iGhost Sightings : Kids vs. Adults

[Folklore]

ok guys,
here's a poll for you,
please feel free to share childhood ghostly or spiritual experiences,or adult experiences.
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[Folklore]

my personal views on this are that children are not neccessarily more psychic,it's just that they have a slightly more open view on the world ,therefore,they se what is there,whereas adults are rather more closed up,and more rational,therefore,if an adult saw a ghost,they would more likely dismiss it as a trick of the light or somesuch occurence-rather than a supernatural occurence

[SoulHealer]

Ditto what you said

As I child I saw plenty of ghosts -but I was also more prone to male stuff up...most of my childhood games involved storytelling.
i actually think I see more now as an adult then I did as a child, now that i am more balanced and centred as a person my ability has really opened up
So i think how balanced you are has some affect to - I hada screwed up childhood and my ability didn't stable intself out until i sorted out the other problems in my life

[BrigidMoon]

Yep children.

[Bethra]

I childs mind is more able to deal with suspension of disbelief than an adults. For this reason I feel children are less likely to question what they see and so are more likely to see things of the paranormal. Many children have "imaginary friends" who can seam very real to them. This may be the paranormal linking with them or it could be a number of other factors. However you look at it as we grow older our perception of reality becomes more defined and so we become more focused on that. The more focused we become on or perception of reality the less likely we are to be able to suspend our disbelief. The freedom to dream impossible dreams lies with our children. Free of responcabilities and hang up they can easily slip between the world of imagination and the world of reality. A child does not always know to question what it sees and thus for them seeing really is believing when it comes to this sort of thing.

[Galaxia]

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[katie727]

how old do you stop being a child? :hahugh:
just yesterday i heard my dog, she was next to me panting like she used to(we lost her just a couple days ago)...i closed my eyes and i could see her looking up at me and smiling with her tounge out like she used to... :ggrief:
sorry ik it isn't the same as "seeing" her but i know she was there

[halfwaynowhere]

adults generaly try to come up with other explanations for things... kids see what they see, they don't need to figure it out. its not that they are more receptive to ghosts, they just see things as they are.

[HorseCrow]

I'd say kids are more likely to see ghosts/spirits etc, because they haven't yet been taught that they can't. Just think of all the kids who have invisible friends....

[Willow Rosemerta]

I agree that children are more apt to seeing ghosts, but I think that adults can see them just as much. It just depends on the adult.

I remember when I was younger how I'd tell my parents I seen ghosts out in the storage area (we lived on the Navy Base), and my dad had to take me out in the middle of the night to 'prove' that there where no ghosts. I seen them, but told my dad that I didn't just so I wouldn't start an argument. It was better to deny than to accept it. I was a very sensitive child and spooked easily. But even today I'm the same way.

[SoulHealer]

I agree that children are more apt to seeing ghosts, but I think that adults can see them just as much. It just depends on the adult.

I remember when I was younger how I'd tell my parents I seen ghosts out in the storage area (we lived on the Navy Base), and my dad had to take me out in the middle of the night to 'prove' that there where no ghosts. I seen them, but told my dad that I didn't just so I wouldn't start an argument. It was better to deny than to accept it. I was a very sensitive child and spooked easily. But even today I'm the same way.

Now you see my parents were kind of the opposite -as my family (especially my mothers line) are all gifted in such things. So my parents always fully believed me....but warned that it wasn't always "acceptable" to society (Some members of my family have had to move towns because they werent accepted)
I was never spooked by spirit - I always loved being with them but was careful not to talk to people outside the family or if I did I pretend I wasn't sure.....I joined in the games of ouija boards and trying to get the devil to appear in the mirror etc but never said to much I just went along with what everyone else did
When I decided to go public so to speak my family still backed me (my grandma was actually overjoyed)
So I don't think children are more psychic ....I think adults are more condtioned to believe a certain thing (regarding ghosts and nearly every other subject)
Because me parents always accepted and to some extent encouraged me the only conditioning I got was to becareful who I said what to.
And to some extent the same still applies -although I talk a lot more openly about such things there are still things I have never discussed because I know the majority won't believe and to be fair I don't really want to convince people - its not my place to

Children are more accepting -of ghosts and many other events in life, adults can be more psychic (Just as with age most skills improve) but deny what is in front of their eyes and so appear to be less psychic

[Folklore]

I see where ur coming from,although i am worried about the fact you used oujaa boards,this is a severely bad thing to do,my nanna became posessed when her step-mother used oujja boards.

I also feel that ouja boards are forcing the spirit ,therefore making it angry,so the spirit might be more inclined to perform poltergeistly activity or harm innocents:be careful how u contact spirits-it can sometimes lead you wrong

[SoulHealer]

I see where ur coming from,although i am worried about the fact you used oujaa boards,this is a severely bad thing to do,my nanna became posessed when her step-mother used oujja boards.

I also feel that ouja boards are forcing the spirit ,therefore making it angry,so the spirit might be more inclined to perform poltergeistly activity or harm innocents:be careful how u contact spirits-it can sometimes lead you wrong

LOL when I used a ouija board we managed to contact nobody....but it was still fun.

*edit* the glass did move...but only through us pushing it and trying to be scary......I think we created more warped messages then any spirit could have done

As for the other attempt to see the devil....everyone ran out the room before he had a chance to appear but I guess he never showed....I think summoning the devil to the school's toliets might have got us expelled from school :lol

[Fyre_Nymph]

children are more open minded,giving them the ability to see more than adults

[Élistariel]

my personal views on this are that children are not neccessarily more psychic,it's just that they have a slightly more open view on the world ,therefore,they se what is there,whereas adults are rather more closed up,and more rational,therefore,if an adult saw a ghost,they would more likely dismiss it as a trick of the light or somesuch occurence-rather than a supernatural occurence

Ditto.
I KNOW I've seen ghosts as a kid. They just stopped in my late teens. :awwman: I have seen other things and felt them (ghosts). I just don't SEE them like I used to.

[enchancea]

children

[Fallen Angel]

I think it depends on the person. As a child I saw so many ghosts and things, as an adult I still see them, but I know a child who can't see ghosts no matter what and probably never will. So I think it's a case of who is more open about things which is neither adult nor child.

[QUEEN OF THE DAMNED]

I dont recall ever having seen ghosts as a child. But I have seen some since I've been an adult, I think it may be because I was too scared to let myself be open to such things as a child, whereas now I am a little freaked out when it happens but I can deal with it and I am more curious than scared these days.

[Kaija]

I agree with the others (that I've noticed) that children don't have the barriers placed on themselves, so are more likely OVERALL to see them, however.. I see/hear them now.. I stopped from about 10 until about 16 because I saw something that was too much at the time.. now I am a fairly healthy (and mentally stable) adult who can see/hear spirits.. I think it depends on the people. I know children who couldn't see them, and quite a few adults who can.. it all depends.

[WitchOfEndor]

I believe children are closer to the devine & are open to the seen & unseen world because of this. I believe that we are born with all the wisdom of the world but the older we get the more of that wisdom we lose . I've seen spirits all my life but my ability was stronger when I was younger or maybe I just was'nt so guarded then. I've had to learn to build a wall when it comes to this, I live on what was an indian burial ground. I cannot tell you how it can feel living here sometimes. Not scary but a very powerful place, it can be overwhelming sometime. My 10 year old has talked about the "shadow people" since she was able to talk properly. Between myself & my daughter, I could go on forever about the experiences we've had.

[Auroro]

I believe that children are more likely to have ghost/spirit sitings than adults because their minds are still open and are not yet poisoned and blinded by the society in which they live in.

[Astara Seague]

yes children are much more open to the unknown and the spirits

[Gypsy flower]

Children, Alas they have not lost thier imagination yet!

[Auroro]

Children, Alas they have not lost thier imagination yet!

Which is the same reason to as why a lot of fantasy writers claim to have seen or have spoken with spirits. I myself enjoy writing poetry on a regular basis. You can read some of my poems in the poetry and literature forums.