Famous Ghost PhotosThe following images are from the collection of Ghost Hunter Dennis A. Batchelor
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QuoteWhile trying to decide which ghost photos are the "best" is largely an exercise in subjectivity, it's difficult to know which ones are the best with any degree of objectivity. These are the photos I consider the most authentic "captures" of ghosts ever caught on film, but I leave it to you to decide for yourself how real they may be. Of course, I realize that almost any photo can be hoaxed, but many of these were taken many years or even decades before digital cameras and the advent of Photoshop and other photo manipulation software came on the scene, making them somewhat more difficult to fake than it would be today.
The Queensland Photo, 1946(http://fakeornot.net/wp-content/uploads/baby-ghost-photo.jpg)
aken in 1946 in Queensland, Australia by a mother who was taking a picture of her teenage daughter's grave. Nobody was in sight at the time, but when the picture was processed the image of a child appeared, apparently sitting on the grave. The mother does not recognize the child, thereby reducing (though not entirely eliminating) the possibility that it's a double exposure.
Source: Top 10 Best Ghost Photographs (http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-best-ghost-photographs.php?utm_source=wahoha.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wahoha)The Queensland Photo « Fake or not? (http://fakeornot.net/ghosts/the-queensland-photo/)
Picture of Cemetery Ghost Baby (http://paranormal.about.com/od/ghostphotos/ig/Best-Ghost-Photos/Cemetery-ghost-baby.htm)
Baby Over Grave Ghost Picture (http://www.angelsghosts.com/baby_over_grave_famous_ghost_picture_photo.html)The S.S. Watertown Faces, 1924(http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ss_watertown_famous_ghost_picture_photo_38-495x396.jpg)
This famous photo taken in 1924 apparently shows the faces of two recently deceased crewmen appearing in the waves alongside the merchant ship S.S. Watertown. Normally I'm not a big fan of faces appearing in grainy photos due to the brain's tendency to make order out of chaos (known as "matrixing") but this case is different in that the faces were seen by numerous members of the crew for several days beforehand and were positively identified as those of two crewmen who suffocated while cleaning out an oil tank a few days earlier. The Burns Detective Agency analyzed the negative for fakery and found none.
Source: Top 10 Best Ghost Photographs (http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-best-ghost-photographs.php?utm_source=wahoha.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wahoha)QuoteThe two faces that 'followed' the SS Watertown after.....
In 1924, James Courtney and Michael Meehan, crew members of the S.S. Watertown, were killed by gas fumes...
The sailors were buried at sea off the Mexican coast...
For several days thereafter, the ghostly faces of the sailors were clearly seen by other members of the crew in the water following the ship...
When the faces again appeared in the water, the ship's captain took six photos, then locked the camera and film in the ship's safe....
When the film was processed by a commercial developer in New York, five of the exposures showed nothing but sea foam. But the sixth showed the ghostly faces of the dead seamen..
The negative was checked by the Burns Detective Agency and revealed no tampering...
CAPTAIN'S NAME: Keith Tracy...
TWO CREW MEMBERS DEAD: James Courtney & Michael Meehan...
The Famous SS Watertown Ghosts (http://www.ghostsandstories.com/the-famous-ss-watertown-ghosts.html)QuoteThe case of the SS Watertown is a classic example of what many believe to be an authentic ghost photograph. The story, as recounted by the eminent and long-time director of the American Psychical Institute, Dr. Hereward Carrington, and as detailed in the house magazine of the shipping company, told of the tanker, SS Watertown making its way through the Pacific Ocean in December 1924. Seaman James Courtney and Michael Meehan were assigned to clean out a cargo tank. While doing this task they were overcome by gas fumes and died before help could reach them. Following the tradition of the sea, their bodies were committed to the ocean on December 4th. The following day, just before dusk, the entire ship was in uproar when the heads of the two dead seamen were clearly seen on board ship and, later, in the sea. Thereafter the ghost faces were frequently seen. A snapshot was taken and the camera, with film intact and untouched inside, was handed to Captain Keith Tracy for safekeeping. On reaching port in New Orleans the Captain handed the camera over to officials of the Cities Services Company and they sent it directly to their New York office, where the film was developed and printed by a commercial photographer, and there were the heads of Courtney and Meehan, exactly as they had been seen on board ship!
SS Watertown Ghosts (http://www.ghostresearch.org/ghostpics/watertown.html)QuoteThe heads would always appear about ten feet apart, about 40 feet from the ship, and appeared to float on the waves. They always appeared larger than living heads, and they would appear for brief periods of about 10 seconds at a time, fade, and then reappear. When the ship entered the Atlantic Ocean, the apparitions were no longer seen.
The pictures were taken during the second voyage, after the ship had returned to port in New Orleans. This was at the request of the shipping company.
On the third voyage, the faces appeared less often. After that, the crew changed, and there were no sightings of the faces.Although the photo was taken in 1924, it was not published till 1934, in the company magazine. At that time, an investigation into the events was begun, but the crew was dispersed, and the first mate and the captain that had taken the photo had died. To top it off, the company had lost the original photo. Some people believe this was an optical effect, and the faces are suggestion. Maybe - but how could the same effect recur day after day, and be seen by so many witnesses? That's what makes this photo so intriguing.
S.S. Watertown (http://www.delcoghosts.com/ss_watertown.html)
The Wem Fire Apparition, 1995(http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/fire_girl_lg.jpg)
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QuoteThis famous photo of a young girl looking out from a raging fire was taken during a 1995 structure fire at Wem town hall in Shropshire, England. Shot from across the street by a local photographer, nothing unusual was seen at the time but once the negative was developed he noticed what appeared to be a young girl standing in the doorway of the burning building. Firemen found the photo so disturbing that they sifted through the ashes afterwards searching for the remains of a body but found nothing, leaving everyone wondering who the girl may have been. Not surprisingly, there is a bit of local folklore which claims that a young girl named Jane Churm accidentally burned the town hall to the ground in 1677 when she dropped a candle, and her ghost has been reputed to haunt Wem town hall ever since. Once a firebug, always a firebug I guess.
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Famous Ghosts: Jane Churm Aka Fire Girl (http://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f181/famous-ghosts-jane-churm-aka-fire-girl-18632/)
Is this a photo of the Wem ghost? (http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/features/halloween/halloween_wem.shtml) - BBC news
Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, 1991Madonna of Bachelor's Grove(http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/gravegirl.jpg)
QuoteBy ~ Mari Huff
This photo was taken during an investigation of Bachelor's Grove cemetery near Chicago by the Ghost Research Society (GRS). On August 10, 1991, several members of of the GRS were at the cemetery, a small, abandoned graveyard on the edge of the Rubio Woods Forest Preserve, near the suburb of Midlothian, Illinois. Reputed to be one of the most haunted cemeteries in the U.S., Bachelor's Grove has been the site of well over 100 different reports of strange phenomena, including apparitions, unexplained sights and sounds, and even glowing balls of light.
GRS member Mari Huff was taking black and white photos with a high-speed infrared camera in an area where the group had experienced some anomalies with their ghost-hunting equipment. The cemetery was empty, except for the GRS members. When developed, this image emerged: what looks like a lonely-looking young woman dressed in white sitting on a tombstone. Parts of her body are partially transparent and the style of the dress seems to be out of date.
Other ghosts reportedly seen in Bachelor's Grove include figures in monks' clothes and the spirit of a glowing yellow man.
Best Ghost Pictures Ever Taken (http://paranormal.about.com/od/ghostphotos/ig/Best-Ghost-Photos/) - About.com
10 Famous Ghost Pictures And Their Story (http://www.paranormalhaze.com/10-famous-ghost-pictures-and-their-story/) - Paranormal Haze
The Corroboree Rock Spirit, 1959(http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/the-watcher.jpg)
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QuoteTaken by Reverend R.S. Blance at Corroboree Rock near Alice Springs, Australia in 1959, this famous photo has been around for many years and defies explanation to this day. It wouldn't be difficult to fake this photo with modern photo manipulation software (i.e. Photoshop) but it would have been nearly impossible to do in 1959.
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SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHY
It's Strange & Controversial History (http://www.prairieghosts.com/ph_history.html)
HMS Daedalus Photo, 1919(http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/freddyjackson.jpg)
QuoteAnother classic and one of the better captures, this photograph from 1919, taken by retired RAF officer Sir Victor Goddard, shows his squadron from the Royal Navy vessel HMS Daedalus. Notice the transparent face peering around the man in the upper left corner of the photo. Several men from this squadron identified the face as belonging to mechanic Freddy Jackson, who had been killed two days earlier when he accidentally walked into a spinning propeller blade. His funeral had taken place earlier that day. Apparently, Freddy didn't want to miss all the fun.
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Freddy Jackson's ghost - Classic ghost photographs (http://www.ghost-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?app=gallery&module=images§ion=viewimage&img=81)
Toys-R-Us, 1978(http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/toysrus2.jpg)
QuoteThis shot has one of the best pedigrees among spirit photos because it was shot under carefully controlled circumstances with numerous witnesses present, making fakery especially difficult. Taken in 1978 at a Sunnyvale, California Toys-R-Us store known for an inordinate amount of paranormal activity, the picture was shot by the crew from the TV program That's Incredible! The infra-red film image of the young man leaning against the wall was NOT seen by any of the people present at the time, nor does he appear in the high speed footage shot from the same vantage point at the same time. There's a story that in 1869 a young man died at the location where the store now stands from a accidentally self-inflicted axe wound, which might explain his unusual clothing.
Top 10 Best Ghost Photographs (http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-best-ghost-photographs.php?utm_source=wahoha.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wahoha)Ghosts 'R UsQuoteJohnny Johnson (or Yonny Yohanson) was a Scandinavian immigrant in his mid 20s studying for the ministry, who put himself to work as a farm hand when not preaching on the circuit in Southern California in the late 1800s. One summer he took a job working for a wealthy landowner named Martin Murphy Jr. in Sunnyvale, whose wheat plantation maintained a large orchard and ample farmhouse for himself and his family. Johnson took a serious liking to Elizabeth, one of Murphy's girls, only to be devastated when he discovered she was leaving to be wed to a wealthy lawyer back east.
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Famous Toys R Us Ghost (http://www.ghosttrainadventure.com/famous-toys-r-us-ghost/)
The Lord Combermere Photo, 1891(http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/lord-combermere-enhanced.jpg)
QuoteThis well known photo—and perhaps one of the oldest examples of a bonifide spirit photo—was taken in the Combermere Abbey Library in 1891 by Sybell Corbet. The exposure length was approximately one hour, and the figure of a man appears to be sitting in the armchair located in the foreground (it's difficult to make out, but a head and arm can just be made out sitting in the chair). At the time this photograph was being taken, Lord Combermere (a top British cavalry commander) was being buried four miles away and the house was said to have been locked and empty at the time. Additionally, those who knew Lord Combermere claim the figure looks exactly like the man, so we have to wonder if the old gentleman wasn't simply just visiting his old "haunt" one last time.
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Theresa's Haunted History of the Tri-State: Lord Combermere's Ghost (http://theresashauntedhistoryofthetri-state.blogspot.com/2011/07/lord-combermeres-ghost.html)
Lord Combermere's Ghost at Combermere Abbey and the Paranormal (http://www.combermereabbey.co.uk/the-abbey/ghosts-and-paranormal)
Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stapleton_Cotton,_1st_Viscount_Combermere)
The Chinnery Photo, 1959(http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/momghost.jpg)
QuoteWhen visiting her mother's grave in 1959, Mrs. Mabel Chinnery decided to finish off the roll of film by taking a picture of her husband seated in the car. When the roll was developed, a female figure appeared, sitting in the back seat. Mrs. Chinnery and several family members insist that the female figure is that of her mother, who appears to have taken her customary place in the back seat and is patiently waiting to be driven home. A photographic expert examined the print and declared it to be neither a reflection nor a double exposure. Notice that "mom" appears to be a pretty solid ghost, with no hint of transparency or light from the rear windows shining through her. Even her glasses appear to reflect light!
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Ghost - Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost)
The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall, 1936(http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/brownlady2.jpg)
QuotePerhaps the most famous of all ghost photos, this highly controversial shot was taken in1936 by photographers sent by the London magazine Country Living to take some interior shots of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England. What's also interesting about this shot is that in contrast to most photos in which the figure is not seen until after the film is developed, the spectral figure of a woman descending the stairway was seen seconds before the shutter was snapped. The negatives on this photo have been scrutinized by literally hundreds of experts (and no small number of skeptics) who can find no evidence of it being either a hoax or a double exposure. Still considered by many to be the best "capture" ever taken.
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Ghost - Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost)The Brown Lady of Raynham HallQuoteThis incredible photo was published in British magazine Country Life, on 26th December 1936.
The image reportedly shows a ghost descending a staircase at Raynham Hall. It was captured by photographers Captain Provand and his assistant Indre Shira while photographing the historic Raynham Hall for Country Life Magazine in the late afternoon of 19th September, 1936.
This extremely famous ghost photo has been well covered over the years in magazines and more recently done to death on the Internet :0). In fact it is often classified as the "worlds most famous ghost photo", which may be true!.
To this day there has been no reliable evidence to show whether it was a hoax or it was a true ghost picture. Although it is claimed that various "experts" have looked at the negative and declared that it's genuine and untampered with, I can find no evidence of who these experts where (apparently from Country Life Magazine). It is up to you to decide if it you believe it's real or a very long running hoax.
The two photographers mentioned above reported seeing the ghost as a "misty form" descending the staircase. Having already completed one exposure and fully prepared for another they managed to capture this amazing photograph as they watched the ghost themselves. The full report of the ghostly encounter was reported in Country Life Magazine.
Although the photo appears to be a relatively easy double exposure trick, the question is still asked today. Why would two well known photographers, with an extremely good reputation want to fake a ghost photo? Their reputation alone make it highly improbable that they would do such a thing. But maybe they did, only they know the truth on this matter.
The other unusual thing is that the ghost was seen before the photo was taken, most paranormal photos aren't discovered till after the film has been developed, photographers do not usually get the opportunity to see a ghost, photograph it and have such a perfect image of it appear on film.
(http://www.castleofspirits.com/raynham.jpg)
Raynham HallThe Ghost of Dorothy Walpole?(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/91/Lady-dorothy-walpole.jpg)
Lady Dorothy Walpole
QuoteDorothy Walpole The ghost seen in the photo is reportedly that of Lady Dorothy Walpole who once lived at Raynham Hall.
Born in 1686 she "officially" died of smallpox in 1726.
She was the sister of Sir Robert Walpole who was considered to be Englands first Prime-minister.
Her father refused consent for her to marry her first love, Second Viscount Townshend, however they were married much later on after the death of Townshend's first wife, but by this stage Dorothy had been deeply embroiled in an affair with a very much in debt Lord Wharton. Quite scandalous in those days!
Upon learning of his new wife's previous misconduct he ordered that she be kept locked in her apartments at Raynham Hall. She died at the age of 40, on 29th March, 1726. Her death was officially reported being of smallpox but many believe she died of either a broken heart or a broken neck after being pushed down the grand staircase.
It is thought that her ghost still walks the staircase looking for her 5 children which she was also parted from by her husband after he learned of her affair.
More here:
Brown Lady of Raynham Hall (http://www.castleofspirits.com/brownlady.html) - Castle of SpiritsBrown Lady of Raynham Hall(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Frederick_Marryat_by_John_Simpson.jpg/487px-Frederick_Marryat_by_John_Simpson.jpg)
Frederick Marryat claimed to have seen the Brown Lady in 1836QuoteSightings
The first recorded sighting of the ghost was made by Lucia C Stone concerning a gathering at Raynham Hall at Christmas 1835. Stone says that Lord Charles Townsend had invited various guests to the Hall, including a Colonel Loftus, to join in the Christmas festivities. Loftus and another guest named Hawkins said they had seen the 'Brown Lady' one night as they approached their bedrooms, noting in particular the dated brown dress she wore. The following evening Loftus claimed to have seen the 'Brown Lady' again, later reporting that on this occasion he was drawn to the spectre's empty eye-sockets, dark in the glowing face. Loftus' sightings led to some staff permanently leaving Raynham Hall.
The next sighting of the 'Brown Lady' was made in 1836 by Captain Frederick Marryat, a friend of novelist Charles Dickens, and the author of a series of popular sea novels. It is said that Marryat requested that he spend the night in the haunted room at Raynham Hall to prove his theory that the haunting was caused by local smugglers anxious to keep people away from the area. Writing in 1917, Florence Marryat said of her father's experience:
'...he took possession of the room in which the portrait of the apparition hung, and in which she had been often seen, and slept each night with a loaded revolver under his pillow. For two days, however, he saw nothing, and the third was to be the limit of his stay. On the third night, however, two young men (nephews of the baronet), knocked at his door as he was undressing to go to bed, and asked him to step over to their room (which was at the other end of the corridor), and give them his opinion on a new gun just arrived from London. My father was in his shirt and trousers, but as the hour was late, and everybody had retired to rest except themselves, he prepared to accompany them as he was. As they were leaving the room, he caught up his revolver, "in case you meet the Brown Lady," he said, laughing. When the inspection of the gun was over, the young men in the same spirit declared they would accompany my father back again, "in case you meet the Brown Lady," they repeated, laughing also. The three gentlemen therefore returned in company.
The corridor was long and dark, for the lights had been extinguished, but as they reached the middle of it, they saw the glimmer of a lamp coming towards them from the other end. "One of the ladies going to visit the nurseries," whispered the young Townshends to my father. Now the bedroom doors in that corridor faced each other, and each room had a double door with a space between, as is the case in many old-fashioned houses. My father, as I have said, was in shirt and trousers only, and his native modesty made him feel uncomfortable, so he slipped within one of the outer doors (his friends following his example), in order to conceal himself until the lady should have passed by.
I have heard him describe how he watched her approaching nearer and nearer, through the chink of the door, until, as she was close enough for him to distinguish the colors and style of her costume, he recognised the figure as the facsimile of the portrait of "The Brown Lady". He had his finger on the trigger of his revolver, and was about to demand it to stop and give the reason for its presence there, when the figure halted of its own accord before the door behind which he stood, and holding the lighted lamp she carried to her features, grinned in a malicious and diabolical manner at him. This act so infuriated my father, who was anything but lamb-like in disposition, that he sprang into the corridor with a bound, and discharged the revolver right in her face. The figure instantly disappeared - the figure at which for several minutes three men had been looking together – and the bullet passed through the outer door of the room on the opposite side of the corridor, and lodged in the panel of the inner one. My father never attempted again to interfere with "The Brown Lady of Raynham".'
Lady Townsend reported that the 'Brown Lady' was next seen in 1926, when her son and his friend claimed to have seen the ghost on the staircase, identifying the ghostly figure with the portrait of Lady Dorothy Walpole which then hung in the haunted room.
Brown Lady of Raynham Hall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Lady_of_Raynham_Hall) - Wikipedia(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Raynham_Hall.jpg)
Raynham Hall viewed straight up the avenue
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This IF real is one of the most unsettling case'e I have come across.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t87rJxKaoQ
The problem with most of those photos is that they are easy to make with a double exposure, something that hard to know (if it was made by someone knowing what they were doing) or with a long exposure.
If you want I can make a ghost photo, but the EXIF data will show how I did it. ;D
now ArMap listen,MY BALLOON you just keep bursting the dang thing.
stopit. IT real i tell you R.E.A.L
Okay TWO QUESTIONS
1) What is the thing she has on her shoulder in the interview?
2) Why is it evil??? It looks like a cute critter to me
(http://www.thelivingmoon.com/Vault/Critter_003.jpg)
The "she" is a he actually, and he was plagued with drug addiction.so it could be that the habit was "evil" This pic was taken at a wedding and apparently the dog if that what it is never appeared on any other guests photos.also there was no dog at the wedding anyway. That is what the guy says anyway.
Did you not see the clip? Does look like a greyhound type dog "photobombing" but the eyes look creepy as hell.
I would love to see the original get the DEUEM treatment :)
so DEMONIC ENTITY OR EARTHLY DOG? hell hound.
I thought the saying was "got a monkey on your back" with addiction. :o
wait sorry on her shoulder in the interview?? let me have a peak. I get back to ya on that. I SEE IT I SEE IT sorry there zorgon. yes the brown thing?
Do these people where some type of shoulder type dog garment? I dont know what that is. but i see the thing. nice catch there zorgon ya got great eye for detail pal.
LOL yeah that caught my attention... odd that.
As to the eyes... common enough with a flash that animals look evil
(http://www.easttennesseewildflowers.com/gallery/var/albums/Mammals/Copy_of_Raccoon4.jpg?m=1348908409)
This is the Candelabra behind them, it is easily seen here at 0:17 secs, just enlarge screen too view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t87rJxKaoQ
This is one of those photos when it is zoomed in on causes Paradolia (SP?) effect. You can even see where the eye effect comes from, it looks as if it was electrified at some point, the down tube for wires causes the reflective effect of the right and left eyes, there is also a Globe/spherical carving that is seen under another part of the carving/molding that casts a shadow when flash goes off creating an illusion of depth of solid object there.
What appears too be the snout/nostril is a circular platform under ornate globe carving, you can see this is leading directly to the uppers/stands underneath the candelabra. will do layout later if need be, but then again, really don't want to blow this guy's reason for kicking the habit either.
1WW
1WW can you elaborate a little more please?
So your saying that what I see as a greyhound type dog's head on his shoulder is merely an optical illusion? I can't see what your seeing. My brain has interpreted it as a dog and i'm having trouble trying to see what you mean.
Thanks in advance.
Zorgon I think that may be a cat the women is fondling ??? or maybe a fluffy dog?
That raccoon pic does look a little like the "thing" over the guys shoulder or a badger?
it's the evil eye's :) I love the Ghost topic.
Take the Amityville ghost boy with the same evil eyes. ;D The Haunted house story was a hoax
if i recall. I don't know much about the photo of the boy whether it was fake or not though.
Mind you saying that WHY Ronnie Defeo flipped out like he did is an interesting case in itself.
He said he heard voices telling him to kill them all didn't he? 6 family members! That is messed up!
EDIT at 1:19 in the vid that is about the best close up I still see "thing" though.
Quote from: 1Worldwatcher on June 17, 2013, 12:42:26 PM
This is the Candelabra behind them, it is easily seen here at 0:17 secs, just enlarge screen too view:
I think I understand what you mean, although I don't see it that way. :)
QuoteThis is one of those photos when it is zoomed in on causes Paradolia (SP?) effect.
It's pareidolia
Ghost's ?
Nah mate, people don't see them world wide. Just a figment of your imagination :P
May all the Nay Sayer's please take a look at a Bonafide Attempt to show people that there is actually more to the world than Twatter :o
Mind, Body and Kick Ass Moves - Episode 03Quote
A deserted village in China is the setting for a Daoist sect to invoke spirits that protect against blades, blows and fire. In the Philippines the protective power of amulets is machete-tested on a man's stomach. Chris meets Ushiro, master of the original Okinawan karate, in Japan.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI2P2XxmPR8
I that is epic stuff there soma. I have messed about with a guy who practices methods like those, not the chi but the mind games to throw you off guard.very effective.
And I have had that neck chop explained and demonstrated on myself,What happens is they swipe 1st to get you in a defensive move where you open yourself up for the 2nd swift chop on the main artery on the neck,The result=instant knock out cos of the sudden shock to the system/blood flow.
great video just goes to show the truth behind the old legends.Respect to the ascended masters.
& some dharma trumpet's for extra bonus. gold for you soma ;)
Do you practice the arts?
Quote from: Somamech on June 17, 2013, 09:14:15 PM
Mind, Body and Kick Ass Moves - Episode 03
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI2P2XxmPR8
Too long, didn't watch. ;D
What's the relation to ghosts?
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What's the relation to ghosts?
Some of the folks are invoking "spirits" of ancient martial artist gods and these normal un skilled folk become possessed and then take on the form and martial art of the spirit.
Thus they can now do kung foo Hieee yah!
Quote from: stealthyaroura on June 18, 2013, 01:35:42 AM
Some of the folks are invoking "spirits" of ancient martial artist gods and these normal un skilled folk become possessed and then take on the form and martial art of the spirit.
But we don't really know if that happens because of the spirits, or if what we call ghosts are really spirits. :)
A double ghost quick photo I took just before dinner. :)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img13/1324/8g1j.jpg)
With a little work I could have done much better. :)
PS: to make it clear, that's not a ghost, at least not yet, that's me. ;D
Quote from: ArMaP on June 18, 2013, 01:42:27 AM
But we don't really know if that happens because of the spirits, or if what we call ghosts are really spirits. :)
Well according to Tibetans there are no ghosts in the way we think of ghosts being departed souls. The soul has more important things to do than lurk around earth haunting people or coming to the beck and call of any medium.
What we DO have is what are loosely called IMPS... some ethereal creature that is more like the Gremlins on that movie... trouble makers. Oddly enough Dan Tanna was getting into that in detail from personal experience before ATS gave him the usual treatment :P
These imps I suppose you could actually call demons though they are really powerless and easy to banish by a mere "Be Gone" in words and thought. BUT if you invite them in they are hard to get rid of and they love to fool people.
The Ouija board is one way to invite them in. NEVER use one because you will allow something in you can't easily get rid of.
Can I prove this? Not really... but people I know can vouch for the fact that 'ghosts' vanish when I am near and don't return. I trust the Tibetan knowledge and it makes sense. If I have crossed over I will be too busy with what lies ahead then to come back and haunt you guys (maybe I will make an exception for Phage :P ) But seriously that is my word on the ghosts.
What I do find hilarious is the show Ghost Busters... those guys crack me up when they jump out of their skin at every bump in the night LOL.
But next time you find yourself around a believed ghost, just clear your mind and command it to BE GONE... firmly and mean it...
Then report back to me... because you will be a believer :D
And your ghost ArMaP looks like your avatar :P
Quote from: stealthyaroura on June 18, 2013, 01:35:42 AM
Some of the folks are invoking "spirits" of ancient martial artist gods and these normal un skilled folk become possessed and then take on the form and martial art of the spirit.
Thus they can now do kung foo Hieee yah!
That is a different thing...
The 'spirit' in that case would be the energy left behind... it is what psychic read on objects... like a residual recording of your aura and life force on things you were in contact with. Its hard to read because only strong minds leave clear imprints.
The easiest way to describe it is this...
"For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you; here, between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere, yes. Even between the land and the ship." - Yoda
Jesus said it to...
The Eastern philosophies also talk of the Akashic Record... that can be accessed.
But that is not a ghost or 'spirit' just a recording for posterity and if you are tuned to the right frequency, you can tune in
Quote from: zorgon on June 18, 2013, 09:30:32 AM
Then report back to me... because you will be a believer :D
I will do that, if it happens. :)
QuoteAnd your ghost ArMaP looks like your avatar :P
What can I say, I like consistency. :)
Quote from: stealthyaroura on June 17, 2013, 02:52:33 PM
1WW can you elaborate a little more please?
Absolutely. :)
QuoteSo your saying that what I see as a greyhound type dog's head on his shoulder is merely an optical illusion?
Yes.
QuoteI can't see what your seeing. My brain has interpreted it as a dog and i'm having trouble trying to see what you mean.
Thanks in advance.
What you are seeing is layers of objects in a 2 dimensional application. here is a an 'Inverted'image of the same close up: Look closely at where the dogs nose forms, and then follow those lines, it is something entirely different than what you 'Think' you are seeing visually.
(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Allred5923/Inverteddogdemon_zps0256f618.jpg)(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Allred5923/DemonDogPicture_zpsc24664f4.jpg)
You need too review the image 'Before' they get to the close up, around the 13-17 second mark on interview footage, you can then see the objects better for what they are, which, there is a candelabra in the place where the Demon appears causing it's image too be misinterpreted and showing casting shadows that appear too be a dog/canine type of image.
If this image really did show us such a thing as a Demon/Canine face, you should be able too see it even when zoomed out, of course having the photograph itself would even be more ideal, and why the so called 'Professionals' say they can't understand it appearing, well, this is beyond me, other than planned result to thwart drug/alcohol abuse for it being an evil partaking. ???
With Great Respect,
1Worldwatcher
;)
hey ArMap...nice to see both sides of ya..... ;D
maybe i should go read the whole thread first
but..oh well
question
has anyone noticed that in the negetive pic the guys mouth is shut
but in the one below he has a big smile
?
just wonderin
???
Quote from: sky otter on June 18, 2013, 09:53:48 PM
question
has anyone noticed that in the negetive pic the guys mouth is shut
but in the one below he has a big smile
?
That's why I don't like negative versions of images to try to show something better, as we are looking at exactly the same amount of information, with the same relative differences, but our brains interpret things in a different way.
The guy is smiling as much in one as he is in the other.
NO try as I have 1WW all I see is demonic dog ???
I guess it's my belief system,I like the Idea of ghost's demons :) maybe I don't want to see it debunked if you know what i mean. OR you could be wrong? and it is a demonic entity :o
And imps too. question please zorgon, (or anyone the more the merry'r)How would I be able to tell if I had one of these nasty's attached? seriously.
Found this pic - not "famous" yet...
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BSoiLWjCcAAYfpc.jpg:large)
How would I be able to tell if I had one of these nasty's attached? seriously.
stealthy
sorry i missed this
i think first question is how well do you know youself ?
and the second question would be.. do you feel compelled to do things that are out of character for you...
or have thoughts to do such.
do you find yourself in an argument with yourself to do something or not?
a nasty vs not nasty type argument
and if you think you have an attachment
do you think you have always had it
or
can you pinpoint a time/place/incident where things changed
gotta start with the basics
then you need to answer FOR YOURSELF
have you ever messed with any rituals you didn't know everything about
or
even ask for powers you thought you wanted
i think you get the drift of the questions
cause after you determine if you have an attahment
you need to ask
do you want to do anything about it
Quote from: Amaterasu on August 27, 2013, 09:13:17 PM
Found this pic - not "famous" yet...
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BSoiLWjCcAAYfpc.jpg:large)
A first look using a trick I learned from
undo makes me think the boy was added to the photo, along with the background above him.
This is one of those cases where the Deuem process might be useful. :)
Well, I suppose the story of why the girl is crying could have been made up and the boy added... But it surely is contrived.
I see nothing in the pic that looks added. But then, I didn't take it into Gimp and really examine it.