August 07, 2012
The House of Many Experiences
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Chelsea -- Bradenton, Florida -- September 2010 - Present
My encounters began in September 2010 when I moved back into my
mother's house after being gone for two years. Before this time I never even
thought of ghosts or spirits, let alone seen or experienced them. I will
say that in the two years I was gone I kind of went on a little "adventure." I
stayed in many different places with all kinds of different people so who
knows -- maybe something followed me home or I was exposed at some point.
The first weird thing was my dog. One of them would get jolted from his sleep
and then stare intently into blank space and start growling or barking. And
he had this thing with the closet in the hall. All of a sudden, he'd run over
to it and start growling and scratching at it, like something was
in there that he didn't like. I checked everytime to see if maybe a mouse or a
bug or something was in there.
So after about a month and a half of this I finally said
aloud, "Whoever is in the closet, you can come out. You don't have to hide we
won't hurt you. We are nice people." The dog never barked or growled at the
closet again after that.
Another thing the dog would do was start running up
and down the stairs like he would if chasing the cat, tail wagging and
barking, except it wasn't the cat. And then he'd go upstairs and chase this
thing for like five or ten minutes.
I have another dog who sometimes stares at
the first landing of the stairs and growls and puts her hackle up. So you know,
it's not just like the other dog is wacko because they're both reacting to
something.
Also, one time I was changing in my room and the door was closed
but not all the way, and as soon as I was completely undressed the door
slowly opened just a sliver, enough for someone to slide in, and then closed
again. This happened when the air-conditioning was on so there were no crosswinds, drafts, or ceiling fansrunning.
The air-conditioning does not blow hard enough from the tiny vent in the
ceiling to push a door open then shut again.
Now I will just say I am a very
heavy sleeper and nothing wakes me normally. I've never had a problem
sleeping in this house. But ever since I moved back in my sleep is terrible.
I am constantly being jolted awake all night long -- every hour and at the
same time every night. Sometimes I wake up and I have such an intense
feeling of being watched that I think someone has broken in and is standing
over me about to attack me. I can't open my eyes because I'm so terrified of
what I will see. Then I finally open them and nothing is there. But I still
have this feeling that someone is right there. It's almost like I can feel
the energy buzzing, like when you first turn a TV on how you can hear the
buzz it just sounds different. Or like when someone walks up behind you but
doesn't say anything but you can feel it.
So finally one night I get woken
up and I open my eyes to see a very tall, dark, glowing figure leaning over
the side of my bed staring at me. There were no facial features or distinct
human features at all. Just the outline and shape of a tall person but I got
the sense it was a male. He was glowing and swirling with very earthy, dark
shades of colors like black, brown, green, yellow, orange, amber, and red. I
just remember he was mostly amber and blackish brown. It scared me so much
so I just closed my eyes and turned away. Then when I looked again he was
gone. I didn't feel threatened and he didn't try to touch me or anything.
But there have been seperate occasions where it feels like someone is
tickling my feet when they stick out of the covers and occasionally the
feeling of being touched will move up my leg. Like someone is rubbing my
feet and legs almost like a massage except it gives me chills and goosebumps
at the same time. The other incident of seeing took place at night while
sleeping as well. Once again I was jolted awake and at the same moment I
woke up, my dog who was in the bed with me woke and sat up also. She, the
dog, is looking straight into my eyes. Then her gaze slowly goes straight up
above my head, then to the left above me, then to the right above me, and
then around the room. This scares the heck out of me. So I look up towards
the ceiling and I see a white mist. It's moving from one corner of the
ceiling to the next, going around the perimeter of my room as if on guard or
something. It just keeps swiftly moving in straight lines from one corner to
the next. I kept watching it until it slowly faded away after about two
minutes of circling the room.
I wasn't threatened at all just a little
frightened so I went back to sleep as did my dog.
The last and most recent
incident was a dream. It took place after spending the night at my dad and
stepmom's house. While staying in their spare room, I witnessed a shadow move
across the wall and go into the corner. Now their house is a whole different
story I won't go into right now. But many people have had
experiences there. So whether or not this dream was connected to whatever I
saw over there I don't know but it happened while sleeping at my mother's
house in my bedroom.
It was an extremely lucid dream and the feelings were
absolutely real. The dream took place at my dad and stepmom's house. My
parents and I were sitting around the table with some old people I've never
seen before and I was telling everybody about "the shadow" from the previous
night. So everyone walks back to the bedroom where I saw it to see if they
could feel or pick up any energy. They also take my tarot cards with them to
the bedroom. As soon as everyone returns to the kitchen to discuss it, I see
a white smoke/mist forming. This turns into a head of a man and then forms
into a full bodied apparition of a tall man holding a guitar. He looked
holographic but so real at the same time. And his eyes were completely black
which scared me.
I went up to him to get a better look but he got angry and
the closer I got the dizzier I felt. I couldn't breath and was so dizzy I
became disoriented and couln't tell up from down. I felt powerless. I pulled
away. He waited a moment then came back even stronger until I felt as if he
would suck the life and energy right out of me and kill me. He was also
stealing energy from everyone else in the room at the same time but they
didn't realize what was going on. In fact I think I was the only one to see
him. So right when I thought I would suffocate I woke up and could hardly
breathe. I sat up in bed for about ten minutes trying to catch my breath.
I wholeheartedly believe this was a real spirit trying to communicate with me
through a dream. I don't know if he was threatening me or trying to bully me
or if I was just enlightened as to what is really going on. Maybe he's
stealing everyone's energy and we need to get rid of him. Or he wants to
appear more powerful than he really is. I don't know but since having the
dream I've felt mildly depressed and tired. So I'm not sure if all of this
is connected in some way or if the dream and the events in my house are
different spirits. But ever since this all started I've been doing a lot of
research on the paranormal and all things metaphysical and really getting in
touch with my spiritual side. Maybe it's all a calling for me and I'm
developing some sort of psychic gift. Who knows, but it's very strange. One
thing I've learned is the more fear you have the more power they have, so
I'm staying strong and waiting for the next encounter!