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Something interesting yet strange happened at my parents place yesterday. I should start by telling you, although my folks believed in an afterlife for many years they remained very skeptic about the idea of communication from the other side, ghosts, hauntings etc. It wasn't until they experienced things in my former home (which had an earthbound) that they began to be more open to the paranormal. Dad looks for the logical explanation in everything and he was I would say the bigger skeptic of the two. Along with becoming more open they have also become somewhat interested in the paranormal which I think is pretty cool. =)
Fast forward to now. Over the past year they have noticed unusual things happening in their home that at one time they would have simply ignored. Here's a cpl of examples: On a few occasions they have awoken to find a light or two on despite turning all off the night before. While working in his workshop Dad has had tools go missing only to find them back in their place the next day and one even fell to the floor (while he was in the shop) even though it was nowhere near the edge.
Yesterday Dad was in his shop and Mom was in the house preparing the spare rooms for the arrival of relatives today. Mom was exteremely startled when she heard a large noise and what sounded like glass shattering. She raced to the kitchen thinking Dad had come in and had an accident of some sort. When she reached the kitchen she found nobody there but there was glass all over the counter by the sink and in the sink itself. Whatever had broken shattered into many small pieces with only one slightly larger piece left that appeared to be a portion of the bottom of whatever it was. Upon closer look she realized it was a crystal piece that had smashed. Mom called Dad into the house to see if maybe he came in and put something crystal by the sink, but he hadn't come in since lunch. Now the strange thing is they have not used any of their crystal pieces in some time (only use them for special holidays) so they have no idea where this came from.![[Shock]](graemlins/shock.gif)
All of their crystal items are kept in a cabinet in another room. The only dishes in the sink were a couple of coffee cups and small plates from lunch. The glass looks like a heavier lead crystal so they are guessing it was a small bowl or candle holder. They plan to take inventory of their items to see if anything is missing. They are both very baffled by this and Mom is still a bit upset by it all. There is no reasonable explanation for it, at least not one that any of us can find.
I strongly feel it may have been a sign of sorts from my Grandfather (Dad's Dad) letting my folks know he will be here with us this weekend for the visit. Seeing it is my Grandmother (Dad's Mom) and a cpl of aunts/uncles (Dad's sisters) and cousins that are here it makes sense that it would be Grandad. Maybe breaking a crystal piece like that was his way of being sure they would take notice? =) I'm anxious to see if anything else happens over the weekend. We are all gathering tomorrow so I plan on taking plenty of pics, maybe something interesting will show there as well? So the question is where did the crystal come from and how in the world did it get to the kitchen and smash like that? I welcome your thoughts.
[ June 25, 2005, 10:17 PM: Message edited by: Cat ]
Fast forward to now. Over the past year they have noticed unusual things happening in their home that at one time they would have simply ignored. Here's a cpl of examples: On a few occasions they have awoken to find a light or two on despite turning all off the night before. While working in his workshop Dad has had tools go missing only to find them back in their place the next day and one even fell to the floor (while he was in the shop) even though it was nowhere near the edge.
Yesterday Dad was in his shop and Mom was in the house preparing the spare rooms for the arrival of relatives today. Mom was exteremely startled when she heard a large noise and what sounded like glass shattering. She raced to the kitchen thinking Dad had come in and had an accident of some sort. When she reached the kitchen she found nobody there but there was glass all over the counter by the sink and in the sink itself. Whatever had broken shattered into many small pieces with only one slightly larger piece left that appeared to be a portion of the bottom of whatever it was. Upon closer look she realized it was a crystal piece that had smashed. Mom called Dad into the house to see if maybe he came in and put something crystal by the sink, but he hadn't come in since lunch. Now the strange thing is they have not used any of their crystal pieces in some time (only use them for special holidays) so they have no idea where this came from.
All of their crystal items are kept in a cabinet in another room. The only dishes in the sink were a couple of coffee cups and small plates from lunch. The glass looks like a heavier lead crystal so they are guessing it was a small bowl or candle holder. They plan to take inventory of their items to see if anything is missing. They are both very baffled by this and Mom is still a bit upset by it all. There is no reasonable explanation for it, at least not one that any of us can find.I strongly feel it may have been a sign of sorts from my Grandfather (Dad's Dad) letting my folks know he will be here with us this weekend for the visit. Seeing it is my Grandmother (Dad's Mom) and a cpl of aunts/uncles (Dad's sisters) and cousins that are here it makes sense that it would be Grandad. Maybe breaking a crystal piece like that was his way of being sure they would take notice? =) I'm anxious to see if anything else happens over the weekend. We are all gathering tomorrow so I plan on taking plenty of pics, maybe something interesting will show there as well? So the question is where did the crystal come from and how in the world did it get to the kitchen and smash like that? I welcome your thoughts.
[ June 25, 2005, 10:17 PM: Message edited by: Cat ]
That is baffling! I would hope its not a warning that when the relatives arrive and someone is carring dishes to the kitchen they don't fall or trip? Don't wanna spoil your party but usually that's the way I think. I always feel like someone wants to tell me something or warn me about a coming event. By all means be safe!
I would like to know if it was a piece from their
crystal set or from somewhere else.
robb
I would like to know if it was a piece from their
crystal set or from somewhere else.
robb
Wow! It sounds to me as if someone wanted to be known. Maybe all of the other things that have been happening as of late, weren't getting the attention that was wanted. This sure did though.
Cat, I have to agree that it could be your Grandfather, or maybe another relative. Seems to me whomever it is doesn't want to be left out.
Keep us posted if anything else happens, and let us know how those pics turn out!![[Wink]](wink.gif)
Trin =)
Cat, I have to agree that it could be your Grandfather, or maybe another relative. Seems to me whomever it is doesn't want to be left out.
Keep us posted if anything else happens, and let us know how those pics turn out!
Trin =)
That is truly weird! I hope if Grandpa wants to show everyone he is still around, he chooses something a little cheaper than your Mom's good crystal next time.
It does sound like something wanted their attention. It will be interesting when your parents take the inventory of the crystal to see what if anything is missing.
It does sound like something wanted their attention. It will be interesting when your parents take the inventory of the crystal to see what if anything is missing.
Had a wonderful time at my sisters today visiting with my family. =)
I'm more certain it's my Grandfather who has come to visit. There was more activity last night which Dad shared with me privately. Grandma is not open to PN things so he didn't want to talk in front her or the others. After a late dinner the group retired to the screened porch off the kitchen. The outside light (inside the porch area) kept flickering off and on. Dad who is a handy-man checked it and all seemed fine, bulb was in tight and there didn't appear to be a short. He decided to replace the bulb in case it was about to burn out but that didn't help as the light continued to flicker. The strange part is when my Grandma announced she was going to bed Dad noticed what he described as an odd faint mist behind her that seemed to rise as she did. He watched it go past the light and it was gone (happened very quickly). He's never seen anything like that and has no idea what it was? Interesting thing is after Grandma went to bed the light in the porch stopped flickering. The rest of the grp stayed out in the porch talking for a few hours and during the entire time not one flicker.
Not sure if this has anything to do with all of this but today Grandma told my folks (then us) she thought someone had crawled into bed next to her in the middle of the night. She said it felt like someone leaned up next to her so she quickly rolled over. It was very dark in the room and not realizing how close she was to the edge she fell off the bed. She is ok thankfully. She referred to it as strange dream yet she felt awake, but in hearing her tell the story and given the other things that have occured we think it may have been more then just a dream.
My folks checked their cabinet (where they keep their crystal) and noted nothing was missing? It's possible they have forgotten about something but at this time nothing looks out of place. They kept some of the glass and intend to re-check things one more time. Dad described that whatever it was appeared to have shattered and not just broken into pieces.
We took lots of pics at my sisters place today, the majority were outdoors. I forget my camera (d'oh) but my sister is emailing me hers (she took tons) and Mom will make extra prints of hers. I'm heading to my parents after work tomorrow so I've already put the camera in the car so I don't forget it. There will be far less ppl tomorrow so I'll have better opportunity to take pics of just Grandma plus some shots without ppl in them.
Dad has been deeply moved by this and even though he still has some skeptic in him as he has said today, not this time. Thanks for listening and for your replies, as always I welcome your comments.
Hugs, Cat =)
[ June 26, 2005, 09:04 PM: Message edited by: Cat ]
I'm more certain it's my Grandfather who has come to visit. There was more activity last night which Dad shared with me privately. Grandma is not open to PN things so he didn't want to talk in front her or the others. After a late dinner the group retired to the screened porch off the kitchen. The outside light (inside the porch area) kept flickering off and on. Dad who is a handy-man checked it and all seemed fine, bulb was in tight and there didn't appear to be a short. He decided to replace the bulb in case it was about to burn out but that didn't help as the light continued to flicker. The strange part is when my Grandma announced she was going to bed Dad noticed what he described as an odd faint mist behind her that seemed to rise as she did. He watched it go past the light and it was gone (happened very quickly). He's never seen anything like that and has no idea what it was? Interesting thing is after Grandma went to bed the light in the porch stopped flickering. The rest of the grp stayed out in the porch talking for a few hours and during the entire time not one flicker.
Not sure if this has anything to do with all of this but today Grandma told my folks (then us) she thought someone had crawled into bed next to her in the middle of the night. She said it felt like someone leaned up next to her so she quickly rolled over. It was very dark in the room and not realizing how close she was to the edge she fell off the bed. She is ok thankfully. She referred to it as strange dream yet she felt awake, but in hearing her tell the story and given the other things that have occured we think it may have been more then just a dream.
My folks checked their cabinet (where they keep their crystal) and noted nothing was missing? It's possible they have forgotten about something but at this time nothing looks out of place. They kept some of the glass and intend to re-check things one more time. Dad described that whatever it was appeared to have shattered and not just broken into pieces.
We took lots of pics at my sisters place today, the majority were outdoors. I forget my camera (d'oh) but my sister is emailing me hers (she took tons) and Mom will make extra prints of hers. I'm heading to my parents after work tomorrow so I've already put the camera in the car so I don't forget it. There will be far less ppl tomorrow so I'll have better opportunity to take pics of just Grandma plus some shots without ppl in them.
Dad has been deeply moved by this and even though he still has some skeptic in him as he has said today, not this time. Thanks for listening and for your replies, as always I welcome your comments.
Hugs, Cat =)
[ June 26, 2005, 09:04 PM: Message edited by: Cat ]
Hi! I just wanted to say "Wow". That would be something to experience. I believe that our loved ones sometimes have to shake us up to make us open our eyes. The shattered glass would be a great way! I also wanted to comment on things going missing... Happens to my husband and me all the time. We look and look and then they just reappear. It drives us CRAZY! Looking forward to know if the recount of the crystal is the same...
Took lots of pics and a cpl look interesting. I'm going out of town for a week (leave tomorrow), back cpl days then gone another week. When I'm back I'll get these loaded on the puter for a better look. Hopefully my sis sends me her's by then and Mom has her's developed as I'm anxious to look through theirs also. The best part of all this is seeing how it made Dad feel. =) We'll never know for sure if it was my Grandfather that came to visit but it sure is wonderful to think he did. Your right Jillybean sometimes it takes something extra like this to open our eyes. I can realte with things going missing, like you we've had that happen a number of times, it sure can drive you crazy. BTW my folks plan to do a recount and check through all the cupboards after my relatives leave. It's a busy homestead over there so tough to try and do that right now. I'll keep you posted. =)
Edit note; fixed a little spelling.
[ June 28, 2005, 09:25 PM: Message edited by: Cat ]
Edit note; fixed a little spelling.
[ June 28, 2005, 09:25 PM: Message edited by: Cat ]
Sorry, to be the word of worry.
Why would a well meaning spirit smash glass anyplace in their loved ones house?
Familiar spirits know the minds of their loved ones. They can give the signs that they know their loved ones will take as unmistakeable.
Like the movement of a sentimental object. Something they have familiar with the one they are trying to communicate with. I realize that people may ignore these and rationalize them but to use violence and broken glass to get attention isn't really something you would do to a loved one. At least I hope he wouldn't.
Normally, in most stories I've read, when objects are broken their is some negative energy in the house. Not necessarily a bad spirit but a spirit that is not likely a loved one.
This doesn't mean grandpa is not there. It just points to that likely, in the least, someone else is too.
I'm not trying to scare anyone. I just would like you and your family to be careful. Don't open up to this kind of activity discounting that it might be someone not wanted.
Why would a well meaning spirit smash glass anyplace in their loved ones house?
Familiar spirits know the minds of their loved ones. They can give the signs that they know their loved ones will take as unmistakeable.
Like the movement of a sentimental object. Something they have familiar with the one they are trying to communicate with. I realize that people may ignore these and rationalize them but to use violence and broken glass to get attention isn't really something you would do to a loved one. At least I hope he wouldn't.
Normally, in most stories I've read, when objects are broken their is some negative energy in the house. Not necessarily a bad spirit but a spirit that is not likely a loved one.
This doesn't mean grandpa is not there. It just points to that likely, in the least, someone else is too.
I'm not trying to scare anyone. I just would like you and your family to be careful. Don't open up to this kind of activity discounting that it might be someone not wanted.
Hi Nakis
That thought did cross my mind. I wondered why a loved one would smash glass like that but thought perhaps being dramatic was the only way to be sure my folks would take notice? I also wondered if maybe it was a warning of sorts that something is going to happen? My Grandmother is in her 90's and maybe the smashing glass was a sign that the family would soon be shattered by her passing? I hate to think that way, I love her dearly and want her with us for many years yet. Her eyes are going on her but she's still in ok health and has a great wit but we never know when our time will come.![[Sigh]](graemlins/ohwell.gif)
I do feel my Grandpa was likely there seeing the various things that did happen did so during my Grandmas visit. There wasn't a negative feel noted (though the shattering frightened Mom)and my folks were not in the room when the glass shattered. All has been quiet at my parents place since Grandma left. Maybe another not so kind spirit tagged along? It hasn't been that long since my folks have become more open and interested with PN. I have to wonder if the session Dad had with a medium last fall (in there home) in some way was a little welcome call to spirit. Perhaps when she channels loved ones there's others hanging in the lurch eavesdropping and they never quite depart? Sounds a little fetched I know but I have been curious if that's a possibility? One message she gave Dad from my Grandfather at the session was that a glass would fall over (without aid of anything or anyone) and the content would spill on him. This would be a sign that Grandad was there. It was suppose to happen much sooner then this though. Maybe she misunderstood the time or the actual message itself provided there is even a link to this and that msg at all that is?
I talked with my Mom today and she still hasn't found anything to be missing. Not to say that there isn't something she has forgotten about but nothing stands out to her or Dad. The pieces of glass they have kept do look like crystal glass but we are baffled by what it was.
It will be a gentle road to walk but it wouldn't hurt to chat with my folks about doing some protective measures in their home. I may just go over there and do it myself without involving them so I don't spook Mom. Thanks for making mention of this it surely doesn't hurt to consider all possibilites and to be careful.
edit; just correcting some spelling. =)
[ July 05, 2005, 09:48 PM: Message edited by: Cat ]
That thought did cross my mind. I wondered why a loved one would smash glass like that but thought perhaps being dramatic was the only way to be sure my folks would take notice? I also wondered if maybe it was a warning of sorts that something is going to happen? My Grandmother is in her 90's and maybe the smashing glass was a sign that the family would soon be shattered by her passing? I hate to think that way, I love her dearly and want her with us for many years yet. Her eyes are going on her but she's still in ok health and has a great wit but we never know when our time will come.
I do feel my Grandpa was likely there seeing the various things that did happen did so during my Grandmas visit. There wasn't a negative feel noted (though the shattering frightened Mom)and my folks were not in the room when the glass shattered. All has been quiet at my parents place since Grandma left. Maybe another not so kind spirit tagged along? It hasn't been that long since my folks have become more open and interested with PN. I have to wonder if the session Dad had with a medium last fall (in there home) in some way was a little welcome call to spirit. Perhaps when she channels loved ones there's others hanging in the lurch eavesdropping and they never quite depart? Sounds a little fetched I know but I have been curious if that's a possibility? One message she gave Dad from my Grandfather at the session was that a glass would fall over (without aid of anything or anyone) and the content would spill on him. This would be a sign that Grandad was there. It was suppose to happen much sooner then this though. Maybe she misunderstood the time or the actual message itself provided there is even a link to this and that msg at all that is?
I talked with my Mom today and she still hasn't found anything to be missing. Not to say that there isn't something she has forgotten about but nothing stands out to her or Dad. The pieces of glass they have kept do look like crystal glass but we are baffled by what it was.
It will be a gentle road to walk but it wouldn't hurt to chat with my folks about doing some protective measures in their home. I may just go over there and do it myself without involving them so I don't spook Mom. Thanks for making mention of this it surely doesn't hurt to consider all possibilites and to be careful.
edit; just correcting some spelling. =)
[ July 05, 2005, 09:48 PM: Message edited by: Cat ]