Hi pinkshadows,
First welcome to SK! =) I have seen some unusual things over the years though nothing like the black blodge thing you described, that moved liked a crab.
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Familiar with shadow ppl/beings (ones have been seen in our home) but not like what you had seen. How long ago was this, and were you wide awake at the time? Frightening and bizaare things are commonly seen by ppl during episodes of sleep paralysis (and even lucid dreaming), any chance this could have been the case seeing you were laying in bed? Did you see this in the daylight or was it early morning and still a bit darker in your room?
Many have experienced seeing the other ghostly figures (or spirits) such as you describe, I have myself a number of times. When you say others you live with do not see these things, do you mean while they were in the room with, or no one else has seen things like this in the home at any time? How long ago was it that you saw these other ghostly figures, were they before or after the black shadow, and any other activity noted in your home? Do you know the history of your home or the land it's on? Did you use a ouija board or try some other method of spirit communication prior to that Sunday morning?
Some ppl are more sensitive than others to the paranormal, in that they can at times see/hear/smell/sense/feel things that others don't. It's possible you are more sensitive than others in your family, which is why they have not experienced what you have?
Anytime one experiences unusual things it is important to consider any and all plausible causes first though. This also includes what is going on in ones' life as stress, or an undiagnosed medical condition (even certain eye conditions), medication being taken, can at times attribute to what is being experienced. I'm not saying that is the case here as I can't know that, just speaking in a general sense regarding ruling things out. I have done that many times, still do whenever something unusual happens, be it with me or another in my family. I've even discussed things with my doctor in past, in the event there was a condition I wasn't aware of causing things, or that a medication being taken didn't have a side-effect etc. Gave me peace of mind to be able to rule the medical end of things out.
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Though, unlike other activity (noises, smells, lights on/off, cold drafts etc etc) which often enough a mundane cause can be found for, it is much harder to consider, nevermind, find a mundane cause for seeing of a ghost or spirt. =)
Sorry for all the questions but the more information the better to try and determine what might be going on. Looking forward to hearing more, hope the above noted helped a little bit. I'm interested in hearing if anyone else has seen anything similar to the black shadowy thing you saw, and their take on things. =)
[ April 24, 2006, 05:47 PM: Message edited by: Cat ]