WHAT ARE GHOSTS REALLY?

Are they sugar and spice and everything nice?  I wish!!!  Most people tend to think of  a ghost as someone who has died and come back to "haunt" us.  Right??? Truly defining WHAT GHOSTS ARE can be a little complicated.  Defining a ghost in words is one thing.... but defining a ghost in reality is a bit more tricky.

First, you would have to determine what "ghostly" means.  Is it the TV that goes on and off by itself....is it that dark shadow that you seem to see every time you are in the basement?  What EXACTLY is a ghost????  Webster's dictionary defines a ghost as "a disembodied human spirit".  I would agree with that.  Now, even though everyone THESE days seems to be an expert in seeing and hearing ghost.....I do believe there are investigators out there that have TRULY experienced and documented unexplained occurrences that force US to pay attention.  And here is the BIGGEST thing we have to contend with when trying to identify exactly what is a "GHOST" is ....... the INTERPRETATION of the witness!  The person that saw the GHOST!!!

So many people believe that you can only BECOME a ghost if you have had a soul!  Created by God and put on this earth to live and breath until HE calls you home again.  I agree with that statement to a point.....GOD did create us and intended on us to have a life here on earth....BUT how do you explain all the OTHER things that we consider "ghostly" sometimes.....you know....a car that is seen with no driver, the plane that people see in the sky over and over at the same exact time of the day, a motorcycle that runs up and down the road?  What about those?  So, for me, ghosts can be the presence of something that at one time DID have a soul or something that at one time DID carried a lot of energy.

Is EVERY shadow, every transparent figure a ghost?  No.  Sometimes there aren't any easy answers when you are talking about the paranormal.  So, you know me....I'm going to try and give you "Beck's two Cents"....on what I believe a ghost is.  A ghost can be residual energy....that is played over and over again in a particular location or event site and this type ghost has no interaction with the living.  A ghost is someone that has left this world suddenly or unexpected and may not know they are even dead.  A ghost can be something that has such a STRONG connection to someone or something in the "Now world" that they have a hard time letting go or FEEL that they are STILL needed here on earth to complete a task.  These type ghosts ARE interactive with us, the living.    Bottom line.....See, a ghost cannot be defined by one particular sentence or statement.  Do they exist???.....YOU BET YA!!!  But until we can TRAP one(lol)...and study it over and over we cannot say FOR SURE exactly what a ghost is........we can only INTERPRET from our finding and know that there is something that keeps us ALL needing answers about the afterlife.  We may never have those answers...but I will continue to search.......you can count on that!!!! :)

  

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.

 

 



ATLANTA GA-PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY-HAUNTED!!!! HAUNTED!!!!HAUNTED!!!!

What the *!^? was that!!!! LOL
All good ghost hunters say that!!!


 

 
 
 
So.....I am sooooo excited to write this weeks post!!!  Just got back from Atlanta (thank goodness... we flew in the day AFTER they had that ice storm that shut down the city) and we found a cemetery purely by accident that I have to say was one of the most ACTIVE cemeteries I have ever visited!!!

Deak (my boyfriend) and I had scheduled to go on a ghost tour in Roswell, GA but because of the weather it was cancelled.(Little did we know this was a good thing!)  There was still a lot of snow and ice on the ground but Deak and I decided to go eat and just check out Roswell since neither of us had been there before.  While we were driving around we found this AMAZING cemetery kinda on the outside of the square called Presbyterian Church Cemetery.  It was awesome!!!

The Presbyterian Cemetery has over 200 graves in it many who were in the Civil War.   Among these are a couple that was one of Roswell's most outstanding citizen's.....

Archibald Smith and his wife Anne Margaret McGill Smith.  After researching the cemetery on my Ipad  we couldn't  stand it.....we JUST HAD TO GO IN!!!!  YES!!!  We were freezing.....and I could barely hold the recorder for my hands shaking!

We read that the cemetery was haunted and people had seen red glowing balls, mist, faces......you name it......and it didn't disappoint!  From the minute we

Look at THIS orb close....



Do you see what I see?

stepped into the cemetery you could just FEEL the energy of the place!  I have been to MANY MANY cemeteries and sometimes you don't feel anything but NOT THIS TIME!  I felt like there were "people" everywhere starring at me.  Crazy, I know, but it did.  Almost immediately we started seeing orbs in our pictures! We were the ONLY ones out  in this crazy weather but yet I felt like we were among many.

By chance, the first graves we came up to was that of Archibald and his wife Anne.  There was sooooo much activity around their graves!!!  I truly felt like THEY followed us around the whole night!  Maybe....just to make sure we weren't going to do anything to the cemetery or maybe.......they just wanted company.....whatever the reason, you can see from the pictures below, that it looks like they did!  The first person to be buried here was back in 1840 so the cemetery is very old and to me, some of the older headstones are more beautiful than the ones now.  Walking around here was right up my alley looking at all the old headstones and reading about the people buried there.

Anyway, check out the pictures below and I think you will see WHY I LOVED THIS PLACE!!!!
I am still going through EVP's and hope to post those soon.  So, if you are ever up in Roswell, GA DO NOT pass this one by!

Archibald Smith and Anne's graves.

This was hanging on the fence around their graves.
 Very Very Creepy!!!

It was a mask made of feathers!!! For some
reason I just couldn't get over this....I just thought
it was one of the strangest things I have ever seen
left in a cemetery.

Archibald and Anne following us???

When I would take a picture of Deak
I would ask the spirits to go stand
by him.

One of my FAVORITES!!! I believe this
is a Ecto-mist.( fog looking stuff
in the upper left corner.)  A Ecto-mist is a spirit
trying to manifest themselves.

A close up of the Ecto-mist.



hhhuuummm Archibald and Anne
keeping an eye on Deak.

Again, asking spirits to go stand by Deak
so they could be in the picture.

Is this someone trying to "photo bomb"
my picture?lol (you can plainly see that the orb has now
moved in front of Deak from photo A.

Who is this standing by Deak?(right shoulder
Photo A)



This is probably my NEW FAVORITE
PHOTO!!!  I have caught all different colored orbs BUT NEVER one like this!! A VERY BRIGHT PINK ORB!! 

I just think this is the coolest picture.  A little closer
of the beautiful orb.

Is this someone with Archibald and Anne?
(a close up of the picture to the right)

Here is the same orb in motion.  This was
taken back to back with the one above.

To my surprise another PINK orb!  Or
is the same one trying to get my attention?

Close up of the second Pink orb.

And the next you don't.......

One minute you see it....

See I knew we weren't alone.

I just thought this turned out kinda cool.
That's all.

Man it's cold out here!!!  Anyone else cold???



I'm going to take that as a "YES".

GREAT LITTLE TOOL FOR GHOST HUNTING!

I just had to share this great little find with everyone!  It is a VERY bright, bright little flashlight!  It is a 28 led with wide lens and then can also be used for small areas with front view.  I found this at Hallmark for $5.99.  I LOVE THIS LIGHT! Very compact and useful.  Great for ghost hunting.  

It is easy to hold and has a hook on the back for hanging and a magnet to attach to equipment.  I tried to take some pics out in my garage(pardon the mess) so you could see how bright it really is.  But of course,  you can't tell a lot from the pictures.....oh well.

Who says you have to have expensive equipment that cost a lot of money??? :). NOT ME!!!

WHAT DO PSYCHIC'S HAVE TO DO WITH GHOST HUNTING???

  

Hellooooo Everyone!!!  Man I missed you guys! Has it only been a week??? Seems like WEEKS!!! haha  I have soooo much to tell you but today I am going to stick to my regular topic schedule, but just let me say, that Deak and I just got back from Atlanta and had the most AMAZING time at an old cemetery there!  I hope to post some of our evidence later this week so watch for it, I think you will definitely enjoy it!!!

Ok...enough of that....down to business.  Well, ghost hunters look for the dead and Psychic's talk to them so it would suggest a "good working" relationship, right?  Well, I have the utmost respect for Psychic or Mediums.  They are able to communicate with the dead in a way that "us, the average Joe" can't.  They are in tuned with the universe in such a way that spirits are able to show themselves(maybe in not the way we remember them) through signs and visions.  But be aware, as much as I respect their field, just like in ours in Ghost Hunting there are those who have no intent of helping people or researching and understanding our field.  Frauds, be careful they are out there.

I do not have a Psychic or a Medium in our group, but think it would be an asset to.  I have interviewed people that say they are "psychics".  I just have never found one that I feel 100% positive about.  Now, that doesn't mean you can't.  Just do your RESEARCH just like you would if you were investigating....ask questions, LOTS of questions, get refinances from others(if you know them personally or someone you trust has suggested them) and if you are still on the fence, invite them along on an investigation and see how they fit in with your group and get your groups "feelings" and feedback about them.  If you currently or have had in the past a Psychic or Medium in your group I would love to hear the Pros and Cons of having them in your group. 

Now, one thing I want to say really quickly is, once you have decided that you have found a Psychic or Medium that you feel good about, be careful of another pit fall when you are taking them along on an investigation.  BECAUSE they DO add so much additional insight and bring something unique to the group, don't fall into the trap of letting them be the FOCUS of the investigation.  Here's what I mean by that.....sometimes you start to FULLY RELYon the Psychic or Mediums communication before you do anything else on your own.  I believe we all have a 6th Sense but we have to develop it just like anything we do.....basically.....practice.  Don't start to rely so much on the Psychic or Medium that you don't allow you and other team members to develop their OWN 6th Sense.....you

 know.....LEARNING to FEEL what is around them in the dark......Sense that something isn't right......or having the hair on the back of your neck stand up.  These are ALL very important when ghost hunting.  Give them the time they need to develop THEIR OWN internal psychic abilities so to speak".  Does that make sense? 

http://www.theresacaputo.com/

                            

I want to share two people that I feel are true BLESSINGS in the Psychic world (and there are many more!) and you will probably know both......YES....Theresa Caputo, AKA Long Island Medium.  I have seen her twice now and believe in her ability to communicate with our loved ones.  She offers amazing messages to people that REALLY need them!  I know, not everyone is going to agree with me, and that's ok.  I love you anyway. LOL  And the other is Ronald Reeder AKA The Working Man's Medium.  Ron is a good friend of mine that has a world wide audience and every Sunday night you can be a part of his live on-air event.  Check his website for details.  I have spoken with Ron many times and he has a true compassion for the people and the spirits he communicates with.  I hope someday to do a joint event with him.  Check BOTH of these great Mediums out.

www.Ronaldreeder.com