Whispers, doors, and candles
A recent correspondence from someone we shall call “M”, describes the usual poltergeist activity which has been intriguingly accompanied by audible whispers.
FROM: M
About a year ago, we moved into a house that use to belong to my grandma’s cousin. Some weird things have happened to me, and I want to know if it is just in my head, if I’m causing it, or if someone is trying to reach me.
My first experience happened when I was outside behind the carport. To my right is the woods and to my left is the road. I was calling my friend when I heard my name being whispered. It was really quick and sounded like it was right beside me, to my right. A second later, my friend picked up. I asked if she whispered my name, but she said she didn’t. Another time I was walking out of my bedroom when my name was whispered again, this time to my left. The two sounded just alike.
I was lying on my bed one night when I heard something bang on my door. After the bang, I heard this static sound. Mom said that no one was around at that time.
We received a lot of candles for christmas, so we placed them in front of the TV to the right until we could find some place else to put them. The next morning, they were sitting in front of the center of the TV in perfect order. None of them were even knocked over.
Another time, Mom’s beer bottle had slid.
The story that gets me the most is when my little sister and I were waiting for Mom to get home. We both heard the kitchen open, but when I went to see who was there, the door was closed. We would have heard it shut, but we didn’t. Mom wasn’t even home.
Dear M,
As with so many cases of noise, bumps, bangs, whispers, etc. - and when a wild and troublesome imagination can be ruled out - the cause can invariably be assigned to a poltergeist.
As I have mentioned in a recent account of poltergeist activity, I do not attribute poltergeist activity to some form of entity attempting to breaking through from another existence into our own. It is a manifestation of some individuals’ internal energies being “leaked” into his or her environment.
My first question to you is whether such occurrances have been witnessed within the household by others than yourself, while you were not in the vicinity?
I would wager they have not.
This means not that you are to blame for what is happening, but events are surrounding you. I have seen this kind of activity around girls during puberty and post puberty - and sometimes older in cases where there are relationship problems, anxiety, or extreme cases of sexual frustration.
The whispered names are not common poltergeist events, but such are surprisingly common amongst much of the population. I believe that each of us has a latent, unused, natural telepathic ability. Over our evolution, this has diminished into a subconscious action that, once in a while, manages to break through into our conscious minds. I remember when my wife and I would appear to communicate simple messages without speaking and when we were on opposite ends of the house. I have come across many such instances in subjects I have investigated and unless one is hearing a specific message, one should have no cause for concern.
In the majority of cases, the activity will dissipate naturaly. To encourage a reduction in the events, give conscious consideration as to what is out of place within your life and what is troubling you. Once an understanding of these problems is achieved, and steps taken to overcome them, such activity invariably ceases.
M. Keynes
P.S. I understand from my contact in your time, that “TV” is a “television” whereby images may be sent from one location to appear on a device at another. With such devices transporting images and sound through thin air, I am yet more convinced that latent telepathy within each of us is a distinct possibility.