Have you ever encountered the spirit of a famous (or semi-famous) person?

[George-ananda]

This might sound like a longshot, but I have a hunch something interesting will emerge.

 

[George-ananda]

I'll go first with my one story.


I suspect I had encounters with a spirit named 'Erik' from the semi-popular website 'Channeling Erik'.


I experienced what I believe to be three pranks by Erik. These came after learning about Erik and his proclivity for paranormal pranks and out of curiosity asking for a prank myself.

The request for an Erik prank was made while I for whatever hopeful reasons was using a ouija board by myself. Nothing happened at the time, and I left the planchette in the middle. I waited to see if it would move. A day or two later I noticed the planchette a good foot or more away from the center spot where I left it. Being an open-minded skeptic myself, I assumed I must have done it somehow. (I live alone with no pets). Again I actually suspect this was paranormal but I’m cautious. So, there were probably actually three incidents.


The next was my neck pillow I use when on the computer. It went missing and I tore the house up looking for it. And then there it was in the back seat of my car. I live alone and verified the only other person with a key was 100 miles away.

Of course my mind hounded for a normal explanation. Maybe I wore the neck pillow out of the house, realized it and chucked it in the backseat. Or somehow it just landed there when I went out with it on. However, with either of those explanations, the location in the car still didn’t really make sense.

I humorously called out, ‘Erik, is that you?’. No audible response of course.

A day or two later, I pulled my car into the same place in the garage and went to open the garage door to the house and it was locked. I never lock that door from the outside and it would have required a conscious effort against all my normal routine of doing things.

I then said ‘Thank you, Erik!’. I later learned that throwing deadbolts was a known prank of Erik. (Didn’t know it at the time).


A hard-core skeptic can doubt my honesty and competency and what can I say except that I believe these events are highly likely to be paranormal.

I’ll finish by reminding readers that one of Erik’s hallmark traits is harmless paranormal pranks. My story is one of so many.

 

[F1fan]

Yes, John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten. Of course his body was still alive and using his spirit. He is a character.

 

[John53]

Yes, John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten. Of course his body was still alive and using his spirit. He is a character.

You could wrong, you could be right.

 

[rational experiences]

When meditating as a DNA healer advised psyche.... reviewing my brother in law an oil company engineer....Einstein's voice image suddenly popped in.

Said he was wrong and sorry as the type of advice a dying human man becomes aware of. Only as you die.

I knew as a nuclear harmed atmospheric baby life I had become aware. Living aware in a January birth water carrier advice about why I survived and still lived.

You call it being human psychic aware. I proved It was natural to be aware. Most humans have already lost it.

So seeing Einstein image re recorded shared transmitted...was as a huge destroyer males human advisor. It was obvious why it happened.

My human advice said my baby future DNA was being born already as sick blood cancer victim. I knew my genetic advice was leaving life sacrificed. I saw the advice.

I saw the advice in heavenly recorded dream visions.

It told me that I was living a humans experience close to humans life destruction. And after I had died as an old lady. Life wouldn't survive long afterwards.

Looking at humanity it Proved correct advice. As humans rich man science advice said he wanted two thirds of human biology removed. Which includes animal life also. Warned by a lot of humans advised.

One third left..... believed to be natures water bio microbe life support. Yet combust burn the bush meant no life microbial at all.

Notated bush the man a leader in America.

Which is man the destroyer advices. The theists has begun his thesis upon the carbon position as first and number one both as a cosmic space mass thesis space...a heavens gas water thesis above.

Carbon. All non bio life living non existence as first. Inventive to cause.

As a medium in visionary causes when the twin towers was about to occur....a week before it happened a spirit man message was gained.

Spirit really had sneered about my brother in law's conscious ability. The engineer. As a man he had been charitable and caring. It wasn't personal.

Never had I ever gained a sneering message. Not until the twin towers fell did I actually realise why.

It was about an engineer designer science rich man's history cause. History of science technology itself that was engineered involving changes to earths plates.

Pressures.

So then I asked a human question...why did men say they were the carpenter and name the word carpenter as tectonic.....earth plates.

Consuming by 12 light gas spirits in time?

Made sense that it was a human scientists designer man's owned confession sneering in records about his owned man's life. ......sneered at himself.

So science minds today asked how could men make such evil contextual human destruction confessions into any holy teachings.

The words used spoke of great evil.

The scientist hence owned a human aware understanding.

The book of evil was shut.
The oath on a shut book swore to only tell the truth.
The evil documents once held in a locked vault..... as evil men burnt the books of records.

To keep their secrets safe.

So it was a good idea yet a bad idea to keep those records.

Ignored by any reader today.

Human behaviour is its self owned contradiction. It's own god earth destroyer plan.

What I was taught by a human celebrity.. not my life a woman. Not my consciousness ..a mother woman daughter sister. Not my voice or image.

Mr destroyer confession in person who possesses your every man's science thought.....the designer visionary.

 

[Quintessence]

If the intent is to limit "famous person" to specifically humans who once dwelled in the apparent world but are now dead, my honest answer is I have no idea because it's not a question I would ever think to ask of denizens I encounter in the otherworlds. The vast majority of what I encounter in the otherworlds is otherworldly and never lived or died in the apparent world (that I know of). Some of those are undoubtedly in the "famous person" category, but again that's not something that really matters to me when doing journeywork. Or when doing stuff in the apparent world, come to think of it... "fame" doesn't interest me just in general.

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

One benefit I have as a sensitive and psychic medium is that spirits can't sneak up on me without my knowledge. I occasionally sense them before I see or hear them, and I occasionally see them in my mind's eye before I actually see them with my physical eyes. As I've already mentioned before (read here), I've seen a variety of human spirits, including those of common people and spirits from various historical periods (spirits of pioneers, spirits of Native Americans, spirits of Union and Confederate soldiers, spirits of WWII sailors, and spirits from the 18th century colonial era in Boston). And there are times when I'm prepared to use my ghost-hunting equipment to record what I hear and see, but there are other times when I either choose not to take my equipment with me wherever I go in public because some of my equipment is cumbersome or heavy, or I'm at a historical site where cameras of any kind are prohibited, or I'm in a place that is far too crowded with living people (and way too loud) for me to investigate the location with my equipment.

In fact, I found myself in a situation a couple of years ago where the location was far too crowded with living people for me to suitably document and record what I could see and hear. And it was one of those situations where I was kicking myself later because I wasn't only not prepared, but I was in a location where I couldn't document an extraordinary encounter with a spirit that I'm sure I will never see again. And because I wasn't able to document this extraordinary encounter, I only shared my story solely with my husband until recently, when I shared it with a couple of paranormal enthusiasts here on RF that I have come to trust because of our private talks. It was one of these friends who gently persuaded me to share my story in a thread, despite my adamant reluctance to post it because I don't have any proof to support it. Actually, I don't always write about my paranormal investigations because I don't believe I have enough data to support what I claim. I'm firmly adamant about sharing SLS photos and/or EMF readings in my threads about my paranormal investigations, as well as providing a thorough account of my investigations. I cannot emphasize enough just how very important it is to me to thoroughly validate what I perceive, hear, encounter, and experience during my paranormal investigations.

As I previously stated (read here), I don't just claim that I have a connection with the spirit world and stop there. I take great care to validate what I say and ensure that any potential paranormal evidence I find is authentic, and I devote a great deal of my personal time to validating or refuting any potential paranormal evidence I come across while doing paranormal investigations. I take my pursuit of researching and investigating the paranormal very seriously. I want it to be clear that I don't share this incident lightly and, once again, I was unable to document and record my experience. I wish I could have validated my encounter with tangible evidence as I have done in other encounters I've had in the past, but I wasn't able to. It is for this very reason that I've never shared this story other than with my husband until recently in a couple of private discussions here on RF. To be honest, I'm reluctant to post my story because it's very important to me that I validate my experiences. However, my friend on RF has persuaded me to tell my story in this thread. I sincerely hope that I don't regret it. As I've stated in other threads (read here), I won't, under any circumstances, argue about my paranormal experiences. I'll post my story once I've gathered my thoughts and decided on how I want to describe my encounter.

 

[George-ananda]

In fact, I found myself in a situation a couple of years ago where the location was far too crowded with living people for me to suitably document and record what I could see and hear. And it was one of those situations where I was kicking myself later because I wasn't only not prepared, but I was in a location where I couldn't document an extraordinary encounter with a spirit that I'm sure I will never see again. And because I wasn't able to document this extraordinary encounter, I only shared my story solely with my husband until recently, when I shared it with a couple of paranormal enthusiasts here on RF that I have come to trust because of our private talks. It was one of these friends who gently persuaded me to share my story in a thread, despite my adamant reluctance to post it because I don't have any proof to support it. Actually, I don't always write about my paranormal investigations because I don't believe I have enough data to support what I claim. I'm firmly adamant about sharing SLS photos and/or EMF readings in my threads about my paranormal investigations, as well as providing a thorough account of my investigations. I cannot emphasize enough just how very important it is to me to thoroughly validate what I perceive, hear, encounter, and experience during my paranormal investigations.

But how could you ever have proof to support an encounter with the spirit of a famous figure. An honest testimony is the most anyone could expect and it would always have to be left at that I would think.

 

[stvdv]

This might sound like a longshot, but I have a hunch something interesting will emerge.

Have you ever encountered the spirit of a famous (or semi-famous) person?

Donald Trump

I used to think Trump is the worst ever

Then his Spirit came to me, and we had a quite long conversation. And he spoke nice and was very friendly

How I see this:
Sai Baba does not want me to judge others, so He came to me, shapeshifted as Trump, to teach me the lesson to be careful what I think

 

[George-ananda]

Have you ever encountered the spirit of a famous (or semi-famous) person?

Donald Trump

I used to think Trump is the worst ever

Then his Spirit came to me, and we had a quite long conversation. And he spoke nice and was very friendly

How I see this:
Sai Baba does not want me to judge others, so He came to me, shapeshifted as Trump, to teach me the lesson to be careful what I think

I was prophetic in the OP when I said 'This might sound like a longshot, but I have a hunch something interesting will emerge.'

I would love to hear any further details of this event if you'd care to share. Like were you awake. Did you actually see this figure in front of you? Or what? What did you talk about?

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

But how could you ever have proof to support an encounter with the spirit of a famous figure. An honest testimony is the most anyone could expect and it would always have to be left at that I would think.

George, I think you're right. I also think that my encounter with this spirit was random, but it was so amazing. I don't think I will ever have another one like it. All I have left of what might have been a once-in-a-lifetime experience are my memories of the encounter.

 

[stvdv]

But how could you ever have proof to support an encounter with the spirit of a famous figure. An honest testimony is the most anyone could expect and it would always have to be left at that I would think.

IMO:
Everything has a cause
Nothing happens by coincidence
Everything that happens is valuable/needed

IF someone's opinion was never listened to or worse, even belittled or forbidden
THEN I would not be surprised that this person tried hard to find/show proof next time
1) to stop others making belittling remarks
2) Rebuild confidence by self affirmation

So, reading someone claiming to have proof, reminds me of the devastating effect of belittling others their experiences
@stvdvRF
Note: I liked the experiences you shared, no doubt they are paranormal and useful, and they make sense also

 

[stvdv]

George, I think you're right. I also think that my encounter with this spirit was random, but it was so amazing. I don't think I will ever have another one like it. All I have left of what might have been a once-in-a-lifetime experience are my memories of the encounter.

I don't think it was random, but it happened to you, so you know best, hence I probably am wrong. I like it, that you share your paranormal experiences

it was so amazing. I don't think I will ever have another one like it

Why think this way? You were granted an amazing experience. Words and thoughts have power psychology science has even proven that.

IF I am granted an amazing experience I rather "stay open" for another one. Thinking it won't happen again, might just do that. Amazing life experiences makes life, well, amazing

 

[stvdv]

I was prophetic in the OP when I said 'This might sound like a longshot, but I have a hunch something interesting will emerge.'

I would love to hear any further details of this event if you'd care to share. Like were you awake. Did you actually see this figure in front of you? Or what? What did you talk about?

It was around Brahma muhurta time, early in the morning. The vision and experience were more clear than "normal life"

You know that Sai Baba says "IF I come into your dream it is only because I willed it, never doubt that"

Mundane life can also be seen as a dream from Spiritual POV... hence Sai Baba can even appear physically to you in this mundane dream world, and He will and does, IF He deems it needed.

Hence Sai Baba declared "IF you really need me THEN I come to your rescue". My problem is that I still like to do and control things myself, the final step is "Full Surrender to God". Not easy for me to surrender all to Him, but I am working on it, gets better, but it's a life long practice

 

[stvdv]

What did you talk about?

Maybe I could remember, if I wanted that, but I remember the good feeling and the most important lesson

"Thou shall not judge"

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

As a psychic medium, I can communicate with earthbound spirits (meaning human spirits who haven't crossed over into the spirit realm). I'm able to perceive these spirits (visually or in my mind's eye), hear them speak audibly or hear them speak in a mental vision, and I can talk to them in the same way that I talk with living people. I'm also a sensitive, meaning that I can sense the presence of spirits as well as feel their emotions. It's similar to how I experience different emotions from living people as an empath. I can tell by various feelings what kind of human spirit I'm dealing with, just as I can sense, within a couple of minutes, the many emotions of living people. I can also determine what another person's like by their aura, which I'm able to see in vivid colors. It's definitely an advantage.

It has been fifteen years since I accepted and embraced my psychic abilities and stopped living in denial of them, and in that time, I have seen and spoken with a variety of human spirits, including spirits of common people and spirits from different historical eras (such as the spirits from 18th century colonial Boston, the spirits of Native Americans, the spirits of Civil War soldiers, the spirits of WWII sailors, the spirits of pioneers, and the spirits of slaves at an old plantation). My life has been undoubtedly interesting and often exciting because of my interactions with these spirits and many more, as well as the conversations I've had with many of them.

However, despite the many memories I have from my interactions with a variety of human spirits over the past fifteen years, I am certain that the memories of one particularly memorable encounter with the spirit of President Abraham Lincoln will always be at the forefront of my mind. I saw him out of the corner of my eye while I was on a tour of the White House of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia a couple of years ago. He was sitting in a rocking chair in the parlor watching the living people talking to each other in the next room. As a psychic medium and a sensitive, I had already seen and sensed many spirits within the house, and while I was hoping to see the spirit of Jefferson Davis, I never imagined that I would see the spirit of Abraham Lincoln. But there he was, rocking back and forth in the rocking chair in the room just across from where I and the other guests were standing as the docent was talking to us.

It became apparent to me that I was the only living person present in the room who could see the spirit of President Abraham Lincoln sitting in a rocking chair in the room just across from us, but I wasn't the only person who saw the rocking chair rock back and forth. I had drawn the attention of another guest as I was looking intently into this other room in disbelief of the spirit that I was seeing with my own eyes. The other guest followed me as I quietly exited the room and walked into the parlor. She obviously couldn't see him as I could because she stood in the doorway and exclaimed in a croaked voice, "The rocking chair is rocking back and forth!" I considered saying something to them about Abraham Lincoln's spirit sitting in the rocking chair, but decided against it. I wasn't sure how these people would react, and I also got the feeling that President Lincoln didn't like the attention that his presence was drawing, because he was gone when I turned back around a few seconds later after talking to another guest standing behind me. I was disappointed.

The docent was clearly irate that everyone else had walked off and left him standing alone in the dining room to go see the rocking chair in the parlor rock back and forth on its own. He urged us back into the dining room and was eager to get us back on track with the tour. I followed him willingly, but the other guests were hesitant to leave in case the chair started rocking back and forth again. I was able to divert the docent's attention by asking him if anyone famous had visited Jefferson Davis while he and his family were still residing in the house. I took a tour of the house and the grounds while I was there, but I didn't investigate inside the house or on the grounds because I didn't think it was appropriate and there were other people around as well. It was too crowed and loud anyway.

As I said in my prior post (read here), I don't have any verifiable proof of this extraordinary encounter. I'm well aware that all I have is my word and what I hope to be a good reputation for providing tangible evidence of my paranormal investigations and also providing a thorough account of my experiences as a paranormal investigator as well as my experiences as a psychic medium and a sensitive. I spend a lot of my personal time validating or disproving any prospective paranormal evidence that I document or record while doing an investigation of a haunted location. I'm serious about my pursuit of investigating and researching the paranormal. I make a great effort to validate what I say about my experiences and make sure that any potential paranormal evidence I encounter is authentic.

 

[stvdv]

As a psychic medium, I can communicate with earthbound spirits (meaning human spirits who haven't crossed over into the spirit realm)

Intriguing gift you have. Thank you for sharing the Abraham Lincoln experience. Seems wise to not tell the other visitors you see Abraham Lincoln, as most people are not "open minded" about this, to say the least

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

I don't think it was random, but it happened to you, so you know best, hence I probably am wrong. I like it, that you share your paranormal experiences

Knowing that you enjoy reading about my personal encounters with the paranormal makes me feel both happy and honored.

Why think this way? You were granted an amazing experience. Words and thoughts have power psychology science has even proven that.

IF I am granted an amazing experience I rather "stay open" for another one. Thinking it won't happen again, might just do that. Amazing life experiences makes life, well, amazing

I feel this way because having an extraordinary encounter with a spirit like Abraham Lincoln was the first one of its kind, despite being a "ghost radar" (as my husband and kids refer to me) and attracting spirits almost wherever I go while I'm out in public. I'm certainly open to the possibility of having another extraordinary encounter again, but I'm not actively looking for one whenever I'm in a public setting or while I'm investigating a historic site. There are human spirits everywhere, but they don't normally appear and perform on command. Personally, I don't enter a haunted location expecting or demanding that the spirits show themselves and perform on command. I show the spirits respect because I'm in their personal space and in their home. I don't go in with the attitude that the spirits owe me anything in regard to paranormal evidence, and I most certainly don't provoke the spirits. I show them respect, and in return, they show me respect and don't try to hurt me. Many paranormal investigators are arrogant and don't respect the dead, and they will pay the price for their rudeness towards the dead. I'll admit that it's amusing to see them run off screaming like little girls after a spirit or spirits that they provoked lashes out enraged and lets the investigators know that they are now royally pi**ed off.

Whenever I'm in a haunted location, sometimes I will politely ask the spirits to make their presence known when there are others with me who can't see, hear, or feel the spirits as I can. I will ask the spirits to knock on a wall or on a door; open and close a door; turn the lights on and off; or move objects in order to demonstrate their presence in the room. But I've never demanded that spirits do any of these things just so that I could document and record some convincing poltergeist activity. If the spirits do something to verify their presence, then I will thank them for communicating with me and the other people there with me. If the spirits don't respond to me, then I don't press the issue any further. As far as I'm concerned, the spirits aren't there for my amusement or for the amusement of other living people, and I have never treated them like they are. They are more likely to respond to living people if they are treated with respect and are politely asked to cooperate; otherwise, if they are provoked to anger, they could retaliate with a tidal wave of vengeance and I don't want to cross their path if that happens. I've been scared once by a spirit, but I've never been harmed by one.

 

[stvdv]

Many paranormal investigators are arrogant and don't respect the dead, and they will pay the price for their rudeness towards the dead. I'll admit that it's amusing to see them run off screaming like little girls after a spirit or spirits that they provoked lashes out enraged and lets the investigators know that they are now royally pi**ed off.

I show the spirits respect because I'm in their personal space and in their home. I don't go in with the attitude that the spirits owe me anything in regard to paranormal evidence, and I most certainly don't provoke the spirits

Showing respect seems best to me, and like you said, arrogance will probably only harm you in return. Spirits can be *****es too I suppose, and if they go stealth, flying under your radar, you might be the one in trouble

I have only seen Spirits a few times, when I was in a very old Church, during a ceremony around 2014. It happened spontaneously back then; I never even thought of Spirits before

I do find it intriguing, but sofar it seems not to be meant for me I guess, because it didn't happen again afterwards. But I never asked for Spirits (like you described you do). Maybe if I open up to it by asking, it might happen again. I have been only focused on communication with Sai Baba, hence I never thought about other areas

A neighbor of me, told me she could see Spirits. That's when it dawned on me, it might be real. Before I had my experiences I had no clue such a thing was even possible. She is the only one I met, who has this gift

I am curious:
1) Did you get your gift spontaneously?
2) Is there a reason you got this gift?
(has it helped you personally with things or ... ?)
3) Are there days you can't contact Spirits?

 

[George-ananda]

As a psychic medium, I can communicate with earthbound spirits (meaning human spirits who haven't crossed over into the spirit realm). I'm able to perceive these spirits (visually or in my mind's eye), hear them speak audibly or hear them speak in a mental vision, and I can talk to them in the same way that I talk with living people. I'm also a sensitive, meaning that I can sense the presence of spirits as well as feel their emotions. It's similar to how I experience different emotions from living people as an empath. I can tell by various feelings what kind of human spirit I'm dealing with, just as I can sense, within a couple of minutes, the many emotions of living people. I can also determine what another person's like by their aura, which I'm able to see in vivid colors. It's definitely an advantage.

It has been fifteen years since I accepted and embraced my psychic abilities and stopped living in denial of them, and in that time, I have seen and spoken with a variety of human spirits, including spirits of common people and spirits from different historical eras (such as the spirits from 18th century colonial Boston, the spirits of Native Americans, the spirits of Civil War soldiers, the spirits of WWII sailors, the spirits of pioneers, and the spirits of slaves at an old plantation). My life has been undoubtedly interesting and often exciting because of my interactions with these spirits and many more, as well as the conversations I've had with many of them.

However, despite the many memories I have from my interactions with a variety of human spirits over the past fifteen years, I am certain that the memories of one particularly memorable encounter with the spirit of President Abraham Lincoln will always be at the forefront of my mind. I saw him out of the corner of my eye while I was on a tour of the White House of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia a couple of years ago. He was sitting in a rocking chair in the parlor watching the living people talking to each other in the next room. As a psychic medium and a sensitive, I had already seen and sensed many spirits within the house, and while I was hoping to see the spirit of Jefferson Davis, I never imagined that I would see the spirit of Abraham Lincoln. But there he was, rocking back and forth in the rocking chair in the room just across from where I and the other guests were standing as the docent was talking to us.

It became apparent to me that I was the only living person present in the room who could see the spirit of President Abraham Lincoln sitting in a rocking chair in the room just across from us, but I wasn't the only person who saw the rocking chair rock back and forth. I had drawn the attention of another guest as I was looking intently into this other room in disbelief of the spirit that I was seeing with my own eyes. The other guest followed me as I quietly exited the room and walked into the parlor. She obviously couldn't see him as I could because she stood in the doorway and exclaimed in a croaked voice, "The rocking chair is rocking back and forth!" I considered saying something to them about Abraham Lincoln's spirit sitting in the rocking chair, but decided against it. I wasn't sure how these people would react, and I also got the feeling that President Lincoln didn't like the attention that his presence was drawing, because he was gone when I turned back around a few seconds later after talking to another guest standing behind me. I was disappointed.

The docent was clearly irate that everyone else had walked off and left him standing alone in the dining room to go see the rocking chair in the parlor rock back and forth on its own. He urged us back into the dining room and was eager to get us back on track with the tour. I followed him willingly, but the other guests were hesitant to leave in case the chair started rocking back and forth again. I was able to divert the docent's attention by asking him if anyone famous had visited Jefferson Davis while he and his family were still residing in the house. I took a tour of the house and the grounds while I was there, but I didn't investigate inside the house or on the grounds because I didn't think it was appropriate and there were other people around as well. It was too crowed and loud anyway.

As I said in my prior post (read here), I don't have any verifiable proof of this extraordinary encounter. I'm well aware that all I have is my word and what I hope to be a good reputation for providing tangible evidence of my paranormal investigations and also providing a thorough account of my experiences as a paranormal investigator as well as my experiences as a psychic medium and a sensitive. I spend a lot of my personal time validating or disproving any prospective paranormal evidence that I document or record while doing an investigation of a haunted location. I'm serious about my pursuit of investigating and researching the paranormal. I make a great effort to validate what I say about my experiences and make sure that any potential paranormal evidence I encounter is authentic.

Abraham Lincoln!! Now there is a story that fits the thread!

Knowing you from this forum I have no doubts about your honesty and believe you did have a vision of Abraham Lincoln. How fascinating to me. Old Abe can sure rock the house (and a chair too apparently, lol)!

Thanks for sharing!!