Angles, ghosts or both?

I saw a show on cable last night called "Unexplained Mysteries." The episode was about angles and accounts of others being helped or saved by family or benevolent spirits who come to help a person who has found themselves in a desperate situation. It got me thinking about ghosts since the two have similar qualities. Some of the accounts are truly incredible. A young, kidnapped girl is led out of the desert by the floating spirit of a little girl. A pilot is pulled from his burning, crashed plane by an unseen hand. The obvious difference is that there is more interaction with these angles than is found with most accounts of hauntings and ghostly presences. But, still, I wonder if there is a connection between the two? Many times, these angles who come to rescue are family. Many hauntings also take the form of a fellow family member. And both are coming from some sort of after life or place beyond the living.

So my question would be is it possible that there is a relation between angels and ghosts. Is it possible that a ghost might be a family member trying to communicate but unable to do so? Either way, it’s nice to think we might have a guardian angel watching over us.

Ghostwriter

I was watching a video on You Tube I first heard about on the local news here in Los Angeles. It's really quite fascinating. These two guys felt like there was a presence in their home. They took a polaroid and a strange impression appeared. Somehow, they had an idea to ask a question and take a picture. The oddest thing is that they received an answer. Since then, they've taken hundreds of pictures. Some of the answers even come up in Latin. They asked the ghost his name and the response was Ghostwriter. Several paranormal researchers and ghost skeptics have attempted to debunk the story. All have failed. That is what makes the story so incredibly interesting. It's the first and only story I've ever heard about evidence of a ghost or spirit trying to communicate from the other side.

My journey into the realm of the paranormal

I've always had an interest in hauntings, haunted houses, ghosts, poltergeists, psychics and things of that nature. When I was a kid, visiting a haunted house at Halloween scared the heck out of me. As I grew older, things changed and the world became less scary. At least in terms of houses that are make believe haunted. However, I am still drawn to documentaries and cable shows that explore the afterlife and spectral apparitions.

Although I'm not an expert, I decided it would be interesting to explore what the internet has to offer on this subject. Why are so many houses in Gettysburg reportedly haunted? Do ghosts even exist? And I intend to look into all things paranormal, including possession. Talk about scary...

So, I'm going to keep this blog and keep on going. Please comment and make suggestions. That's why I included the comment section. I'd love to hear your input. And I'll check back regularly to update what I'm doing and have found out about the haunted among us.