tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62668406218353298542024-03-13T06:03:39.658-04:00Ghost Hunters of AshevilleGhost Hunters of Asheville offer 3 interactive tours: the Downtown Interactive Tour, Ghost in the Graveyard tour and the Haunted Montford Stroll. All guarantee paranormal photographs and offer free use of ghost-hunting equipment. This blog features photographs and information of our nightly adventures, ghostly discoveries plus general paranormal information.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749594971779339073noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266840621835329854.post-74710450424227486142016-04-14T11:44:00.000-04:002016-09-07T23:54:33.630-04:00New Jersey Haunted by Its Own Devil<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C3OXSOrbSQ0/V8eS_fmnlBI/AAAAAAAAAuk/Tq2AdhS6MuAdujMesTqF6nev-1MQ-ZUYgCEw/s1600/new%2Bjersey%2Bdevils2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C3OXSOrbSQ0/V8eS_fmnlBI/AAAAAAAAAuk/Tq2AdhS6MuAdujMesTqF6nev-1MQ-ZUYgCEw/s200/new%2Bjersey%2Bdevils2.jpg" width="142" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C3OXSOrbSQ0/V8eS_fmnlBI/AAAAAAAAAuk/Tq2AdhS6MuAdujMesTqF6nev-1MQ-ZUYgCEw/s1600/new%2Bjersey%2Bdevils2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>It was described as resembling a kangaroo with the head of a goat, horns, leathery bat-like wings, small arms with clawed hands, cloven hooves and a forked tail. It would move quickly and announce its presence with a blood-curdling scream.<br />
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In 1820, Joseph Bonaparte, elder brother of the French leader Napoleon, claimed to see the Jersey Devil while hunting on his Borden estate. Twenty years later, several livestock killings were blamed on the beast.<br />
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1909: Hundreds of claimed encounters with the Jersey Devil were posted in newspapers all over the state. These included the creature attacking a trolley car in Haddon Heights and a social club in Camden. Camden police fired at the creature without stopping it. Strange footprints in the snow and other sightings of the Devil were reported throughout the state, prompting several schools and businesses to close. The Philadelphia Zoo offered a $10,000 rewards for the creature's dung.<br />
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1925: A corpse matching the description of the beast was reported in Greenwich when a farmer shot the animal as it tried to steal his chickens. The creature defied formal identification.<br />
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1937: Downingtown, Pennsylvania residents reported seeing an unknown animal with red eyes that matched the description of the New Jersey Devil.<br />
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1951: A group of Gibbstown, New Jersey, boys claimed to have seen a monster matching the Devil's description.<br />
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1957: Another corpse was found with the features of the Leeds demon.<br />
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Despite the non-believers, it cannot be disputed that New Jersey Devils can indeed be found. They play for the National Hockey League, having adopted their name from the famous tales of the area's flying monster when they moved to Newark, New Jersey, in 1982.<br />
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While the composer's body has rested in peace at Paris' famed Pere Lachaise Cemetery, his heart has endured a wild journey of intrigue:<br />
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2. His sister, Ludwika, smuggled it under her skirts past Russian border guards to Chopin's hometown of Warsaw.<br />
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5. It was eventually enshrined within a pillar in central Warsaw's Baroque Holy Cross Church. <br />
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6. During World War II, Chopin's heart fell into the clutches of the Nazis during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. Germans felt the organ rightfully belonged to them due to the musical influence they believed Germanys' great composers had had on Chopin. Going block by block, the Nazis would slaughter 200,000 Poles in retribution for the would-be revolution, yet they took great pains to preserve the composer's relic.<br />
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8. The organ has been subsequently exhumed several times.<br />
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Thus, thirteen people -- sworn to secrecy -- gathered in the dark sanctuary of Holy Cross Church on April 14, 2015. The group, focused and in whispers, removed the heart from its resting place to take more than 1,000 photos of it and add hot wax to the jar's seal to prevent evaporation. Prayers were recited over the heart as it was returned to its niche. Although these photos were not released to the public, it was reported that the heart appeared as an enlarged white lump submerged in an amber-colored fluid within a crystal jar.<br />
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Interested scientists will have another chance to conduct their genetic tests on the heart when the next exhumation occurs -- scheduled 50 years from now.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749594971779339073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266840621835329854.post-43611694484577180472015-11-06T13:17:00.000-05:002015-11-06T13:19:13.016-05:00Celebrity Paranormal Experiences: George S. Patton<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Oyw7j-LcLyo/VjzryKrWPyI/AAAAAAAAAs0/u_vvqJJTzLw/s1600/patton1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Oyw7j-LcLyo/VjzryKrWPyI/AAAAAAAAAs0/u_vvqJJTzLw/s200/patton1.jpg" width="146" /></a>General George S. Patton was convinced that he was a solder and a great general in his many past lives and had no problem meshing his Protestant faith with his reincarnation beliefs. Always a soldier, he once stood shoulder to shoulder with Alexander the Great and Napoleon. He crossed the Alps on an elephant while residing in the body of the Carthaginian conqueror Hannibal. Patton was also quite certain that he once fought for the great Caesar as a Roman legionary.<br />
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These beliefs were strengthened by two very prominent occurrences during World War I: On one occasion, he found himself pressed to the ground during a battle, terrified to stand and fight. He saw the faces of his dead grandfather and several uncles demanding that he stop being a coward. The other instance took place in Langres, France, once occupied by the ancient Romans. Though having never visited the city, Patton was able to navigate his way without the help of his French liaison officer. He gave the Frenchman a tour of the Roman ruins: the amphitheater, parade ground, and various temples dedicated to a deity. He also drove straight to the spot where Caesar had once camped and pointed to where the Roman leader had once pitched his tent. (<i>from "Killing Patton" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard.)</i><br />
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When Patton died in 1945, both his daughters experienced a last paranormal good-bye from their general father. Ruth Ellen woke up at the moment of his death and saw him standing at the floor of her bed in full uniform. "'I sat up in bed -- I could see him plainly. When he saw I was looking at him, he gave me the sweetest smile I've ever seen,'" she recounted.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749594971779339073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266840621835329854.post-55705786225938415962015-10-12T15:08:00.001-04:002015-10-12T15:08:38.302-04:00The Ghosts of the Haywood Park HotelOur facebook post for October 12, 2015, chronicled a TripAdvisor review telling of the guests' paranormal experience during their stay at the Haywood Park Hotel. The review referenced an earlier TripAdvisor post speaking of a paranormal event. Here is that post:<br />
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"Am I the only one who had a paranormal experience at this hotel??? It's a great place to stay but I got really scared so we checked out one day early. This was back in January of 2007. I woke up around 1:45am to use the bathroom. I was in one of the beds with my young daughter and my husband was in the other. The suites are large (very nice) and as I walked toward the bathroom, I could hear a man and a young girl conversing back and forth. It was very muffled but I heard it. I back [sic] up to check on my daughter and husband and of course, they were both sound asleep like they were seconds before when I got out of bed. As I got closer to the bathroom, I heard a little girl's voice singing "lalalalala..." very faintly. I couldn't understand why I would hear someone talking in another room? outside the hotel room door? -- because it was the beginning of January and the hotel was virtually empty. I thought only 3 of the 8 rooms on the floor were taken. Also, why would a young kid be awake at the time of the morning? Anyway, I proceeded into the bathroom and as I'm about to sit on the toilet, very LOUD in my ear, I head a man's voice say "GOOD MORNING!" It scared me sooo much!<br />
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I ran out the bathroom hitting my thigh on the point of the dresser. Jumped back into the bed with my daughter and just lay there quietly, listening. Never heard anything else and eventually I drifted off back so sleep. I told my husband about it first thing in the morning. It was so surreal but I know what I heard! This happened on our 2nd night there and although we checked out one day early, it was not because of the hotel itself, which I thought was really nice. If you want to try and have an encounter with something "unknown" -- I would recommend staying there.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749594971779339073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266840621835329854.post-87678640469085179932015-06-04T15:16:00.005-04:002015-06-04T15:16:48.043-04:00The Legend of Azzurrina<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ugolinuccio Malatesta did not understand this poor twist of luck. He was the feudal lord of a magnificent castle, Castello di Montebello Terriana, he had magnificent holdings, envied by all far and wide... but now his newborn daughter, Guendalina, had been born an albino. She would be considered evil and burned at the stake as were all albinos in 1375 A.D. Italy.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749594971779339073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266840621835329854.post-82452671987635052882014-09-09T22:47:00.000-04:002014-09-09T22:47:01.972-04:00"R" Marked the Spot<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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The royal body had been missing since 1485. For two days, its mortal remains had hung in the city square, proving the king was dead. Then, his body was hurriedly thrown into a shallow, dirt grave to be found centuries later in a hidden, long-forgotten tomb.<br />
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Although ruling a scant 2 years, Richard III has always had numerous stories and rumors swirl around him and his reign. The last of the Platagenet dynasty to rule England, Richard III was depicted as a repulsive monster and a hunchback with a withered arm. His life and throne had been lost in the final skirmish of the decade-long War of the Roses -- a humiliating loss as Richard III had the larger army and greater support from the English people.<br />
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In 1924, the Richard III Society was created, and members began the laborious task of separating fact from fiction surrounding the king. Their first task: finding his lost body.<br />
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It was known that Richard III was originally buried inside the GreyFriars Church of the Annunciation of Mary the Virgin, but the church had been demolished in 1538 with no records detailing its location. Five hundred years later and using old maps, Phillip Langley guesstimated what she believed to be the location of the body under a concrete car park in Leicester.<br />
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Digging began August 24, 2012 <strong><u>over a mysterious white-written "R" written on the concrete parking lot</u></strong>. Richard's remains were immediately found at odds of 1,785 to 1 that he would be discovered on day one of the search. His skeleton was completely intact including a predominately curved spinal column. Mitochondrial DNA from a tooth proved positive the identity of the ancient monarch.<br />
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His remains told volumes. As foretold, Richard III's spine did have a severe curvature from scoliosis, but there was no sign of the fabled withered arm. Other discoveries: two mortal blows had shattered his skull; his diet was rich in fish, sugar and carbohydrates; Richard would have been 5'8" had he a straight spine; the king greatly suffered from round worms (up to a foot long); and, he ground his teeth presumably from stress. Through forensic science used on his skull, technicians were also able to re-create his looks and prove the accuracy of early portraiture.<br />
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This story serves as a perfect illustration that ghost hunting need not be a daytime preoccupation or an old house the only site worth investigating for spirits. Although there has been no publicity surrounding a ghost investigation at this site, it would be an interesting venture -- and a reminder that we never know what buried secrets lay beneath our feet as we tread throughout the day -- be they old relics, burial grounds ... or the bones of royalty. <br />
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In the Bible there are seven days of creation, seven virtues, seven deadly sins, seven pillars of wisdom, seven sorrows (and joys) of the Virgin, seven divisions of the Lord's Prayer, seven sacraments, seven cardinal sins, and seven graces. <br />
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The Book of Revelations, the last chapter of the New Testament, is built around the number seven. It speaks of seven trumpets (heralding the end of days), seven golden lamp stands (representing the seven churches of the apocalypse), seven golden stars (representing the seven angels of the apocalypse), seven spirits before the throne of God, seven plagues, seven bowls of wrath, seven vials, seven judgments, seven kings, a seven-headed beast, a dragon with seven heads wearing seven diadems, a lamb with seven eyes, and an earthquake that kills seven thousand people.<br />
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The three most important Jewish feasts each lasts seven days, as do Levitical purifications, and the sabbatical occurs every seven years. Ancient astrologers recognized seven plants. In Islam, there are seven heavens and seven holy sleepers. Buddhists revere the seven treasures. In many religions, the seventh son of a seventh son is endowed with magical powers. Japanese folklore has seven gods of good fortune.<br />
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There are seven days in a week, seven seas, seven continents, seven wonders of the ancient world, and seven whole notes in a Western scale. Shakespeare famously wrote of the seven ages of man. The average number of objects a human being can retain in short-term memory is seven. (This is why phone numbers have seven digits.)<br />
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Then, bodies were discovered two years ago. Fifty workers were digging a trench behind the bleachers in construction of the new high school. They unearthed 11 grave sites, seven coffins and cuff links, medallion, jewelry and a brass nameplate. Drake Havatone, Hualapai tribal elder, was called in.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749594971779339073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266840621835329854.post-4620773753124779292013-08-20T12:04:00.000-04:002013-08-20T12:04:02.691-04:00The Hauntings of the Haywood Park Hotel<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_ZqZ6cqEBYE/UhORvc_pKgI/AAAAAAAAAhM/WRmvBts6fdo/s1600/ivey's.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_ZqZ6cqEBYE/UhORvc_pKgI/AAAAAAAAAhM/WRmvBts6fdo/s320/ivey's.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: small;">ASHEVILLE, NC -- Premier builder W.E. Grove constructed today's Haywood Park Hotel complex </span>in the early 1920s. From 1923 to 1937, the building was known as Bon Marche, Asheville's first upscale department store. Ivey's Department Store then occupied the space for 38 years before the classic-revival Haywood Park Hotel opened its doors in 1985 -- apparently to people and ghosts alike. Among the many stories recounted to us is this [unedited] TripAdvisor review:<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749594971779339073noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266840621835329854.post-87087118059459145912013-06-17T21:45:00.000-04:002013-06-17T21:45:38.291-04:00Forever Facebook<a href="http://a.abcnews.com/images/Business/ap_facebook_intern_kb_120604_wg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="PHOTO: New Hampshire's House is voting whether or not to give the executor of an estate control over the deceased person's social networking pages such as Facebook and Twitter." border="0" height="180" src="http://a.abcnews.com/images/Business/ap_facebook_intern_kb_120604_wg.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px;" title="" width="320" /></a>There is much to be done in the death of a loved one: funeral arrangements, acknowledgement of memoriams, disposal of personal effects. Now there's one more item to check off: Dealing with the digital accounts of the deceased. It has become a rather messy and complicated process and, while Oklahoma, Idaho, Rhode Island, Indiana and Connecticut have established legislation regulating email accounts, that still leaves a slew of online social media options that all have differing policies governing the postmortem handling. Among the outstanding issues: Who gets to decide what to do with the deceased's social media accounts?<br />
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New Hampshire state representative Peter Sullivan is introducing legislation saying the executor of the estate should be in control. He cites the story of a young Canadian girl who committed suicide because of bullying. The taunts continued on facebook <em>even after her death</em>. "The family wasn't able to do anything because they didn't have access to her account," Sullivan said. "They couldn't go in and delete those comments, and they couldn't take the page down completely."<br />
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Some lawmakers think the federal government should step in with legislation. Ryan Kiesel, former state legislator from Oklahoma, says: "The federal government should pass uniform laws to govern all digital assets ... it is quite difficult for an estate to have to navigate endless numbers of digital policies postmortem." <br />
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The Grove Park Inn denied it for years: There were no hauntings, no pink apparitions,
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The Pink Lady has been seen in a number of places within the historic Main Inn although the greatest amount of energy and paranormal occurrences seem to revolve around room 545. Among the witnessed accounts:<br />
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Manager of Elaine's, the GPI nightclub: "It's like a real dense smoke -- a pinkish pastel that just flows. It's a real gentle spirit whatever it is." The manager has seen the spirit several times in 5 years.<br />
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Although the hotel was closed and locked for the winter, 2 employees saw all the 6th floor guest room lights come on and then off followed by the lights in the Main Inn following suit.
The President of the National Federation of Press Women experienced toe tickling in the middle of the night ... twice.<br />
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Employees report The Pink Lady likes to manipulate the environment, turning on and off the lights all at once, pulling back curtains, turning on televisions and radios.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749594971779339073noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266840621835329854.post-8633435935171582562013-05-19T22:48:00.000-04:002013-05-28T19:07:37.259-04:00The Ovilus Speaks to Us<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0fdpOOTOOzo/UZmOe9H3zII/AAAAAAAAAfI/dBPwUBceu7c/s1600/Ovilus+III.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0fdpOOTOOzo/UZmOe9H3zII/AAAAAAAAAfI/dBPwUBceu7c/s1600/Ovilus+III.jpg" /></a>Ghost Hunters of Asheville Tours has begun using the ghost-talking Ovilus on their Haunted <br />
Montford Strolls! We recently spoke to Chattanooga Ghost Tours who has used the Ovilus for two years with excellent and satisfying results. We decided to bring the Ovilus on board for the Montford tour to extend guests' experience with different types of paranormal equipment. We're still using the digital thermometers, EMF meters and dowsing rods on the Downtown Spirits Tour.<br />
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The Ovilus is going to be a LOT of fun. It was developed by Bill Chappell, a retired electronics engineer, to facilitate communication with ghosts. The Ovilus measures and interprets environmental energy fields and translates these into audible speech using a synthesizer chip, 512-word dictionary, and 71 phonetic syllables-- the latter to report words not in the dictionary. Mr. Chappell specifically states his devices do not employ any type of random generation, sweep functioning or programmed algorithms for results.<br />
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The Ovilus has seven modes: (1) Dictionary, (2) Q&A, (3) Phonetic, (4) Reverse Phonetic, (5) Touch, (6) White Noise, (7) Energy Scope, (8) Draw, (9) Utility, and (10) Sync. These various settings allow users to measure energy, ask questions, "hear" ghosts, and even sync the Ovilus to other ghost-hunting equipment. A speech synthesizer utters the words while also spelling them across a screen.<br />
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<em>The Haunted Montford Stroll operates on Friday and Saturday evenings from April through November, weather permitting. Call 828.779.4868(HUNT) for further information, times, and reservations or visit us at <a href="http://www.ghosthuntersofasheville.com/">www.ghosthuntersofasheville.com</a>.</em><br />
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It's all about "The String Theory" which, simply put, states there are dimensions beyond the three we inhabit. Although invisible to us, these other parallel dimensions exist very close to our own. Scientists posit there may well be inhabitants in these other dimensions and, when the planes of two dimensions collide, there appears a brief window into the other world in which those inhabitants can be seen. This could be then a partial explanation of shadow people or apparitions. Perhaps even residual energy.<br />
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In another curious episode, Matt Canfield of the Mississippi Paranormal Society told Ghost Hunters of Asheville a story relayed by a T.A.P.S. TV show member. According to this cast member, T.A.P.S. established communication with a ghost via an EMF meter: One blink = yes, two blinks = no. When asked if they saw us as shadow people, the ghost replied affirmatively: Yes!<br />
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Ford's Theater in Washington DC was built in 1833 as a Baptist Church. It transitioned into a live performance theater in 1861 and launched into the American consciousness when President Abraham Lincoln was assassination by John Wilkes Booth during the play Our American Cousin.<br />
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On June 8, 1893, the front of the building collapsed, plunging workers, desks and filing cabinets into its cellar. Sixty-five people were injured; 22 were killed. The building was largely left vacant for 60 years until Congress approved funds for restoration. The theater was reopened on January 30, 1868 as a National Historic Site and working theater. Ford's Theater today still presents live theater productions and is an organized museum of Lincoln's Presidency, assassination and legacy.<br />
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An orb is loosely defined as "the soul of a once living person or animal that appears in photographs as a spherical[ly] shaped light." Both ghosts and spirits can manifest as an orb (The Orb Controversy, Miller's Paranormal Research, 2001). Many paranormal investigators pooh-pooh most orbs in photographs as dust, small flying insects, light refractions, et.al. Whatever. All I know is that we, at Ghost Hunters of Asheville Tours, get a lot of them. <br />
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An orb is the lowest-energy manifestation of a ghost or spirit. Ghosts need energy to manifest and move, but cannot create energy -- only steal it. Common sources of such paranormal theft on our tour include lightning, electrical wiring, cell phone batteries, even us! Once ghosts' reservoirs are full, they tend to be conservative with their supply so most often choose to manifest as orbs since these take the least amount of their energy.<br />
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If you get an orb in a photograph, you might want to zoom in on it as faces and words can sometimes be embedded in them.<br />
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A last, sobering thought regarding orbs: Guests reveal that the most orbs they've ever gotten in photographs are at Ground Zero.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749594971779339073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266840621835329854.post-71233107416881780862013-04-23T20:08:00.000-04:002013-04-23T20:08:30.461-04:00The Pizza-Loving Ghost<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Jc3GNz4bVWA/UXcf8GGzGzI/AAAAAAAAAdc/JIWh7PFWB1o/s1600/godfather's+pizza+ghost.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Jc3GNz4bVWA/UXcf8GGzGzI/AAAAAAAAAdc/JIWh7PFWB1o/s320/godfather's+pizza+ghost.jpg" width="244" /></a>In 1999 and 2000, customers and staff of the Godfather's Pizza restaurant in Ogden, Utah experiencd numerous episodes of ghost and poltergeist activity. They called Utah Paranormal Exploration and Research (UPER) to investigate. Their research uncovered:<br />
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* The sighting of several apparitions including a man, woman and two boys.<br />
* A jukebox that played when unplugged.<br />
* Mysterious whistling<br />
* A tile floor that arbitrarily bulged ten inches and then flattened out<br />
* Forty fluorescent light tubes flying from their boxes and smashing on the floor<br />
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UPER discovered that the restaurant had been built upon an old pauper's field, accounting for the extreme paranormal activity. UPER's general manager, Merry Barrentine, took a photo of this misty apparition in the restaurant in 2000. Several witnesses also saw it with the naked eye.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749594971779339073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266840621835329854.post-21173860616662198822013-04-16T13:33:00.001-04:002013-04-16T16:03:14.122-04:00The Tragedy of Lizzie Borden<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2gEFmUC37ag/UW2tpJRAhOI/AAAAAAAAAdI/0M54Xp8fkZQ/s1600/lizzie+borden1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2gEFmUC37ag/UW2tpJRAhOI/AAAAAAAAAdI/0M54Xp8fkZQ/s320/lizzie+borden1.png" /></a>
It's a jump rope ditty surviving over 110 years: “Lizzy Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks. And when the job was nicely done, she gave her father forty-one."<br />
Lizzy Borden entered the world of infamy on August 4, 1892 when her father, Andrew Borden, and stepmother Abby were killed in savage axe attacks. Lizzy, then 32, lived in the back of the upstairs part of her father's house with Emma, her older spinster sister. The house was also occupied by the family's maid, Bridget "Maggie" Sullivan.<br />
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The Fall River, Massachusetts, murder case became an immediate "whodunit" national obsession. Emma had been out-of-town, Maggie in her bed from a migraine headache, and Lizzy in the barn looking for fishing sinkers when the crime occurred. Because Lizzy was the only person readily available to commit the murders, she was the target of investigations.<br />
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<li>The District Attorney begged several times to not pursue the case against Lizzie, citing a tremendous lack of evidence.</li>
<li> Police officers were caught in several lies during court testimony, specifically concerning the presentation of the would-be weapon (which was proven to be the wrong size hatchet blade with no trace of blood) and the absence of footprints in the barn (when several others had already been there).</li>
<li> The assailant was left-handed, the opposite of Lizzie.</li>
<li>The jury took only 10 minutes to acquit Lizzie.</li>
<li>There was no blood evidence incriminating Lizzie. None of her clothes were blood-spattered.</li>
<li>Abby Borden was killed 60 - 90 minutes before Andrew. She was murdered in the upstairs guest bedroom; Andrew was murdered while taking a daytime nap on the sofa.</li>
<li>The house was only 20 feet wide with no hallways. How 200-lb. Abby Borden fell with no one hearing has always been part of the mystery.</li>
<li>Andrew Borden had once been a coffin maker.</li>
<li>Lizzie had a dream team for a defense including former Massachusetts Governor George D. Robinson.</li>
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Although acquitted, Lizzie Borden remained a virtual prisoner the rest of her life in Fall River. She purchased a large, 3-story Queen Anne home christened "Maplecroft," and became a social pariah to the end of her life 34 years later: never married, shunned by her church, and reclusive to avoid the perpetual staring and pointing when she was in public. She changed her name from Lizzie to Lizbeth, dying of pneumonia in 1927 at 67 years. Her sister, Emma, died 10 days later.<br />
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THE DEAD LINCOLN'S YEARLY TRIP OVER THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD</div>
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It seems then that all the vast armies that died during the war are escorting the phantom train of the President. The wind, if blowing, dies away at once, and all over the earth a solemn hush, almost stifling, prevails. If a train were passing, its noise would be drowned in silence and the phantom train would ride over it. Clocks and watches would always stop, and when looked at are found to be from five to eight minutes behind. Everywhere on the road, about the 27th of April, the time of watches and trains is found suddenly behind. This, said the leading watchman, was from the passage of the phantom train.<br />
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<em>The route taken by Lincoln's funeral train, in large part, still exists -- marked by ancient railroad beds and towns. New Yorkers who commute daily from bedroom communities along the Hudson River, north of Manhattan, don't realize that they are traveling the same route as the 16th President's funeral train. So it is for thousands of unknowing railroad passengers.</em><br />
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<em>[Taken from </em>Bloody Crimes <em>by James L. Swanson]</em>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749594971779339073noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266840621835329854.post-80921989706060243632013-03-16T15:07:00.002-04:002013-03-21T17:19:33.678-04:00The Ghost of Seven Gables<br />
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Nathaniel Hawthorne(1804-1864), is one of America's most important authors with such notable
works as <i>The Scarlet Letter</i> and <i>The House of the Seven
Gables. </i>Named for his latter work, Hawthorne's birth home is in
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A tourist perusing the home snapped this picture in Hawthorne's former yard. Closer examination
reveals the apparent apparition of a small boy in the shrubbery,
peering over the wooden fence. It is believed the ghost is that
of a young Julian Hawthorne, Nathaniel's young son. A comparison of the
ghostly figure and a photograph of a 5-year-old Julian reveals a striking and unmistakable resemblance.
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Built in 1668, the House of the Seven Gables is the oldest surviving
17th century wooden mansion in New England. It is open to the public year-round
from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749594971779339073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266840621835329854.post-29849735292685526372013-03-10T22:53:00.000-04:002013-03-10T22:53:33.178-04:00Phone Calls from the Dead<h4>
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There is perhaps no greater paranormal experience than receiving a phone call from a ghost. However unfathomable such an incident may seem, it's not necessarily an uncommon experience and was the subject of a ground-breaking book written by parapsychologists and psychic investigators D. Scott Rogo and Raymond Bayless.Their book, <em>Phone Calls From The Dead, </em>was published in 1979.<br />
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Rogo and Bayliss spent years researching the subject, combing the world over to find credible documentation. They discovered hundreds of well-documented accounts; many ghostly phone calls were witnessed by more than one person. Specifically, an individual answered the phone before turning it over to the person the spirit was calling for. In one case, two people on two separate phone held a "conference call" with a ghost. Most phone call recipients had no previous experience or interest with the paranormal. The phone call had been a one-time occurrence, brief, and the caller was typically a deceased relative or friend.<br />
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Rogo and Bayliss assert that nearly all of the cases fell into one of three categories:<br />
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1. <u>Apparent Cases</u>: The person receiving the call doesn't know the caller is dead and believes they are talking to a living person. <br />
2. <u>Intention Cases</u>: The recipient receives an urgent phone call from a friend, relative or unknown individul (who explains they are placing the call for a friend or relative.) The witness later learns the friend never made the call nor authorized someone to call. The voice on the phone sounds exactly like that of a friend or relative.<br />
3. <u>Answer Cases</u>: The recipient receives an urgent phone call from a friend, relative or uknown individual who claims to be placing the call for a friend or relative. The witness later learns the friend or relative never made the call nor authorized anyone to call. The voice on the phone sounds exactly like the friend or relative.<br />
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The researchers claim that most cases fall into the first scenario.<br />
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"Knowledge is Power." That includes knowing how to increase your odds in getting a true paranormal photo. We continue our tips:<br />
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13. Set your camera appropriately for conditions. Night-time settings for night-time scenes. The camera lens is open longer on low-light settings so hold the camera as steady as possible or you'll get self-created light squiggles.<br />
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14. Don't take photos of merely a clearing. Objects in the photograph add perspective and help with mild reflection.<br />
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15. Avoid lens flair by having light sources away from, or behind, you.<br />
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16. Flash only carries 15 feet. Any anomalies will be highlighted by flash within its 15-foot range.<br />
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17. Camera flash in a mirror's reflection can create what appears to be vapor, mist, and fog. Avoid them in photos.<br />
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18. Most ghost energy will appear 2 to 10 feet above the ground. With buildings, paranormal energy can appear at any level or height of a structure.<br />
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19. The best time of year for ghost-hunting is in the colder months, October through February, when electrostatic energy is at its strongest levels. The cold, however, only affects manifestations other than orbs. Orbs seem to be equal-opportunity seasonal appearances.<br />
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20. Ghosts are attracted to people. Curious, they hover to see what people are doing or hear what they're saying. Take pictures of people with space above their heads and to one side so there is room for anomalies to present. You also might try aiming your camera back over your shoulder to see who is following you!<br />
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These pointers will give any prospective ghost hunter a stronger start towards capturing a glimpse of other worlds. Good luck! Your paranormal album begins now!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749594971779339073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266840621835329854.post-41263024362971936852013-02-19T16:26:00.000-05:002013-02-19T16:26:04.264-05:00All Ghosts: Say Cheese! (Part I)<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FjO98fGiNI8/USMFo9FRcHI/AAAAAAAAAZw/Zy4dYh4fL3I/s1600/Face+in+Orb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FjO98fGiNI8/USMFo9FRcHI/AAAAAAAAAZw/Zy4dYh4fL3I/s320/Face+in+Orb.jpg" width="320" /></a>Capturing a ghost on film always involves a rather large dose of luck. There are, however, things you can do to increase your chances of obtaining an authentic, paranormal photograph. The following tips will help you win that Paranormal Photo Lottery!<br />
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1. Realize it's a numbers game. The more photos you take, the greater your odds for a paranormal photo. Sources say the odds of catching an anomaly is 1:50 so take lots of pictures!<br />
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2. Ghosts are everywhere all the time. They just don't always show up on film even though they're there.<br />
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3. Take photos at night using a flash. Yes, ghosts can show up on daytime photos, but the odds of photo capture increase with evening hours.<br />
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4. ANY type of camera will capture a ghostly image, even throwaways. <br />
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5. Ghosts are EVERYWHERE; they're not just in cemeteries or old buildings. Take a picture whenever, and wherever, the mood strikes you. <br />
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6. If using film, go with 400 speed. It's a great all-purpose film that works in most conditions.<br />
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7. Avoid taking pictures of objects with shiny surfaces such as glass or polished tombstones.<br />
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8. Don't take photos through a glass window as it can create shapes that aren't there. The older, wavy glass is the worst.<br />
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9. Keep a spotless camera lens. A smudge can cause false anomalies to show up in pictures.<br />
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10. Keep stray objects away from the camera lens: camera strap, lens cover, thumb, fingers. Long hair should be tied back.<br />
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11. Never take pictures when it's windy, foggy, rainy, dusty or snowing. Particles in the air can translate into non-ghostly orbs. A false reading.<br />
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12. Hold your breath when taking pictures in cold weather. Exhaled breath can appear as ectoplasmic mist (fog) in the picture. Another false reading.<br />
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Stay tuned for the next blog: All Ghosts: Say Cheese! (Part II)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749594971779339073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266840621835329854.post-53706150262545358432013-02-11T09:26:00.000-05:002013-02-11T09:26:16.017-05:00Ghosts of the SS Watertown<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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December 1924: The S.S. Watertown is enroute from New York City to Panama Canal. Crew members James Courtney and Michael Meehan are killed through a freak accident of dying by gas fumes. The sailors were buried at sea off the Mexican coast.<br />
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The following day, the first mate reported seeing the faces of the two dead sailors in the waves off the ship's port side. They were visible for 10 seconds before fading. For several days thereafter, the phantom-like faces of the sailors were clearly seen by other members of the crew in the water following the ship. Captain Keith Tracy was successful in catching the images photographically, and the picture became one of the most famous paranormal photographs of all time.<br />
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Then in April 2010, paranormalist Blake Smith revealed the results of his in-depth investigation of the photo: It is a fake. Smith's research included searching the National Archives, recreation of the ship's stanchions and posts, Culver Studios and Reader's Digest. The photograph had been undeniably tampered with and, as Smith claims has thus, "no value as evidence for ... ghosts."<br />
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Surge in Satanism has sparked an increased need for exorcists. Must be a Roman Catholic priest interested in performing historic 1614 rite numerous times if necessary. Must receive permission from the bishop to join the International Association of Exorcists. Candidate should possess wisdom, patience, intellect, a blameless life, courage, humility and be able to read prayers with great faith, humility, fervor and consciousness of power and authority.<br />
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Successful candidate will possess knowledge of psychology to discern between mental illness and possession. Study will include a 2-month course at the Vatican-backed college Athenaeum Pontificium Regina Apostolorum in Rome.<br />
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Job requires uniform of cassock, supplice and violet stole. Crucifix, relics of the saints and holy water provided by employer.<br />
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Apply to Father Gabriele Amorth, official exorcist of Vatican City in the Diocese of Rome.<br />
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There's seldom a dull moment when a ghost is in the house. The sudden changes in temperature, a feeling of being watched, a tug of the hair when no one is around... If you long for a more placid life, there are many ways to rid yourself of an unwelcome ghostly presence. Here are just a few:<br />
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1. Imagine a white light surrounding you from head to toe as protection against danger and harm.<br />
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2. Legend claims that evil spirits avoid the sound of bells or wind chimes. Ever wonder why churches have bells?!<br />
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3. Burn protective herbs or weave them in decorative wreaths: basil, frankincense, lavender, myrrh, mandrake, rosemary, sage, valerian root, cedar wood, and orrisroot.<br />
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4. Pray for protection against evil and bad spirits.<br />
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5. Burn incense with oil essences of sandalwood, frankincense, rosemary, garlic or honeysuckle.<br />
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6. Wear a protective gemstone: tiger’s eye, diamond, clear quartz, hematite and Apache’s Tear. Silver, chalcedony and obsidian also ward off ghosts.<br />
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7. Hang garlic above a door.<br />
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8. Meditate daily for stronger spirituality.<br />
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9. Sixteenth century folklore claimed horseshoes ward off witches. Hang one above the front door, upside down or not.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8MXUilF99Y0/UGJ1N878YTI/AAAAAAAAAYk/OZotidXKEn0/s1600/Mezuzah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8MXUilF99Y0/UGJ1N878YTI/AAAAAAAAAYk/OZotidXKEn0/s200/Mezuzah.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
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10. Attach a mezuzah to the outside door for protection. Mezuzahs contain verses from the Torah. <br />
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11. In each room, hang a flat mirror that faces the doorway. A ghost will see its reflection and be scared away.<br />
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12. It is easier for ghosts to control people who constantly think negative thoughts or live in a state of fear. Think positive!<br />
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13. Be assertive with the ghost: Tell it to leave and not come back.<br />
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