
Rossville, Ga
Well, a haunted car is a new one on me but not unimaginable. I would certainly have it checked again for non-haunting reasons so you know there are no safety issues associated with the electrical system but after that my advice would be to ask your girlfriend to firmly tell whomever is messing with the minivan to shove off and head to a better place. This may need to be repeated until they get the message, ghosts are notoriously stubborn. As long as it isn't creating problems while driving, you may be stuck with it for a while.
Good luck!
Stacey
Wee Ghosties
Ask a Ghost Hunter
Friday, October 26, 2007
Things that go pee in the night...
R* asks:
Why are bathrooms so scary? I have always been scared of bathrooms and now my kids are too. We came from a family that sees and hears things go bump in the night and I wonder if there is a connection.
Hi R and thanks for writing!
Well, there can be a few things that may account for your jumpiness around the bathroom. Mirrors reflect subtle movements that may have escaped your notice, drippy pipes creating odd noises, odd smells (I'm talking pipes here, not the more...obvious sniffs), etc. Is there a particular time when you feel more anxious than others? Is it all bathrooms or certain ones?
Most activity can be explained by natural causes, not supernatural, so identify where the problem lies and if you still find no reasonable explanation for your uneasiness, start taking notes (when/where/weather conditions/who's in the house). If you decide to investigate with a ghost hunting team later, this information will be invaluable.
One last word - many of my cases happen around water. I feel that there is a connection between the fluidity of water and that of spirit activity. It's possible that the water concentrated in the bathroom may serve as a conduit between you and the ghosts, which is why you're more susceptible it their presence.
I'm always happen to answer more questions as they arise!
Best wishes in this Halloween season,
Stacey
Wee Ghosties
Why are bathrooms so scary? I have always been scared of bathrooms and now my kids are too. We came from a family that sees and hears things go bump in the night and I wonder if there is a connection.
Hi R and thanks for writing!
Well, there can be a few things that may account for your jumpiness around the bathroom. Mirrors reflect subtle movements that may have escaped your notice, drippy pipes creating odd noises, odd smells (I'm talking pipes here, not the more...obvious sniffs), etc. Is there a particular time when you feel more anxious than others? Is it all bathrooms or certain ones?
Most activity can be explained by natural causes, not supernatural, so identify where the problem lies and if you still find no reasonable explanation for your uneasiness, start taking notes (when/where/weather conditions/who's in the house). If you decide to investigate with a ghost hunting team later, this information will be invaluable.
One last word - many of my cases happen around water. I feel that there is a connection between the fluidity of water and that of spirit activity. It's possible that the water concentrated in the bathroom may serve as a conduit between you and the ghosts, which is why you're more susceptible it their presence.
I'm always happen to answer more questions as they arise!
Best wishes in this Halloween season,
Stacey
Wee Ghosties
Monday, October 8, 2007
Can a ghost follow you home?
Hi I have a few questions to ask. If you can answer with best knowledge you can.
1. If I was on a ghost hunt in lets say an old house and I come across a spirit. Can it follow me home?
2. Has anyone that you know come across this?
3. Can A spirit be attach to a person? Not to a love one but someone that it doesn't know?
Thank You
Andrew V.
Hi Andrew,
Thanks for writing! Let's get busy:
1. If I was on a ghost hunt in lets say an old house and I come across a spirit. Can it follow me home?
I have heard of some ghosts following investigators home and I have had one myself. I wouldn't call it common but sometimes spirits are curious as to whom is chasing them around so diligently. As for my ghost, I would see a figure on my stairs while I work at my desk, just watching...watching.
2. Has anyone that you know come across this?
I have found that the more sensitive the investigator, the more likely I'll hear about activity after they return from a hunt. They may simply be more aware of their surroundings, however.
3. Can A spirit be attach to a person? Not to a love one but someone that it doesn't know?
I believe that a spirit is able to do quite a bit of what it sets its mind to. Be it following someone interesting home or staying put in a familiar place, it has the ability to attach itself to anything that it feels like. This may certainly change over the years as the living die or houses razed for newer construction but I've heard of families haunted for generations.
Thank you, Andrew, for your questions. Please let me know if there are others I may answer for you more in depth.
Stacey
1. If I was on a ghost hunt in lets say an old house and I come across a spirit. Can it follow me home?
2. Has anyone that you know come across this?
3. Can A spirit be attach to a person? Not to a love one but someone that it doesn't know?
Thank You
Andrew V.
Hi Andrew,
Thanks for writing! Let's get busy:
1. If I was on a ghost hunt in lets say an old house and I come across a spirit. Can it follow me home?
I have heard of some ghosts following investigators home and I have had one myself. I wouldn't call it common but sometimes spirits are curious as to whom is chasing them around so diligently. As for my ghost, I would see a figure on my stairs while I work at my desk, just watching...watching.
2. Has anyone that you know come across this?
I have found that the more sensitive the investigator, the more likely I'll hear about activity after they return from a hunt. They may simply be more aware of their surroundings, however.
3. Can A spirit be attach to a person? Not to a love one but someone that it doesn't know?
I believe that a spirit is able to do quite a bit of what it sets its mind to. Be it following someone interesting home or staying put in a familiar place, it has the ability to attach itself to anything that it feels like. This may certainly change over the years as the living die or houses razed for newer construction but I've heard of families haunted for generations.
Thank you, Andrew, for your questions. Please let me know if there are others I may answer for you more in depth.
Stacey
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Whatever walks these halls, walks alone...
Not much is needed for an answer here but I couldn't resist popping in a good story to get us started. Thank you to our first contributor!
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I've had two ghost encounters that I cannot explain away. I've always been kind of sensitive along those lines, but never had anything happen quite like this. Both of these encounters occurred while I was working at a nursing home. The original portion of the building was built in the 1930s and housed the local hospital. The hospital moved out in 1975 into a brand new building, leaving the old one to eventually become a nursing home.
It didn't take long before the other staff started telling me stories about hauntings in the place. The Alzheimer's unit was rumored to be the most place in the building. It used to house the maternity ward back in the day. The staff had many stories about the patients seeming to have conversations - not unusual because the patients often mumbled at each other as part of the disease process. But oftentimes the conversations the staff overheard were like listening to one half of a phone conversation, and the residents looked like they were making eye contact with whoever, or whatever, they were talking to. Night shift staff often reported hearing babies crying, or footsteps in the hallway, or what sounded like someone falling out of bed. The staff would investigate and find all was well. One staff member told the story of how he'd hear someone falling out of bed, race down the hallway to check the room where the sound had come from, only to have it repeat behind him.
The first time I encountered one of the ethereal residents happened in October. I'd been working there for 10 months by that time. It was 4 in the afternoon, and I was chatting with the afternoon receptionist before I left for the day. As usual, it was very warm in the building, but a nice fall day outside: sunny and pleasant. As we chatted, Jennifer suddenly got goose bumps all over her arms and shook herself like she was very cold. I was about to ask if she was ok, when all of a sudden I was enveloped in a draft of very very cold air. It quickly passed, and we both looked at each other. No one had come in from the outside - and it wasn't cold enough outside to make that kind of draft anyways. We talked about it and both of us had the same impression: that someone had just walked through us and it felt like a male entity. Jennifer said she'd had that happen to her before.
A few weeks later, I was sitting at my desk sorting papers. There was a yellow pencil sitting on the corner of my desk. It had been placed there earlier in the day when someone had borrowed it to make a note. It was one of those hexagonal #2 pencils. It wasn't anywhere near the papers I was sorting. All of a sudden, it started rolling back and forth rapidly all on it's own. Like someone was rubbing their hand over it, back and forth, really fast. I stopped my sorting and just moved my eyes to look at the pencil and it slowed down and stopped. I hadn't moved the desk, and there were no drafts to make that happen.
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I've had two ghost encounters that I cannot explain away. I've always been kind of sensitive along those lines, but never had anything happen quite like this. Both of these encounters occurred while I was working at a nursing home. The original portion of the building was built in the 1930s and housed the local hospital. The hospital moved out in 1975 into a brand new building, leaving the old one to eventually become a nursing home.
It didn't take long before the other staff started telling me stories about hauntings in the place. The Alzheimer's unit was rumored to be the most place in the building. It used to house the maternity ward back in the day. The staff had many stories about the patients seeming to have conversations - not unusual because the patients often mumbled at each other as part of the disease process. But oftentimes the conversations the staff overheard were like listening to one half of a phone conversation, and the residents looked like they were making eye contact with whoever, or whatever, they were talking to. Night shift staff often reported hearing babies crying, or footsteps in the hallway, or what sounded like someone falling out of bed. The staff would investigate and find all was well. One staff member told the story of how he'd hear someone falling out of bed, race down the hallway to check the room where the sound had come from, only to have it repeat behind him.
The first time I encountered one of the ethereal residents happened in October. I'd been working there for 10 months by that time. It was 4 in the afternoon, and I was chatting with the afternoon receptionist before I left for the day. As usual, it was very warm in the building, but a nice fall day outside: sunny and pleasant. As we chatted, Jennifer suddenly got goose bumps all over her arms and shook herself like she was very cold. I was about to ask if she was ok, when all of a sudden I was enveloped in a draft of very very cold air. It quickly passed, and we both looked at each other. No one had come in from the outside - and it wasn't cold enough outside to make that kind of draft anyways. We talked about it and both of us had the same impression: that someone had just walked through us and it felt like a male entity. Jennifer said she'd had that happen to her before.
A few weeks later, I was sitting at my desk sorting papers. There was a yellow pencil sitting on the corner of my desk. It had been placed there earlier in the day when someone had borrowed it to make a note. It was one of those hexagonal #2 pencils. It wasn't anywhere near the papers I was sorting. All of a sudden, it started rolling back and forth rapidly all on it's own. Like someone was rubbing their hand over it, back and forth, really fast. I stopped my sorting and just moved my eyes to look at the pencil and it slowed down and stopped. I hadn't moved the desk, and there were no drafts to make that happen.
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