Samhain is approaching quickly, and while I’m not a fan of getting ready for holidays early, I’m sure it is no surprise to all of you that I get excited for this one and often start decorating as soon as September arrives.
As we move into the season, I also find that ghost hunting becomes more popular. It seems to have become a trend even out of season recently, at least where I’m from, but I know it really picks up this time of year. You can find ghost tours in a lot of places this time of year, and in some places they’ve become so popular that you can find them year-round. I’ve been on a few and have loved them all.
So what do you need to know? First, the odds of a ghost walking in front of you like you see in the movies are slim to none. Most of you are probably nodding your heads and already know that. I have had the privilege to see almost a full-body apparition. When it happened, I was outside in my yard wishing upon a star at a very difficult point in my life. I was actually calling upon my Grandfather. I saw a lot of fog that looked like it was from the dryer next door mixing with the cold air… except it wasn’t… in that mist I saw almost the entire shape of a man take form. I couldn’t make out a face as well as I wished I could have; however, I could make out a uniform, and it was my Grandfather’s army uniform. I knew it was him. At the time, I will tell you I don’t believe I could move. However, I learned not to be afraid. This is the clearest full-body apparition that I have seen and been looking straight at in my life.
For those of you who have ghost experience, you will know that it is a lot more common to catch movement out of the corner of your eye, or you may catch them in front of you. However, they are usually very fast! I’ve seen them other times when they are still, but I can usually only pick up a small piece, and I have to look very carefully as they blend in.
Where I can see them the easiest is with my mind’s eye. I’ve been able to see them that way since I was little. I can sense them, and I can see them, but they are just not as clear as you standing in front of me usually, although it has happened on occasion. To this day, there are a couple of them that I still question, as things happened that I could not explain. I have always been able to feel them. The moment I have a spirit around me, I almost always know. I remember years ago, I was working with a group of gifted psychics, and we were doing a guided meditation. I went each week to really work on my gifts, and the meditations were amazing. However, I often had a hard time with the meditation. Why? We were in an old house, and there was a lady who used to live there, and she was pretty curious about what we were doing. She would often stand at my feet and look down with me. It was distracting! I remember asking the lady running the class, who is also a wonderful friend, about the woman, and she confirmed what I saw!
I know many of you are working on your gifts, and honestly, this is a great time of year to do it. Responsibly. If you can go on a ghost hunting tour, I strongly encourage you to do so. I’m not talking about the ones that you stay in a haunted house overnight, although that might be pretty interesting! I’m talking about the ones that tour towns and tell you about the location. Now here’s the thing: you may get absolutely nothing on the tour. You may pick up a lot, though. For instance, I did the Plymouth tour a few years ago, and I picked up something that was the strongest where I really wasn’t expecting to. We were looking at a house, and I was so distracted from the energy of a home across the street that wasn’t on the tour that I had to ask our guide. I told him I felt like something had happened on the second floor and that the outside walls looked funny to me. Come to find out, there was actually a murder in the house, and the husband had hidden the wife in the wall. Often, you will find that if you are with a good tour guide, they will know the history, and you can validate things you pick up.
I don’t recommend bombarding them with questions! Walk with the group and see what you pick up, and then wait for them to tell the stories and see if they validate anything or anyone that you were sensing. Make sure you ground and center when you get home.
I don’t recommend going to old buildings alone as an empath or to places you aren’t familiar with. Funny enough, you probably think I’m worried about the ghosts. I’ll be honest. I rarely meet a spirit or entity that bothers me, although I have had them. The bigger thing that I am afraid of is people. Unfortunately, abandoned places can become dangerous places depending on who has decided to use the place. I have a story for you about that. I frequent abandoned photography posts. It’s a way to exercise my gifts on a paranormal level, as it’s one of my interests. A photographer at one of the places I go had gone to check out an abandoned building he had heard about. As he was in there, he heard a lot of movement and managed to hide before a group of men wearing neon green rubber suits and masks with guns walked by him, patrolling the halls underground. We believe he may have stumbled on a meth lab. He’s lucky that he didn’t get his life taken from him. He managed to sneak out and reported it to the authorities to deal with properly. If it’s not an organized tour, you never know what you are walking into, so really be careful. I know organized tours aren’t as exciting to some, but they definitely are safer. Some may be safe to explore, but you really need to make sure you know enough about the place to do so.
Please remember you don’t need to go to abandoned places to find spirits. They surround you every day and are literally everywhere. I see them in the parks, outside nursing homes, and I’ve even encountered them in the grocery stores. The more you work on your gift, the more you will sense.
Have fun!
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong