Ghosts -- Have You Ever Encountered One?

[LONDONER]

I've said in a different thread that I don't believe in an afterlife but I did have a slightly wierd experience when I was about 15. I was in front of the house as was everyone else, the house, a Queen Ann house with some history, was empty. I looked up at the house and saw quite clearly one of the sash windows go up. I have absolutely no explanation for this.

[Anocxu]

So..
Members that do not believe in the after life saw ghosts?

Something is not adding up..

[starlight]

I saw an orb in an old torture chamber

[Beaux]

It happened at the 7th night after my grandmother passed away, which in traditional Chinese (Daoism) culture, it is believed that the deceased one's spirit would return to "visit" their family and friends.

Despite not having any similar experience before with other deceased relatives, me and my brothers decided to sleep early to avoid having any potential experience on it. Yes, we are kind of superstitious.

Unfortunately, I somehow woke up in the middle of the night, and tried to get back to sleep. I was quite calm at first, completely forgetting that was the 7th night. But some time later, I noticed a consecutive sound that's actually heard for awhile already. It's like "tik-tik-tik-tik, tik-tik, tik" with a rhythm. Combining with the other stories I heard and the 7th night, I started freaking out and tried to put myself to sleep. However as you know, you harder you try, the harder you can relax.

So I could hear the sound coming from outside the bedroom, from far to close, like someone walking from the living room, through the corridor and enter my room. Although I already assumed that was my grandma's spirit, I still felt really horrified.

I share the room with my younger brother, who is sleeping on the lower bed, while I am on the upper bed. As soon as I heard that sound, I switched my posture so my back is facing the stairs, so that I could face the wall and no need to worry about seeing anything (although my eyes remained shut the whole time). Anyway, I could hear the sound started climbing the stairs really slowly, and at last, it sounds like it is coming from exactly just next to my ear. It was so bizzare, strange and horrifying at the same time that I was all sweaty.

Then, I suddenly felt a cool touch throughout my whole body. It's not like that the skin felt cold but rather a cool stream arouse from my body inside. At the same time, I start uncontrollably breathing very very deep. Deep and slow. I have never did any breathe like this deep before and I could not image I could breathe in this deepness. But after that I felt more relaxed and didn't feel horrified anymore. The deep breathes last for around 15 seconds I guess, and gradually faded out.

And another half minute later, I heard my younger brother in the lower bed start deep-breathing for a similar amount of time. However, I didn't hear the "tik" sound leaving or what, as opposed to what I assumed.

The next day I shared this to my family. Only my elder brother in the next room was also awaken. He had a similar deep-breathe session but didn't hear any sound. He, however, was "pushed" quite hardly just as the deep-breathe started and he claimed to "witnessed grandma's face in his head". My younger brother didn't remember anything from the incidence.

It is the most recent and possible encounter that I could remember. Not that I want to experience again.

Out of curosity, why WOULDNT you want to see your grandmother..? Didn't get along..?

~Beaux

[LONDONER]

So..
Members that do not believe in the after life saw ghosts?

Something is not adding up..

I didn't say I saw a ghost Anocxu, I just saw something that I couldn't explain. It might have had a perfectly logical explanation for all I know.

[Anocxu]

I didn't say I saw a ghost Anocxu, I just saw something that I couldn't explain. It might have had a perfectly logical explanation for all I know.

Aw..
That was a misunderstanding on my part..
Apologies. ..

[Darius]

I woke up early this morning with a large supernatural presence in my bed. It appeared to be wearing a sheet. I was frightened. Do you think it was an apparition?

[GaiPhillyBoy]

I have two...

I was once preparing to go on a school field trip so we had to leave early morning. Hence, I was getting ready to leave my house at between 5:30 - 6:00 Am. Literally and out of nowhere, An ear popping, Loud echoing scream of a woman came from the house next door. It literally echoed throughout the whole neighborhood. Even weirder, the house next door was empty and the people who lived in it moved out a couple of weeks prior to that scream. I've been told the same scream was heard throughout different parts of town in different days the same time. spooky!

The other one which is like 5 years after that scream incident ...
one dawn I woke up from sleep. I was really tired, my eyelids were heavy but I felt the presence of something. An energy. Whatever it was, it was watching me. I ignored the feeling and and closed my eyes and tried to go to sleep.
At 6Am. Half asleep, I felt something moving my shoulder. Gently pushing my shoulder more than once like it was trying to wake me up. I got out of bed and slept upstairs in the guest room.
I slept in the guest room for several days cuz whenever I went back downstairs that thing was there. I felt it.
THAT was truly creepy!

Both great stories, verysimple. That would make me want to sleep in another room as well... or perhaps another HOUSE!

I've said in a different thread that I don't believe in an afterlife but I did have a slightly wierd experience when I was about 15. I was in front of the house as was everyone else, the house, a Queen Ann house with some history, was empty. I looked up at the house and saw quite clearly one of the sash windows go up. I have absolutely no explanation for this.

Londoner, may I ask a question? Do you know if the sash window in question was operated by springs? If so, that COULD be an explanation. But if not, and a fairly weighty sash window went up on its own, then that is truly weird!

I saw an orb in an old torture chamber

Northlad, this does not surprise me at all. Places of war, torture, murder and suicide tend to have a high level of spiritual activity. That you saw it with your naked eye, I find that especially interesting, as that is very rare. Orbs are usually caught on video, but hard to see with the naked eye.

[jimcrackcorn]

When I was 16,,,, a friend and I were out early one morning driving around in my car,, and my friend asked if I'd give him a BJ,,,, so I pulled over in a rural area and planted my face down in his lap and was having a great time going up & down on him,,, when,,, all of a sudden,,,, he yelled "Jim look out the window"!!!!,,,,, I raised my head up and saw a circle of fire about 50 feet in front of us on the road. I started the car and left immediately. I think Satan got all hot watching us and miraculously started the fire. To bad for my friend though,,, cause I didn't get a chance to finish the job (smile)...

Crazy Jim

[1and1]

I saw an orb in an old torture chamber

Those kinky sods are hanging around those places even in the afterlife.