Yes I do and I believe they can both be good and evil ones so some are frightning while others are comforting (my mom is one of my comforting ones).

I perfer to call them spirits, I have had proof that they exist, comforting ones are as you say out loved ones that have passed over. Not so nice ones are usually ones that haven't realised as yet or will not accept that they have passed. I wish you well in your search for proof and peace. Hugs Owlxx

Absolutely. I also call them spirits. My daughter saw one at age 4, she said she had seen an angel, and I hace never disbelieved it. Also, I have one who lives in my home. We have never seen or heard one, but sometimes there is a very strong aroma, usually the smell of fried chicken or oatmeal cookies baking. Once it was a flowery perfume scent. And we very often hear music playing, when there is none. Lest you think I'm really off my rocker, I'll add that this has been commented on by others besides my family. My house is very old, and I have no idea who the spirit is, but I find her very comforting. We call her Aunt Emma, only because everyone should have a name. Of course it could be a male, but with these particular smells, I assume it's a woman, and for some unknown reason, I think she is elderly. Not scarey at all.

spirits definately
almost everyone of my dieing clients or family members have had conversations with departed loved ones or just saw them. one of my guys introduced me to his father last week and he's really close to gone

Yes I beleive in ghosts and have seen proof. I find them comforting. I sometimes get creeped out but its usually cause I scare myself LOL

Oh yes..regardless of what ya call 'em, I know they exist! ;)
I've encountered a couple positive ones as well as a couple negative ones (I don't care for the good/evil terms).
As for proof of Life After Death, for me the debate is settled by these 'spirits.' To me they show that we go on, just not in our present form.
As for it being Halloween/
Samhain, this is certainly the perfect time to experience them! ;)

Yep... and have 2 living in my house. I'm not scared of them. I also don't believe in Hell. Like one of my psychic friends says "I'm more afraid of the living, than the dead".

Yes, I do. I have caught one on tape in my old house. Some scare me and others don't.. it depends on the apparent intention I suppose. Have you ever seen that show Ghost Hunters? I would LOVE to do that sort of thing!

I think so many of us believe in an after life, but we are fearful because it is an unknown. Physical proof, ghosts, or whatever, would be comforting. It is not so much we do not believe, it is the unknown that is unsettling. Ghosts! I think they exist, and I think some people are just more in tune with a sense that allows them to see or communicate. Me, I don't have that unique characteristic. If I saw a ghost, I really do not know how I might feel - scared, comforted, excited, eerie - just don't know. I know I do believe that there is a place for us after we leave this earth, but I must confess, I, too, am somewhat uncomfortable with not knowing exactly what this looks like. We are told to trust the Lord, and I would like to think I do, and that my faith is strong enough to trust. But, we are all human, and I think the discomfort is not so much distrust, as just our human nature to wonder. Prayers and hugs.