Do you believe in the Supernatural? First of all what does the word supernatural mean? According to my dictionary it states, ‘of or referring to things beyond the laws of nature.’ Yes, I can ‘see’ that. To me the word supernatural embraces a host of things to do with other worldly things, such as ghosts, witches, magicians, tarot cards, mediums, clairvoyants, and many other aspects of this different world to numerous to mention here.

 

Do you believe in the Supernatural?

First of all what does the word supernatural mean? According to my dictionary it states, ‘of or referring to things beyond the laws of nature.’ Yes, I can ‘see’ that.

To me the word supernatural  embraces a host of things to do with otherworldly things, such as ghosts, witches, magicians, tarot cards, mediums, clairvoyants, and many other aspects of this 'very different' world too numerous to mention here.

Millions of people around the world believe in the supernatural. Although many people will not admit to believing in it as they are afraid of ridicule. This is a great pity as the more the subject is discussed openly the more it will be accepted by society. So many people have seen ghosts that there is no way that they are out there. They do not just appear to people who believe in them, as I have seen people still scared weeks or even months after they have encountered a ghost.
I recall answering the door one evening and a man of about thirty years of age was standing there. He quickly said that he had seen a ghost a couple of weeks ago and was still in shock! He told me that he had never really thought much about the subject before but since seeing the ghost he could not get it out of his mind. We had quite a long chat about what had had happened and he left looking a lot more settled than when he had arrived.

 I must admit that the few ghost hunts I've been on I've never seen a ghost. There used to a haunted pub not far from where I lived. I visited it often (in the course of research you understand). I never saw a ghost. The pub was very atmospheric, being open plan with dimmed lights and this was a time when smoking was allowed so there was always a haze over everything.
A few people did confide in me that they have seen ghosts from time to time. One ghost kept being spoken about by various people, he was an elderly man who always wore an old fashioned mac. The description of him fitted someone who lived in the 1950s. I did research the story but never came across anything in old files and newspapers of that time.
A number of people have seen the ghost of a young girl who was murdered on the canal towpath near to where I live. This ghastly murder happened in 1839. There was even a report of someone seeing the ghost of her husband walking towards the canal. He was dressed in old fashioned clothing of that era.
When family members or close friends pass on their ghosts seemingly do return. Time and again people have told me they have seen a relative or friend soon after their death. They told me they certainly were not scared, in fact they were comforted to know that they were okay.
Ghosts are just one of the subjects I've mentioned above that embraces the supernatural. I will be returning to this blog soon.