It could be a dish your grandmother used to cook, suddenly present in your kitchen. Perhaps it’s cigarette smoke, even if you’ve never smoked in your life. It’s often the case that the presence is trying to give you a subtle nod that they’re in the room. It’s them trying to tell you ‘I’m right here.’” But fear not, she notes. “Your loved ones will let you know they’re around in a few different ways, one of which involves setting the clock to 11:11,” Hancock explains. These are basically times that display the same number on the clock. Is something odd happening with the clocks in your house? The deceased often make themselves present in the form of infinity numbers, Hancock tells ELLE DECOR. Whether you believe in the supernatural or not, read on for signs you have company, and what to do about it to regain control of your living space-that is, if you dare! If you’ve started to question whether those creepy noises are signs of something more palpable than an overactive imagination, check out our chats with three spirit mediums-Towle, Barry, and Maureen Hancock, a teacher, lecturer, and author-who know a thing or two about the things that cannot be explained. These things need to be cleansed before things return to normalcy. “A business could be haunted by the original founder, who’s around to make sure the place is running smoothly,” Berry adds.
The visitor might even be sticking around for a more logistical reason. “Homes are sometimes built on burial sites, or something happened there, historically, and the energy prevented a spirit from moving on.” These things need to be spiritually addressed and cleansed before things can go back to normal. “A loved one may want to visit you, guide you, inform you, or protect you a spirit might have died in that spot and needs assistance crossing over or a more mischievous spirit needs to be dispatched outside,” she explains. “They can also be super judgmental, so there’s that.”Īs for why a spirit might reach out, Towle says there are many possible reasons. They just need help with something or want to tell their story.” Though they’re not without their faults, she adds. “As I experience it, spirits are rarely scary. “That’s very Abrahamic-fear-God kind of thinking that’s perpetuated in media and movies and exaggerated for dramatic effect,” she says. “The question is how often do we recognize ghostly encounters when they happen rather than brush them off as something else.” Towle agrees, adding that her experience with paranormal activity is not like the movies portray it, as evil presences. “Paranormal activity may be more common than you think,” affirms paranormal investigator and Kindred Spirits host and co-executive producer Adam Berry. “Especially in a dense area like New York, where so many energies intermingle.” And even if you aren’t a believer, let’s be honest: We’ve all wondered about the possibility. “Paranormal activity is more common than you think,” adds Cathy Towle, a spirit medium who performs home blessings and ghost cleansings at properties across New York City. Before you shrug it off, consider this: Nearly one in five people say they’ve seen or been in the presence of a ghost, according to the Pew Research Center. Starting to wonder if the things that go bump in the night are more than your house’s quirks that can be rationally explained away?ĭepending on where you fall on the I-believe-in-ghosts scale-from “That light just flashed! Greetings, afterlife residents,” to “Yeah, sure, get an electrician”-you may take these mysterious happenings around your home to be indicative of a haunting or the presence of a passed loved one. Maybe an unexpected door slam makes you startle.
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