Sylvie said:
"Norman,You do realize that the ghost may not be tied to your present house but to the land or to an earlier dwelling, right? The ghost in my dad's house (Connecticut) was from the colonial period long before any houses stood on that ground. He was really facinated by indoor plumbling too."
Well, now that just freaks me out. I did have a shaman lined up to come visit my house, but then he told me that a shaman DOES NOT clear houses. Shamans are for spiritual well-being, as in "self". Not "house". I need a psychic. BUT! He did tell me that he would speak with his mentor "Patricio" who just might be able to help....
But as for Sylvie - you seem fairly knowledgeable, give the way you phrased your question to me. You wrote that the same way I speak to my kids sometimes: "You do know that I'll beat your hiney if you pour honey on your sister's head, right?" So... Sylvie - can you offer me anymore insight to why my house is the way it is?
Let me give you some stuff to chew over:
This is not the first time I've dealt with unexplained stuff. And - according to my mother, the women in our family sometimes just seem to "know" stuff. For instance, my grandmother would sometimes get up first thing in the morning, and say "Someone is going to die today". And someone always would. A family member that is. Freaky, huh?
I've had weird things happen around me before. When I was a kid (and this is just one instance), we had a keyrack that hung on the wall. One morning, my mother went to grab the keys, missed them, and we all (my sister, my mother & I) watched the keys fall down behind the drysink in the breakfast room. Cursing (heh... that's where I get it!), my mother pulled the drysink away from the wall to retrieve the keys. They weren't there. And we never ever found them. That was pure craziness. For all I know, those keys are STILL falling through some sort of a cosmic paranormal time warp that I never want to visit.
As for the "Ghost Whisperer" last night, there was one scene in that show that really threw me for a loop. There was a part in the show, where a man dressed from head to toe completely in black was sitting in a chair. Even his face was covered in black. That whole scene gave out ominous overtones to me, given that he never spoke, he just sat there and observed. Then the camera changed angles to show that "he's not seen" by everyone and the shoplady/person that was in the store was glancing around with a look on her face that clearly read "I feel something... something/someone is here because I feel a presence." I know that feeling. I feel it everyday. Now - I'm not a dork and I don't believe that there's a black-suited man sitting in my house wearing a ghostly ski-mask, but can someone explain to me the presence I feel??
Apparently Ghost Whisperer is based on a real life woman. That's why the show is freaking me out. If I knew it was a work of fiction, I would shake it off, laugh and say "Freaky!" But no, I'm not shaking it off, and laughing.. I am however - saying "FREAKY".
I also know that you guys are amused by my ghost, but let me also tell you. I don't find it too amusing when I can't even stay home alone for 15 minutes before the fear overcomes me. This is a real situation, and it's really hard to find someone to help me, especially in this Bible-Belt town. I'm worried that I'll have a buncha Baptists standing outside my house with burning torches & pitchforks yelling "heretic!" (or whatever Baptists would yell at a person trafficking with the supernatural). For sure they'll tell me I'm going to hell....
So Sylvie - do you have any insights for me??!!
NORMAN!
(hey... should I put this under my ghost posts? It IS technically, a ghost post I suppose but it's not the typical one.)
Hey back atcha- didn't mean to freak you out.
I really don't know that much about ghosts. My comment was based on the fact that my dad's house was built late 19th century and the clothing the ghost wears is mid to late 18th century. So the ghost couldn't be someone who died in the house but has to be someone who died on the land. I'm not any kind of ghost expert, just someone who has seen a ghost. It's been years since I've done any research on the subject. I'll see if I can get some ideas for you.
I know I don't like to go down into basements after dark and when I used to visit my dad, I would turn on every single light between me and the bathroom so I wouldn't see anything late at night. I never had any encounters during the day probably because I was rarely home.
You might want to check out the history of the area for temporary settlers, bandit attacks, Indian raids, that sort of thing. Your ghost may not be 20th century. A psychic should be able to tell you more about the presence.
I'll get back to you.