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Are there any long term affects of having a 'strange/paranormal' experience? Have you had a paranormal experience? If so, did it change your opinions or views on the paranormal and any other aspects of your life?
Being born and bred in Lancashire I've grown up surrounded by the rich folklore, ghost stories and paranormal experiences that are embedded in the county, call me bias, but we have some of the most diverse and well documented stories from the famous Pendle witches to headless boggarts, lonely ghosts, black cat sightings and UFO's. Read More »
The first structure on the site was a motte-and-bailey castle, which was started not long after William the Conqueror became king in 1066, the castle was built on the old Roman walls, which once formed the corner of Londinium. The first stone building on the site was the White Tower, which was commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1078 and completed in 1097. Read More »
I only had one odd happening (UFO-related experiences aside) which I've already related, namely a single object (a cassette tape) disappearing from a locker in my study only to reappear a few hours later, after frantic searches failed to turn up anything. I do not know if it was paranormal but since I was home alone at the time it was surely very strange.
In Distortion We Trust
"Louhi spoke in riddled tones of three things to achieve: find and catch the Devil's Moose and bring it here to me. Seize the Stallion born of Fire, harness the Golden Horse. He captured and bound the Moose, he tamed the Golden Horse. Still there remained one final task: hunt for the Bird from the Stream of Death"
-Kalevala, Rune XIII-
I've recounted my experience of a ghost in Muncaster before, but to be honest, eventhough the other investigators said I had the look of terror on my face just after the encounter, I don't think I actually had fealt some kind of fear of realistaion of what happened until a few days later when I started to give it serious thought.
I don't think the experience had any effects on my views regarding ghosts or how to investigate them. It probably helped keept me in the field and interested in the subject though.