I saw something i can not explain

[Spirit of Light]

I see knights templar frequently (not during Covid though). They have a hard life, everybody is making fun of them.

I do not understand

 

[Nimos]

At work today at the cemetary i saw something that i can not explain.
During my work i was focused on the task, and when i looked up i dag what i can 8nly explain as similar to a knights templar in full armor, i do not directly believe what i saw is possible. But i know what i saw was a "real" sight but i can not explain it.
I did not think of ghosts or templars or Even about dead people.

How could it be just my imagination?
If it was a real sight of sort, what the heck did i see

I honestly dont not have a clue

Just wondering? Did you manage or think of taking a picture of it with your phone if you had one with you?

 

[Unveiled Artist]

At work today at the cemetary i saw something that i can not explain.
During my work i was focused on the task, and when i looked up i dag what i can 8nly explain as similar to a knights templar in full armor, i do not directly believe what i saw is possible. But i know what i saw was a "real" sight but i can not explain it.
I did not think of ghosts or templars or Even about dead people.

How could it be just my imagination?
If it was a real sight of sort, what the heck did i see

I honestly dont not have a clue

I don't know. My mother sees spirits and the like all the time and she's sound of mind. I've always wanted to see them.

My guess is spiritual people are more open to things than skeptics. If you've seen Six Sense I think that has some truth in it-people see what they want to see.

That and what's the history of the cemetery? I had a weird icky feeling like someone was next to me at our nearby park camp cabin and found out it was where the American Civil War had taken place.

The knight and armor though I have no clue. I was told that spirits look like the people when they were alive.

That or if there are other experiences-like anxiety-in addition, I'd ask a doctor. Though I read people who have hallucinations due to medical illness usually start having them in their early teens-don't quote me.

 

[Spirit of Light]

Just wondering? Did you manage or think of taking a picture of it with your phone if you had one with you?

I did not have the phone with me. If i did i would try take a photo

 

[F1fan]

Actually i was sitting at the moment i saw it, i only looked up

none of us can assess what you experienced. I tend to look at the mostly explanation for issues of perception anomalies. Brains are not perfect and there are many causes for misperception.

 

[Spirit of Light]

I don't know. My mother sees spirits and the like all the time and she's sound of mind. I've always wanted to see them.

My guess is spiritual people are more open to things than skeptics. If you've seen Six Sense I think that has some truth in it-people see what they want to see.

That and what's the history of the cemetery? I had a weird icky feeling like someone was next to me at our nearby park camp cabin and found out it was where the American Civil War had been held.

The knight and armor though I have no clue. I was told that spirits look like the people when they were alive.

That or if there are other experiences in addition, I'd ask a doctor. Though I read people who have hallucinations due to medical illness usually start having them in their early teens-don't quote me.

I know there was knights and some form or war/fights in this area in middel for å ages
The famoues king Olav Tryggvason was important in this area too

 

[F1fan]

I don't know. My mother sees spirits and the like all the time and she's sound of mind. I've always wanted to see them.

My guess is spiritual people are more open to things than skeptics. If you've seen Six Sense I think that has some truth in it-people see what they want to see.

What does it mean to be "open"? To my mind skeptics are far more open that those who readily believe in their first impressions of experiences.

That and what's the history of the cemetery? I had a weird icky feeling like someone was next to me at our nearby park camp cabin and found out it was where the American Civil War had been held.

The knight and armor though I have no clue. I was told that spirits look like the people when they were alive.

That or if there are other experiences-like anxiety-in addition, I'd ask a doctor. Though I read people who have hallucinations due to medical illness usually start having them in their early teens-don't quote me.

Our imaginations are very active, and when we are tired or stressed our minds can default to illusions or fantasy to stay awake or cope. There's often a more likely answer to odd things we think we experience.

 

[Hermit Philosopher]

At work today at the cemetary i saw something that i can not explain.
During my work i was focused on the task, and when i looked up i dag what i can 8nly explain as similar to a knights templar in full armor, i do not directly believe what i saw is possible. But i know what i saw was a "real" sight but i can not explain it.
I did not think of ghosts or templars or Even about dead people.

How could it be just my imagination?
If it was a real sight of sort, what the heck did i see

I honestly dont not have a clue

I once experienced something similar - well, no, nothing to do with knights or cemeteries, but …a set of inexplicable, collective, visual “hallucination” - and I honestly forced myself to eventually just move on because there is no way that I know of/believe in by which I could have made sense of it, ever.

I guess I concluded that there are some things one is probably better off just letting be.


Humbly
Hermit

 

[Eddi]

Sounds like a ghost to me

But I don't know what exactly "a ghost" is - it could be a type of hallucination or it could be a type of spirit

So I dunno

 

[Unveiled Artist]

What does it mean to be "open"? To my mind skeptics are far more open that those who readily believe in their first impressions of experiences.

Oh. As in many spiritual people have more trust in their experiences than (generalizing) a skeptic would. For example, ten years ago my grandmother passed away. I was walking where four way intersection without traffic lights. Two cars where turning diagonal and something or someone had their hands across my chest and pushed me back. So, I said thank you grandmother as first reflex. I called my catholic friend (who probably thought it was god) and she said don't question it. After that, I went into my genealogy and never did requestion it.

(Funny, after it happened they finally put traffic lights in)

A skeptic person probably would have analyzed it more and find logical conclusions to deduct any supernatural causes. While to me, I don't believe that depreciates the experience as many feel it does, a spiritual or non-skeptic person would most likely take that experience-proven or not-as a personal sign of evidence and truth of a personal attachment and verification.

They're open to the unknown being a part of their everyday experiences even if their language and culture finds various names for it.

Our imaginations are very active, and when we are tired or stressed our minds can default to illusions or fantasy to stay awake or cope. There's often a more likely answer to odd things we think we experience.

There's many explanations for it. I mean when my mother was held down by a spirit, she tells me, with her hands at one side one can say she's telling the truth or experienced sleep paralysis. I never mentioned to her other alternatives of explanations.

All the people I came across, though, when they have these experiences its someone or something they are familiar with in one extent or another. Knight and armor I wouldn't know how to place that other than where the history of the cemetery. I've grown up with the idea people (maybe their energy rather) stay in the places and objects they hold most dear. Others as well are experienced by loved ones themselves.

They're open to the experience and supernatural explanation without needing to question it as skeptics for it to be real.

 

[Heyo]

I do not understand

I'm often at living history events and Knights Templar are frequently re-enacted. You said he was realistic so I assumed someone having donned his garb for a photo shooting or similar. But later you said that he "vanished". So it wasn't realistic, people don't vanish, hallucinations do.

 

[Spirit of Light]

I once experienced something similar - well, no, nothing to do with knights or cemeteries, but …a set of inexplicable, collective, visual “hallucination” - and I honestly forced myself to eventually just move on because there is no way that I know of/believe in by which I could have made sense of it, ever.

I guess I concluded that there are some things one is probably better off just letting be.


Humbly
Hermit

I will move on too just thought it was a strange sight

 

[Spirit of Light]

Sounds like a ghost to me

But I don't know what exactly "a ghost" is - it could be a type of hallucination or it could be a type of spirit

So I dunno

I do not know too

 

[F1fan]

Oh. As in many spiritual people have more trust in their experiences than (generalizing) a skeptic would. For example, ten years ago my grandmother passed away. I was walking where four way intersection without traffic lights. Two cars where turning diagonal and something or someone had their hands across my chest and pushed me back. So, I said thank you grandmother as first reflex. I called my catholic friend (who probably thought it was god) and she said don't question it. After that, I went into my genealogy and never did requestion it.

(Funny, after it happened they finally put traffic lights in)

A skeptic person probably would have analyzed it more and find logical conclusions to deduct any supernatural causes. While to me, I don't believe that depreciates the experience as many feel it does, a spiritual or non-skeptic person would most likely take that experience-proven or not-as a personal sign of evidence and truth of a personal attachment and verification.

They're open to the unknown being a part of their everyday experiences even if their language and culture finds various names for it.

I've had similar experiences. Our perception of the environment can process in our subconscious and can direct our response to dangerous situations when we are distracted. Plus we often want to have emotionally satisfying explanations for personal experiences.

Some might even call this intuition, which is a debatable topic. I tend to have very good intuition but lousy at listening to it.

There's many explanations for it. I mean when my mother was held down by a spirit, she tells me, with her hands at one side one can say she's telling the truth or experienced sleep paralysis. I never mentioned to her other alternatives of explanations.

All the people I came across, though, when they have these experiences its someone or something they are familiar with in one extent or another. Knight and armor I wouldn't know how to place that other than where the history of the cemetery. I've grown up with the idea people (maybe their energy rather) stay in the places and objects they hold most dear. Others as well are experienced by loved ones themselves.

They're open to the experience and supernatural explanation without needing to question it as skeptics for it to be real.

The thing is once we humans have a preference for an explanation, like spirits, and that feels good, we are going find out we are correct. It's called confirmation bias. We will look at what confirms what we believe and ignore the exceptions.

I say skeptics are more open minded because they will be open to the possibility their emotional impulse is incorrect and set it aside for a more accurate explanation, even if less satisfying. Truth shouldn't be a reward.

 

[Aupmanyav]

Point being - there was nothing to it whatsoever except my mind filling in the gaps of what might have resembled something it recognized. This tends to happen quite often, honestly. Never have I once attributed it to anything even approaching "supernatural."

Bahaollah too saw a 'heavenly maiden'.

 

[Spirit of Light]

I've had similar experiences. Our perception of the environment can process in our subconscious and can direct our response to dangerous situations when we are distracted. Plus we often want to have emotionally satisfying explanations for personal experiences.

Some might even call this intuition, which is a debatable topic. I tend to have very good intuition but lousy at listening to it.


The thing is once we humans have a preference for an explanation, like spirits, and that feels good, we are going find out we are correct. It's called confirmation bias. We will look at what confirms what we believe and ignore the exceptions.

I say skeptics are more open minded because they will be open to the possibility their emotional impulse is incorrect and set it aside for a more accurate explanation, even if less satisfying. Truth shouldn't be a reward.

Since i can not explain or actually understand what it was i did see, i can not conclude yet to what it was.

 

[Koldo]

Yes it lasted about 15-20 seconds than it was gone

Thanks for your answers.
That's a quite long period of time. Did you remain focused on the knight the whole time?

 

[Spirit of Light]

If i can verify with other sources what i saw, historical og scientific i would be able to be sure. Until that happens i will not conclude my understanding of it.

 

[Revoltingest]

Actually i was sitting at the moment i saw it, i only looked up

Did you still see it after you sobered up?

 

[Spirit of Light]

Thanks for your answers.
That's a quite long period of time. Did you remain focused on the knight the whole time?

Yes, i did see him for that time, but i tried to see if others saw him too.