A Few Thoughts on the Paranormal

Written by Shae Rufe

Most people, when they say they’re haunted, typically mean they’re being haunted by their past. There are a few, however, who are referring to a different, other worldly, type of haunting. Ever since I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with Ghost shows and recreations of Hauntings, and all things spooky (except for clowns! Those are literally a giant super nope!). The older I get, the more fascinated I become with these types of things. Many people find the unknown to be something to seek after.

​We often reach to find answers for questions that seemingly have no answers. The biggest question is always ‘what’s on the other side?’ Truthfully, nobody really knows. While many claim that there is an answer out there, there’s also no sure way of knowing. It’s probably why we flock to ghost hunter shows, mediums, psychics, and religious figures. Yet, while many a phenomenon can be explained away by science, there are some things that leave the most logical and scientific person baffled.

Recently, I was watching TV when I came across the show Paranormal Caught on Camera and gave it a watch. I was expecting to see what was being advertised, but it seemed only half the show was about ghosts being caught on camera. The other half was either a recreation of an event that a real person experienced and narrated, or it was a scientific person explaining what could be the cause behind what was on camera. The show was actually pretty good, and I fell into a marathon. The last story ended up being about a woman who encountered the Grim Reaper himself, who’d come to claim her mother, which was followed by a short-acted scene, and then a specialist on Angels. To be completely honest, I was really entertained by how they pull experts in to explain things, both for the believers and skeptics alike. But, this whole show got me thinking on my own experiences, of which I have several, and it got me thinking about how many people have unexplained things happen to them that they choose not to share.

The most common thing that happens in my house isn’t the open cupboard doors that I come home too or the pulled out drawers. That’s actually my cat Avenger’s doing, as he seeks attention and loves mischief (that’s probably why his middle name is Loki). No, the weirdest thing that happens in my house is how the Television randomly gets turned on. Now, sometimes that includes the cable box, but often it’s just the TV. It’s likely that a nearby neighbor has the same remotes, but I seriously doubt that that’s what’s going on. This didn’t start happening until shortly after my grandfather passed away. Before that none of the TV’s were ever found on. The one in my living room, the one in the basement, and my mom has even reported her TV she keeps in her bedroom (and rarely uses) has been on. Sometimes it happens when I’m in a different room, other times it happens when I’m out of the house and I come home to find it just on. As fun as it would be to blame Avenger, I keep my remotes where he can’t get to them. Just to prove it isn’t him.

Granted, it’s not the weirdest thing to ever happen to me or my family, but it is quite entertaining when you’re into the paranormal. So, is this the over active imagination of a writer? Or weird happenstance. You be the judge...

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