- Weekly Astrological Forecast for June 20 through June 26, 2022Continue reading →
June 20 through June 26, 2022
Give yourself a break on Monday as the Pisces Moon dictates a day of non-movement and ethereal information. On Tuesday, the Sun will move out of intellectual Gemini and into Cancer, setting a calmer pace and tone for the next four weeks. Home projects, family vacations, or social activities will be a highlight of this cycle as we seek more security and balance in our home lives. On Wednesday Venus will enter the sign of Gemini, stirring our imaginations on a personal level and encouraging us to explore all the options at our disposal when it comes to personal preferences. Thursday through Saturday will prove our most productive days of the week thanks to the Moon's journey through Taurus. Once the Moon moves into Gemini on Sunday, we'll turn our attention from physical activities to intellectual ones, making this the perfect day for socializing on the internet, updating our communication devices, and researching information.
- How Dolls Become HauntedContinue reading →
How Dolls Become Haunted, by Stephen Lancaster
(Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)
Norman the doll has infected and affected just about everybody that has come into contact with him. He's predicted death. And every time, he was right. Somehow, he can see into your mind and your soul and he pulls from that. If I had not witnessed these events myself, I would have never believed it. Everything he has said to us through communication sessions has come true. It's uncanny to have a doll that is not electronic respond to your questions.
A great example is this video. This documented investigation is one of the best pieces of evidence in favor of not only the paranormal but of haunted dolls. Norman predicted so many things that night. The death of a friend, the death of a son, and so many other examples that you will read about in Norman and Norman 2.
Of course, I recommend starting with the first book concerning his haunting, but after you read Norman 2: The True Story of a Possessed Doll's Revenge, you will understand beyond a shadow of a doubt the power, energy, and intelligence puppeteering this doll. I won't sugarcoat it. This is something to fear, and with that comes a great deal of responsibility.
Let's talk a little bit of how and why something like this can, does, and will continue to happen.
Did you ever wonder why you see so many paranormal investigators using devices that detect energy levels, electromagnetic fields, and ionic energy to prove or disprove the existence of a ghost? Are you curious as to how and why doors can fly open without human intervention, phantom footsteps can approach you without visible corporeal mass, inanimate objects can suddenly come to life, or better yet, how a physical manifestation of the dead can occur?
Believe it or not, science has proven that a haunting, deja vu, clairvoyant capabilities, psychic abilities, and other ethereal occurrences are very much a reality. I don't think a lot of people recognize how much our modern-day science has aided in supporting the existence of paranormal phenomena. In fact, at this point, I'm not even sure we can call it paranormal anymore. The word "paranormal" used to mean, "something we cannot explain." I think it's just a part of our universe and our existence at this point and if you take the time to read, and yes I mean read and study, I think you'll find there is more proof that life goes on beyond the flesh and blood after we die.
After twenty-three years of involvement in this field, I can honestly say that I cannot be convinced otherwise. There is nothing that could sway me away from believing in existence, in no matter what form, after death. However, where science has proven energy is infinite and does not die, it stumbles at the point of proving a consciousness is attached. But I think it is safe to say thousands of paranormal investigators and researchers have documented enough concrete cases to validate that there is a consciousness attached to that ethereal energy.
There's an abundance of information to talk about and I can promise you, those over-the-top television shows are not helping you understand the truth in any way. Sure, they entertain, but in most cases favor that entertainment over data. The goal seems to be more along the lines of fabrication instead of education. There is a reason you don't ever hear any credible scientist discussing discoveries from a paranormal television show.
However, to understand how all of these paranormal occurrences are possible, we have to look at the groundwork our science has put out there for us. Let's talk about who we are, what we are, and what we become after we die. Only then can we begin to understand how ghostly happenings, haunted objects, and other paranormal phenomena are possible.
Energy and electricity are everywhere, and most people don't realize that even the human body relies on it to function. We as human beings are of bio-electrical make-up. In other words, we have electricity coursing through our bodies. The human body produces electrical currents, or bio-electricity. While sleeping, the average human being easily produces about one hundred watts of power. (To put it simply, in our sleep we could power multiple light bulbs if the energy was harnessed right.)
When we are awake, our bodies can comfortably sustain three hundred to four hundred watts of power. In extreme cases, such as an adrenaline rush or physical exertion, the human body can output over two thousand watts of power. That amount of energy could operate a microwave or refrigerator.
When it comes to the human body, the process of energy is extremely complex. The currents from our bio-electricity are generated by multiple biological processes. Our cells conduct impulses across the body's nerve fibers that ultimately regulate the function of our organs, tissue, and metabolism.
If you made it through those last three paragraphs, you are well on your way to understanding how you become a ghost.
Science has proven that energy is infinite and does not die when we as a biological being perishes. That energy moves on from our body and simply changes form. After death, the assemblage of atoms of which you are composed of is simply re-purposed. That purpose ultimately becomes the ghost, or spirit, and the cause of every bit of what we call paranormal phenomenon. The very substance of your electricity or energy will proceed to travel throughout our universe until the end of time.
That is proven science and that science is firmly sound. Unfortunately, that doesn't make for great television. But in being wise to these facts, one can find solace in knowing that a loved one's energy is still around. The Law of the Conservation of Energy has proven that not a part of who you were is gone, you are just less assembled. To put it bluntly, you still exist, just without the shell.
With all of that being said, how does this information play into haunted objects, or in this case, haunted dolls?
The use of dolls in religious practice dates back to ancient Rome and Egypt. The same can be said for possessed dolls. I believe most are familiar with what possession means concerning the field of paranormal research. But for those new to this world, it simply refers to the fact that something else, something incorporeal, is controlling an object, a doll, or even a person.
The ancients referred to these vessels as "Moppets" or "Poppets." Maybe now you understand why Jim Henson referred to his puppet creations as Muppets. In his case, the same principle applied. The only difference was that Mr. Henson and his crew controlled the puppets. It wasn't an entity. But the point here is, that it is all about controlling an otherwise inanimate object. It is also about the fact that whatever is controlling that object is conscious and intelligent.
This brings us full circle with the transference of our energy after we die to that energy possibly locating a vessel to control to communicate and manipulate.
In Norman, the doll's case, the death of a baby at the time of birth caused his possession. The energy of that child transferred into the closest, most welcoming object near him. That just happened to be a doll sitting in the delivery room.
The haunting of dolls is very common, and there certainly is an abundance of cases and stories out there to solidify that fact. Most believe ethereal energy chooses a doll to inhabit because they closely resemble the features of a human being. We know how to walk and talk and to use our arms, etc. A doll has all of those things. In some cases, the dolls even can talk.
It's not that hard to fathom that the energy we release when we die can control inanimate objects. We have seen "ghosts" move and throw objects, open and close doors, and even make physical contact. We have heard the footsteps of walking. We have heard them talking. It just makes sense that the energy that leaves us would react and create actions based on our living knowledge. We would do the same things we do right now, only in a different form with a different purpose.
We can expand on this even further.
Have you ever walked down the street and stopped suddenly only to feel like what was happening at that moment has happened before? There are a plethora of examples of this, which is called deja vu. My theory is when you get that feeling, you simply passed through the energy of the deceased. What you are feeling as familiar could be nothing more than a memory of the person's energy that touched you.
I often refer to this energy as a virus. A virus spreads and infects those with whom it comes into contact. When the energy of the deceased decides to infect an inanimate object, the infection ultimately controls it. We know that controlled energy, although invisible to the naked eye, can move objects. High enough electromagnetic fields can cause what we refer to as poltergeist activity. It's the same principle as using a magnet. The energy from one magnet can pick up another or connect with other objects. When you reverse that magnetism and use the polar opposite end, it can push away and move other magnets in whatever direction you desire.
This explains why we witness such ghostly physical processes. Energy controls everything. So, the next time you are investigating or experiencing a haunting, think about all of that. Visualize a person standing there moving as you would. Instead of physically grabbing an item and moving it, they are using energy to do so.
You've heard of the "force" from the fictional Star Wars movies. This is where a human being can manipulate and move an object or even a person with their mind. Although it is fictional, it's the same idea. Ghosts, for lack of a better word, are using energy to do this because that's what they are composed of.
As I mentioned earlier, there is very good reasoning behind the tools used to investigate a haunting. We measure ionic energy and electromagnetic fields (EMF). EMF fields are supposed to be stagnant and limited to the device emitting it. It's when that EMF field moves drastically and can be tracked with the devices that we realize nothing man-made is causing it. We conclude that an energy source with a conscious is the culprit.
With the haunted dolls, such as Norman, there is an ongoing trend in the data that points to malevolent behavior. I tend to look at the origin of that energy first to explain why what we refer to as "evil" has decided to control an otherwise innocent-looking and impotent toy.
If you were a rapist, murderer, or all around bad person in the human life, what do you think your energy would be in the afterlife? I believe you would be the same, only with advantages and attributes that we as human beings do not have. This would certainly explain why most haunted dolls are sinister. Dolls are already in your home. They are innocent looking. They have almost all of the physical traits of the human body. I refer to them as "Trojan horses:" they appear to be harmless, but on the inside the real evil awaits.
Statistically, across the field of paranormal research, our loved ones and harmless spirits tend to communicate to us by speaking or moving familiar objects. They might move a particular item that was always related to them during their human existence. These clues, if you will, help you put two and two together and conclude that you are experiencing a specific person. It's unlikely that a loved one would haunt a doll to communicate with you. But an evil person would.
This makes children extremely vulnerable to angry spirits. But that is a whole other article altogether.
To conclude, you rarely hear how a haunted doll is capable of doing what it is doing. The point of this article was to offer scientific information already in the textbooks that could explain a haunting or even your haunting. I mentioned the television shows earlier, and their answers almost always end the same. The investigators claim the doll or object is haunted. They may be right, but that doesn't explain how it is haunted.
We may know why it is haunted. Maybe there was a personal attachment to the doll before death, or maybe it's just as simple as it is the closest thing to resembling the human form. But how it is haunted is an entirely different discussion and one I hope I explained well enough in this article.
Knowing all of this can explain how possession of everything is possible, even that of a living human being. It doesn't always have to be a demon or anything else rooted in religion. It can be a person that once was. Demonic possession does occur. I am not discrediting that phenomenon in any way. But I do feel that sometimes a possession can be mislabeled.
You now know that our energy, or if you want to call it the soul, continues after we die. That is a concrete fact in our science books. Now you know how that energy can potentially manipulate and control the things around us if it so wishes to do so.
We call that a ghost. We call that a haunted doll. We call that paranormal. But now we can call it what it is, the infinite energy of a bio-electrical being that has moved on from the dead.
Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal. Copyright Llewellyn Worldwide, 2020. All rights reserved.
- Double Vision: How to Defeat Dark Energies in an Apartment BuildingContinue reading →
I need your advice on how to defeat dark forces and very heavy negative energies in the apartment block my partner and I share with our neighbors, who are extremely hostile, unpleasant, abusive and negative. This apartment block has always had troubled tenants who party a lot, dump rubbish everywhere and play loud music constantly. People are always coming and going at all hours of the day and night. My partner is very kind and rather timid. He too has suffered a lot of abuse from these neighbors of ours. We don't mind their unfriendliness, but we do mind the rubbish, intimidation, noise and anti-social behavior. Our parking spot is constantly taken forcefully by these unpleasant neighbors, and cans of beer and cigarette butts are dumped on our doorstep regularly. I would be so grateful for your kind advice as to what my partner and I should do spiritually to counteract this unpleasant situation. Brightest blessings!
Jessica
Astrea:
Unpleasant neighbors certainly can have a detrimental effect on a person's life! I'm sure you've complained to your landlord about these terrible people many times, but there is little a landlord can do as long as bad tenants pay their rent on time.
Nevertheless, you can file reports with anyone who will take them each and every time there is some kind of incident. Good records of what they're doing may come in very handy when there is trouble brewing and you want to get some help.
As far as protective psychic measures, try putting up several strings of garlic in strategic places throughout your block. Buy a spool of red sewing thread and wrap it around the string of garlic before hanging it up. If you can't hide the strings completely, use them in a decorative way over doorways and windows.
Inside your own apartment, be sure to put at least one garlic clove over each window and door. While it won't make these people move out, it will help keep them away from you. I find that if I mix a string of peppers or twinkling lights with them, it sort of cloaks what I'm trying to do: repel negativity! There is nothing quite like garlic for keeping evil vibrations away.
For your porch and parking space, sprinkle the area liberally with non-iodized salt. (Salt that hasn't been iodized is usually found in the baking or canning section of the supermarket.) Go counter-clockwise around your parking space, and left to right over every door sill and windowsill from the outside of your building. If you live on one of the upper levels, inside the building is all right, but it makes a mess.
Don't pour the salt out of the box; just sprinkle a few crystals around. You don't have to be able to see the salt for it to ward off those abusive neighbors. You may have to repeat this process several times for the parking space.
Also, find a Catholic bookstore that has little cards and statues of the Christian saints and put a St. Michael card, medal, or statue in the glove compartment of your car. Buy inexpensive St. Michael medals to put on your key rings, and wear one around your neck.
Finally, remember that the vibrations you send out are the ones you'll receive back threefold, so try not to be a hater even though these people are so rude and inconsiderate. People like this feed on the frustrations and troubles of others, so don't give them more energy than they deserve.
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Susyn:
There is nothing more trying than to have constant disharmony surrounding you. Libras in particular need to dwell in harmony and balance to maintain their sense of inner peace, so I can see where this might be quite unsettling for you and your partner.
You mention in your email that there have always been troubled tenants in this apartment building, which means you could be living in a vortex that will continue to attract the wrong sort of people. My first suggestion is to move, but if that isn't possible, there are other methods you can use to bring more peace to your living situation.
First, you may want to try freezing the energy of your neighbors. This won't harm them but it can create a protective barrier around you to minimize the trouble. You will need a small piece of brown paper (torn off a grocery or lunch sack), sea salt, and a sandwich-size plastic bag with a zip-lock top.
Write the name of your neighbors on the piece of brown paper and ask that their negative energy be frozen from bothering you. Fold the paper in half, drop it into the sandwich bag, and sprinkle a pinch of sea salt into the bag. Fill the bag halfway with water, just enough to make sure the paper is covered. Seal the bag and place it in your freezer.
Within 24 hours, you should notice the noise and negative energies easing. Wait two days and if you haven't noticed a difference (or if the trouble subsides and then starts up again), repeat the ritual. You may have to repeat it a third time if their energy is strong, so wait two more days to see if your first two rituals worked before performing it again. Leave the bag or bags in the freezer until you or they move.
Outside, sprinkle sea salt around the area where they are leaving their rubbish, and sprinkle some sea salt on top of it each time you encounter it. It is also a good idea to pour a line of salt across the outside threshold of your apartment. You can also pour a line of salt around the perimeter of your parking space to allay their attempts to park there.
If these methods don't work, again I would encourage you to consider moving. The negative energy in your apartment complex isn't limited to one place or person, so even if your neighbors were to move, the trouble could continue or even become amplified in the future.
Thanks for writing, and good luck! Hopefully these rituals will minimize the problems you are having until you can find a way to move out of this vortex of negative energy.
Astrea:
Many times in life we hear, "You will always have what you NEED, but not necessarily what you WANT." Your spirit must have needed to experience the feeling of leaving your human body, and the suggestion in the next chapter of Sylvia Brown's book was all it took to get you there.
Even though you hadn't read it yet, your SOUL recognized the title of that chapter as something it had been seeking, and your soul, knowing that you had that reference to read after your experience, got with it and out you went!
While I don't usually recommend her books, Sylvia Brown has a wide reaching and powerful effect on lots of people. A Gemini like you would be able to relate easily to her writing and put it to good use. Synchronicity - you gotta love it!
I like your description of "getting caught." That's exactly what it feels like, isn't it? One minute you're free and hovering above the room, and the next minute, ZAP! back down into your corporeal form you go!
As a little kid, I loved that "feeling of return." With practice, most of the time we can control that event, but sometimes, when our physical ears hear a distracting noise or something else occurs to knock us back into reality, back we go. With practice you will be able to control your return better.
I find it interesting that you were visiting your mother-in-law and not someone in your own genetic family. Evidently, you and your husband got married for reasons that are even deeper than love. His family's interest in "psychic stuff" will nurture your children in such matters and help them to grow into their own abilities.
You'll never have to be concerned that when your daughter visits them, she'll be discouraged from exploring her own psychic life and power. My parents encouraged me to develop my psychic senses in a time when it wasn't nice to even discuss such things in public. Heck, it's STILL not considered a great topic at the dinner table in some families!
Your kids will get to talk about it ALL and ask questions and read and study. This is going to give them such an edge in life! Talk with your husband about how you want to present this to your kiddos, so that you are united in your approach and ready to tell them their experiences are all natural and okay.
A word or two of warning: Geminis often have difficulty staying grounded in REAL LIFE. Don't get so strung out on your ASTRAL life that you neglect what you're doing here on Earth.
You are at the beginning of a long journey to learn where your power really lies. Try to be patient with this process and take your time.