Paranormal, the unexplained, things going bump in the night...what does it all really mean?
At a young age my little body was caught in mid-air by unseen hands only to land safely on the hard floor. This floor was part of a house in Badasse, Austria in which my family purchased for use in the summers. It was haunted.
Stories told by my Parisian grandmother who has the sight as so did her sister, was always being sat down upon when sleeping at night.
Whether she'd be visiting her dear, departed close friend, Chef Pierre Frane in his Hampton's home or elsewhere...'they' always seem to sit by her for a while. The chef's mother, Betty, was a close Parisian friend of my grandmother's who was the one doing the sitting.
I remember visiting there once.
During our first night there, my grandmother told me of the time she awoke in the middle of the night only to feel the presence of something or someone in the room with her.
Her eyes opened but her body did not twitch for fear of the unknown. Spiritual she was and still is, but fear is a different entity forming from the sub-conscience that we humans manage to different degrees of tolerance. In laymen's terms - she was scared!
She immediately turned on the side table's lamp and felt the impression pass. The light would remain on until dawn. That would be one of my longest nights staying awake in that house.
What does this mean to the believer, the skeptic and all those in-between?
For the believer, it is possibly goose bumps knowing of other experiences with invisible forces. It could be the fascination of what happens when we cross over.
For the skeptic, it is possibly more material to push off and dismiss as more rubbish: the ability to rationalize what he or she cannot prove or disprove in some cases. That too, is a type of fear but going in the opposite direction of the believer. This fear of the unknown existing can be scary due to the sole fact that when we try and fail to scientifically explain the cause, we throw it up in the air and walk away while it has to land somewhere. Just not in the skeptic's path!
As for the in-between's sitting off and on the fence, it could be only if they are to experience a cold hand reaching out to touch their shoulder or hear a noise where none should be heard. Getting a feeling that your not alone and shutting down all five senses going into panic mode. It's all relevant to the individual, their experience or their lack of, their beliefs and faith and changing in time as they grow as people.
I know people who have sat on that fence, only to flip over when something occurred.
What does it all really mean? To each of us it means something similar, different or half and half. Whichever way one goes in this arena, I do believe we are all surrounded everyday by unseen guides waiting for us to stop and listen.
Perhaps then, some of us may hear what they have to say in hopes of paving a better path ahead for us in need. These are the spirits that connect with every person on earth as they are assigned to our individual cases. In any case, it is all positive thought and belief, which in turn, bodes well for a healthier society in which to raise our families in and use our time we have left on earth, fruitfully.
Always be well - Alexandra Holzer
