I have the 'woo' gene, do you?

[IndigoBarbie]

:) A nicely coined phrase from another thread. I have it, I do believe [bugrin]

[CoteDAzur]

I meant light source. Was the meaning not clear enough?

Floating lights presumably hosting souls can't have been photographed with such clarity as in that picture.

[EllieArroway]

Of course a light source can be photographed. The sun.....?

[CoteDAzur]

Did those hippies in the orb photo look like they had the type of equipment necessary to take the sun's detailed photograph?

I'm an hour ahead of you people so will now sleep, but feel free to nitpick this post, too.

In case it wasn't clear to the extremely literal minded among us, I was trying to say that orb photo looks fake.

[EllieArroway]

What "hippies"? The child kneeling down?

It's not "fake" - it's just not ghosts.

You snipe at Pedro when he points out the bleeding obvious - then at me for being "literal minded" when you say something even sillier.

I like facts. I'm odd like that.

Pick a fight elsewhere.

[t875]

I definitely am team 'woo' ever since my mum passed away suddenly last year to a stroke I have had very strange things happen.
Paper work we were looking for literally fall down in front of us behind the clock'
A brooch she gave me for my birthday year before her passing fall off the cardigan as I was going to put it in the wash ( I guess so I didn't wash it)
We had a weed which always grew in the garden flower last year over the time of her passing and the petals that fell were white love hearts
I heard my name called twice. - first time was when we were all in my front room after she passed and I heard my name very clear.
Ive smealt perfume, roast dinner when we've not been coking
I'd have random white feathers some even indoors
Me and my mum had a very big connection like that though before she passed. We would talk about feathers and orbs.
I have also had an orb on our Christmas pictures last year.
I have gut feelings and feel when something or someone might not be right.
I have also had a dream with my mum in it after she passed.
I believe in this wholeheartedly. But I also know and respect not everyone does.
This all to one side though I find this a comfort as I know she is still around but I miss her terribly physically still. And what I wouldn't give for a hug and a chat.

[PedroPonyLikesCrisps]

t875, I'm glad that all gives you comfort, but there are a more than a few things in your post which I think are quite normal:

Petals in certain shapes are not unusual. I hear my name called all the time, I think most people do because we're tuned in to responding to it. Smelling things which aren't there is also quite a common thing and sometimes combinations of mundane smells can remind you of other things. White feathers I find stuck to clothes all the bloody time, quite annoying. Whether these are from my pillow or from outside, things like that get around. I often find big leaves in my house but there's no reason to think they got there supernaturally. Orbs on photos are ridiculously common, all you need is a fleck of dust on the camera lens or some light reflecting off a surface to cause them to 'appear'.

[t875]

There is so much more I know the smells have been very out of the ordinary and a tiny breeze on my face or the side of my arm and I know myself what goes on is spiritual.
but I respect your opinion Pedro and always open to hear it.

The woo moments does give me comfort and helped me through very tough times since losing my mum only at 65 went to bed and didn't come back the gaping hole I feel sometimes is huge.

[Twosugarsplease]

sittinginthesun hi, I just wanted to share my dream last night, I'm sure was influenced by your post.

I was at my late df's funeral, there were lots of people there I didn't know, all looking do sad, I was stood next to my dh.
The coffin was coming down the aisle and was a lovely gold colour, I looked on and saw a slight gap in the lid seal, as I stared it got wider and I could clearly see my df inside, I was nudging my dh telling him to look.
My df was having a little stretch and out his hands behind his head and went back to sleep. The colour gold was so significant.

I've mentioned on another post, I believe my df visits me through my dreams. Not all the time, I can have a usual dream of him and it's forgotten, but since he died 11 yrs ago I've had a few very significant dreams that I feel comforted by, and it's always the same, he never makes eye contact, just a touch and I know what he means, he doesn't have to speak. These 'visits' I call them are lovely.
Last nights dream was one too, I just can't get it out of my head today.
I feel he was saying 'I'm fine, I'm good' as he looked do peaceful.
These particular dreams are very special to me and all brought on with reading your experience in church

[Twosugarsplease]

Excuse the spelling errors hate bloody touch screen

[CoteDAzur]

I dream a lot, often about mysteries to be solved, myself as a spy being chased etc but it would be silly to believe that James Bond is coming to me in my dreams.

[DioneTheDiabolist]

James Bond is a fictional character. Twosugar's father is not.

[Twosugarsplease]

You took the thought right out of my head dione

[sittinginthesun]

Twosugars - what a lovely dream.

I have only had one dream about my Dad. He floated into my head, said "don't worry, I'm fishing", and wandered out again. Very typical of my Dad, and probably quite true. If he's anywhere now, it will be by the lake watching the trout.

[PedroPonyLikesCrisps]

Everyone has some dreams which are more vivid than others. To think that this gives them more weight as a 'visit' is folly.

Dreams are your brain's way of re-filing all the thoughts and memories in your head. It is there for quite likely in many ways that when you are thinking of a lost loved one, the dreams you have as a result are more vivid.

Besides, if I died and discovered I could visit the living, I wouldn't visit while someone was asleep, how rude. I'd turn up for coffee around 11 probably, usually a much more convenient time and would less ambiguity to the visit.

[CoteDAzur]

I dream of my children (living), parents (living), friends (living), and grandparents (passed away). I don't think my grandparents are "visiting" me in my dreams any more than my friends, parents, and children are.

[bumbleymummy]

Just because you haven't experienced something doesn't mean that other people haven't.

[PedroPonyLikesCrisps]

But just because someone's experienced something doesn't mean it's real.

[bumbleymummy]

I didn't say it was Pedro, but I also wouldn't say that it wasn't which is what some people seem to like to do.

[DioneTheDiabolist]

The experience of the dream was real to the dreamer. It brought comfort. No mediumship, psychics or trickery was involved. No one was exploited for money or power. So I don't understand why this is even being argued about.

[Twosugarsplease]

cote and pedro its obvious you haven't experienced this either, shame that, we might have actually found something to share.
Really don't see what interest you have in this thread, and other 'woo' threads you visit. I think you just like sitting on the wall with your lollipops having a dig.
yessss (yawn) you are entitled to your opinion, and it's also obvious those of us who enjoy don't entirely agree with you.

[CoteDAzur]

Of course, I have "experienced" seeing a deceased relative in my dreams, just like I frequently "experience" dreaming about other relatives, as well.

The difference between us is that you want to believe that dreaming of a dead person must mean that the soul of the dead person is somehow talking to you as you sleep.

So, when you see your DC in your dreams, do you think their souls are talking to you from where there are sleeping in the next room?

Or are dreams real only when they feature dead acquaintances?

[t875]

My dream I had my mum was in after she passed. We said love you, I asked her if she was ok.. She said yes
I asked her if my nan and grandad was ok and she said yes ( they are passed on)
I said I miss you .. She said miss you too.
This dream felt very strange like she had come to me in my dream who knows. Gave me comfort though.
I would love to dream about her again!!

[lisalisa]

I have had a woo moment that I can't explain. when my dh was abroad many years ago his mother stayed with me for a week as we had two children under the age of 3 and quite difficult for me.

At the time dd was in a cot and ds in a moses basket both upstairs.

MIL and I chatting in the lounge.

Suddenly MIL asks me if I can hear the shower going - in our bedroom we have a power shower in our en suite bathroom that only dh uses. I don't know why I don't use it - I just hate it and still haven't used it 15 yrs later! I think its cos its fast and I don't know how to work the knobs properly and am a bit scared of getting stuck in there with the shower going hot as the door is prone to stick, but anyway - I never use it and use the family bathroom insrtead.

I listened and yes I could hear the shower going upstairs ( our lounge is directly underneath the en suite bathroom). Then it stopped and we heard the toilet flush.

As both dd and ds were in cots/moses baskets it wasn't them clearly and no-one else in the house. Dd in any case wasn't toilet trained yet.

Feeling very nervous I worried that there might be a burglar - goodness knows why he would choose to use a shower (!) but you never know. As we could hear it continually whilst we were discussing it we knew we couldn't be imagining it. Finally I called my neighbour from our portable phone next to us ( this was pre-mobiles) and in a very scared voice told him we had a burglar who was STILL using the shower. Neighbour came over and offered to go upstairs. by now noise had stopped. All of us went upstairs and when we pushed open the bathroom door myheart literally stopped. The shower was wet and water had leaked out afll over the floor . It clearlyhad been used but by who as MIL and I had been downstairs for ages and then putting kids to bed before so neither of us had really been any where near it. NO sign of a burglar either.

We still talk about this today but have no explanation

[Twosugarsplease]

These particular kind yes. I do.
I don't think anything of it if I have a regular dream about my children or anyone else.
But since the first time I experienced this, I can separate the two, they are completely different.
Hopefully one day you might experience it too, until then, please don't judge.

[DioneTheDiabolist]

Cote, your dream is as real as anyone else's dream. Your experience of it is your own. What I don't understand is why you are trying to argue that Twosugar's experience isn't valid because it doesn't tally with your own.