Get Out Ghosts!

[gossamerfaery]

Are ghosts ever successfully evicted from beautiful old Victorian Houses? After watching dozens of episodes of "A Haunting", they lead me to believe no. It's so sad to see them abandoned! I'd like to say I'm watching all these shows for tips on defending my gorgeous old dream home! (Operative word: dream! LOL) Instead of abandoning these haunted

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[dakotaluna]

We had a ghost in a farmhouse we rented in Iowa, when I was 15. My mom blew us off, when we were convinced strange/scary happenings were not otherwise explained. Not long after we moved from there, she sat us down and told us she'd actually seen him, and after telling the landlord, he said, "Oh, I was hoping that wouldn't happen." Turned out it was his dad, and some things had occurred in the house even before his funeral. He didn't want to be dead and he sure as hell did not want strangers in his house. Things ebbed though after our summer there, and perhaps he became content with us and our relationship with his son. This ghost did things like slammed windows shut, knocked over my TV tray/night table in the middle of the night, moved my chair to the center of the room when I was not there, hammered in the barn at night, slammed doors, and a few other things I'm probably forgetting. Mom said she saw him standing in the corner of the kitchen a couple of times, an old man wearing overalls. While she was startled, she said our dog was

[gossamerfaery]

That thing with the mudroom is FREAKY! Wowza!! I try to imagine how I would have felt if I had seen a ghost or stuff moved around in my room as a teenager. Chair stacking in the kitchen was all cool and interesting in "Poltergeist", but you see what a bad turn that movie took!! I mean, I was always checking out books on ghosts from the library and stuff. I loved the movie remake of the Canterville Ghost with Alyssa Milano and John Gielgud. I thought that that would be the ghost experience I would have - a mopey old ghost that was torturing himself. I think I was very open to it, I just never saw anything myself

[dakotaluna]

I'm afraid Robert may eventually haunt me, like in Truly, Madly, Deeply. :-P

Those are some spooky stories, too!

[memnet]

Cool pic. :) I'm of the say hello and co-exist line of thought; I figure the spirits in those houses were there first and the living shouldn't try to evict them. Then again, I do have a slightly different slant on things, lol

[gossamerfaery]

After reading about Douglas, yes, you do have a different worldview regarding ghostly co-habitation! LOL I feel I could co-exist if the spirit wasn't harmful. I absolutely draw the line at scratching, pinching, pushing, etc. If the animals start getting sick or scared, it's time to evict. I don't believe I would be affected simply because I have been alone in many places that have been haunted, and I don't seem to attract them. My cousin and I played the Ouija when we were younger. We had some fairly coherent conversations, but we never had anything manifest. What I worry about though is I have had a boyfriend or two that I think would be completely affected by a spirit's emotional state. My ex, he was greatly affected by the living. He has to be careful how living people around him affect his energy. He lived in a house with a ghost (before me), and it messed with him. The ghost would have to be a pretty tame one (unless I were living alone.) In my mind, they forfeit the right to their house after they die! If I have to pay the

Lia - Sandy, Utah

[anonymous]

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Re: Lia - Sandy, Utah

[gossamerfaery]

Hi Lia