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Tigress
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| Posted 3/9/2004 11:56 AM (GMT -6) |   | I thought this might be of interest to those of you who believe in spiritual warfare. If you want to read thousands of other accounts go to www.theshadowlands.net/ghost
"My Ghost Story
By: chrisa079@hotmail.com
The entire paternal side of my family has a history of psychics and
hauntings. In my house, where I lived with my grandparents, I was the focus. Other people in the household had creepy experiences as well, but it seemed as though most everything occured in my bedroom upstairs. It started when I was about thirteen or fourteen, as just an almost tangible feeling of creepiness. Before long, when I would lie down to sleep, I noticed a glowing greenish spot in one corner of the room, where there was a doorway to an unused back room. At first I just thought it was some glow-in-the-dark paint, like I had used to put designs on my walls. Until it started moving. It started by just getting bigger and smaller, kind of pulsing, but after a week or so of this, it actually began moving around on the wall. Then other spots appeared.
Thinking that it might be light coming in from the window, I blocked the window off, then brought my sister and cousin (who also lived with us) into the room to see if I was the only one seeing it. I turned off the lights, and just asked them to look around and tell me if they saw anything. Needless to say, they did. I hadn't told them where I had been seeing the spots, but they pointed out the exact same spot. Over the weeks, I had other people come look at it too, to make sure it wasn't a fluke. It wasn't. I had about fifteen people total point out where they saw the spots, so I know it wasn't my imagination. It didn't stop with the spots, though. Soon they started moving around the entire wall, splitting off and almost dancing around the posters I had up. Then suddenly, after a couple
of months, they disappeared. That's when the REALLY crazy stuff started happening.
As I mentioned before, my family has a history of psychics. Though I don't claim anything spectacular, I am a bit clairsentient, like most of us. Well, my cousin Angie (a different cousin than the one aforementioned) and I are like amplifiers for each other; we sense things more strongly when in each other's presence. She used to spend the night quite frequently, which is when what had been a tolerable presence in my room became unbearable. Dark shadows would be visible in my room at night, shadows that moved and split off. Initially it would start as a man-shaped shadow coming out of the corner where the lights had appeared. As it would approach the bed where Angie and I were, the air became almost suffocating. It would get to the footboard, then split off into two indistinct shapes, slide up the wall where the lights had appeared, and onto the ceiling, where it would join together again above my bed, where the pressure on our chests would become almost unbearable. At this point, Angie and I created a psychic bubble of sorts (some of you may know what I'm talking about), and believe it or not, it was actually visible at one point. You could actually see the shell around us, almost as a red static. The spirit would disappear, only to reappear a few minutes later out of the same corner to start all over again if we hadn't already turned the lights on and left the
room. There are other witnesses to this phenomenon as well; I had some creepy-ass slumber parties! Sometimes curious friendly acquaintances would actually come over to the "batcave" (as my room had been dubbed) to see if anything would happen. Rarely were they disappointed, though I won't say that that never happened.
Most everything happened with the lights off, but occasionally things would occur with the lights on (though always at night), such as poltergiest activity, though this was rare. I remember one time when I was sixteen or so, I was standing next to my dresser, when a pencil at the end of the desk next to it flew off and hit me on the shoulder. A few seconds later, a small jewelry box (one of those little treasure chests) flew off of the radio it had been sitting on and hit me in the head. I ran screaming into my sister's room, which was right next to mine, where she told me I was just imagining it. I told her to walk in there and tell me she didn't feel anything, and a few seconds later she ran out screaming as well, saying she had just walked through something that wasn't there. She herself experienced a man-shadow in her room around that time, but that's a story for another time.
As I mentioned earlier, my room wasn't the only place to be afflicted. My sister's room, my cousin's room, the bathroom, the laundry room, the back room next to mine, and the front and side yards all had creepy things taking place there; as well as my aunt's house and two of my cousin's homes. That's not even including the stuff that happened in the homes that we had moved from. The apartment that I moved into with my fiance a while back had occurances, as well as the house we just moved into recently. But
the thing that I noticed? Once I became a bible-believing Christian, and told the spirits to leave in the name of Christ, they did. Flat out, no more little scare tactics. They just left. Amen."
Tigress 
"Name a shrub after me. Preferably one that's prickly and difficult to eradicate."
-Captain Jack Aubrey
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Tiggers
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| Posted 3/9/2004 1:03 PM (GMT -6) | | Where is the Doc, and why doesn't he write very much anymore? I mean in the early days of coolboard he was a prof., a writer, a preacher, and a speaker yet he was still writing like a madman and boy was this place hopping with activity or what? Anyways, I still love it here, but miss all the off the cuff writing the Doc would brilliantly put out for us all. Dag, did that boy Shine  !
Warmly in Christ,
Tiggers
“The notion that God uses evils as a means to such higher goods is, … incompatible with the doctrine that he is omnipotent, and therefore does not need to use deplorable means to achieve his ends” (J.L. Mackie). | | Back to Top | | |
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Tigress
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| Posted 3/16/2004 11:49 AM (GMT -6) | | Here's another one, probably written sometime before 9/11 happenned.
"The Capital Library
By: e.m.ritter@worldnet.att.net
Most people have by now heard of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. On April 19th 1995 the worst case scenario of a terrorist attack occurred here. One hundred sixty-eight innocent men, women and children died in a split second at 9:02 a.m. inside the Murrah Federal Building. The citizens of the United States and from other countries pulled together to assist those of us who live in Oklahoma and went away amazed at the strong bodies and hearts of Oklahomans as a whole. We proved ourselves to be survivors in every sense of the word.
What has not been noted are the many occurrences of Paranormal activity that occurred immediately after the bombing and continue today. On the day of the bombing and for several days afterward, Oklahoma City was pounded with numerous spring thunderstorms, normal for an Oklahoma spring time. Three days after the incident, drivers heading South along the Broadway Extension were witness to a lightning strike that occurred directly over the Murrah Building site. What was not normal was the fact that the strike formed a
perfect cross and lasted for several seconds before fading away. Most of the building rubble was carted away and has been used as fill for other building sites or as part of erosion control along Oklahoma's numerous creeks and rivers. A small slab from the front entrance to the Social Security office was placed at the entrance to the new SS office across town. Where this rubble has been placed reports have surfaced that lights and in a few cases the sounds of voices can be heard. To date none of these cases has been substantiated, however in the case of the slab from the Social
Security Office the last moments of the dying are strongly felt.
This last April I had to go to the new SS office to replace my Social
Security card. With me were two of my daughters Judy and Ruth, ages 29 and 26. Judy, or J.R., as family members call her is our eldest and extremely sensitive to all things Paranormal. On this day, as soon as Judy entered the building, she became agitated, and frightened. The SS office is now in an old mall which has converted the former shops into professional offices. The SS office is in the extreme back part of the mall about 100 yards from the entrance. Throughout our stay in the building Judy refused to enter the SS office and paced continuously while I finished my business, a period of about 45 minutes. As soon as I was done, Judy made a frightened dash to the entrance, causing Ruth and me to run to try and catch up with her. Once outside I immediately noted that Judy was ashen white in the face, sweating, and totally out of breath. Ruth then told us that there was a piece of the Murrah Building outside the new SS office, something we did not know at the time. Once back in our car Judy told us that as soon as she had entered the mall she felt as
if she had been placed in a vacuum, she felt a sudden hot rush of air then felt as though someone had thrown a rock against her body immediately followed by the sensation of all the air being sucked out of her body, suffocated she said.
I have no doubt that she felt all of this, as I myself had the feeling or rather sensation of the walls coming in towards me while in the office, this along with the fact that although the office was packed to standing room only that morning, I never heard any sound come from others as they spoke in the waiting room, it was as though all sound ceased once in the room. Indeed as one might expect inside a vacuum. The memory is still alive, and unfortunately so is the last seconds of the dying."
Tigress
"Name a shrub after me. Preferably one that's prickly and difficult to eradicate."
-Captain Jack Aubrey
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GregBoyd
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| Posted 3/21/2004 12:48 PM (GMT -6) | |
Where is the Doc, and why doesn't he write very much anymore? I mean in the early days of coolboard he was a prof., a writer, a preacher, and a speaker yet he was still writing like a madman and boy was this place hopping with activity or what? Anyways, I still love it here, but miss all the off the cuff writing the Doc would brilliantly put out for us all. Dag, did that boy Shine !
Doc: Nice to be missed Tiggers. I have definitely fallen away. I could say I'm too busy, but you're right, I was too busy before. The straight up is this: Time is like money. We must be good stewards of it, and we must let the Lord define what "good" means. As I put my time before God, once again, I felt like there was a sort of commission to back away from the board. (More controversially, I felt like I was supposed to let my exercise go as well, at least for a season).
So, with few exceptions (like right now) I shall not be on the board. 
Sorry. I loved it. It rocked. I wish everybody the best as they continue on, and I'll be on here and there, probably. But I can't engage like I did before.
in love
Greg
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Mayflower
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| Posted 3/21/2004 3:37 PM (GMT -6) | | Ecclesiastes 3
A TIME FOR EVERYTHING
1 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
Peace & blessings,
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Tiggers
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| Posted 3/22/2004 4:30 AM (GMT -6) | | Doc: Nice to be missed Tiggers. I have definitely fallen away. I could say I'm too busy, but you're right, I was too busy before. The straight up is this: Time is like money. We must be good stewards of it, and we must let the Lord define what "good" means. As I put my time before God, once again, I felt like there was a sort of commission to back away from the board. (More controversially, I felt like I was supposed to let my exercise go as well, at least for a season).
So, with few exceptions (like right now) I shall not be on the board.
Sorry. I loved it. It rocked. I wish everybody the best as they continue on, and I'll be on here and there, probably. But I can't engage like I did before.
in love
Greg
Hey Doc,
I’ll miss ya, and on the real, God bless you & thanks for giving your time to God, truly  ! Oh, and before I go, I can’t wait to read your Seeing is Believing, I could definitely take another look at my prayer life.
Warmly in Christ,
Tiggers
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1Heart
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| Posted 3/22/2004 10:02 AM (GMT -6) | | quote:
Originally posted by Tiggers
Where is the Doc, and why doesn't he write very much anymore? I mean in the early days of coolboard he was a prof., a writer, a preacher, and a speaker yet he was still writing like a madman and boy was this place hopping with activity or what? Anyways, I still love it here, but miss all the off the cuff writing the Doc would brilliantly put out for us all. Dag, did that boy Shine !
Warmly in Christ,
Tiggers
(Jo-Anne) Tiggers, I just got the book Seeing is Believing and am excited about reading it. I'd love to discuss it if you want to do that.
God Bless,
Jo-Anne
"Sometimes all we can do is go back to the character of God, and drop anchor there."
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Tiggers
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| Posted 3/22/2004 10:35 AM (GMT -6) | | Jo-Anne Asserts,
"Tiggers, I just got the book Seeing is Believing and am excited about reading it. I'd love to discuss it if you want to do that."
Tiggers' Reply,
Wow, I didn't think the book came out until April, cool! I'll have to check out my local Borders or CBD. I do think a discussion on this book would make a most excellent thread. You see, I think this kind of thread could bring all camps together under one purpose, i.e., experiencing Jesus through prayer. Dag, I mean, who doesn’t need to experience Jesus a bit more in their lives, right?
Warmly in Christ,
Tiggers
PS
I just need to get the book.
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feelinahole
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| Posted 3/24/2004 6:29 AM (GMT -6) | | | I just got the book as well and, since it seems to me, that it represents a departure for Doctor Boyd (at least less contraversy, since it is not about open theism), I am eager to discuss it as well. | | Back to Top | | |
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feelinahole
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| Posted 3/24/2004 7:15 AM (GMT -6) | | | | |
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feelinahole
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| Posted 3/24/2004 8:14 AM (GMT -6) | | | But of course (those fluffy clouds in Arizona...) | | Back to Top | | |
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feelinahole
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| Posted 3/24/2004 8:16 AM (GMT -6) | | | Did you guys notice the "Open Letter" in the open theism area. I believe that is a comment on Seeing is Believing. | | Back to Top | | |
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1Heart
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| Posted 3/24/2004 8:16 PM (GMT -6) | | | | |
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