Ghosts Fact or Fiction Community Group
A place to discuss the possible existance of ghosts and the paranormal. Believers and skeptics are all welcome.
Dear Friends,
Thank you so much for your thoughtful responses to my stories. I have considered all sorts of possible explanations for being able to so vividly recall a trip I was told I wasn't present for. I was certain what I was being told was wrong. At some point, I'd decided these events occurred on some other trip. But I was haunted by this most of my life. After I was grown and had a family of my own, I confronted my mother. I wanted to know where and when these events occurred so I could put my confusion to rest. I told my mom everything I remembered down to the smallest detail. I even told her how I felt emotionally when various things happened. I recalled how I thought my mom was overreacting when she cried and begged my dad to turn back just before what my dad called a "witches wind" picked up the sticks and leaves on the road and threw them at the windows of the car my dad was driving. The road they were supposed to turn left on became uncovered and suddenly appeared! Then I mentioned I didn't recognize the car. It turns out my dad had borrowed the car to make the trip!
How is it possible to remember how the wind felt on my face, or how the water smelled? The wind had whipped the water into a froth that blew onto the walkway as we tried to walk along it. I touched the foam and it dissolved into water on my fingers! These are the kind of memories one would have by being present at the time. But how could this be possible? This is just a small sample of the minute details I was able to bring forward. That seems to me to beyond what I would have gleaned from someone else's mind or be contained in my dad's hat! The shaman's explanation of my soul having been present does make sense, but doesn't explain how I remember being physically present. My mind is boggled by this to this day. Thank you for allowing me to share this with you.
Life certainly does have it's mysteries!
Your friend, Jean
Thank you so much for your thoughtful responses to my stories. I have considered all sorts of possible explanations for being able to so vividly recall a trip I was told I wasn't present for. I was certain what I was being told was wrong. At some point, I'd decided these events occurred on some other trip. But I was haunted by this most of my life. After I was grown and had a family of my own, I confronted my mother. I wanted to know where and when these events occurred so I could put my confusion to rest. I told my mom everything I remembered down to the smallest detail. I even told her how I felt emotionally when various things happened. I recalled how I thought my mom was overreacting when she cried and begged my dad to turn back just before what my dad called a "witches wind" picked up the sticks and leaves on the road and threw them at the windows of the car my dad was driving. The road they were supposed to turn left on became uncovered and suddenly appeared! Then I mentioned I didn't recognize the car. It turns out my dad had borrowed the car to make the trip!
How is it possible to remember how the wind felt on my face, or how the water smelled? The wind had whipped the water into a froth that blew onto the walkway as we tried to walk along it. I touched the foam and it dissolved into water on my fingers! These are the kind of memories one would have by being present at the time. But how could this be possible? This is just a small sample of the minute details I was able to bring forward. That seems to me to beyond what I would have gleaned from someone else's mind or be contained in my dad's hat! The shaman's explanation of my soul having been present does make sense, but doesn't explain how I remember being physically present. My mind is boggled by this to this day. Thank you for allowing me to share this with you.
Life certainly does have it's mysteries!
Your friend, Jean
The memory is a funny and very tricky and complex piece of equipment. It is common knowledge in the courts and among trial lawyers that eye witness testimony can at times be the most unreliable of evidences. It is proven that the mind can insert visuals of things that are known to definitely not be there. For instance a woman/man turns and sees a man with his hand outstretched, hears a bang and sees a man who the other man was gesturing at, crumple to the ground. The mind hears the band, sees the other man fall from what sounds like a gunshot and the witness will testify that they saw a gun in the mans hand. They may even describe it somewhat. Even though the actual fact could be that there was a backfire from a car and the crumpled victim actually had a heart attack in fear from the loud bang. I've just made this incident from scratch to describe similar things that have happened. Psychologists have a name for it, but I can't for the life of me remember it.
Anyways cheers.
Just a personal note....... I should say, I do believe in ghosts. I do believe there is more here on earth and in heaven than we can see and hear and smell. I also try very hard to not let my beliefs run off with me too though as I am very imaginative and very much desire evidence of my beliefs which is a thing not so good for being impartial to evidence.
In other words, I believe there is the possibility we are remembering things from another incarnation. Laugh if you like---but I think I can tell the difference between vivid imaginings, and intensely vivid recollections, and the feeling of familiarity with things.
As for me personally, I was not brought up in a religion or a household where reincarnation was routinely discussed or believed. But....there have been so many unsolicited experiences surrounding these things, I feel I have to consider them at least a possibility.
AND, as that, they are more vivid than the most vivid dreams I have ever had....and those have been many.