Halloween is almost upon us and I’m hearing a lot of chatter about ghosts…more specifically, about ghosts making connections with loved ones.

If the ghost of a dearly departed could connect to you, how do you think they would do it? –By affecting one or more of your senses (vision, smell, touch, hearing) I’ve been told.

And I’ve also been informed that ghosts are ectoplasmic beings—obviously not solid…but rather appearing hazy, or like circular rings of energy, or balls of light, or ribbons…and in various colors. For instance, you could look in a mirror and see an ectoplasmic shape though the ghost is not visible in the room. And electric lights or appliances may flicker on and off in the room, or an object linked to the ghost (like a picture) may move. And with your peripheral vision you may see a spirit out of the side of your field of vision.

(Apparently animals/pets are more sensitive to the presence of spirits.)

Then there are the smells or fragrances, especially floral ones…scents associated with the spirit. For instance, if the spirit smoked cigars while in a physical body, you might smell a cigar scent in the room…or the aroma of freshly perked coffee when none has been made…or the smell of a certain kind of chewing gum the person enjoyed…

And then there are spirit touches…a kiss, a tickling sensation, a chill on the back of your neck or your head, hair standing up on your body, pressure on the top of your head, a cold breeze passing through the room…

And what about hearing noises? –Tapping, knocking, bumping, thumping, perhaps an electric appliance (linked to the deceased) turns on. And then there are the phone calls from the deceased, usually to a family member, on special days (Mother’s Day, birthdays, holidays) –the phone rings as normal but you get static and although you hear the voice of your beloved, the voice gets fainter as the call progresses until it fades away…

Melanie Hack
Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend
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