freaked out

[poz]

for a couple of weeks now my husband hears something when he's about to fall asleep but knows he's hearing it with his ears and not in his head. It sounds like someone whispers in his ear and says"it's time to come home". He
can't tell if it's male or female, or age but did say it could be 1 or 2 people. It happens 2 sometimes 3 times a night. He has never experienced this before although he has had a few paranormal experiencesin the past. I am nervous because it sounds like a spooky warning to me of the worst kind or am I just being paranoid.
HELP!

[Raevyn]

What does home mean to him? Is it possible that he should contact his family, get in touch with his roots, or that he's discarded some part of his life it might be worth getting back to (such as hobbies, practices, etc.)?

Have you magically cleansed your home? Do you do so regularly? Have you done a banishing? Do you use a permanent protective circle? If not, you might consider doing so. There are protective spells, charms, and so on in M&R, and this thread on magical cleansing (http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14523) might be of particular use to you.

I wouldn't be too worried if I were you; at most I imagine it might be some sort of nasty energy that's floating around, or perhaps a bitter spirit who's decided it'd be fun to mess around with you. Though, I can admit I've had a similar experience and was scared out of my wits. :eek:

[poz]

I did do a cleansing when we first moved here.(been hear 8 months) I'll do another. I'll ask him about the home thing. I even felt a real negative heebie jeebie feeling one night,but it was just one time. We havn't been happy here sinced we moved. It was a forced move due to out former landlords forclosere. Maybe that has something to do with it.

[Raevyn]

Could be.

If it helps do cleansings much more regularly - at the worst of times even daily cleansings might be necessary.

[Knight]

I had similar experiences a little over a year ago. The first occurred just before my alarm went off. A voice, very clear, whispered in my ear "Time to get up", and then the alarm went off.

The second came in the middle of the night (about 2AM). My girlfriend Cathy and I were startled out of a sound sleep by a loud bang, like a gunshot, coming from the corner of the room behind my alarm clock. I searched the room, and checked outside. Nothing. I rolled over to go back to sleep, and a series of rythmic taps began from the same spot. I rolled over, they stopped, and I checked again. This happened once more, stopping as I rolled over to look at the corner with the alarm clock, then stopped for the night. The next morning, we overslept because I had forgotten to set my alarm. Perhaps someone was trying to tell me something?

The third was after a circle. Cathy and I came home. We were taking off our jackets, when I saw a small ball of what looked like curling white smoke, hovering about eye level, right between us. Cathy's back was turned. When I said her name to get her attention, the "smoke" faded away.

The last was just before waking, again. I heard a very clear voice in my ear whisper "What will it take for you to believe in us?" After that, I've had no more incidents, although my girlfriend has seen something once or twice. Maybe their feelings were hurt that I didn't pay them enough attention?

Both of my parents are deceased, as are Cathy's. I sometimes get the feeling it might have been one of them. Are your husband's parents alive?

[poz]

My husband's parents are still alive. I asked him what he associated with "home" he at first thought of the final home. Which is why I was first freaked. He tried telling whatever it was to go away. It worked for a night and happened again the next night. He just ignores it now.

[Knight]

I just had a thought. Instead of telling it/ them to go away, perhaps he could tell it (out loud) that he doesn't understand, that they're upsetting him, and ask what they want. Maybe that would give you both a clearer idea of what's causing this. It sounds more persistent than mine.

Another idea. You might check with local groups to see if anyone near you has had some experience with this. Maybe your local Pagan bookstore knows someone who could help. If you're part of a coven or other working group, maybe they could help or offer advice, too. Be careful though, you need to find people you can trust.

[poz]

Ok, here's the latest bit of weirdness. Last night my hubby heard the "it's time to come home"
whisper again. This time told it
that he didn't know what it meant. The whisper became a regular toned but irate voice(which he can now tell is male)"it's time to come home" again. He said the same thing to it again, and that he didn't understand. The voice spoke louder and said "because you're needed!" He still has no idea what this could be about or if it even has to do with him. Maybe he's being mistaken for someone else. I think tonight he'll ask who are you and what is home.

[Blueowl]

It definatley sounds like a vey pissed off host! he has called his family and siblings and everything?Banishment would definately be helpful! Is it possible he has upset some one who practices on the "dark" side of things so to speak? Any of the spirits I ahve been in contact with were ok and did exactly as I asked no matter what! Which was surprising but true....I wish I ahd more to say or go on to help out more!

[Raevyn]

So what does he think about your beliefs? Is he Pagan? If not, has he considered maybe that someone's asking him to look into it? Or that he should contact someone from his past? Or that you really should consider moving back to where you were?

[Derry]

I feel for you and your husband right now. We just moved out of a place that had a ghost....or two. All my life I have seen them and talked to them....they find me, I never ever summon them or try to contact them. All my life I've tried to run from it, with no luck. Our old place had a young woman who died in that same apartment in a fire. Of course it was rebuilt, but she's stuck there. The first couple of weeks were awful because I ignored her, but she knew I could see and hear her. Peace did not come until one night. I woke up to hear a tapping on the glass top of my bedside table. I felt her, you know, that "presence" over my shoulder in bed. I deliberately ignored her. She then went to something that was special to me. I love old farmhouse oil lanterns...a reminder of my grandmother. She started tapping very hard on the glass shade and then started slowly tipping the glass shade off...in the direction of the floor. That finally got my true attention and I went to the corner of the room and just started screaming"what do you want?" Don't worry, the neighbors didn't think I was crazy...they had ghosts too, but never told me at first for fear of what I might think of them. The ghost told me that she was mad because every day we walk right through her as if she weren't there. She can't leave the apartment. I found that as long as I acknowledged her daily by saying "hi" she left us alone. Strange..but put yourself in her lonely shoes. She just wanted to be loved and payed attention to. Every ghost seems to be different. Some don't want you there, others may be trying to tell you something. I would make one last attempt to see "why your husband is needed to go home". If you feel that it is a ghost of mischief and is evil and just messing with you, I would definately do a bannishing ritual. Beware though, if the ghost is to strong, the bannishing ritual will only anger it and make it worse. That happened to my neighbor across the hall. They finally had to leave. If you do move, do what we did. Invoke a blessing on yourselves and material items that it will not follow you. I wish you the best as I know how hard it is to deal with something like this.
Blessings to you,
Derry

[poz]

Now my hubby is getting the feeling that this is not an evil presence, but just someone trying to almost give him hints to a puzzle. last night he asked who are you, and he responded"you don't know me but if you did would you want to". Then my husband asked what or where is home. The voice said(by the way it's back to a whisper again)"you'll know when you find it."
He has a possible person this could be who has passed because of the hinting and riddle like feel of the conversations, but he's not totally sure. He now seems intrigued now and is interested in what the next night will bring.

[Toriach]

Since you seem to be interested in pursuing further contact with this entity might I suggest that if you haven't already you put a protection spell on your husband and on your house and bedroom that will screen out not only those entities with harmful intent but also those that might unknowingly cause harm.

I tend to be distrustful of anything that just appears without my inviting it. This is a good way to help screen the entity a bit and if you do the spell and it doesn't return than it's a pretty good bet that there was something not on the level with it.

TIE

Toriach

[WitchJezebel]

I agree with Toriach - I'd be a little leery about interacting with an uninvited entity. I try to keep my home sealed up pretty tight protection-wise, and occasionally something will slip in whether it came in with an actual person or came thru a "crack". Of course most of the time you can tell if it's a negative/positive force, but in this case I'd be wary of the riddle and games aspect. If you decide to pursue it's intentions, make sure you're well protected and I'd go so far as to clean house VERY WELL before you have any further communication. If it doesn't return after a good cleaning, you may have just been subjected to mischief.

Let us know how you make out!

[materra]

IMO.... it is time to invite this spirit to leave. They get confused too you know. Open the front door and politely and respectful tell the ghost or spirit you appreaciate their coming to you but you need them to go home now. Open the front door as you would for a guest. You repeat this offer until the spirit is gone. It may happen immediately or over awhile, but gone they need to be. Immediately after this invitation, reenforce your circle of protection. You don't want to be disrespectful... that would not be good. Just firm, calm.... and goodbye. BB

[poz]

Alrighty then. This spirit has officially pissed hubby off. Same thing over and over sooo...
He went to bed and pictured a white light around the bed and then cast a circle of protection. He did this just as broken record ghost was doin' it's usual time to come home thing. As soon as the circle went up he sensed that it
"bounced off" it and could hear it doing it across the room. Then he invoked the Goddess and God and asked for protection and to send this thing away. The second that happened he saw in his mind(he kept his eyes closed) a screaming face come right at him and then disappear. He said it was freaky but he felt better afterward. Tonight while he was sleeping I did some of my own protection/cleansing stuff.
Thanx all for your advice!

[materra]

Keep up the protections. Oh, and clean out your place well...even the closets and cupboards etc both physically and spritually. I think someone left some stuff behind. Also check for good Feng Shui. Good luck and BB.

[WitchJezebel]

Good luck Poz. I don't know if this will work for you, but it does for me. When something 'sneaks' in or has been left behind by someone else, I do a cleaning and then after I'm sure my home is clean I put black salt on all entrances; on the floor in front of doors, windows, even in the fireplace. In a pinch I've used regular sea salt, but it helps (maybe only psychologically). I always keep a small batch of it in the house. When I lived in Los Angeles I got it at one of those "Botanica's", and it comes in several colors.