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My apologies for the late response. I have been SWAMPED lately 😕 I'm just now getting a moment to get back here. I actually forgot I submitted this story.

[at] CantunSeeit74 That is interesting about your dog and the time of the morning that was going on. I often wonder what dogs dream about and animals in general. Very interesting indeed.

[at] lady-glow At the time the knocking occurred my bedroom light was off (the overhead light anyway). These were HEAVY knocks and rapid, like someone knocking with their hand against the window. It was enough to definitely startle me and get my attention. I don't believe that was a moth flying against the window, although reading your experience it does seem like a valid possibility.

It's just kind of eerie knowing something knocked that hard against your window and when you look there is nothing/no one there.

Since that incident occurred, whenever I am up late at night it kind of made me a bit more wary. It's like I be expecting it to happen again, but I guess that was just a one time thing (hopefully).

Rookdygin
Sorry, it took sometime for me to do a research for the building I wasn't thinking of the electricity problems that old buildings might have.

Emm, to back-up a little. The weather was sunny during the day and stuffy at night. The building was once renewed 3years ago, I think? In order to pass the earthquake and fire hazard examination of the government, so except when the building is abandoned, the lights and the electricity of the building will have have no problem, but I think the history of the building itself is like more than 40 years 🤔 I saw its written something like built Year Showa 58 (around 1983-ish?) June 30th. Yes, yes, and I know that every some decades of a building, they will need to do a big check-up and re-new old things otherwise its illegal for the owner of the building, I can trust those people there will obey the law even if nobody really cares, they so afraid of natural hazards there (or the expensive fund?).

But hey, what you said is so true, I need to think of any natural causes first. But really the atmosphere that night was not normal like any other nights at other places. I tried my best to be calm and think first before concluding it as spirits or paranormals. But it seems too much had happened around me and had make m think the other way round... OK, I need to return to my logical self perhaps.

Thank you!

I believe you experienced something, but I have a couple of questions.

How old is the building the restaurant is in? Is there a chance the wiring (flickering lights) could be caused by old / faulty wiring? Another question would be, what was the weather like? Was it stormy / windy and could that have affected the power?

As far as the pot falling, you stated, " I heard the faint sound of pans being stacked, and then there was nothing." then, after a few minutes everyone heard a pot fall to the floor... Could the stack of dishes simply have shifted, causing the pot to fall to the floor?

In building that is haunted / has the reputation of being haunted people may jump to the conclusion that every odd occurrence is the 'spirit' when it may be something more mundane. Every natural explanation needs to be considered before we can call an experience paranormal, even in a known haunted location.

Thank you for sharing.

Respectfully,

Rook

jljane729
Well we saw another man in the kitchen and he was out sitting and resting abit at the counter seat. I should say that he too was surprised by the noises.

Lady-glow
We saw another man who I assume is the kitchen staff. I think he has finished up his duties and sat at the counter seat. And yes, he was surprised by the noises too.

Wasn't there any other staff member in the kitchen or is the waitress usually in charge of preparing the food and serving the patrons?

With the tragic history of that place, you're lucky to witness such a mild paranormal activity! Hopefully the waitress doesn't have to experience more sinister events.

Hi Dee-J

Although not discarding the possibility of the knocks being an spirit's call for attention, I would consider some other more mundane possibilities.
Was your light on? Could it have been a moth hitting the window panel?

Something similar happened to me a while ago, I heard several knocks on a window in the second level of the house, at first I didn't see anything but after paying more attention I realized it was a large moth crashing against the glass.

Hi Arturo.

A parent's love doesn't end after their passing, they are always watching after their children and trying to help them in unobtrusive and subtle ways.

Thanks for reading.

Hi blosomes.

Our loved ones do not stop taking care of us after they've left the physical realm. I would think that cats can not "read" the time, nevertheless they are always aware of the clock, specially at feeding time.

Thanks for reading.

After seeing the waitress's hand shaking, I would realize that she was all alone and scared. I must admit that I would do something really weird and unorthodox. Namely, I would offer to stay at the restaurant all the way to the time that she closed up. And I'd offer to accompany her into the kitchen, restrooms, storage room, etc. For her final clean-ups.

I just couldn't bear to leave a fellow human being all alone and scared in a reputedly haunted place.

I don't know if you're still active on this site but I wanted to ask you about the Wallhalben house. I was a military brat and around 2003 we moved into a house in Wallhalben and there was some strange activity there. Was this house on Gartenstraße?

Thankfully I have never experienced any knocking even though I ask some mornings, if someone's here please knock. The witching hour 2.30 to 3.30 is our weird dream time. Even our dog was having a bad dream maybe 3 mornings ago just before 3 am. I reach over and pet him awake hoping I just didn't wreck a hot dream with a dog named ROXY running on the beach. How do you ever forget window knocking, kind of creepy and no one is there. Thanks for sharing.

Some more information I gathered from my mom: the well was called Thummala Baavi/Baayi (well). It seems that the girl who died was actually the most courageous of them all, while my mom and her other friends were the ones who used to get scared.

Hello lady-glow,

Hope you are doing fine. Yes, some people who went too close to the well, especially at unearthly hours, claimed to have seen that lady, this time in a white saree. People also reported hearing a deep, hypnotic voice of a woman coming from the well.

Her voice was so compelling that people, especially children, would involuntarily be drawn towards it. After a few tragic deaths, the place was guarded around the clock to prevent any further loss of life.

Thank you for the comment. God bless you.

Hello Rook,

Hope you are doing fine. And As far as I know, my mom said that a woman was wearing a black saree and carrying burning coal. It seems a few other people also saw her, but later they stayed away from that place out of fear.

On their second visit, they didn't see that lady or the coal. Or maybe, like you said, it was a warning that something bad might happen. Since we Hindus generally cremate the dead, it could have been a symbolic hint. Actually, you raised a wonderful point, I had never thought of it that way. Maybe that lady was giving some kind of sign.

And to clarify, there was no epidemic at all, everyone in the village was happy and healthy.

Thank you for the comment.
God bless you

RCRuskin
The traditional Japanese culture thinks that everything will have a god or a spirit, called Sui-jin or Sui-ko, otherwise the God (/Spirit) of Water.

They will call a Shinto-priest to perform a session of awakening the spirit and when they close they will need to preform a cleansing just for the spirits (or god or the being there).

So, as you already will know that the land that I am living in is once is a place where Ainu people will cut up many animals. The well on such land? Not being superstitious, but to be completely safe I chose to do the traditional way. Maybe it was not necessary but who knows what will happen.

Rookdygin
Hey that's exactly what I am thinking. If that will go as time passes I will just need to let it be just like the beings around my house. But since it is still quite active at the moment I am sensing that they have greater energy then those saying prayers 🤔 I will see what happens.

Hope I can be that kind of parent that can watch over my children even in the afterlife:)

blosomes,

If the spirit (s) sensed, you were about to do something with the Well then there is a good chance they became more active as your thoughts and energy were directed towards it. If the spirit was connected to the well because it was a well that was actively being used and now its not there is a great chance that their influence and energy will fade over time.

Respectfully,

Rook

A very interesting story. Most well-closings I am aware of simply involve filling in the well and putting some cover over the opening that remains. Could you please fill us in on why you needed a priest to close the well? Thanks.

Hello Rookdygin!

I am planning to renew my whole yard into a usable farm for personal use.
That is why I wanted to seal the well first before hand. There were unwanted rocks and the soil around the well is bad... Like no plants were on it.

Yes, I assumed that they will be gone sooner or later but the thing is I some how feels that they became active or is it the sign of them going away? I never experienced that much energy. Do you think I need some sort of cleansing?

I think this story is better suited for demons/possession/exorcism category.

May I ask why you chose to close / seal the well?

If I understand from some 'lite' research I have done Wells (water in general?) in Japanese Folklore symbolize Purity, Knowledge and Enlightenment. Are there any spirits in the local folklore that are associated with wells in particular?

I wonder if they were moving on because of your plans to close the well. If that is the case, then I would venture to say that their energy / influence in the area would fade over time as they are no longer there to renew it.

Respectfully,

Rook

I am unfamiliar with actual Indian Folklore.

Is the 'lady in black' that carries coal without burning her clothes a 'harbinger' type spirit (a spirit that 'foretells' bad news / death) like a Celtic Banshee? Or could she have been sending a warning to stay away from the well by casting the burning coals between the girls and the well?

When they returned a few days later do you know if they saw any evidence of the hot coals that had been cast by the 'lady' in black?

Do you know if there was there any type of illness (epidemic) in the area at the time that this happened?

Thank you for sharing.

Respectfully,

Rook

Hi Lady-Glow!
That actually happened to me a few times too.
I had dreamed about my grandmother and a few times Aurora my prettiest cat in Brazil and once just recently with Henrique my dearest cat also in Brazil (He passed away months ago)... I forgot how the dreams really went but I woke up and will find that I did not set the alarm or the time I set was wrong... 😨

Rajine
No,I did not feel so.
He sounded if he did not want to talk to any body, so I gave up asking him about anything 🙄
But after some research I found that the area itself had a few "unsolved cases" other then the missing family... Maybe it is kind of like the Spirited Away case where people wonder off to the other world? 🤔

It's always sad to hear about the passing of a child.

Do you know if the old woman dressed in black had been seen by other people and if so, if anyone else died after encounter her?
Do you know if your mother's little friend's health was good before this incident?

Hopefully something was learnt from this lesson and no other people have gone close to the well or, even better, it has been covered at some point.

Thanks for sharing.

Hey Hana, I'm actually surprised that the lady ghost didn't noticed you can see her. Most of the time, ghosts can sense people looking at them if they know you have this kind of ability and it will be so scary especially when they look back at you lol. Please reply when you see this.

Hi blosomes

It could be both, who's to say what's lurking there, did the caretaker not want to elaborate further because of fear?

RCRuskin
I know that, its an animation film by Hayao Miyazaki. Wow, did I hear a god then? Yes, I know there is lack of information... I will do some more research.

Lady-glow
Yes, did some research after that and found out that there were an old case around the mid 90s, that a family of 3 parents and a kid (probably a boy) went missing... I am not sure if this site was that same spot where they went missing but this mountainous area is not too big for people to get lost, but let's say if the family had an accident and none until today found their remaining (probably the wild lives ate them or something?) I believe they will still be wondering around, otherwise... I really don't know how to explain the whole thing.

lady-glow
Fruit flies are bugging me through this summer, I killed more then thousands of them this season... (oops)

I just hope for flies not to have a soul! I tend to be very creative and even cruel when it comes to kill these pesky little creatures.

Thanks for sharing.

It's hard to say who or what was talking. Even if the caretaker didn't provide any more information, you can do some research and try to find more about the history of the place.

If the location has a history of being haunted, it's possible though not conclusive that this was a ghostly conversation.
Where there any other campers? After all, you didn't go out to investigate if someone was walking in the vicinity of your - tent?

Nice story, although bit confused with all the years and comings and goings, but very interesting. Thanks for sharing

Been awhile sense I have been around but a few things in this account caught at my attention.

1st: "t started off when moms' emotions would increase, the smallest things could set her off. I could understand why maybe it was stress until... That quickly changed. Started to hear footsteps at night, knockings, slamming kitchen cabinets would wake me up. I thought it was mom, but I would get up and to find her always fast asleep."

Was wondering if this may not have been telekinetic outbursts because of your mother's stress levels? This type of activity can manifest during times of stress. Some would call this Poltergeist activity, no spirit involved, just energy outbursts from an individual. Was the activity being heard verified as coming from your apartment and not something that one of the neighbors was doing?

2nd: "One day a childhood friend of mine came to stay the night little did I know that was the last night we stayed there; we encountered evil. My friend and I were in the bedroom playing with toys, when all the sudden I saw a shadow dark run across the wall. I pointed at it and asking her did you see that she looked at me in fear like she saw the whole thing not just a shadow. I screamed for my mom, tears down my face, "I saw it! I saw a shadow!"

What about this shadow made you think it was 'evil'? Was it simply that you both saw something you did not understand, and it scared you? Did you feel anything other than fear / surprise when you both saw this figure? I am of the opinion that 'shadow figures' are not inherently 'evil' and that what we see may be the only way the spirit / entity we are seeing was able to manifest itself. Rather than a 'full figure' it only had the energy to appear as a shadow (hope that makes sense).

3rd: "Later that week mom found out that the buildings were built on very bad Indian burial ground, many deaths followed, and the apartments continue to haunt the living to this day."

'Built on very bad Indian Burial Ground'? Do you mean that it was bad the Apartments were built on a sacred site of Native Americans? Is / was there a history of Death in the area and / or within the Apartment Complex? Could you please provide the details concerning this point? Thank you for sharing, I hope you do not feel I am 'picking' on you, I am just asking questions to better understand what may have been happening.

Respectfully,

Rook

I'm not sure, as there's not enough for me to comment on. I can say that my thoughts went first to the Kohaku River from Spirited Away. (Great movie about Shinto I think.) Was that the River Kami speaking to you? That's just a silly, romantic notion. (Romantic in the sense of a fanciful tale.)

Thanks for sharing. And if you haven't seen Spirited Away yet, I encourage you to see it soon.

Rajine

Both really, I did a research and the history of Hokkaido is not as deep as the rest of Japan that is why there ain't much haunted stories, but many stories here is still very active and energetic since they are still "fresh".

Yes, also the "Holy Grounds" here will also be quite "new" since its a cooler place, again compared to the rest of Japan human arrived much more later when the climates are better...
Emm...I know, natural holy grounds exist too but it is said that the magnetic fields up north gets weaker? Thats why it took time to gain enough energy? Not sure about that part but to say the truth, more and more "Power Spots" are being discovered these few years. 🤔

Not an answer with full explanation but that's really what I thought after a research, you might be able to correct me if I am in some point wrong 😉

Hi Rajine!
I was away from all electric devices for a week doing a session of detox.
I feel like a student learning again to use a PC now lol

Sixth-sense...Like there is many ways and many theories on what the "sixth sense" is.

Sensing spirits, some will say that they see spirits, some will say that they smell the spirits, and some even say that they taste the spirits 🤔

Sixth sense really is not about sensing spirits, it could be like having a thought from some sort of experience, like me in this story a dream of some sort, fortune telling... You know.

I think that is why in this site dreams are considered not an encounter?

But to me dreams... There are variety types of dreams, like real life sensations, continuation of unfinished thoughts, sixth sense of some sort, a message from the other world, etc...

We know the universe and the world more then ourselves that is why there are still many mysteries about our brains and body parts (especially internal organs).

lampaypay.

First of all, welcome to YGS.

Secondly, I think you misunderstood the meaning of the OP's words:

"My baby sister... Asked my Mother, "Is the colored man tired, that's why he's sleeping?"

The man she was referring to wasn't sleeping, he was my Grandfather, her Father. He had also died in 1961, nine years before her birth."

The dead man was the little girl's mother's father, her (little girl's) grandfather, not her father; and had passed away nine years prior to the little girl's birth, hence he didn't play any roll on her conception.

So, no, the author of this experience isn't lying.
On the other hand, just recently, a baby was born from an embryo that had been stored frozen for over thirty years, making possible the situation you have misread.

Of course we don't know yet if the grandfather's spirit from any children conceived by IVF has ever come to visit their grandchildren.

Why did you say the colored man is the childs father? You said he died 9 years before she was born so did you mean to say something else or are you that bad of a liar?

It is really unfortunate that such a bad thing took place with such a kind person. Anyways people always suspect the right person instead of the wrong person and the good and pure soul meets it's end. This is indeed a bad bad world. So I really feel deeply sad for the transgender woman and hope her soul rests in peace and attains salvation and those who misbehaved with her and cheated her face a very bad and painful death for causing harm to a innocent, kind and helpful soul whom the society and world had illtreated and behaved badly with. I really feel very sorry for her. God bless the departed soul which was innocent and kind-hearted and peaceful in nature and may people who illtreated her and behaved badly with her die a dog's death - my only wishes for this kind-hearted and peaceful transgender woman!.

Hi AussieRedDog,

I love this story you shared, and I've noticed you have many others. I wonder if you might have sometime to call a hotline I have setup for a podcast I host/produce. The podcast is called "Great Southern Land" which features all Australian paranormal stories told by the people that experienced them.
If you're at all interested I would love for you to share some of your stories in your own voice.
If you would like more details please feel free to find the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and the iHeartRadio app.

Many thanks,
Ben Duffy

I love this storey. I like to to hear stories about long time ago and when I looked up about Mauritius how beautiful it is and the history, your experience facinates me! Thank you for sharing ❤

Yeah, I've always been sensitive to it. To the point where it doesn't really scare me anymore unless it's something that feels malicious. Most paranormal seems harmless enough, so when I come across it I'm mostly like, "Oh, there's another one".

My friend's family isn't really interested in finding out. They prefer to just avoid the basement unless they have to. They basically take a "Nope, not my problem" stance on it lol.

As for the house I'm currently in, I'm going to just assume it has to do with that murder back in the '80s. But like I said, I couldn't find out anything about it when I looked. I don't want to ask my landlord because she's owned this house a very long time and would for sure know something, but I feel like it may be a personal subject to her. Maybe she knew the person? I'm not sure how long she's been renting rooms out, maybe it was just a tenant she didn't know much about? I just don't want to ask and it turn out to be something deeply personal that upsets her.

My condolences to you and your family. May your son be granted eternal peace. It is really painful to have lost so many loved ones. I think it was just your sons way of saying to that he is well. As a mother your wife will worry, but I guess he was giving her comfort. It is good to have you back. Wishing you and your family all the best. Sending you Love, Light and Peace.

Sash

I do believe that we all have a sixth sense, a sort of intuition that guides and warns us, so far mine hasn't let me down, considering the amount of crazy situations I've been in 😅 but I now try to avoid problems generally.

I do enjoy reading about your experiences.

Hi blosomes

I think you are right, also when you say that whatever followed you stopped halfway, I think perhaps you passed the vicinity of where the spirit usually haunts.

These past 5 years seems to have been a lot for you regarding all the supernatural activities going on around you.

Has your friends family ever tried to find out what happened in their house?
As for the place where you are renting, seems like something definitely happened there.

Hi VloggerTom

Do the items there have any information on its history or even the previous owners?

Hi blosomes

Is it due to those places being haunted or because they are sacred places?

Hi Lindella99

I suppose having a ghost making stuff disappear and reappear is better than it being a psychological or mental issue 😅
I do hope you are able to get the answers you are looking for

My deepest condolences on your losses. It is very heartbreaking to hear that. Hope you feel better. Take care.

300 years ago? Australia is bearly 240 years old. Think you've got your time line wrong and two, the Indigenous were never slaves

Thank you to all who have commented.

I will not lie, some days are harder than others and August is when my son was born so we are takeing each day one at a time. The noises and dreams and occasional odd voice have been a comfort. Other things have happened and I will be posting but we are still sorting through all the items that have come into the house which have overfilled our office and buried my jounals. Sending Light and Positive Energy to each and everyone of you.

Respectfully,

Rook

Rajine, what really threw me off was the incident with the jewellry. By that time I had decided that I had a ghostie living with me, but was shocked by the absence and then reappearance of my jewellry. I could not see how I possibly could have missed feeling it in my handbag, but when I realized that a spirit could have attached itself to me and both removed and returned my bling, I felt so much better about everything.
Linda

Rook

He was 21 at that time.
Yes it is possible but as I told you that he told me that he continued to experience such events later even after exams so it's less likely that it's due to stress of exams.

Greetings, Rook.

So sorry that you went through these painful losses in a short period of time; that must have been traumatic for your whole family.

I think it is very sweet of Lawrence to visit your wife's dreams to console her.

Best,
Biblio.

My condolences to you and your family during this trying time, losing people who matter to you is not something you can heal from completely, there'll always be this void, but somehow we learn to carry on.

All the experiences you've had are just their way of showing you that they're still around watching over.

Sometimes you can be looking for something and it'll be right in front of you but for some reason you can end up tearing the place looking 🤦🏻 this has happened to me numerous times.

The baked bean can and jewelry incident however is mind boggling. If it's supernatural you can seek guidance from someone, If you feel that it's not something supernatural you should seek medical help

May their Memories be Eternal.

And here is some fluff padding this message out to the required minimum length.

Hello, Kindly refrain.
I understand your consternation at having things disappear and reappear, and completely understand.
It has been suggested that I play a waiting game, and I can progress from there as necessary and use Rook's cleansing method if required, which I plan to do.
It was the incident on the bus that got to me and wonder about my marbles being lost!
I related the first incidents to my nephew, (age 63) who is a good ol' Norfolk country boy. I expected him to make some noncommittal answer and move on. He surprised me by saying that, similar to me, he was working on an engine in the garage, he laid down a tool, went in the house for a minute and could not find the tool on his return. He searched high and low for the missing piece with no luck. 3 days later it was seen exactly where it was supposed to be.
It seems these things can sneak up on you anywhere!

[at] rookdygin,
I am so sorry to hear this. It does sounds like your oldest son is indeed making contact to comfort his mother. I had a dream of my brother in law saying how he liked what we were doing to the house after he passed. (We were cleaning.) His sister, my wife, lamented wondering why she didn't have a contact dream. I still can't get her to meditate. Wishing you a better year ahead.
Best,
Rob

rookdygin
I am so sorry for your losses.
Those comes like a tide or a storm, we never really know when but it will come slowly or very suddenly.

Hope you are all good now
Sending care ❤

Hi Rook.

My heart aches for you and your family, sending strength on this difficult time.

I believe your and your wife's experiences were your son's way to say that he's aware of what is going on in the physical world and his way to say that his love for you hasn't change.

My condolences on your losses, Rook. Sadly things bad /sad seem to come in threes. Why I don't know, but it seems true. And I fully believe that those who pass before us can visit.
I think it happens often during sleep, because in this state we are more receptive and less distracted as we are in our waking lives.
It's good to have you back.

Hugs for you, Tweed. A surprise funeral. How novel is that? Sound like a wonderful send off.

Today was V's memorial service, it was held in her and her husband's enchanted home and majestic gardens. There were speeches, tributes, funny stories, reunions of folks who'd lost touch, lots of great music, it was a bitter sweet day, but so, so beautiful and very fitting for V.
There was also an animal handler, a PA system and a small and discreet film crew on the grounds filming the proceedings. After speeches V's daughters and husband released some white doves/homing pigeons. The song they played during the dove release was Anchor by Birds of Tokyo, it was so fitting.
So while everyone was watching the birds circling back to the handler we didn't notice what was about to take place. When we look back there's V's casket. This was her funeral. A 'surprise funeral'. I cannot express how V this is! But if you knew her you would burst into tears and laugh at the same time, this was soo typical of V! We were all directed to follow her daughters and husband as they carried her down to the hearse waiting in the main driveway. Music thumping away, it was a party funeral. Exactly as V wanted. She planed all this before she passed.

So this explained the weird timing of the memorial which has been confusing me since I learned of the date. Turns out her family had a hard time finding a funeral home that would be cool with this kind of unorthodox send off and planing took time. The day V passed someone found a funeral home who would fulfil her wishes which was very poetic. The odd time and date of today, I'm sure it holds some significance, but I didn't ask today.

A few years ago I wrote of their enchanted and haunted home. I wrote back then about trying to figure out where the drainpipes lead and why they're shaped like a dragon. While watching the doves circle the roof today I saw a dragon I'd not noticed as a kid. (They have gargoyles and such on their roof) Well, I'd never noticed this dragon before today. It was like being a kid again and finding another gargoyle, as I used to look for them as a youngster. I think everyone in attendance was having their own private moments like this today. She truly was/is an enchanted lady and she inspires this in others. I hate that she's no longer here in the physical sense but I'm so honoured to have grown up with her and her family. The world needs more people like V!

It's not really a ghost update I just felt inspired to share this woman's wicked sense of humour. ❤

Hello Lindella99, you have had interesting occurrences lately. I have had some similar things happen but not away from my home, like you have.

In my case I have had car keys disappear from a kitchen counter after leaving them there 15 minutes earlier. My wife and I searched all the logical and finally illogical places for them and did not find them. The keys reappeared on the counter, in the place I left them, a half hour later.

We have had a guitar pick show up under my wife's plate during lunch that was supposed to be in her guitar case. This is while we were present.

There have been several other of these types of phenomenon happen in our home that I won't elaborate on here for the sake of brevity. Interestingly, to me, these occurrences came in small flurries of activity, 3 or 4 happenings in a matter of a week or so and then nothing for years. The last cluster of occurrence was two years ago. The span of my 20 or so oddities is over a period of 35 years.

This is all to say that your occurrences may abate on their own. In our case we treated our happenings as harmless, infrequent curiosities and they remained so.

So... A wait and see approach may be enough for now unless it is too unnerving or too much of a nuisance.

The Cleansing is designed in such a way that it will help move negative energies and spirits out and provide a shield against both entering your home. Anything neutral or positive should remain unaffected. Thanks for sharing.

Respectfully,

Rook

[at] Rooydygin: Much relief. Lost many friends and family to the events since 2019. Nice to know that not all the missing folks are deceased.

[at] Lindella99, I may be skeptical, but I do believe you experienced something.

RC Ruskin.
I think that I have pretty much said everything to Rook and Biblio.
So many people think that anything paranormal is just an overactive imagination or rubbish, that it does make me question myself if I am not believed.
When I head off to the doctor again we'll talk about things.
I forgot to answer Rook's comment about possibly needing an umbrella and then getting it back. I don't remember if rain was in the offing at that time.
Linda

Bibliothecarius.
Thanks for the response from you. I might point out here that I am active in various charities and keep busy with thing that occupy my mind and intellect.
It is when others suggest that one is losing it by suggesting that you failed to notice things but you have clear memories of looking things over that one becomes concerned.
I am relieved that these spirits have been known to follow people. From what I have read here on YGS I have surmised that perhaps, just perhaps, they can see time differently than we do, thus sometimes people have warnings about forthcoming happenings.
I have lived in this house for 13 years now, and these happenings are all brand new.
As I said to Rook, if things get annoying or awkward I will do what is necessary. Spirit might have thought it was helping me yesterday because when I sit in my recliner it usually means that I am going to turn my Kindle Fire on.
Linda

Rook, thanks for the comments. Actually, in general I don't think I am losing it... But... It is one thing to read about these things happening and another to experience them!
One friend believes me when I say that I think I have a spirit here, another thinks I was just mistaken. If I was mistaken, then I have a lot of incorrect memories, which is not good.
I agree that this spirit is just a bit naughty, and unless things escalate I shall not do a cleansing.
Fortunately, I have read your (and other people's comments) about doing a cleansing and would have no hesitation about using it if necessary.
Linda

Are there stories of spirits like the Celtic Banshee in Indian Folklore? Perhaps it was a spirit of that nature, not something negative just a forewarning that someone is about to cross over. The movment you heard, could have been relatives who have already crossed over letting you know they were there for your Mother?

Respectfully,

Rook

May I ask how old your friend was at the time of this incident? Better yet, if you know the answer, how old were they when the dreams and SP started? Age may not be related to the incident, things like this can happen at any age, but the plates falling in the kitchen make me wonder if the stress of the upcoming test triggered the SP and if there may have been an outburst of telekinetic energy from your friend as they 'snapped' out of the SP state. Just wondering...

Respectfully,

Rook

Locations can become 'infused' with the 'intent and energy' of those who investigate a location. Ripley's not only has the 'ghost tours' but they have so many objects that could have attachments that interact with visitors. I wonder if some of those are 'residual' type attachments... When investigators are close a 'playback' of something from the object history happens, while others are 'intelligent' type which actually interact with investigators. All in all it sounds like it was a good investigation just keep in Mind 'DIE and WILL DIE' may simply have been a Spirit expressing they had had enough and were trying to scare you off. Thanks for sharing.

Respectfully,

Rook

[at] RCRuskin,

Alive and well (ish). Its been a long while since I have visited YGS. Life has happened to and around me. Not sure when the last time I visited was, but 2024 was hectic to say the least.

[at] Lindella99,

I find I must agree with both of the previous comments. An exam by a Doctor can put your mind at rest concerning certain matters and negative results help confirm that these 'odd' experiences are actually happening. Question, when the umbrella was returned, how long before you needed to use it? Spirits can attach to individuals, and they can be positive or negative in nature or perhaps just mischievous. The method that has been referred to on my profile can be used for yourself or your residence, office, vehicle, basically wherever you feel it may be needed. What you have described sounds slightly mischievous. Mostly like its doing things to let you know it's there. Please keep us updated, if you choose to use the Cleansing method and what the results were or if anything new happens.

Respectfully,

Rook

Greetings, Lindella99.

First, I do agree with RC that getting a medical opinion is probably a good idea. Often, once one reaches a certain age, doctors recommend memory-based activities and brain workouts like crossword puzzles to generate flexibility of thinking.

That said, there are entities that are capable of following an individual around; often, people refer to them as "guardian angels" or similarly positive terms.

My initial reaction is that whatever is causing this has done you no physical harm, but has been more of a nuisance than anything. While it has done you the kindness of finding or returning your property, it may have been responsible for the initial misplacement/loss.

If it turns out that you are becoming a little absent-minded, then this spirit's intervention is a good thing. If not, then it is time to address the issue either by drawing reasonable boundaries or by using the cleansing ritual RC recommended.

Best,
Biblio.

Welcome to YGS.

Well, I at least do not think you are losing the plot. Would need more information and details to feel confident in saying more. First thing I would suggest would be to speak with your doctor/health care provider just to rule out any medical issue. Second would be to use Rook's Cleansing Ritual, which can be found on his profile:

Https://www.yourghoststories.com/user-profile.php?user=8155

P.s. Does anyone know what Rook's current status is?

Hi Rajine
Indeed, lots of unknown places around Hokkaido are still untouched because of the protections, I believe 🤔

Hi blosomes

I believe that you did encounter it.

Certain places are protected by spirits and guardians.

Is this location St.Augustine?
If so, I think it's more likely the location that's haunted and not the "stuff" in the building. I remember going there as a teenager and it being SO creepy, but we had also gone to the old fort that day and I know there was paranormal energy there. The day was almost imprinted on me as spooky, and it was just a normal day at the beach, sightseeing with my parents and cousins. I didn't even have the paranormal on my radar at that time in my life.

Tweed, yes.
It's surprising. Maybe she just stays with me.
The thing is, we all like to believe that kind of thing, and I figure what do I have to lose by staying open to it? In the end, we won't know FOR SURE until it's our turn. I do accept that, and in the meantime it's just something I try to be aware of while also staying cautious.

Meanwhile, I wouldn't go "ghost hunting" in an old prison, ever. People who underestimate the evil in this world are just asking for trouble.

Hi Tom!
Not so far but I did try to go back to the same forest but it seems that my schedule will not match... Either a bad weather and now the tsunami 😕

From what it is sounding like, it looks like something definitely knew you were there and was coming through to see what you were about.

It seems almost to act as though it was wanting to protect the forest, and seems to have felt that you were not threatening the forest with how it seemed to back off after you mentioned the prayer that they had taught you.

I am curious though, have you felt or seen the presence since then?

[at] Rajine, yeah that's what I have heard as well, and I feel like with an area when you have so many things from so many groups all together in one area, then there's bound to be some spirits that are hanging around. I know when I was walking around there were what appeared to be different voices that came through the spirit box.

I know the name that said No was definitely really deep compared to the voice that said its name was Steve, and then the voice that told us "switch" was a different voice then the other two, so I know there was at least a couple different spirits that were present there, and I'm willing to bet a few of them were definitely attached to some of the items that were brought in and put on display there.

Also, they did share when we were going through the tour, that there is one spot that was out of view of the guards where shankings would take place, and you could still see the gouges in the metal from swings and such when the shankings would happen.

Also the jail was in operation they held hangings in the yard, and those that were on death row would have to build the gallows that they were hung from.

From what they shared in the stories as well during the Tour, the Sheriff wasn't very well liked, and the law at the time was that if someone was hung, they had to be able to stand by themselves without the guards holding them up, well one gentleman was unable to stand, and the Sheriff had decided that to get around the law, he was going to strap the gentleman to a board, so he could "stand" without the guards holding him up, and proceed with the hanging.

So from what I gathered while I was there, the inmates were not very fond of the Sheriff that ran the prison at the time.

Appreciate the comments guys!

[at] Rajine, I'll get a hold of the links, I also know that with the city it is in, that it's, if I remember correctly, the oldest constantly inhabited city in the United States, so there's some history there, and the inmates were used for a lot of cheap labor in the area.

[at] Blosomes, the experience was a great experience, I know it definitely had a heavy vibe, and there was definitely an interesting experience overall. I do know that eventually I want to go back and do another run through there and see what I can find out.

Glad you guys got out of there, shadow people are not good sign

Hi there!

Jail of any kind is likely to trap any spirits, especially when they have background stories of a person passing away in there. So I do believe in that. Many people gets paid to have such experience while some pay to have the experience 😆

I hope this experience you had was a great one for you.

Sending care ❤

Hi Rajine

Yes, you know what? I do believe in the sixth sense theory too.
Thank you again!

Rajine

Indeed, I went there not just for the thrill, I needed to take some pictures of the mine, etcetc... Yup I had special permission for that, so no its not a random thing that a normal person can do.

By-the-way, something did followed me but it went away at the middle of my way back home. Here's a short story.

I rode my Motorbike there, since it has a side-car I felt a weight there during the time I go back, I was alone and the side-car should not be extra heavy for no reason.

I had to go around the city since I got lost, and I thought oh, its him... Because Yubari is such a city with so little information that hardly any one would get lost there, I mean when you know your way there, you should know your way out.

When I felt that the side-car is lighter, that's the time I found my way out of the city and went back home straight away.

No, nothing else odd had happened, I think and I believe that it was a lost miner whom just wanted to go home. 😢

Sending love ❤

Material things have long been known to be possessed or haunted, usually by people who owned them previously that have passed on.

I'd certainly be interested in watching those videos.
Apart from it being an old jail, what else could it be that makes it haunted?

I don't think I'd be remotely tempted to visit abandoned mines, it sounded like something was probably following you.

Hi blosomes

For centuries dreams have been signs, warnings, sort of premonitions guiding us, I like to think that when we are asleep our sixth sense is heightened.

Condolences to you on the passing of your friend, losing someone as special as that is devastating but I like to believe that they are in a better place, and she will let you know that she's around in subtle ways now and then.

I can imagine how terrifying it must have been for a 10 year old kid, even more so after learning about the history of the place.

I really found this interesting. Considering the horrors that occurred at the inn over two hundred years ago, it's very likely that your suspicions were correct.

Rajine: Haven't really heard any updates about the inn, but would like to see if any changes have happened since 2006.

RCRuskin: that's possible. The story about the woman who was apparently assaulted in the hallway was one of the many stories that peaked my fascination with ghosts.

I definitely believe that land as well as buildings can definitely hold energy and spirits, experienced some of that myself living in North Carolina.

Definitely good that you guys were able to move and never look back, and get out of there. Can not imagine how bad that must of felt to experience at that age.