Originally posted by Bee Leave the graveyard alone. It is a sanctified place and let the dead that lie there rest in peace. Think of the sensitivities of the relatives of the interred if they hear of a bunch of (no matter how well intentioned) folk traipsing about a cemetary. If you really want to investigate the Paranormal check out the old Massey estate opposite the entrance of Hellfire wood. It has an area or two that will really freak you out if it is appropriate. Bring torches. Watch out for the ....feline ghost. Bee
Originally posted by cheesedude We were just looking around and admiring various graves. It was good fun. As for the relatives of the interred yada yada yada, I would not care so I doubt they would either. Whats wrong with looking anyway? People do it during the day. Whats the big deal about doing it at night? :rolleyes:
As for the relatives of the interred yada yada yada, I would not care so I doubt they would either.
Those buried there did their best in their short time to make life better, and they deserve reverence, not contempt. Those buried there; some were asshole and some were decent people like everybody you encounter alive. Why do you persist on making a big deal out of it? We simply were looking around. It is not as if we were trying to rob gravestones and walk on peoples graves. We checked it out at night.
Why do you persist on making a big deal out of it
don't go ruining things for genuine paranromal investigators that post on this board by bringing valid research into disrepute due to the sensitivities involved..
Originally posted by Shigsy sounds to me like Bee lost someone recently, or else your just being stupid! They looked around, day or night, whats the difference? Who cares what people think they were doing, fact is, they were onyl looking around. Get a grip and get back on topic.
Originally posted by Thomas from Presence A high concentration of ghosts in graveyards never made sense to me. A belief in ghosts usually supposes an entity joined with its original corporeal substance that is identical in some ways with the living substance. When death calls this intangible element is seperated and proceeds to act as though it were incarnated. Therefore unless it is the ghost of some sort of goth/satanist/mourner/undertaker/necrophile then why would it manifest in a graveyard? Why not in its place of work, its home or its local pub? Why act as a living being and then go somewhere where you never would have 'lived'? If there is any serious science to the investigation of spectral phenomena as a manifestation of a dead individual then surely it can be practiced in all areas where people lived when they were alive? The psychological conditioning we have all recieved from various media and cultural believes would make any investigation potentially flawed as the evidence would be acquired by people conditioned to believe that areas of headstones are the place for ghosts. Would there be so many sightings of a monster in Loch Ness if nobody had heard the legend? My dead are buried in a nice kooky graveyard where over grown kids can play ghostbusters in lovely Hollywood-esque surroundings. To be honest I'd personally find it disrespectful to me for some pseudo-'investigator'/horror film fan go on in an area that I hold as a memorial to them and treat it as a play pen. The dead folk probably don't care (being dead, different debate, sorry) but some living folk (moi included) may find it a bit insensitive.
Originally posted by Thomas from Presence If there is any serious science to the investigation of spectral phenomena as a manifestation of a dead individual then surely it can be practiced in all areas where people lived when they were alive?Personnally I have found apparitions of the living (crisis apparitions) and of the dead in the most innocous of places the most interesting as there is nothing to colour peoples perceptions in non "spooky" circumstances Would there be so many sightings of a monster in Loch Ness if nobody had heard the legend?Look at the recent fun and games in Monaghan with everyone seeing a "Puma", understanding/exploring how people perceive things after high media attention is always interesting But some living folk (moi included) may find it a bit insensitive Dealing with people in the circumstances you describe on a frequent basis gives one a deep respect for the relatives of the recently dead and how sensitive their emotions are. Bee
But some living folk (moi included) may find it a bit insensitive
salsamobeel wrote: » I think it's quite horrible that you(Geest) would go to a graveyard and gander around in the middle of the night with a videocamera. Fair enough if you want to experience paranormal activity but do it else where. There are plenty of other places you could do that but peoples loved ones are buried here. Have some respect. You wouldnt go to where your loved one was buried and pooch around there would you?
