IS THERE MORE PARANORMAL ACTIVITY AFTER A NATURAL DISASTER?

The simple answer is "yes".  It has long been reported that after a natural disaster has occurred  that people almost immediately start to report sightings of ghosts.  Think about all the reasons someone "stays behind"....... unfinished business, can't leave their loved ones, confused-don't know they are dead and many more ......who really knows but wouldn't you agree that in a natural disaster ALL of those reasons would be running through the minds of the victims?  Where there were a lot of "emotional attachments" or "feelings" at a location.....usually the paranormal activity is pretty high.

So, if you think about it.....in a natural disaster such as a hurricane, tornado, earthquake, fire, explosions, etc. what do all these things have?  EMOTION.  Can you imagine the FEAR and the CONFUSION during a natural disaster as a earthquake or hurricane?  Where are my loved ones? What is happening? Am I going to die? What will my loved ones do without me? What about my beloved pets....who will take care of them?  I can't die, I won't get to see my kids grow up?  My husband or wife can't make it without me!  ALL of these things running through YOUR mind......now take that and times it by hundreds and thousands of people thinking the same thing!  The energy in a location like this must be crazy!!!!Confusion, helplessness and chaos running through the minds of the living..........but also of the DEAD!!!
 
So many times spirits don't even KNOW what happened to them.  Things happened so fast that they don't even realize that they have died and so they try live the same way they always did.   But now maybe with a bit more confusion as to what happened and why their loved ones don't see them or respond to them.  And for us the living, sometimes this can be very hard.  Because keep in mind, helping them into the light, going to heaven, crossing over whatever you want to call it, is what we need to do..... being STUCK is not where you want your loves.  So as hard as it may be, we must let them know what happened and that they have died and need to move on.  I know if I lost my grandparents in a natural disaster and didn't get to say "Bye" or tell them "I loved them" it would be hard for me.....but here's the thing......keeping them HERE with US is a little on the selfish side.  Sorry, but that's they way I feel.  Keeping them HERE is for US to feel better, NOT what is best for THEM.

You know me, I am going to put it in "Becky Terms".  It's like having a beautiful butterfly in a jar.  Man...it is soooo pretty to look at and it makes you smile every time you look at it......BUT is being in that jar REALLY what is best for the butterfly??? Or would it be better to let it go.....so that it could fly up into the sky roaming around where ever it likes? Anyway, you get the picture. :)

It is VERY sad when something like this happens, and make NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT.....my heart goes out to anyone who has ever had to deal with this, but it does cause a location to become more haunted or active.  So, if you are ghost hunting, a site where a natural disaster occurred is probably a good location to investigate.  And again, be respectful of the place you are investigating.

CEMETERIES- "A GIRLS BEST FRIEND"

Dark, Creepy and full of dead people.......what else could a girl ask for??? Right? LOL  Ok...I guess that's not EVERY girls dream but for me....IT IS!!!!  I LOVE CEMETERIES!!!  As far back as I can remember, if you wanted a good scare...you headed to a cemetery.  With all the legends of ghosts, vampires, witches, monsters, demons....you name it......you can find them ALL in a cemetery?

Why is that??? Why are we so fascinated with death??? And why is it that when people die, then we still can't let them go....all of the sudden there are stories and legends of the people buried in the cemeteries!

Now, let's be honest, most spirits are tired to a place because of a tragic death, or a horrific event that they died suddenly.....these kinds of events DON'T happen in cemeteries, so WHY would spirits be so active in a cemetery?  Ghosts who haunt cemeteries seem to be a different "type" than you would find in a haunted house.  Now, I don't mean.... one rattles chains and one doesn't.  It seems that ghosts that haunt cemeteries are seeking eternal rest at the spot where their physical bodies lie.  We have all heard of spirits that have risen from the dead for one reason for another and continue to roam freely in the cemeteries....looking for what?........peace.....resolution.......in some cases.....revenge of another......who really knows.  The mystery remains as to WHY we immortalize death with stones and markers.  Is it REALLY for the dead.....of course..... it is out of respect to those who have lost their lives and to help those left behind heal.  But, then why do we continue to want to see them live on as a spirit?  I don't think there is really a solid answer to this question....just because.

One thing that intrigues me is PORTALS or DOORWAYS in cemeteries.  The theory behind this phenomena is that spirits can come and go in between worlds....what I call spirit world and the NOW world.  It has been said that there are portals or doorways all over the world where spirits can come and go as they wish.  But wouldn't you agree.....that a cemetery would be a great place for one?  So many spirits in one place that could come and go freely?  Far-fetched?  Maybe. But the spirits that have been seen, heard, photographed and reported in cemeteries may have something to them.  It has been suggested that portals are crossing points of sacred earth energy lines of temples, churches, stone circles and burial sites.  At this particular spot is where a portal or doorway maybe located.
                                                                                            
Here's the deal...whatever the reason.....and yes I do understand that there are some "ghost hunters" that would disagree with me a 100 % BUT......whatever the reason, I can honestly say, some of MY BEST experiences have been in a cemetery.  I do believe however, that of all the cemeteries I have visited ONLY one  do I truly believe to have found a PORTAL  or DOORWAY to the "other side".  Of course I'm going to tell you the name of it......DRY CREEK, in Terrell, Tx.  I'm not going into great detail about my experience there, you can read about it under the archives (left side of blog)session of my blog under 2013. 

Before I stop for the day I DO want to say one thing.........if you are in a cemetery.....roaming around....looking for the deep, dark secrets that it holds.....BE RESPECTFUL!!!!!  Regardless of the reason you are there....this is a place that our loved ones, strangers and even some "not so nice" folks call "home".  Act as if you are a guest in their home, would you please?  And don't forget your manners....please and thank you. :) And if you come to a conclusion that I need to know about......drop me a line at becksghosthunters@yahoo.com!  I LOVE hearing your stories.

I have listed, just in case your interested, some of MY favorite cemeteries that I have visited.

1.  Dry Creek Cemetery, Terrell, Tx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzWAJwwLBxg (one of my video's on Dry Creek-not the greatest video ever, but I was trying. LOL)
http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5257008506

2.  Skinner Cemetery, Pilot Point, Tx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp_DrMDE_Hs  (My You tube video)
http://www.cemeteries-of-tx.com/Etx/Denton/cemetery/skinner.htm

3.  First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Roswell, Ga
http://www.roswellgov.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/2025

4.  Glennwood Cemetery, Houston, Tx
http://www.glenwoodcemetery.org/

5.  Salem Witch Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
http://wiki.worldflicks.org/old_burying_point.html





Burying Point, Salem, Mass

Burying Point, Salem, Mass

Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Roswell, Ga

Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Roswell, Ga

McBroom Cemetery, Ark

McBroom Cemetery, Ark



Jefferson, Tx

Galveston, Tx



Glennwood, Houston, Tx

Roswell, Ga

Abandon Cemetery, Callisburg, Tx 

Skinner Cemetery, Pilot Point, Tx

Glennwood, Houston, Tx

Skinner Cemetery, Pilot Point, Tx

Roswell, Ga

Arkansas Slave Cemetery 

 

Happy GHOSTLY Valentines Day!!!!!!

 

 

 

Ok....where's your shoebox???  When I was in school on Valentines Day we used to have to decorate a shoe box and bring it to school and everyone would drop their Valentines cards in a little slot cut out of the top.  Remember that?  Or am I showing my age and out here all alone!!! :) LOL

 

Either way......HAPPY VALENTINES DAY to each and everyone of you and I hope today brings lots of "hearts" your way.  You know what I'm about to say.....................YOU GUYS ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  PS.....Don't forget about those who have passed before us today, blow them a kiss...and wish them Happy Valentines Day to.

 

 



UPDATED QUESTIONS-QUESTIONS YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW BUT WAS TO EMBARRASSED TO ASK

I have posted a couple more questions under the QUESTIONS YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW section over to the left of the blog.  Just click on the link.  Hope you enjoy.

HAUNTED OAKWOOD CEMETERY-AUSTIN,TX-THIS PLACE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT-NIGHT TIME PHOTOS

HI GUYS!!!! Did you think I forgot you???  NO!!! NEVER!!! I am sooo sorry I am posting this a day late but I was on the road yesterday to Austin and was unable to post.  BUT hopefully I can make it up to you with today's subject.

My friend, Karen and I had to attend a conference this week for work, but you know me....I'm in class thinking about what is the closet haunted place around for me to get into. hahaha  Anyway, we found an amazing old cemetery with tons of history!  Not to mention.....great spirits!!!!!!!!!

The Oakwood Cemetery is the oldest city-owned cemetery in Austin.  Legend states that the first tenants were victims of a Comanche attach, whose bodies were laid to rest on the same hill in the 1850's.  Later on, dead paupers, who were used in medical experiments, were buried in unmarked graves on the cemetery's south side.  The locals also say that in some cases, just body parts from the medical experiments were tossed over into holes and covered up.  YUCK!

In addition, graves without permanent markers were subject to reburial after a certain period of time.  The cemetery is in great need of a little TLC.  Decaying graves, vandalism and crime are all apparent in the cemetery.  Although, I will say, that when we were here today, the city workers appeared to be trying to clean it up a bit. The cemetery is located generally southeast of the intersection of IH 35 and Martin Luther King Boulevard (MLK). Access to the cemetery can be gained from East 16th Street on the west side and from midway between MLK and East 14th Street on Comal Street on the east side. But let me also say....this place is beautiful in spots.  Lots of trees and some of the most unusual headstones I have ever seen.

Now, it was kinda' late when we were there, so we had to walk around the fence and try and get pics anyway we could.  I will say that at night, this place TOTALLY has the creep factor!!!!!  I got a couple of good EVP's that I hope to post later.  One was at the entrance of the Beth Israel Cem.(by the way, I think it is really unusual to see the word CEMETERY abbreviated when it is the entrance to a cemetery...just sayin')  I asked the question "were you not suppose to be buried with the cemetery because you were from Russia or Poland"?  And I got a young lady's voice that said "WE WERE NOT ALLOWED". Really made me realize how far we have come from THOSE days.

Ok...here is some of the pics we took.  Nothing just to exciting but some really good orbs.  I am working on how to get inside THAT cemetery to really spend some time there at night!!!!!!!

Be sure to check out the post before this one that shows this awesome cemetery in the day!  Enjoy and see you next week......and I'll be on time!!! LOL

No.......I wouldn't try to SNEAK in...
You know me better than that. lol



Notice all the orbs near the ground.  Is
this the remains of the medical experiments.

Notice the orbs are gone. Only 2 secs passed
between shots.



The fence to divide the rich from the poor.

Nice orb.

Asking a spirit to come near me.

HAUNTED OAKWOOD CEMETERY-AUSTIN,TX 2013-DAYTIME PHOTOS

I am not sure but I think this is Russian.  Lots of the
graves are engraved this way.

A lot of our night time activity was over this
grave.  I have never seen one of these before where the Mother
and Father are buried at the top and the bottom half is a infant daughter.

Very unusual.

So sad.



Just sad to me...

Could this be a relative of the descendants of
the very haunted DRISKEL HOTEL in Austin? 

Unknown soldiers markers.

Trying to keep it together.



Inside the tomb, husband and wife.

Just creepy



More unusual markers.

Notice the fancy initials on the marker.

Some headstones are completely concerted around.

I have never seen these kinds of  markers either.
The have fancy initials on the end.  Some of these kind of markers
even have been concerted all around them.
 

Stated on the marker, HUSBAND OF ONE MONTH

The fence divides the rich from the poor.

It appears that people from Poland and Russia
are separated from the rest of the cemetery.

Unusual markers.

I know I look like the size of a barn but I
was cold so I had great big sweats on.  NO COMMENTS
PLEASE!!! LOL

Yes.....that is me talking to the dead.

All shapes and sizes in this cemetery.

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There is just something eerie to me to see
this marker of a young girl named "ALICE".



Unknown soldiers graves lie just inside the
cemetery.  All the markers say is "U.S. Solider" 

Again, in great need of some TLC.

I have never seen tombstones laid like this.

Graves above the ground in great ruins.

The Oakwood Cemetery in Austin, Tx is most definitely and interesting place!  I could spend hours here.  The cemetery is actually covers over 40 acres with 23,000 graves!  If you get the chance go check it out.  But let me warn you, it is definitely locked at night and people are watching this place.  You can walk around the fence at night and take pictures.

Be sure to check out my NIGHT TIME pics  posted just after this one.