As I wander through my past memories of the first paranormal events in my life I am fascinated not by just the events themselves, but the way a child takes in such experiences and separates them from the scary ghost stories that are a regular part of childhood. I felt that it was important to address this issue again in theory because I believe it is such a vital part of the beginning of human life.

One might assume that a child would be frightened by encounters with beings that are not a usual part of their world; that real hauntings might disturb the fragile mind of one so small. On the contrary, it has been my experience that children usually adapt well to the paranormal and it is only when they have been taught to fear what they do not understand that they begin to be frightened by these events.

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My own parents accepted that I was able to see and hear things that they did not. I know that they never made assumptions about what I was experiencing, but they did not teach me to fear it either, only to be cautious as I would in any other area of life.

As a small child I was not told that ghosts did not exist, but that I might not need to feel afraid just because something was unusual. I found this way of thinking to be incredibly valuable in many areas of life and I am eternally grateful to my parents for teaching this to me.

Why is it that children can accept what many societies have difficulty understanding? I believe there are several factors that contribute to this.

One of the reasons might be, as I have already said, that many children have not yet learned to feel afraid of these out of the ordinary experiences. They remain open for interpretation based on how the paranormal being interacts with the child. Just as some people might not liked or disliked, so goes it with these beings that drift in and out of a child’s life.

Another reason that I believe contributes to children’s acceptance of the paranormal is that they have more to time to learn about and contemplate their surroundings. The young are expected to form their own ideas within the world that they live in and through these interactions in may seem as out of the ordinary to see paranormal beings as it is a plane in the sky.

Yet another reason which may cause children to be more open to experiences with the supernatural is they seem to be visited more often by such beings. Many theories exist about why the paranormal seem so often to be drawn to youth. It becomes a bit like the chicken and the egg though: do children see spirits because they are more open to it, or do spirits go to children because they know they have a better chance of being seen?

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In the end, many children have at least a few experiences that come about in their early years that can not quite be explained. Many of these are chalked up to wild imaginations and naivety about the world in general. It may be an important stage in early life that gets too often overlooked and may even hold some important information about the unseen worlds around us.

To a child who is still learning about the world as they know it the appearance of a ghost or other paranormal being might not be such a strange idea as it will often be in later years. The important thing to note is that with advancement of life and the structure of a society that banishes these events from a realistic point of view, what are so many people losing touch with and what might be the effects of those losses? Perhaps few can say, for now.

Goodbye for now, another end.
Until a time we meet again.

-Seline

When I was very young, probably six or seven years old, my parents got a couple of birds and hung a birdcage in our family room where the birds lived. I remember when they first arrived in our house being very excited about having them, but to be honest now I can’t even remember their names.

I believe there were just two birds, but what type I couldn’t say now. I would guess my parents remember, though as it isn’t particularly important to the story, we will just keep it at birds in general.

We had the birds for some time; I think I even got to help feed and water the cage, though I doubt I did this very often.

One day I noticed that one of the birds looked funny, not quite right, but being small I don’t think I mentioned anything about it to my parents. I do remember that the bird looked strange for some time and I began to accept that this was simply the way the bird looked all the time and became used to the idea.

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On several occasions I noticed that the strange looking bird seemed to be watching more than it used to. I know I spoke to it when passing the cage and I remember it responding with soft tweets and chirps.

On one bright and sunny day I came into the living room where my parents were reading quietly and saw that the strange bird was no longer in the cage, but sitting on top of a bookshelf. I don’t remember if I thought this was wrong, but I do remember knowing it was out of the ordinary. I walked over to it and spoke to it and the little bird answered and fluttered its’ wings.

I remember my father giving me an odd look. He asked me what I was doing and I explained I was talking to the bird. I believe he returned to his book because I don’t think anything more came of it.

Soon after that day my parents sat me down and explained that one of the birds had died several weeks before. Even as they spoke I remember seeing both birds in the cage, resting calmly as though nothing in the world was out of the ordinary.

At the time I doubt it ever occurred to me that I could see spirits of the dead, or that I was in fact seeing the bird who had passed.

In later years I would recall these memories and have my parents explain a few things. One, why they took so long to tell me and two what exactly my father thought I was talking to on that sunny day by the bookshelf. The answer to the first was that they were hoping I would notice and come to them, that this would somehow ease the shock. The answer to the second was that my father understood I could see things from time to time and wanted a chance to speak with my mother alone before bringing anything up. You see now how the second event triggered the first.

When we spoke of these events, my parents and I, I explained that not only was the bird around on the day they told me it had passed, but for quite a long time after. Being young it is difficult to mark the time in actual dates, but I can remember the little bird hanging out on the bookshelf as long after as the following holiday season. I can still see it watching me as I opened gifts from under the tree. I have been informed now that this means that what I was seeing managed to linger for at least seven months.

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I can’t recall when I stopped seeing the little bird, or when it went away. I honestly can’t even recall when its’ friend must have passed on as well and the cage was removed from the general scenery of our home.

What I do remember, quite clearly is watching the two birds interact. The living one clearly still saw or felt the presence of its’ friend and I know that long after I had been told that only one bird should be in the cage I used to find it comforting that the two still had each other.

Though this certainly wasn’t the first of the paranormal events that would be a constant in my life, it was the first experience I can recall with an animal ghost, or at least so I came to believe. In the years that followed I would have a better idea of what was seeing, but for that time, it was nice just to know that friends never quite lose each other.

Goodbye for now, another end.
Until a time we meet again.

-Seline

Speak low in this haunted room,
where so many gather to hear.
Listen closely to these whispers,
one among them you may hold dear.

Halls of ghostly encounters,
brushing by like wind in the night.
A wisp here and vanished,
A play of the shadows and light.

Wander softly within them,
windows lighted by only the moon.
So much beyond understanding,
we may all be with them soon.

-Seline

At the very same home where the picture all decided one day to change their vertical point of view there was one door which would randomly lock itself. Unfortunately no one could find an explanation for why this kept happening, not even 3 different lock smiths.

The haunted room did not lead to anything so exciting as an old attic full of interesting old items; the room was simply a small bathroom with nothing terribly interesting in it.

If you walked away from the door for a few minutes, it would be unlocked when you returned. This was the real oddity that no one seemed to understand. After about a year it stopped and as far as we knew never returned (I myself was too young o remember either time we stayed there). Perhaps a ghost was just looking for a bit of privacy? A paranormal experience with plumbing? Perhaps we’ll never know.

UPDATE: I should be visiting this house yet again after the new year and now as an adult I may finally be able to get to the bottom of this.

Goodbye for now, another end.
Until a time we meet again.

-Seline

I suppose to go back to very earliest paranormal event of my life that I know of I would need to go back to a time when I couldn’t even get out of my own crib. My parents and I lived in a big house in a quiet neighborhood where I’m sure I spent many happy days as a drooling, dark eyed baby.

This story both my mother and father can confirm and mention from time to time when we’re discussing things that go bump in the night. They still seem to feel that something darker was implied by this event and even though I was there I honestly couldn’t say if I felt the same way. My folks also agree that I seemed to be the draw, again youth being the target of fascination or for some other reason we may not even fathom.

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For several weeks things in our house had been missing here and there, turning up in the strangest of places.  Many objects were also in their places, but moved very deliberately. Some of these objects were within my reach and others were not. It happened one day that my parents asked me about one in particular that they thought I might have moved. I told them it wasn’t me, probably in my most elegant baby-babble and claimed it was something else.

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What the something else was they never got out of me. I imagine I could explain quite a bit better now, but again, I have no memory of this.

The event that finally convinced them that something was wrong was the day my father woke up to find every single picture in the house turned upside-down. Obviously it couldn’t have been me and my mother was away on business. No one else lived in our house, or even came in to deliver or perform any other sort of service during this time. The house was not broken into either.

To make matters particularly interesting one rather heavy print was not only upside-down, but completely above the nail on which it had been hung. Resting against the wall, held up by only the very edge of the nail this feat was not impossible, but my father said, try as he might, he could never reproduce it.

Was the home we lived in at the time actually haunted? That I may never know. I do know that during this time period I seemed to talk to walls and doorways a great deal, a habit which my parents later came to think might have been something more than it seemed.

I can tell you that there were no records of anyone dying in the house and I have come to think that this was again and event that cannot necessarily be assumed to be a ghost haunting, or any type of haunting for that matter. There may exist some explanation for what my father found, but to do this day we have none. I can only say that during that time of my life I was happy and I believe on good terms with whatever was existing within our home.

Goodbye for now, another end.
Until a time we meet again.

-Seline

It is not uncommon that children should see things that can’t always be explained. In many cases these sights and sounds that seem to elude parents and other adults are chalked up to active imaginations and the presence of friends straight of the creative mind.

Though it is very likely that in many cases the imaginary friends of children are indeed, just that, it is also very plausible that younger children may also be experiencing a ghostly encounter or other kinds of paranormal events.

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Origin of Human

Some interesting theories on this stem from the idea that because children are closer to the origin of birth they may be more in tune with paranormal beings. Being so close to the very beginning of human existence one can assume fro this line of thought that certain beings are attracted to those who have just begun their life simply because they are closer to wherever it is humans originally come from before they have bodies.

Indistinguishable Paranormal

Another line of thinking suggests that children have not yet learned to associate these paranormal ghosts or beings with something that is out of the ordinary. To a small child, witnessing an event of this nature may seem no less normal than eating crackers or watching television.

In either case one of the first responses to these types of situations, in which a child reveals that they are seeing or hearing something that those who care for them cannot account for, most parents immediately begin taking action against the encouragement of these episodes. While many parents will tolerate an imaginary friend, most never consider that the friend might not be of the mind at all, but a real being outside of the basic knowledge of the human world.

As one who was neither encouraged nor discouraged in either direction by my parents, I would strongly recommend that any parent who finds themselves in such a situation be very careful about how they proceed.

Ignoring the problem may allow for a child to outgrow an imaginary stage completely, but may not allow the parents to become a key part of their world during this time period, which may have consequences later on.

To begin making assumptions as to what the child is seeing can be equally as destructive as there are many things outside of human understanding. If a child is interacting with a paranormal being it might be devastating for them to feel as though they cannot confide or rely on their parents for help.

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An Unusual Child

Perhaps the most logical and involved method is to ask a child about what they see and hear. Inviting a child to draw, or if old enough write a description of the events which take place around them can be very helpful when trying to discuss the situation. While talking it is important that the parent remain on neutral ground; neither dismissing the “friend” as an illusion, nor jumping to the conclusion that their child is being haunted. By simply observing and allowing the child the comfort of knowing that their parents are in the loop a wealth of trust is built up that may very well outlast an active imagination or a curious supernatural being.

Goodbye for now, another end.
Until a time we meet again.

Quick whispers in quiet night,
This stretch of time that has no end.

Too fast this whimsy flight.
Shifty shadows down halls descend.

Only candle flutters dim.
Drafty disturbances of cold.

Something whispers of stories grim,
And tales yet untold.

-Seline

When I was about 6 or 7 years old I did something that I think every child has to do at least once in their life. I ran out into the street without looking. It was stupid and thoughtless, but like so many children I had my mind on the game and when the ball rolled onto the pavement I thought nothing of the oncoming traffic on my quiet little street.

It happened that just as I went running after that red ball, a car came speeding down the road. You can imagine what was about to happen. I had time to pause, bouncy ball in my hands, and stare at the oncoming vehicle.

I remember not moving, not having time to move. I can’t remember the sounds that car made or even what type of car it was, though it was dark in color.

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Within a second, maybe two I was yanked backward, off of my feet and all the way back to the patch of grass next to the road. It was as if a good ghost had grabbed me by the back of my shirt and pulled with a force so great that I was tossed back a few feet to safety.

I remember not even getting a cut or scrape though I’m not quite sure how I managed it. All I knew was that I had almost gotten hurt and that something had pulled me back.

There were no other people about when this happened, nor did the car stop. I would imagine that the people inside the vehicle may have honked at me, but I honestly don’t remember.

The house in which I lived at the time I couldn’t exactly describe as one of the haunted locations where I would live later on, but I did see, hear and feel things from time to time. I moved quite often growing up and I believe that unless something was constant and bold I might have let it go, practically unnoticed while I lived my life.

I cannot precisely say what I experienced was a real haunting or what it was that pulled me back. Those theories are for another time. All I can say is that as I sat there on the ground, my young mind trying to comprehend what had just happened, I felt safe and happy. Whatever or whoever it was, I was very fortunate that day and I give me thanks to whatever prevented that potential disaster.

Goodbye for now, another end.
Until a time we meet again.

-Seline

As a small child I often saw what most people would refer to as an aura around other people. I have no recollection of this, but my parents can confirm that I both spoke of it and drew pictures worth more than my jumbled vocabulary.

Every picture I drew, including those of animals included this envelope of color, each one perhaps a little different from the last, and using every color I think I could manage from my box of crayons.

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While there exists plenty of data out there to confirm that many children see auras the explanation of precisely what an aura is still seems speculative at best. Looking over those old pictures I wish I could travel back and ask myself some questions, but as this isn’t (currently) possible I have to settle for interviews and studies in which other children have been observed adding this splash of color to the beings that they bring to life on paper.

Many children will draw auras around not just other people, but an imaginary friend, animals and even plant life. Others might draw auras to represent beings which others cannot see. Not that one should assume that an empty aura is a sign of a haunted kid, but it is definitely worth noting.

Most of my research is inconclusive, at least to my liking. Seeing auras would not appear to be a hallucination or a sign that something is wrong with the brain. Most official statements on the subject dance around any confirmation at all, which would lead me to believe that the truth is pretty simple: we still don’t know anything for certain.

In several experts I found that many children might even see the same color around one person though their interactions with the subject were all separate. I find that particularly interesting. If all auras look the same or similar to those who can see them, then one might assume that the color of an aura is based on the person it surrounds rather than the perspective of the one who sees it.

If this is true than there is much we might learn from studying auras. Consider the possibilities. What if a doctor could diagnose a patient’s illness immediately based on the color of their aura? Determine which patients have potentially fatal problems? Evaluate the level of a patient’s pain?

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The problem is that finding an adult who can see auras isn’t easy. Even more problematic is the general perception of anyone who could. I have been, as of late, attempting to regain the ability to see these elusive colors around those closest to me, but have so far only been successful in straining my eyes. I welcome those who have experiences to share with their own abilities to do so as I would be very happy to have some current knowledge from those who have firsthand knowledge.

For the moment at least this potential useful and mysterious part of our world remains shadowed by a loss that seems to occur in so many young ones and the refusal of so many minds to peer beyond the borders of our known world.

Goodbye for now, another end.
Until a time we meet again.

-Seline