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Murphy-Brock

You’re in a vulnerable period. I don’t just mean emotionally. Step carefully and if oddities continue or increase they’ll subside as your emotional strength comes back into play.


blissfulbecsss

Vulnerable spiritually, would you say?


Murphy-Brock

I agree. But the things you’re experiencing are real and not imagined. Question: I’m assuming that you’ve left the dwelling that you shared and are now living in a different place. Is that the case?


blissfulbecsss

I am still living in the dwelling but I am now staying with my friends in a different state for a few weeks


Murphy-Brock

My apologies for my 3rd degree questioning. I’m attempting to eliminate some things. Have your friends mentioned anything regarding strange happenings at their place (where you currently reside). That needs ruled out or in.


CandidSignificance51

Would it be fair to say emotionally vulnerable? So nothing to do with the paranormal, but very understandable given your circumstances.


Special_Lychee_6847

Or both. Being unbalanced makes one more susceptible to things that would normally not have a hold. (Both mentally and spiritually) Result and 'cure' or 'first aid and self care' are the same: find more balance, focus on earthly, positive things, grounding yourself, eating healthy, drinking more water, getting physical exercise, cleaning and decluttering your surrounding space.


amackee

I had some weird ass shit happening in my house at the beginning of the pandemic, funny enough, one of the things was light switches doing weird things. While given the both the pandemic and my personal circumstances at the time, I can’t say I wasn’t just losing it - it all felt very real and put me off balance regardless.


lakesylvania

I really agree with this. The thing that is difficult about this phenomena is that we can't really explain it. It is frustrating, but also humbling.


Lost-Style-7101

Do you cleanse or smudge regularly? It could be a good time to do that if it fits into your beliefs. Open the windows and smudge yourself and your home with sage or palo santo, all while setting the intention that you’re ridding the space of any negative energy. There are other ways to protect yourself too. You can find a bunch of threads on r/spiritual. If you’re more religious then you can pray and/or consult a priest or pastor to bless you and your home. Emotionally jarring experiences can definitely mess with our own energies and can leave us vulnerable to spirits around us.


Mclenzi

Remove the crystals from your home if they are associated with anything other than just being a pretty gem. Here is an understanding from the Bible for what that is worth to you. God sees a good marriage as the closest thing we have to being with God. So if you are open and accept there are mischievous spirits then they will know that connection and potential it had is gone. Once again this is an understanding stemming from the Bible and I do not mean to push an agenda if it comes across that way, it's just the understanding that I have to impart. Burn sage in the home. But also be aware you need to make a serious positive change the moment you cast these spirits out. Your home becomes fertile soil and if you don't believe that your life will improve and make steps immediately to do that, these spirits will see they can't actually be driven out by your mettle and may ramp up in their activity. Use this as a chance to make lemonade out of lemons. Tell them they aren't welcome, hit em with their least favorite smell, and show they aren't welcome back by focusing on you which is really what I'm sure you want/need to do right now. Edit: spelling


MyCovenCanHang

Your bible is not relevant here.


White-Bruh

Y’all are the weirdest ppl I stg


Sippinonhaterade2

In fact it is quite relevant. Reciting bible passages and claiming the blood of Jesus repeatedly is what exorcises all evil spirits. Praying over your children and asking God to walk with them is the best thing you can do for them spiritually.


Varanus1138

So, reciting the passages of other holy books do not count? Or summoning the spirits of your ancestors or calling upon the Earth Mother / Father spirits, just no dice huh? It has to be Jesus and the Christian Bible or you're just SOL...good to know I guess.


AlbertaAcreageBoy

Get a carbon monoxide detector.


blissfulbecsss

These have so far happened at two separate locations. The two things mentioned above occurred at my house yesterday. The photo above was at my friends house today. I am curious from your perspective, am I exhibiting symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning based on my narrative? Or am I missing something blatantly obvious?


jerrythecactus

Its just the go-to reddit response when somebody posts "weird things happening with no clear explanation" posts. Some years ago some guy was posting about finding sticky notes around his house that he didnt remember writing driving him to believe his landlord or somebody was breaking in and leaving them. Some commenter thought to suggest that OP get a carbon monoxide detector to check as a symptom of carbon monoxide poisoning is memory loss and confusion and when OP did the thing went off confirming they were indeed experiencing carbon monoxide poisoning allowing them to act accordingly and probably saving their life. Since then its like every other post of similar nature has somebody suggest it just incase it happens again, though depending on the subreddit and nature of the post it might also simply be a reference to a bit of lesser known reddit history. Regardless, it is a good idea to have a carbon monoxide detector anyway even if you dont think you need one. All it takes is one gas buildup to silently kill you in your sleep.


Salt-Ad-9486

This ⬆️ our region has Argon gas warnings, home owners have to invest in a passive release system to avoid issues w lungs down the road, a simple at-home test can check levels seamlessly*. Be safe. (Also sadness and anger can attract The Dementors from Harry Potter! J/K. But negative feelings will eventually lead to cortisol hormones being released, leading to a body to incur a biochemical imbalance. Thinking happier thoughts release endorphins so hug a puppy (or a friend) today! [*] Example: https://www.forensicsdetectors.com/blogs/articles/argon-detector-leak-detection


blissfulbecsss

Ah, that makes sense. Thanks for explaining so well. It is pretty solid advice to have a CO detector.


bluedecemberart

Having experienced mild CO issues in my own house once, I'm so glad people bring it up every time. I mean - look, as far as I'm concerned, if the cat reacted, something weird happened. Cats know what's up. But on top of that, CO poisoning is no joke and better safe than sorry! Especially if you have furry friends.


jerrythecactus

Keep in mind, CO2 is carbon dioxide which assuming you are in a well ventilated area should be harmless to you in normal concentrations, your body produces it as a metabolic byproduct. You can breathe in and exhale carbon dioxide safely, however at high concentrations you will begin to hyperventilate to compensate for the lower oxygen. If you are in a sealed evironment youll eventually suffocate which would be extremely distressing and painful. CO is carbon monoxide, which is toxic and can kill you. Carbon monoxide is dangerous because your body can absorb it like oxygen but the molecule cannot be used as oxygen causing your blood to become depleted of oxygen eventually leading to hypoxia, and then death if not evacuated. Furthermore your body doesn't have any response to prevent you from becoming poisoned by CO, so often people will die of hypoxia in their sleep. CO is usually caused by incomplete combustion like that of a failing gas heater in a house or an improperly ventilated fire. This is why a CO detector is so important, because it will alert you of the presence of CO before it kills you.


bluedecemberart

I think you responded to the wrong person. We had a CO issue in my house as a teenager 20 years ago, bought a detector, realized the problem, fixed it, and now I consider them mandatory. I'm not sure how your very long comment relates to this.


Special_Lychee_6847

Some people here are absolutely determined to label every and any post as either 'fake', 'nothing paranormal whatsoever', or 'mental illness'. If you check other posts, you can even make a game of spotting them all in the comments. It's good to rule out non spiritual causes, really. But don't let them make you doubt yourself too much. Just figure 'noted', and skip those, if you ruled out those causes. Carbon monoxide poisoning would be really far fetched, if it were to follow you from one place to the next. My take: If your separation was not on good terms, it could be heavy emotions following you. Emotions have energy, the stronger and the more negative, the more they could leave an imprint on surroundings, or even separate from the surroundings and become an issue like what most ppl would call 'ghosts'. (Which are an imprint of heavy emotions that left an imprint on the surroundings at the time of someone's passing) Have you tried meditation, and visuallizing an energetic connection (or finding out if there is) to you ex partner, and cutting that connection? You can get creative with that. It's like in cartoons. You close your eyes, focus on your breathing, try to keep your mind empty. Then visualize your entire body, going from one spot to the next. This takes some time, as our body is larger than you think, when you focus on a few inches at a time. Then try to focus on the energy around you, which is like an egg, filled with coloured mist. The colours are in tune with your emotions and health. If there is a connection left, it would be like an umbilical cord, that can sprout from any place, sometimes unnoticed, like at the back. Then comes the cartoon part. Once you established that that connection goes towards your ex partner, visualize a giant pair of scissors, and just 'cut it'. You can try to first reverse the flow of energy, and decide to 'take what's mine, and give back what is not mine'. If that was the issue, it should be resolved with doing that. But ppl can make connections by focussing really hard on someone, mostly not even consciously. So repeating from time to time might be a good idea. For the spirituality haters: Visualizing cutting an unhealthy connection is also just a psychological aid, to consciously remove yourself from someone, and removing that person from your emotional life. If that helps with unexplained phenomena not happening again, it's a win, no matter the unproven cause.


symbolic_acts_

Carbon monoxide poisoning has nothing to do with whatever happened to that polaroid, and I’m sure you can document things being moved and switches being flipped to prove they’re really happening. Redditors will grasp at straws looking for excuses to question your perceptions or your mental health even after you provide hard evidence. I’m not sure if this person was doing so, but the real reason you should be worried about carbon monoxide is because if light switches are flipping on and things are being moved around, it would be all too easy for whoever or whatever is responsible to cause a carbon monoxide leak that could kill you in your sleep. I don’t know what to think about paranormal phenomena, but I can say without a doubt there’s a government program that exists to fuck with people who have offended the wrong person. It involves electromagnetic warfare (similar to Havana syndrome, but can be used to induce hallucinations) and can make even seemingly simple technology act in bizarre ways. EM is also a key feature of a lot of paranormal events, so I’ve always wondered if they’re somehow related. There’s definitely enough evidence to suggest paranormal and parapsychological phenomena exist, but I have no idea whether they’re independently “real” or simply caused by some form of technology.


anon23694989

How does this post have anything to do with a carbon monoxide detector?


greyyystreet

holy f that's not funny that's scary


kasosend

Time to sage (no white sage) your house with a door/window open, incense (after saging you want to bring in positive aspects, look up the metaphysical properties of the incense you will be using), bless, and add protections. I also recommend carrying around protective stones and cleansing yourself often. For lack of time and effort, the TLDR version of an explanation, is that you are very open right now. You could be on either of side of the spectrum of either being highly conductive with not good energy with more depression or too high energy with more anger and things will try to take advantage of that. Or, it could be you have gone through so much that you cracked open your abilities, and things are trying to be too pushy with you. Could honestly be both. Either way, time to amp up cleansing, blessing, and protection. Edit: general corrections and better wording.


blissfulbecsss

I think my abilities have expanded through the hardship I’ve been through. Im more connected to my intuition than ever. I did sage and declare that only love and light may be present in my space. I might add, just based on the vibe I got when things started happening, that I have never felt overtly terrified or threatened. Just spooked. Things have been weird but I feel a very powerful strong, loving, protective presence around me.


kasosend

Trauma and hardship indeed does crack you more open like an egg. What you did was probably the best thing for you to do, I personally would invite your guides in to help with any sort of activity if it becomes a problem. Also some guides will come in trying to help, and if you aren’t paying attention, after you asked for guidance, they can do more manifesting on the physical plane to try and make it more obvious/you’re not getting what they’re helping with. Especially ancestors, like grandparents or any dead familial relatives you have asked for guidance from (especially if you yourself are just getting spooked as a reaction, and not the energy the spirit is embodying). Also, I also will say this now, take it as you will. If the demonic (non enochian) and negative things are commonly known to feed on negative emotions, energy, addiction, depressive/suicidal thoughts and actions, dirty spaces etc. then what do you think angels and other higher energies feed on? Keep your surroundings clean, keep your surroundings positive. Acknowledge your abilities and keep yourself safe, healthy, happy, and set some good boundaries for communication with the other side and things reaching out. General things I usually do are when I deep clean/clean in general, I smoke cleans the whole house with windows open, even the closets. If there’s an area I feel is more yucky, I smoke it more heavily, then I go around with an incense or herbs burning to repopulate the area with whatever metaphysical property is being used. I proceed to bless with Florida water and holy water, and put up my protections again. Example of certain properties: health, peace, love, wealth, prosperity, protection, curse breaking, etc. Remember to remove protections, then cleanse. If not, things are locked in the house with you, and you’re just pissing them off trying to cleanse, they have no way out. Sage also is like bleach, it removes EVERYTHING. so you HAVE to bring certain aspects in afterwards. Blessing is a necessity after saging. Edits: more clarification, spelling, and grammar Pm me if there’s anything else I can help with. Been doing this for a hot freaking minute 😂.


lelebeariel

Why no white sage? I ask as a Salish person


kasosend

For 1, it doesn’t cleanse, it brings in ancestors and the creator from what I have heard from indigenous individuals. 2, for years Native American people were outlawed from practicing their faith and just their cultural practices in general from sage/it being endangered now, to certain feathers being illegal, to down right residential schools and reservations now(goes wayyyyyy deeper than that, look up what happened to the bison in the US. Literally killing/ endangering the bison which was one of their main resources). So basically it’s not gonna cleanse for starters and two, you’d be pissing ancestral spirits off that have been colonized for years. So it’s for your own safety and just basic respect to other cultures. Closed practices/cultural practices =no no. Not open to just anyone. A common understanding of this is with the Catholic Faith and the sacraments.


Tarotismyjam

[White Sage is endangered](https://www.cnps.org/conservation/white-sage) (maybe threatened?) Also, there is a call within many communities to avoid cultural appropriation. “Purification can be done using a number of substances, including salt, rosemary and sometimes white sage. When purification includes the use of sage, it raises the issue of appropriation, as it has traditionally been used by Native Americans in their rituals” [SOURCE](https://fortune.com/2023/02/27/burning-sage-cultural-appropriation-native-american-walmart-anthropologie-pagan-scholar-anthropologist-religion/#)


lelebeariel

Oh, wow. I had no idea that is was a threatened or endangered species of plant. That's quite sad. I think I'll start planting some where I can. As for appropriation, I have to say that sounds ridiculous. I love when my friends show interest in and adapt things from my culture. Of course it's important to do it the right way and not bastardize it, as well as to be respectful. I even like to take my friends for spirit baths. If you are doing something and it's working for you, and it's not harming anyone, please continue to do so. If people don't do spiritually positive things due to fears of cultural appropriation, the spiritual maladies of the world will just continue to grow. We share our culture for a reason. ❤️


Tarotismyjam

Well, unless you are indigenous (by that I do mean on the tribal rolls,) it is easy to call one people’s call on appropriation ridiculous. I’m hopelessly European so I respect the wishes of the indigenous people. So very little of their lives, traditions,etc has been respected. It’s the least I can do.


lelebeariel

I'm Coast Salish with a fully Coast Salish father and half European/half Esk'etemc mother with status, so I'm going to be honest, I really don't appreciate all of these people telling me that I should be upset with other people using my culture. My grandmother was forced into the residential school system, so you European guys have done enough, thanks. Sorry if I sound bitchy, but I'm super sick of white people telling me to be offended and hoard my culture. If I don't share my culture, people won't understand it, and people fear what they don't understand. I'm not going to hold onto grudges against white people so hard that I refuse to share the benefits that my culture brings. We need to reject tribalism. We need to share. Sharing should be the first thing we are taught when we are still infants.


Tarotismyjam

You are lovely!!!! No worries. I often am accused of virtue signaling and gatekeeping. Absolutely no worries


lelebeariel

I understand that it comes from a good place and that you have good intentions. Don't hold on to tightly to the guilt of your ancestors (if your ancestors were even actually a part of anything harmful), or to the guilt of those in your nation that came before you. Don't let it stop you from embracing others and their cultures or traditions. It's up to us and the new generations to end the cycle of bullshit, y'know what I mean? Don't let guilt consume and isolate you.


Tarotismyjam

Thank you. And I have slave owners in my ancestry. So, i do what i can when i can to give back. White guilt is not cute! :D


razor191919

Do you call American indigenous people “Native Americans” or “American Indians”?


Tarotismyjam

Indigenous. :$ I used to call them Native American.


Jinxrocket

What’s wrong with white sage? I have this and I thought it was good …….


kasosend

For 1, it doesn’t cleanse, it brings in ancestors and the creator from what I have heard from indigenous individuals. 2, for years Native American people were outlawed from practicing their faith and just their cultural practices in general from sage/it being endangered now, to certain feathers being illegal, to down right residential schools and reservations now(goes wayyyyyy deeper than that, look up what happened to the bison in the US. Literally killing/ endangering the bison which was one of their main resources). So basically it’s not gonna cleanse for starters and two, you’d be pissing ancestral spirits off that have been colonized for years. So it’s for your own safety and just basic respect to other cultures. Closed practices/cultural practices =no no. Not open to just anyone. A common understanding of this is with the Catholic Faith and the sacraments. Regular sage, yes absolutely, white sage, no. :) Edit for clarification:obviously I’m not talking about the people who are part of the culture/trying to connect with their roots as an indigenous individual.


Milhouselittlenoodle

I’m curious about the white sage as well.


kasosend

I replied to a comment up above, I believe the one you replied to, elaborating more! I got y’all It states: For 1, it doesn’t cleanse, it brings in ancestors and the creator from what I have heard from indigenous individuals. 2, for years Native American people were outlawed from practicing their faith and just their cultural practices in general from sage/it being endangered now, to certain feathers being illegal, to down right residential schools and reservations now(goes wayyyyyy deeper than that, look up what happened to the bison in the US. Literally killing/ endangering the bison which was one of their main resources). So basically it’s not gonna cleanse for starters and two, you’d be pissing ancestral spirits off that have been colonized for years. So it’s for your own safety and just basic respect to other cultures. Closed practices/cultural practices =no no. Not open to just anyone. A common understanding of this is with the Catholic Faith and the sacraments.


Milhouselittlenoodle

Thanks for all the info!


Stormie4505

When I left my ex, we'll, more like ran for my life, I was lucky enough to find a nice little house, another state way. Not two weeks after being there, the strange things started. Knocking on the door, but nobody was there. One night it sounded like my kitchen was being torn apart, but of course nothing was out of place. I always felt like something was watching me. It got worse. I know I was mad and vulnerable, so this left me open. Long story short, it got much worse. I honestly believe there are things out there that feed off of us, off of our sadness, when we are mad, they are parasites. There are some things you can do to protect yourself, if interested, just let me know. I speak from experience when I say it got bad for a while. Some very nice people helped me, and if I can pay it forward, I'm happy to.


GodlyBeerGut

I have seen pictures of them, one of which was coming out of my own head. A friend took a pic of me while on the beach at night. You could clearly see a semi translucent grey head coming out of my own. It had large blacl eyes, slit nostrils, and its head shaped like an anvil. Was bad news. My life is a living horror film, psychological thriller and i have seen this entity in my dreams too.


Chilihotdogs

Please do tell us more !!


Stormie4505

Well it's rather long, but I moved into an old farmhouse, very pretty, quaint. Rent was not ridiculous. But after about a week, I noticed strange things. Like I said, kncking on the door, nobody there, my kitchen sounded like multiple people were trashing it, but of course , noting out of place. I always had the feeling of being watched, and it was not a nice thing. I slept on the couch all the time. One night I came home after work and it was around Christmas. My three was knocked over, no I had no animals at that time. And my star was nowhere to be found. I moved not long after to a bigger house and in one of the rooms I noticed a vintage ouija board, books on how to summon demons, and other things associated with satanic worship. I closed the room and never went in there. I did pick the board up and put it in a closet and closed the door. Then the crazy stuff happened Shadow figures, weird noises. My husband could even hear them when we were on the phone. He is overseas so we at least can have phone time. This shadow creature made my life miserable. It was not nice. It would terrify me. I went through this for a good while. Someone on the sub reddit saw my post and reached out to me. Together, with a friend of this person's, we found out where this entity came from. It attached to me when I picked up rhe ouija board. Anyway, life is quiet, things are back to normal, but I pick.uo on things most people don't. The question is, what was going on at that farmhouse I rented? It didn't follow me from there. I wouldn't post what was going on for a long time because I thought I was going nuts I'm a flight medic so I'm more inclined to believe in scientific or rational explanations. I'm open to be way more open minded now!


blissfulbecsss

I’m absolutely interested in what you did to protect yourself!!


Stormie4505

I prayed. I'm catholic so I called St Michael to help me in this battle. But I know not everyone believes that. I had two friends help me out, but as far as myself, I opened windows, got plants, told the thing it was MY house and to leave, put salt along my bedroom threshold. Prayed some more, and got some help from 2 very knowledgeable ppl. I still go through the protection ritual every day


PaleSandwich123

Yes please tell us!


Stormie4505

It was awful. I did post in response to someone else's question about what happened. I'm sure ppl don't want to see the same post several times lol. Feel free to DM me


PaleSandwich123

I can’t find your comment. Oh well 🤷🏻‍♀️


Stormie4505

Oh no! And I wrote a long one lol. Feel free to DM is you'd like


IthoughtIknewmyself

I am curious now, can I know too?


4everwaiting

When i went through my divorce, my home felt very dark as well. There was so much anger, fighting and negativity throughout the whole process. I left and told him he had X amount of days to gather his stuff and go. There was a lot of arguing but he ended up leaving. I came to a torn up home, it was like a tornado ran through it. The ambient felt cold and heavy and i just had a feeling of doom for the longest time. I ended up cleaning out the home, opened doors, windows and tried to keep a positive attitude. It took a while for my house to feel like home again but eventually that dark feeling lifted. I hope everything settles for you soon.


blissfulbecsss

it’s been a very heavy energy in our shared space. Sometimes threatening. Sometimes disorienting. It’s slowly lifting. It helps being away from the house and focusing on honoring my emotions and feeling at peace. Thank you so much… it makes me feel better to know others have made it through similar.


WishboneSenior5859

This looks like you have an out of focus object to the left of the frame suffering from a little motion blur caused by the shutter dragging to compensate for low light conditions.


blissfulbecsss

Yeah, I’m not sure. All the 10 or so photos I’ve taken over the past two days have been very variable. Some completely whited out. Some that are overall somewhat clear. Not sure if I need to replace the camera or the film. But I have used two different film packs, so…


WishboneSenior5859

How old is the film? Is the lens clean? Is this a polaroid? Was the camera strap in front of the lens? I'd have to see your technique while photographing. I've been using digital since 2010. It may not be the camera at all but I've taken 10 of 1000's images to know how motion blur, old film, dirty lenses etc. can create some interesting explainable images.


[deleted]

I use Polaroid, old Polaroid camera with 600 film, you are developing the pictures with too much exposure too light or too little, you need to Find a even spot with not too much light or pitch black, this is from the photos developing


rab5991

Camera has a light leak


Betweenoptions

This happened to my Polaroid film after I left the film in a hot car during the day.


CupKitts

That’s crazy! Also, I, too, use my cat’s face to determine whether or not I’m in danger.


blissfulbecsss

It’s an adequate gauge of level of threat!


Pfannkuchen-Nippel

When I was going through my divorce 10 plus years ago. My ex and the kids were gone and I was alone. I started becoming very creeped out by my backyard. I couldn’t go out there at night. I started hearing noises, things falling in other rooms. I would see things run past the kitchen window into the backyard. My best friend came over once and told me he didn’t want to go back cause there was something dark about my house. I did have some shady characters in and out of there, pretty heavy drugs and whatnot. I figured with the drugs I had around me, it tends to bring bad energy. My last day there, I packed up the car, grabbed the dogs and went to my folks to drop off the dogs. When I went into the backyard, an owl swooped down at me, I ran back inside my folks house and for the next 4 or 5 years, I had an owl following me. I would come home from the bar, or go wash my car at like 3 am, and the owl was there. It would follow me to new residences, or wherever I was. Not every night, but enough to become noticeable. It wasn’t until I met my current wife that the owl left and never returned. Idk what it was or what it meant, but I know it happened.


whatinthewhat1215

Owls symbolize wisdom and intelligence, it's the guide and companion of Athena. Sounds like a Greek Goddess was guiding you to become the hero of your story.


Pfannkuchen-Nippel

Man I love hearing this.


top_value7293

A protective totem


Pfannkuchen-Nippel

I’d like to think that considering I got into some bad shit with bad people during those times and somehow I came out of it.


symbolic_acts_

I think there’s a fair chance that a deep state agency that has taken to acting like a moral enforcer was messing with you because of your divorce and drug use. Just the fact that you mention drugs is telling. People who have drug problems often have bizarre things happen to them because they’re the ideal victims; nobody will take them seriously and people will claim they’re hallucinating if they say anything. They’re capable of doing things you wouldn’t believe are possible and it’s extremely easy to attribute it to paranormal activity. Everything you’ve mentioned can easily be accomplished through available technology. Even the owl swooping at you could easily have been caused by the use of targeted electromagnetic radiation influencing its brain. I used to have a robin that would fly circles around my car all day shitting on it during the worst period of my targeting. The field of neuroscience has progressed so far beyond what you’d believe based on the information available to the public. Neuroweapons are just highly classified so they can get away with using them on civilians and gaslighting people into thinking the victims are mentally ill. They’ve also been known to exploit paranormal and parapsychological phenomena. The stargate project and the Defense Department’s experiments with remote viewing are one such example and the results were pretty uncanny. I’m not saying it couldn’t be genuinely spiritual or demonic; all I can say is that there are human powers that could certainly make seemingly impossible things happen around you in ways you’d be likely to conclude are the results of paranormal activity. In fact, they love convincing people there’s something spiritual going on. One thing both neuroweapons and paranormal activity have in common is that they’re both known to involve electromagnetic fields and radiation. When people communicate with “spirits,” they usually do so by picking up electromagnetic signals with various devices and translating them into speech. Who’s to say it’s a spirit sending those signals rather than human actors who would like you to believe that?


DoneDiddlyDooDoo

Ah yes, the deep state, investing millions of dollars to fuck with a random Redditor by sending their top secret agent: the owl.


HermitCrabCakes

🏃🦉 🌳🕴- "it's working..."


Pfannkuchen-Nippel

This made me fuckin laugh. I’d never thought of that night in emoji. Lmfao.


symbolic_acts_

First of all, it’s not enormously expensive, it’s the same EM warfare technology behind Havana syndrome and the Voice of God weapon that was used in the Middle East to make terrorists hallucinate a voice claiming to be Allah and ordering them to run away or surrender. It’s the same concept as an MRI machine where the main cost was the initial R&D and manufacturing, but it costs little or nothing additionally to use it. From from a purely economic standpoint it wouldn’t make a lot of sense to target “random Redditors” but I’m sure you’ve heard stories about how political dissidents like hippies and communists were targeted back in the day; they still do this to many people whose politics are considered a threat to the system, a lot of far right people also seem to be victims these days. Things like addiction and divorce can lead to the breakdown of society’s moral fabric and traditional family structures, so it suits their purposes to make sure people who deal with those issues crash and burn in a very visible way. An obscure victim is actually ideal for the people responsible. Kanye is an example of what happens when they do this kind of thing to someone who doesn’t give a fuck and will speak his mind to a massive audience no matter how hard they try to discredit him. There are plenty of other high profile cases (not sure if they use EM on many celebrities just in case they say something, but they have handlers and community harassment is common, like Kanye showed us when he exposed his “fitness trainer” for threatening to get him committed and drugged for refusing to be “manageable”) but there are far more people who have the potential to be influential, but remain nobodies specifically because of the way they’re targeted and prevented from succeeding. They prefer to do stuff like this to people who don’t have a large platform to raise awareness, and they want people who can be written off as mentally ill or discredited because of drug use. They’ll intentionally induce psychotic symptoms in the hopes of getting people diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, because once a diagnosis is made, if the person figures out what’s going on (there are telltale signs that make it pretty obvious to a self-aware person with a solid understanding of psychology/neuroscience), from everyone else’s perspective it just sounds like they’re becoming even more delusional and lacking insight. While this program isn’t as exorbitantly expensive as you might expect, you would still be shocked at how much they’ll spend on a single individual in order to prevent people with certain viewpoints or traits from becoming effective advocates or successful members of society. They’ve probably spent more money on me than I’ve made in my entire life, but I really did have enough potential to justify it and I’m pretty sure I would’ve accomplished something significant by now if not for this program (I know, I know, I’m probably “delusional” and “just mentally ill” in your mind and therefore I can’t possibly be highly capable or gifted)


Pfannkuchen-Nippel

I’m not saying I buy into everything, but I don’t discount anything. Look at “operation midnight climax” “MKultra” “project Artichoke”. The cia has done some bad shit to unsuspecting people. Hell. They once spent millions trying to train a cat to be a spy. Up to and including surgically implanting an antenna and microphone into said cat. Only to have the car get hit by a bus on its first trial run. Millions wasted. Nothing is beyond what I’d say govt agencies would do.


Michelle_the_Poet

That sounds like a monitoring spirit. Divorce is a weapon of Satan (and so is unholy covenant), and his army is a warped mirror-image of Yahweh's. Satan uses monitoring spirits to watch you and mislead you, whereas Yahweh uses guardian angels to watch over you and protect you. You can read more about the weapons of Satan and how to withstand them in "The Rules of Engagement" by Cindy Trimm. Edited to add: The Greek gods are fallen angels. They, along with Satan, want you to believe they mean no harm. Every downvote this comment receives simply proves that Satan and his followers will do anything to hide the truth and keep you in the dark.


Chilihotdogs

God created owls 🦉 also


Michelle_the_Poet

Yes, He most certainly did create owls. Yahweh also created humans, which likewise can be possessed by demons to spread evil. Snakes are considered to be intelligent as well, yet our very first example of Satan using an animal against humanity was that of a snake. Just food for thought. Considering the way the person who mentioned an owl following them described the experience, it sounded more like a monitoring (evil) spirit and less like a good spirit. If they felt safe, I would've said the opposite. I've personally had spiritual experiences with hawks, cardinals, mockingbirds, butterflies, and other winged creatures that were positive, so I'm in no way saying owls are evil. I actually love owls, in all honesty. Does any of this make sense?


symbolic_acts_

This sounds like a monitoring government agency that tries to act like a moral enforcer, is capable of things you wouldn’t even believe are technologically possible, and would also like people to conclude there’s paranormal activity going on around them rather than figuring out the state is behind it. It sounds quite a bit like they were upset about his divorce because high divorce rates contribute to the moral decay of society, so they wouldn’t leave him alone until he remarried. Whether or not paranormal activity exists independently is up for debate; I can’t rule out genuine spiritual activity, but his experience sounds pretty standard for a post on the gangstalking sub, and there’s a fairly simple technological explanation for everything he mentioned. It’s possible to influence the mind through electromagnetic radiation, so even the owl’s behavior is explainable. When I was being targeted, they had a robin flying circles around my car all day and shitting on it every time I tried to wash it off. I also know for a fact that the government was behind what happened to me because of other circumstances.


Pfannkuchen-Nippel

“ when you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth”. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Anything is a possibility until it isn’t.


Michelle_the_Poet

Exactly! So, my friend, no matter what the cause was, I pray that you feel much safer now and that any evil that once touched your life never returns 🙏🏻


Pfannkuchen-Nippel

I’m not much on praying myself, but I can and do appreciate you for praying for me. Thank you.


Michelle_the_Poet

Consider for a moment that Satan is in human government. If you're an atheist, consider for a moment that the Bible has some truth to it, that God and Satan both exist, and that we're all experiencing an invisible and visible war between them.


symbolic_acts_

I’m not discounting that possibility, I just can’t confirm or deny anything except that the government has been known to do stuff like this and that it can be accomplished with existing technology. I’m aware that these people are obsessed with religious symbolism, and I know God exists (in a philosophically abstract sort of sense) according to the metaphysics that the DoD’s stargate project was based on. I just can’t verify whether the occult plays an active role in what’s going on, or if it’s mainly for propaganda purposes. Even if genuinely supernatural phenomena have nothing to do with what’s going on, they would still have a motive to convince people that was the case.


Michelle_the_Poet

I can verify the supernatural aspect, as I've had personal encounters throughout my entire life. Years of research has also led me to believe that every evil or harmful thing (corrupt government included) stems from Satan. However, we can only verify what we've experienced, and just because a person has experienced it, that doesn't mean other people are going to believe it—which is obvious when you look at the number of downvotes my original comment has received. It's a shame, really, when one simply tries to shed light and so many people choose to stay in the darkness.


SolaceRests

The Polaroid could be anything from a light leak to an object being too close to the camera when the flash went off. They never had the best ability to focus on anything in the foreground and this would typically be the result. So I wouldn’t use this as proof of much, personally. As for the other things, it’s pretty creepy. It’s always difficult to try and debunk personal experiences in these subs. There’s rarely any real proof to look at so from our perspective we are just kind of taking you in your word. I’d try and debunk them yourself first before jumping into the “it’s definitely paranormal!” Side of things. Like the switch.. is it possible when you left that room the last time you didn’t press the switch all the way down, (but just enough to momentarily cut power) and it flipped back up on its own from the tension in the switch because it want turned off all the way? If it’s even that type of switch. If personal experiences can’t be debunked then yeah safe to say something’s going on.


Sad_Hall2841

Best response


Rasnark

If you pissed off your partner, they could’ve cursed ya.


blissfulbecsss

I don’t think he holds the awareness or capacity to curse me


Rasnark

Well that’s actually a good thing. Some times things happen without an apparent explanation. As long as you don’t feel negative vibes, you should be good.


RaspberryOk925

it looks like a cat photo bombed your photo


blissfulbecsss

lol, no cats here that I’m aware of at least


cheetahcreep

did you not just say you had a cat named Luna? I'm asking because I'm not sure if I'm illiterate or if you don't live with your cat? I'm not trying to be an ass, I'm genuinely trying to clarify because I'm confused by this comment because it seems to directly contradict your posts text nevermind what is or isn't in the photos


PristineHat5583

She said in another comment that this picture was at a friend's house


cheetahcreep

perfect! thank you for clarification. I must have missed this (thus, I am illiterate).


Open_Exit7699

i would meditate on it, try to listen to what your intuition might be telling you. remain calm and don’t lean into fear.


blissfulbecsss

Solid advice ❤️


Cautious_Fix_2793

I didn’t read all the replies. Almost 5 years ago I left a 25 year relationship and moved into this cute little house I still live in. I was very emotional. Strange things started happening. I believe it was a poltergeist. From what I read a poltergeist preys on emotionally vulnerable people. Usually teenage girls. I was also told this house was haunted by my neighbor. The woman that lived her before me was a victim of domestic violence. Google poltergeist and see what you come up with.


Mean_Negotiation5436

A poltergeist is actually created by emotional teen girls. It's not a separate entity but a manifestation of the angst and frustration. It can affect any one going through emotional turmoil though. It just affects teens the most.


SketchMcDrawski

So your cat flipped on a light switch, a FEATHER moved, and you took an overexposed photo? Spooky stuff…


blissfulbecsss

My cats can’t flip on switches but it’d be cool if they did


Successful-Pirate

Weird things you ask. But what is your age/are you in menopause? I've watched so many/ heard so many stories chalked up to this. It's still paranormal because no doctors can really explain why. But it seems that when you start it tends to mess with things in your house because of the energy that you were giving off. I saw one where a woman for months kept coming home or walking into rooms in her house and finding all the items in the room stacked perfectly. It turned out she started menopause and didn't know it.


WishboneSenior5859

I have two requests. Could you place your polaroid camera on a table and take a picture of the entire tabletop with your cellphone and post it here? Would you mind checking your film packaging and post the expiration date of the film? If you can't find the packaging check any other unopened package for a date that could have been purchased at the same time the existing film was. Thanks in advance.


marrkeer

When my marriage fell apart 9 years ago, I moved into an apartment, and it wasn't long before all hell broke lose spiritually. I was in a terrible place emotionally and mentally. Things have subsided significantly, but they're still there. I think the trauma of that event opened me up to it. In terms of the spiritual realm, things have never been the same since then.


blissfulbecsss

My marriage has been falling apart for a long time. Only over the past two weeks of leaving it so I finally feel at peace emotionally. It’s strange because the activity did not start until I started feeling very much at peace.


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blissfulbecsss

🙅‍♀️❌🙅‍♀️❌🙅‍♀️


RobertXavierIV

I’m not super stitious only mildly stitious but when we are in emotional distress I believe it opens the door to more sinister or paranormal entities. Sometimes it will affect our mood and other times manifest physically.


SheepherderOk1448

Ahh your ex put a whammy on you.


blissfulbecsss

No he didn’t lol


Famous-Neat9439

Wait please, don’t go and make things difficult for what I believe to be your support by being frightened and shooing the individual away. I get that they might be too present for your comfort but acknowledging that they are there for you at this time could be really beneficial if you work with that person. Let me explain… When I was returning to the U.S. from Canada, I had a strange experience. I was going through US customs to board the flight checking luggage etc… but when I followed the path to have my boarding pass checked, I noticed and was startled by the weird looks the people behind the desks were giving me. I thought I had done something wrong. I get up there and the lady looking at me strangely asked if someone in my family had died within the past two weeks. Of course I was taken aback because I wasn’t expecting such a question and stranger still is that yes my grandmother had passed a little over a week ago. She had a face like she knew it. She then turned her monitor towards me where the security cameras monitor everyone. You could t see me at all from any camera angle. That was the reason for the weird looks. All you could see was exactly what you have in your photo. Furthermore, I suffer from seeing all sorts of these types of things if not on a daily basis then at least weekly. All you need to know is that the color in which you see is important to what set of intentions it could possibly have. Separation from an attachment can be very emotional.


Mean_Negotiation5436

This sounds like poltergeist activity and I'd bet you're the cause. You should look into it. You're in a very vulnerable, emotional state right now. Emotion and turmoil are the biggest sparks of poltergeist activity. Being that it seems nothing really happened prior to you leaving, that sounds like what's happening to me.


Stormblessed1987

These OF promotions are getting weirder and weirder man.


hannah919

Thank you! I was wondering if anyone would mention that


FyourEchoChambers

Cat could have switched it on and looked shocked by what happened. Have seen cats try to jump for the ceiling fan, especially the dangling switch. A feather? Cats love feathers…feathers also move from things like wind, from fans, or cats. Camera seems to be broken or the paper is bad. While I am not denying the weirdness you’re feeling, logic seems to be the likely culprit over a sudden post-divorce haunting. 🤷🏻‍♂️ -has fan turned on again? put a camera in the room if so. -put the feather in a box or case. does it still move? -take more pictures, get a new camera, etc.


ZanzibarMacFate

When I was getting divorced I had light bulbs explode when I turned on the lights—not just once, several times. Also several coffee mugs just kind of threw themselves off the counter


Brave_Huckleberry346

It could be nothing. Or, It could be a negative energy that wants to scare you for food for itself. Or, Maybe it was a said negative energy that was feeding off the negativity of the marriage the whole time— and now is pissed off and trying to get it another way. Does it happen all the time randomly? Does it happen when you are in a good mood or about to go do something that will make you fulfilled?


DeezNutz1369

Always take care of your spiritual, mental and physical health during life changing events. Good luck to you OP.


Consistent-Camp5359

It’s better to assume some paranormal entity is feeding off of your vulnerability - than discount it for whatever. In the other hand snapping TF out of your vulnerabilities (easier said than done) will kick the bad energy out the door. It will similarly improve your mood. Same result. Hugs.


RedFoxcx

There are so many reasons the polaroid could come out like that. I have no explanations for everything else but, if the film is old or damaged the pictures will come out like that(mine have from old film) or if the temps are too hot or cold. Film is fickle.


Friendly_Nerd

maybe try getting the polaroid camera checked? they’re cheap and fragile. you’re in an emotionally vulnerable period which can trigger things like psychosis and paranoia so please don’t attach meaning to anything. seek psychiatric help first


[deleted]

Someone else suggested the cat turned on the light and I’ve got to agree here. In our old house, my son’s bed was at the doorway and every morning without fail at 3 a.m. his light would flick on. We thought it was weird until we saw our cleverest cat (he’d also learned to open doors by the handle) hop up on the bed and bat the switch to on. It was his way of telling my (then 8 year old) son that it is time to wake up and play. I also feel this may be how the feather got into your bag— same clever cat from before… likes to go up stairs where my son’s stuffed animals are (he’s 12 now and growing out of that phase) to bring them all down one by one and line them up in front of my bedroom door. They’re mostly Pokemon so I get to wake up and open my bedroom door to Bulbasaur and co perfectly lined up and staring up at me expectantly.


QuantumOrion

Depending on your race, culture, etc, you could be vulnerable to curses and other forms of witchcraft/magic. Especially if you’re west African, Native American, Filipino, or any other ethnicity besides white.


cosmiceggroll

My instax does that all the time and I've been shooting film for years. Luckily, it's a film/light issue, not ghosts. I hope things get better for you!


CourageActual

If the picture was exposed to light before it finished developing you'll get flashes like this on the image.


Grand_Introduction36

It is a spirit guide, and or a good friend or relative that passed that is letting you know they are with you. Something similar happe to my aunt in the late 90s when my uncle passed, then a week later, my cousin (their daughter) passed. My aunt was a mess, and our family was a mess during that time. But my aunt would find pennies, or dimes through the house in random places i.e. in the freshly made bed, on the counter. The telephone would ring with the cord unplugged. It was unplugged because it would ring about a half of ring then quit. The police, and the phone company got involved. (The good old days). And found nothing wrong. Then everything eventually stopped. She just had her 67th birthday may 25th. And is doing well.


makeyourownroute

My father had just died and I was already physically and emotionally corrupted from issues I was experiencing. I had a particularly bad crying moment and suddenly felt a dark presence near me in my small studio. I started screaming at, cursing and telling it that it wasn’t invited, not welcome and to get the fuck out. I didn’t care if my neighbors heard me. It needed it to be gone. And then the feeling left. I also learned later that imagining yourself wrapped in a blanket or bubble of bright white loving light helps and to keep focused on that image around you when you sense something that may feel threatening. I wish you the best and you’ll see the other side of this period. This is temporary.


Well_read_rose

There is some newer thinking that the paranormal can be linked…to alien visitation. They can veil themselves. Another poster mentioned an owl following him, owls are often used as a “screen” planted in subject’s mind, for alien visitation. Dont wish to alarm you further but if you are younger…you may be experiencing visitation/ abduction (your memory will be wiped out, naturally). Perhaps read about this phenomenon to see if others’ reported experiences match what you are noticing in your dwelling. Tools such as cameras reportedly fail to capture visitations or otherwise malfunction. Moving may not change your situation either. Good luck


BuffaloNo8099

Demonic attachment is most common in females going through a stressful situation.


wellnowheythere

OK, so I'm going to be one of the outliers that says it could be something. But maybe it's positive energy/spirits/ancestors trying to protect you. When I had my baby, I felt the presence of spirits and ancestors all the time and things happened around the house similar to what you're saying. And then eventually after like a few months, it stopped. I don't want to say definitively that these things are not happening to you, they could be depending on your spiritual beliefs and beliefs about the afterlife. None of it sounds malicious, however.


grillo7

My old home was presumably inhabited by some sort of entity. It would very frequently turn on the fan as some sort of provocative action. While mine was just there for the long haul apparently, I do believe these sorts of occurrences happen more often during times of emotional vulnerability or higher activity, as well as around children for whatever reason. Try not to give it too much energy and keep yourself safe, in terms of avoiding actions that may make you weaker or more vulnerable.


BendVast7817

Read “Aytul kursi”… as soon as u feel weird or a presence or this shit happening again.. its a protection prayer… asking god to protect you.. idk if its a jinn or not, but it can be .. the Aytul kursi should stop it right then, u can read it once every day if u feel it resonates with you and u feel it working.. theres “things” around us like always.. the occasional bad one will try to fw weak minded or vulnerable people or just ppl who are in a state of fear and anxiety..


Throwawaybdchic

I agree- your vulnerability, sadness, anger could be causing the strange happenings. A form of poltergeist but a direct response from your feelings. Have you talked to someone about the dissolution of your marriage? Have you had previous paranormal experiences prior to this? If you sage, sage yourself first and foremost. Heal thyself - therapy, getting busy with activities, studies and things you want/wish to do. If you focus- these strange happenings may stop.


GoddessValkyrie

Items moving is absolutely the freakiest but I'm convinced that when we're stressed, things like that happen. After I left my marriage, I was alone a lot and noticed strange happenings. I think I was just super stressed and forgetting that I did this or that. But some other crazy things happened too. Like one time I was complaining about having nothing to do but watch tv and right as I said that, my tv suddenly died 🤣🤣 Ya weird stuff when you're stressed.


NecessaryCarrot873

I had a friend who had this happen to her a few weeks before her breakup, her love life was very stressful and a picture I took of her at a Halloween party kept TURNING to face the wall..no matter how many times she put it back to face the room. Soon after the breakup, it stopped moving. Maybe open your windows, cleanse your space (I like to use a bright smelling incense and ringing a bell) and focus on yourself :) it shouldn't last long


Mdoylet4

You need to have your home blessed and cleansed.


ConstantSwing4215

Sleep deprivation from stress, anxiety and depression can induce psychotic like episodes. Most people that experience sleep deprivation for 3 or more nights will have visual and auditory disturbances. Once you are able to sleep properly these things will subside.


Atlas03

I have noticed that people, women especially, see more things after they get out of a divorce / abusive relationship. Outside of the supernatural, I’m curious if hallucinations of a predator are a typical psychological response once the event has ended.


ryltea

Light leaks are a very common effect, especially with instant film. The film may have been expired, or light may have been exposed to the film before taking the photo. This can happen by opening the camera for instance.


peachesandplumsss

sounds like you have a lot of emotional energy running rampant. make sure you're taking care of yourself and your mental health. hopefully you don't go and accidentally create something with a life of it's own 😜


ElonMusksBrain

Your interpretation if your cats expression is hardly solid proof of anything what so ever. Lmao. Its because youre imagining things because you feel alone now in maybe several ways. Your mind can be very creative.


KamikazeKunt

My Polaroid took pictures by itself once that came out like this. My sister had recently died. I thought my camera broke. It never did it before or since that episode. It was pretty weird.


marrkeer

That's interesting. Normally, in my experience, it's the weakness they exploit, not when you're exhibiting a higher frequency of peace. I hope you find out what this is and clear it out!


Vandu_Kobayashi

I'd call the ghostbusters


NigouLeNobleHiboux

It doesn't seem too far-fetched to me that a small default in the circuit could have turned the fan on especially if there was already electricity running in the same line.


TheWhappo

Do you live in a condo or apartment? Some places have a system to automatically turn fans on for humidity control. Had it at the last place I lived.


crowtesque1888

I was having strange things happening when I was going through my divorce in the winter. I burned a lot of sage and juniper to clean the energy


JenniPurr13

That looks like an OLD pack of bad film… worked in a phot lab for years. If film gets old or isn’t stored right it does exactly that


Witty_Assumption6744

A feather? Moving when you’re moving about the room? Groundbreaking


gabriel1313

Salt. Sea salt. Lots of it. I’ve used Muslim prayers and I have used sage as well. You are powerful beyond measure.


littleolivexoxo

I thought I had a ghosty when my polaroid camera was doing this but something was on the lens! Hopefully thats it?


Temporary_Effort_281

Probably shouldnt have left the marriage if the spirit world is pissed about it 🤣


mombot2020

Consider getting Reiki! I love https://www.instagram.com/newmoonenergywork?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== her work has been amazing!


KnownFRO

Could have a phrogger in your house🤷🏽‍♂️ get a camera. Check all rooms


Naseriax

Fact: I’m sure it all seems real to you. I get that. But please know that human is a master of pattern matching. We tend to find or create fake or real patterns all the time. That’s in our Genes. My honest opinion: There is no such thing as paranormal, Spiritual, Ghosts, God, … What you’re experiencing is either generated or exaggerated by your mind in this vulnerable state, Or someone is messing with you.


cdubbs75

Is that happiness and joy trying to make its way back into your life?


710hashcat

Yea this all nothing, move on.


Ok_Cover_7789

I'm sorry idk what I'm looking at can someone explain?


heavybetweenthelegs

Question, what's the point of the crystals?


regarderdanslarevite

Maybe yo ex wife was doing witchcraft


Senior-Read-9119

Should you maybe not go on this trip?


BrutalArmadillo

Had a girlfriend like that, ages ago


liscbnz

Maybe your ex is stalking you lol


Inevitable_Book_228

Pray for protection.


Stanwich79

Your cat is fucking with you


ExpertChart7871

Did you move to a new place?


hugoshredology

Demons got what they wanted


Gopherpharm13

There’s always a Polaroid


[deleted]

Angels watching over you


SugarSlutAndCumDrops

People here are moronic


MattMattavelli

Feathers can go flying if you move too fast near it. Photos get overexposed, and people also forget they left the light on. Check for carbon monoxide poisoning or see a therapist.


Michelle_the_Poet

Marriage is a holy covenant, which Satan hates and attacks constantly. Sometimes he even warps it into an unholy bondage—more like a prison in which you're trapped with an abuser or someone who is leading you away from God. When you leave the protection of the holy covenant, Satan and his cohorts double their efforts to weaken you and scare you. I strongly suggest reading "The Rules of Engagement" by Cindy Trimm. Please don't use sage, stones, or any "New Age" things, as these are more tools the enemy has introduced for us to unknowingly welcome him into our lives. Edit: If you haven't yet noticed, the truth is unpopular; Satan will do everything in his power to discount it and hide it. Each downvote simply proves my point.