Do you believe in ghosts?

[OneFootInTheGrave]

as ghosts of the dead - no reason for it - as unexplained phenomenon that might be many things but remains unexplained - yes, but I guess we all agree on that... now what they are or it is - that is a different kettle of fish, and I wouldn't know, as for the belief in ghosts as the dead - no.

[geeslaka]

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[lightblue]

Originally posted by geeslaka
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I got worse than that one But I'll not post it

[Gangerolf]

I've seen ghosts. so, yes

[St Leo]

I've hunted down and brutally dismembered all ghosts with my chainsaw. Satan and God, you are next!:P

[geeslaka]

Stay away from God! I've got dibs on him!

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by August Borms


Well, I believe in Iceland they didn't have ghosts but they had what we would call zombies, and in Africa they believed in spirits who occupy animals/trees/people IIRC but not transparent dead tribal chiefs haunting the village or something

Ah. As I was explaining, western "ghosts" are mainly astral shells.

Sentient ghosts are invisbile unless you use your sixth chakra.

[Kramerman]

Originally posted by Tassadar5000


However, after about 2 weeks, most ghosts lose interest in Earth and ascend. To where, I don't know.

However, certainly there are many who stay. Some of animals, some of humans. We more easily recognize humans because we are humans.

Anyway, most ghosts that are seen are called "Astral shells". They aren't ghosts perse, but just a shell of a former person. Doesn't think, doesn't feel....Just mimicks.
There are other types as well. Many ghosts are poltergiests (they are able to interact with the physical world). Ghosts of this nature are very often disturbed and REFUSE to ascend for whatever reason. As a ghost stays on Earth, it begins to lose higher awareness (pleasure, compassion, etc) and begins to falter to lower emotions such as pain and unhappiness.
BUT, in order to stay on Earth, they have to constantly feed off of the life energy of people, so they attack. You can tell when your being attacked when there is a LARGE temperature change (hot or cold), you begin feeling hungry and dizzy, sleepy....
Some ghosts crave sex. They enter a person, and...well, arouse them. But the feelings of arousal aren't there, just the "symptoms". These beings often looks like balls of light with crystals around them and are very beautiful.
Then there are others who are addicted to drugs. They enter a person, and influence them to take drugs. This stimulates both the person and the ghost.

Welcome to the world of New Age.

Where did you pull that from?

[Vesayen]

It's nice to know as it stands, that only 12% of apolytonites are ignorant enough to believe in ghosts

[RGBVideo]

I don't believe in fairy tales.

Voted for the 3rd option, "I don't care".

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by Kramerman


Where did you pull that from?

Mostly from my own experiences (and those of my wife and child. HA, I'm NOT Crazy ). Terminolog from books.

[Kramerman]

your experiences, eh? please elaborate

My government teacher told us this ghost story from his childhood. He swears to this day his house was haunted... kinda spooky. One of his earliest memories was of going into his older sisters room late at night wen he was scared and he saw a ghostly purple figure lying in the bed with her.... I think it was probably the imagination of a little child, but still interesting.

[Dis]

I think a better question is if I believe in non-ghosts- living creatures and a living world.

[Kramerman]

More on the imagination of children:

one time when i was at my grandfathers ( i was like 6), i went down into his game room late at night, and was TOTALLY CONVINCED i saw an ALIEN on his pool table... I ran upstairs screaming in terror. My grandfather, always the skeptic, walked me down (my dad, recently retired from the army, came with a rifle to reassure me, heh) to prove there was no alien... and he was right. it was just some brown wooden statue of an eagle lying on the table... but in the darkness i thought the wooden feathers were scales and stuff... i really felt dumb, as i barely got more than a glance before i turned and ran (it was dark and i was scared going down there alone as it was).

[OneFootInTheGrave]

Originally posted by Gangerolf
I've seen ghosts. so, yes

really...

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