I believe in ghosts. I took this in the Blair Street vaults in Edinburgh. What ya think?:p
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I believe in ghosts. I took this in the Blair Street vaults in Edinburgh. What ya think?:p
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...inburgh075.jpg
I think if there is a fire one needs to exit to the left. Not seeing any ghosts though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
maybe its just me then. I can see a dark shadowy figure under the arch. ANd there was no one esle there as i was the last person through the arch and i keep feeling like there was someone behind me......
No. There is no paranormal. There is only normal.
Things we can't explain is regarded as Paranormal.
But once explained - it is regarded as normal.
Paranormal is the unknown. But when the unknown becomes known it is not paranormal anymore....
Oddly enough Lote, i think i have to agree with this statement.( Yeap theres a first for everything...:p )Quote:
Originally Posted by Lote-Tree
Now that you mention it, there is a bit of a darker part in the stones beneath the arch, but I wouldn't call it a ghost.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
LOL :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
My thoughts are nought but your own thoughts in sound
And my deeds your hopes in action :D
Probably isnt but i'm gonna keep pretending all the same!:p Very eerie place though! Was surrounded by the smell of stale whiskey and sweat at one point as well. Thought i was imagining things until the tour guide told us all that some times people sense this very smell. I am a bit clairsentient anyway....and cliraudient....Quote:
Originally Posted by AimusSage
All this extra sensory perception makes the mind go round and round in circles. :) Just don't let an American TV producer know, they'll want you in one of their silly paranormal TV shows. :eek: :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Actually i'd love that!:lol: :D (but not one of the american ones... That girly ghost hunters is the worst programme i've seen on telly in a long time!)Quote:
Originally Posted by AimusSage
I'm jealous of the most haunted crew. If only they needed an Ex Archaeologist bookseller!:rolleyes: One can dream!
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Originally Posted by Niamh
What "girly ghost hunters" show is that?
I would LOVE to be on "Most Haunted"!! I have tried to win the trip to go to the UK for the Halloween "Most Haunted Live" event. I, of course, didn't win!! I NEVER win anything! So, I am hoping that they offer it again. I won't give up! I will try again!
Then I wanted to enter the "Ghost Hunters" (Sci-Fi channel program) contest to be the next ghost hunter with TAPS. Of course I couldn't enter that because I had absolutely NOBODY to help me out with sending in a film of myself. You had to either do it over the internet or send in a DVD of yourself. I couldn't do either one. I know no one who has the capability to do either one of those things.
Then there is finally a paranormal investigation team in the state where I live that is affiliated with TAPS (the first one in the state so far). They recently accepted new applicants, but I couldn't apply. You have to live within 60 miles from the town where the headquarters is located. I live 3 hours away!
Life is SO tough sometimes :(
There is a programme that does sometimes be on living tv called Girly Ghost Hunters. Its really bad. I'd also love to be on most haunted live.:(
I was wondering what you thought about paranormal phenomena:
Do you believe in ghosts/telepathy/past lives/telekinesy... and other kinds of strange things?
Are you afraid of that?
Have you already witnessed an event/phenomenon that you have not been able to explain?
If not, would you like to witness one?
Personally I have always wanted to go to houses which are said to be haunted, out of curiosity. I am intrigued with the unknown.
EDIT: Ok, my thread was useless.:( :( :bawling: The only thread I make is useless, nice. :)
Yes, it's very disappointing when one starts a thread - especially if one hasn't done so before - only to have it be combined with some other one; although in this case the two are indeed similar.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sweets America
But, to answer your question: No, I have never witnessed what might be considered a paranormal phenomenon and though I prefer to think of myself as open-minded, I would NOT want to witness one as it would be a cataclysmic challenge to my essentially materialistic view of the world.
Thanks. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by PrinceMyshkin
I am open minded too, and I would love seing a strange event. I have no materialistic view of the world. :p
Oh, I am thinking: maybe if I created a thread about these sweet creatures that are Platypuses, it would not be moved? I'm sure nobody else has talked about Platypuses. :D
YES! Platypuses have been totally overlooked on this site! We are so bloody anthropocentric here!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sweets America
Sweets,
Any thread that is similar or of the same context of an already existing thread will be merged as par forum rules etc. That is why it is advisable to always search the forums before creating a thread. It happens everday here so dont feel hard done by because i merged yours with an already existing thread.:)
And maybe people will discuss platypus'. Stranger things have happened on this forum.:p
A friend of mine did a world-wide quiz on Wii, there was the question "Do you believe in ghosts?". The country with the highest proportion of "yes" answers was Japan, the country with the fewest was Austria.
If you can, could you get the list and maybe post the top twenty? Pretty pretty please? :angel:
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Originally Posted by dramasnot6
I was just about to say the same thing! :D So, there are two people here that would definitely love to read that! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Being from the South, I do believe that there could possibly be souls roaming around lost. Or maybe they are watching over the ones they left behind. All things are possible. I have never seen one, but I know folks who have and I don't believe they are making things up or crazy or anything like that.
There are things that occur in our lives ,
we do not find a scientific explanation, because there is another world invisible to us, but things happen often indicate their presence. As for me,
I believe in jinn existence with full faith This is also part of my doctrine, the Quran talked about the jinn in more than one position, and there is a complete verse with the name of jinn
((And we used to sit on places (high) therein to listen. But he who listeneth now findeth a flame in wait for him.))Quote:
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
[72:1]
Say (O Muhammad): It is revealed unto me that a company of the Jinn gave ear, and they said: Lo! we have heard a marvellous Qur’an,
[72:2]
Which guideth unto righteousness, so we believe in it and we ascribe no partner unto our Lord.
[72:8]
And (the Jinn who had listened to the Qur’an said): We had sought the heaven but had found it filled with strong warders and meteors.
[72:9]
And we used to sit on places (high) therein to listen. But he who listeneth now findeth a flame in wait for him;
I think that most of us saw that flame in the sky at night , that flame make a strange movement and then disappear , as if it had finished its mission.
Did you ever experience supernatural phenomena ? well those of you who have experienced any unusual or mysterious happening in life which cannot be explained on scientific basis not only I would be pleased to know about it but it would also provide some food for thought to those who either don't believe in magic, clairvoyance, intuition or the like or who are skeptical about such things.
Okay, let's go!
Getting up and going to work every day seems like Deja Vu all over again.
Every day I have a mysterious feeling. I had indeed experienced them.
Everything in the world is a mysterious phenomenon, and we all are mysterious beings.
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Originally Posted by mazHur
How would someone know whether what they saw/felt/heard cannot be explained by science?
A person would need to be an expert at a large number of sciences to state that science could not possibly explain it. Maybe a theoretical neurosurgeon and psychologist with a PhD in phsyics and a strong interest in the action of light on the human retina, but for 99.99999% of people, the proposition is quite meaningless.
When people say that something is "beyond science", that usually equates to "I can't explain it." Another point is that humans make shocking eyewitnesses. Ask any cop about the complete unreliability of eyewitness testimony.
Still, good idea for a subject, I'm always keen to explore stories of supposedly supernatural phenomena.
Food for thought is right, although I have to confess that I suspect the dish is likely to be a little stale. To date, not one instance of genuine supernatural/paranormal phenomena has been shown to have happened and every claim has a rational explanation.Quote:
Originally Posted by mazHur
Let's see what comes out....
Déjà vu is a very common phenomenon and I think most of us have experienced it sometime in our lives. There is a scientific explanation for it I think, though I've forgotten what it was. I believe it was from one of those Time articles.
As for other supernatural phenomena, like ghosts/spirits, I haven't experienced them, and thank God I haven't :sick:
Precisely,déjà vu is too cliche,we invariably do what we need to do what we should do virtually everyday.Phenomenon is peculiar to one,for the chosen one would suffer in anguish.I did not hitherto been through phenomenon and extraterrestrial things,unless I literally see a UFO or a ghost.But being a Christian and obey God makes that not to happen.
Blaze, thanks for joining in. What I am looking for is something , something 'supernatural' or 'magical'-----unexplainable and weird ---that one might have experienced personally. For example, there are reports that some people died and were taken for burial when they suddenly got up!Quote:
Originally Posted by blazeofglory
One gotta be something of a Poe to experience such mysteries or more!:)
I just noticed something in the number of replies and views for this thread, that when read horizontally they display the very interesting number "666." I wonder what this means? :p
It means nothing! The number is now 866! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by RoCKiTcZa
if you want to learn more about this superstitious belief regarding the number 666 (why seen horizontally and not verically? How would Einstein's e=mcsquare seem if read 'vertically' ??) here is a link
http://www.free-press-release.com/ne...136651762.html
Yes I have funnily enough, about 3 years ago now. Unfortunately, I don't think any of the close relatives or friends I told actually believed what I was saying; either that, or they put it down to a mere trick of the mind. Maybe it was... but it sure didn't seem like it at the time.
I was lying in bed, very hot and uncomfortable; I couldn't sleep at all. So I propped my pillow up, and sat there wide awake. I noticed this figure at the bottom of my bed. It looked like someone sat on the floor in a long white veil and dress. I just froze completely - I couldn't scream, I couldn't move.
Eventually I gathered myself together and threw the bedcovers over me, praying that when I got back up, it would be gone.
About 10 minutes later, I mustered the strength to uncover myself. It was still there. This time, although I was still scared, I didn't feel a need to hide; I was actually rather curious. So I crawled forward and took a closer look, it was just there gazing at me. It looked rather like an old lady with big grey eyes in this veil.
After this, I just lay back in bed and fell asleep; by morning it had gone. But there was nothing at the end of my bed that I could have mistaken to be anything else...
intersting experience, LadyW but it sounds more like a dream,,,,,,or perhaps hallucinationQuote:
Originally Posted by LadyW
We all talk about magic , mysteries and weird but there's hardly anyone who has physically happened to deal with them in real life. I experienced one ----unexpalined one,,,before several living witnesses and it still amazes me as to how that could have happened?? That was a REAL mystery!
Wow, now that's a bold statement, every single instance? How do you quantify that?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Atheist
Yes, I went through the experience personally and physically in the presence of several witnesses,,,I still can't figure out how that could happen?Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
I tried the 'experiment' again at a friend's house, though the result was not as good as before but it left everyone present with their mouths open!
No it definitely wasn't a dream, but I'm willing to except it was a hallucination... who knows, really :) But it was certainly an experience - real or not, haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by mazHur
I had moments like this
I did not hitherto see a UFO before.These extraterrestrial aliens in the UFO reputed curse some people and make them psycho or suddenly loss their consciousness.Aliens would apparently rule the Earth,is it genuine or a myth?
I had a similar experience many times in my life. I don't believe in supernatular phenomena so i asked a friend of mine, a doctor, and he told me that there is a state of sleep where you actually sleep with your eyes half open and you are not exactly asleep (something in the middle) and you have a consciousness of the world around you and make it part of your dream. This happens in periods of stress etc..he told me what the name of this state is but i forgot both the name and the full explanation. Anyway what i saw all these times is somewhat what you explained in your previous post..a strange distorted face, wringled and veiled, possibly threatening..the doctor said that what i really saw was my bedsheets which at this point may have taken a weird shape. My half sleeping mind turned those bedsheets into a face ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by LadyW
Things happen and science follow in to define them.