Well there is little doubt of the actual exsistance of ghosts, there have been so many claims and pictures of proof. There have been many pictures faking proof as well. I am among the lucky few that has witnessed a ghost several times in my lifetime, but ignoring that let's take a look at the facts.
1)There have been occasions when scientists have recorded proof of ghosts, by recording the temperature in the room and the sudden drop of it.
2)There have been occasions when a group of witnesses saw the ghost. One such report boasts of over 50 witnesses during a pilgrimage tour of antebellum homes at Waverly Plantation, Columbus, MS.
3)There have been videotaped images of ghosts moving about, with photography experts opinion that the tape had not been tampered with and there was no other damage of the film.
4)There are historic buildings with markings that will not disappear. Case in point the Pickens county courthouse in Carrolton AL. The town fathers have replaced the glass from a certain window many times but each time you can still see the face of the man who haunts the room, experts cannot find an explanation.
5)There have been occasions when alarms are tripped in rooms that are unoccupied. Scientists in the ghosthunting realm use a motion alarm, any movement in the room will set it off. Upon checking the videotape they found that no one had at any time entered the room.
These are only a few of the facts, and examples among the vast ghost hunting logs. Real Ghosthunters are careful about all of the research to the point of logging in a sneeze, so that it is not mistaken on an EVP recording.They do not smoke anywhere near the sight to keep the smoke from appearing in the pictures. When they take pictures outside in the cold, they hold thier breath as they snap the photo, as a mist could show up on the film.
There are those who would try to fool us though. I have come across pictures that clearly were made in the rain, the rain acts in such a way as to show up as orbs on film. I have seen pictures people claimed to be ghost orbs that were plainly soap bubbles ! The way to tell is the rainbow of color on the side of a soap bubble. I am sorry but I find it very hard to believe that 100 ghost orbs showed up just for that picture and all of them having rainbow color on the same side!But those exact people were on the Discovery channel on a documentary about ghost photography. It is people like this that has kept modern science from admitting to and accepting the exsistance of ghosts.
From a Wiccan standpoint we accept that our physical world is inhabited by many beings on many different levels. This is what allows us to experience the world in a more harmonious and open-minded type way. All spirit beings are exactly that. The general opinion that they must be evil or harmful stems in a large part from our own inablility to comprehend the spirit world. Wiccans take on a lifetime of interaction with the spirit world and are no worse the wear for it. Indeed we are the better for it! We accept our spirit guides into our lifestyle and benefit from the advice given to us. Conquering the fear of spirits leave us open to free communication with the spirit realm, and more open to our intuition. We all as humans have a certain kind of radar, we get "gut feelings", deja vu, and such but that is only a small percentage of what we could do with the proper training. Ghosts and spirits interact with humans each and every day, we simply do not know it. We are not ready for it, but with the right excersises we can be.
What are the right excersises? A good one to start with is cleansing and blessing. Then you can ask your spirit guide to come to you for a chat. Do not be dismayed if it takes a little while, they may choose to come to you in a dream. Do not be scared if during the "twilight"(when you are not quite asleep nor awake) stage you feel your bed shake or hear something speaking in your ear. Spirits do not always communicate the way that we do. When I feel my bed start to shake I think of myself as an engine cranking and getting primed to blast off into the astral! It may take you a little while to overcome the fear, that is why the cleansing and blessing are so important. I cannot stress that enough. The cleansing and blessing are important! Do not get all wound up and forget to protect yourself.
A good way to cleanse and bless is Ritual bathing. Draw a tub of warm water, throw in a handful each of sea salt, sage, and rosemary. Light a few white candles and ask the higher powers to rid you of every negative thing you can think of. Then ask them to look inside and rid you of all the things you forgot about. When you know it is all gone, rise from the tub, returning the energy to the earth to be recycled and put to better use, and carry on with the blessing. Look into the mirror and accept that you are loved and blessed. Say it. Accept that through that love you are also protected. Say it. Know it. Do this everynight if you can. It helps protect you and it also helps you sleep better. Of couse you can make this as elaborate as you wish, the intent is what is important. Neglecting your own protection may seem like it only affects you but it does not, it affects very many things in the grand scheme of the universe, and you have a duty to be good to yourself. Knowing this you can safely go about ghost hunting and such. I wish you luck and if you get any really cool pictures feel free to send em in and I will post them for others to see as well.
