Can anybody see a ghost?

 

Can anybody see a ghost?

One of the most frequent questions asked is, "Can anybody see ghosts?"

The answer is yes.  In fact, many investigation requests originate from those that have never had an unexplainable experience before and are suddenly meet with something they can't rationalize.  It can be as simple as sitting on a park bench and seeing a lady that isn't there vanish in front of them after talking to that lady.  Or perhaps a new parent is dealing with their infant interacting to something unseen.  Sometimes it's a new house, or an old house that's been remodeled.  Other times there is a recent death and a person is woken to the recently passed loved one.

 In any situation, there doesn't have to be any prior paranormal encounter or knowledge of spirits.  Unfortunately, it is often more frightening the first time one sees a ghost and it isn't on TV.  The natural response is, "I didn't just see that."  The next step is to explain what the person did really see and investigate.  However, depending on what was seen this may be too scary for some.

The number one thing to remember is a ghost or spirit is not like TV and will not typically cause any physical harm.  The media makes ghosts out to be scary for ratings to sell movies.  While each situation must be taken on a case by case basis, if you have had a spirit around for years and it hasn't hurt you.  Then the likelihood of it every bothering you is pretty darn low.  As my husband says, "Just ask them to pay rent!"  Now we have had a case of one spirit doing the laundry.  I offered to bring them home, but my husband said, "no".

So can anybody have a paranormal experience?  Absolutely!  In fact it's usually when you least expect it too.  Just remember to remain calm and not think of those scary Halloween movies.

A private moment between this world and the next.

 

A private moment between this world and the next.

For those that know me growing up, I was able to sleep through anything.  The night of my grandfather's passing (in another state) he woke me with his pipe smoke at the time of his passing.  He even had to wake me a second time to make sure I gave my mother his message.  Now, here was the catch.  My mother and I never spoke of what I had the ability to "see".  Even more distressing, "How does a child tell her mother that her no longer living father has a very important message for her?"  Since I promised him would tell her, I had to figure out a way.  I'll tell you now that it took me five years to deliver grandpa's message.  The message was exactly what she needed to hear most from him and I had no way of knowing.

Why do I share this?  For those of you that sit in silence and are too afraid to break that silence.  There comes a time when you know in your heart that you have to put your own feelings aside.  Yes, you will be hurt from time to time.  However, you will suffer even more by sitting in silence. 

In the end for me, there was a new bond formed between my mother and I.  I was able to share things I saw as a child about her family.  She later showed me pictures that I had never seen.  One of the ladies I thought was a stranger growing up, was actually an aunt that was very close to my mother.

To this day I can still smell my grandfather's pipe smoke.  Mom knows he is around when she smells it now.  I've been visited by other relatives at the time of passing, but never jarred awake for the purpose of giving anybody a message.  It's easy to relate to stranger's that have passed.  However, when it's family asking for help it is so very much more difficult.

Out of this, I was forced to open up.  I had not told anybody to what extent I saw dead people until then.  After that I began work as a paramedic.  I new what equipment to grab because I saw the victims and the injuries before we got to the scenes.  Perhaps grandpa was preparing me?