Saturday 4th August 2018
Within the last week or so, I was contacted by a young lady who asked if I would like to see a perplexing photograph she had taken at an allegedly haunted site in the Black Country. I must admit that I was intrigued to see the image in question - I always am - but, in learning the actual location involved, I was particularly interested to hear more on the subject, as this was a site that I'd known fairly well myself, for over 30 years, because of its 'haunted' reputation!
The lady told me that she had always been interested in the paranormal, but had done very little about this interest until last year when she ran an online search on local, haunted sites to potentially visit. She ended up going to the site concerned with a friend on a Thursday evening.
The area involved is a narrow, dark, lane and visitors - while standing in the midst of a fairly bustling, built-up region - could easily be forgiven for imagining they were in the middle of the countryside... absolutely miles from anywhere!
The haunting associated with this spot is mainly said to feature the apparition of an old woman - carrying a lantern in some stories - though the ghosts of two men have also, supposedly, been seen in the same area. The woman is said to roam in a state of terrible anguish and despair, following an horrific tragedy in her family in centuries past.....
While situated at a certain point in the lane, my correspondent says that she suddenly 'felt' there was someone 'situated in front of her': a presence that, she believed, was the spirit of the old woman in question. There was nothing to be physically seen, but there was just an impression that there was indeed someone there?
In all, a series of 3 photographs were taken, but, unfortunately, the image shown above is the only one still extant. Because of some strange events on the day following this visit, someone suggested that the images should be deleted.... and they were.... except for this one! Apparently, the other two shots - taken prior to this - showed what resembled a 'white, hazy, sheet brushing across the image'!?
It should be noted that the night in question was warm; no breezes, fog, or street lights in the vicinity. The camera-phone pictures were not taken using a flash, or with any other form of artificial light present.
On the same visit, the lady attempted an E.V.P. session with her phone and, it would seem, managed to obtain a rather peculiar snippet of sound. In giving context to the recording, she says that the first 10 seconds of the session contain, what appears to be, heavy breaths followed by a mans voice.... saying something which she couldn't personally make out. As with many such situations the world over, she has subsequently asked friends to listen to the snippet, but they haven't been able to make out what is said either?
I was sent a copy of the recording concerned and - while we all know such things are frequently a matter of conjecture when it comes to what is actually being heard - I (in my humble opinion) 'clearly' heard the aforementioned breathing noises, followed by a male voice saying: "I'm fine..."
While also at the site, they had utilised a particular parking area at one end of the lane, facing the entrance to the thoroughfare itself. While parked in this spot, there was a loud 'knock' on one of the car windows; a considerable knocking sound, but there was no one present to account for the noise.....
After returning home - approximately 2 a.m. - my confidante had checked through the images on her phone and it was now that she noticed the peculiar pictures outlined above. She awoke again at around 9 o'clock the following (Friday) morning and says that she couldn't begin to understand what was happening with her emotions, as - from the time that she awoke - she couldn't stop herself from crying...... Incredibly, she reports that she cried from this point right through till around 3 a.m. on the Saturday morning! Interspersed with the weeping, she felt what she can only describe as massively overwhelming feelings of pain and sorrow; like nothing that she had ever experienced in her normally happy life previously.... the tears and shattering sorrow were unrelenting throughout!
As a result if these emotions, she had stayed in her room all day long and says that she just couldn't allow anyone to see her in such a condition. She admits she knew that this episode wasn't anything to do with her own 'self'.... constantly trying to make sense of what she was experiencing, while the feelings were still, unrelentingly, passing through her! Needless to say, she was terrified by these events, to the extent that she had even sent a text message to a workmate during late evening voicing concerns about her personal safety......
All of these utterly alien feelings and emotions just wouldn't cease.... no matter how hard she tried to stop them!?
Finally - thankfully - sleep eventually came at around 3 a.m., but she had to wake again at 5 a.m. to ready herself for that days work. Fully roused, she had looked around the room and found that everything was completely different: her previous sadness had changed to an unusual sensation.... a peculiar 'lightness' - like a haze - now covered her? She recalled full well what had happened to her, but simply couldn't believe it?
Subsequently - in trying to make sense of what had happened - she had contacted a psychic. She had been worried that the spirit of the old woman had potentially followed, or attached itself to her in some way? She reports that she revealed nothing to the psychic in question, but they had told her pertinent details first.... saying that she was an 'Empath'. (*Needless to say, in paranormal circles, this would doubtlessly explain the bulk of what she had experienced previously!?)
She had finally showed the photograph to the psychic and was told that the 'green aura' present in the image was indicative of 'healing' that the spirit had received when she had passed over...... She also suggested that the ghost hadn't 'followed her home', but the disturbances encountered were a by-product of her having 'picked up the spirits essence' during the visit to the site!? The spirit had basically wanted her to experience what she had gone through herself.......
Despite all of the above, I'm told that the lady concerned still feels drawn to the site involved and has indicated that she will be visiting again at some future point. She has assured me that she will be in touch again to let me know what - if anything - goes on during this follow-up visit!
The lady told me that she had always been interested in the paranormal, but had done very little about this interest until last year when she ran an online search on local, haunted sites to potentially visit. She ended up going to the site concerned with a friend on a Thursday evening.
The area involved is a narrow, dark, lane and visitors - while standing in the midst of a fairly bustling, built-up region - could easily be forgiven for imagining they were in the middle of the countryside... absolutely miles from anywhere!
The haunting associated with this spot is mainly said to feature the apparition of an old woman - carrying a lantern in some stories - though the ghosts of two men have also, supposedly, been seen in the same area. The woman is said to roam in a state of terrible anguish and despair, following an horrific tragedy in her family in centuries past.....
While situated at a certain point in the lane, my correspondent says that she suddenly 'felt' there was someone 'situated in front of her': a presence that, she believed, was the spirit of the old woman in question. There was nothing to be physically seen, but there was just an impression that there was indeed someone there?
In all, a series of 3 photographs were taken, but, unfortunately, the image shown above is the only one still extant. Because of some strange events on the day following this visit, someone suggested that the images should be deleted.... and they were.... except for this one! Apparently, the other two shots - taken prior to this - showed what resembled a 'white, hazy, sheet brushing across the image'!?
It should be noted that the night in question was warm; no breezes, fog, or street lights in the vicinity. The camera-phone pictures were not taken using a flash, or with any other form of artificial light present.
On the same visit, the lady attempted an E.V.P. session with her phone and, it would seem, managed to obtain a rather peculiar snippet of sound. In giving context to the recording, she says that the first 10 seconds of the session contain, what appears to be, heavy breaths followed by a mans voice.... saying something which she couldn't personally make out. As with many such situations the world over, she has subsequently asked friends to listen to the snippet, but they haven't been able to make out what is said either?
I was sent a copy of the recording concerned and - while we all know such things are frequently a matter of conjecture when it comes to what is actually being heard - I (in my humble opinion) 'clearly' heard the aforementioned breathing noises, followed by a male voice saying: "I'm fine..."
While also at the site, they had utilised a particular parking area at one end of the lane, facing the entrance to the thoroughfare itself. While parked in this spot, there was a loud 'knock' on one of the car windows; a considerable knocking sound, but there was no one present to account for the noise.....
After returning home - approximately 2 a.m. - my confidante had checked through the images on her phone and it was now that she noticed the peculiar pictures outlined above. She awoke again at around 9 o'clock the following (Friday) morning and says that she couldn't begin to understand what was happening with her emotions, as - from the time that she awoke - she couldn't stop herself from crying...... Incredibly, she reports that she cried from this point right through till around 3 a.m. on the Saturday morning! Interspersed with the weeping, she felt what she can only describe as massively overwhelming feelings of pain and sorrow; like nothing that she had ever experienced in her normally happy life previously.... the tears and shattering sorrow were unrelenting throughout!
As a result if these emotions, she had stayed in her room all day long and says that she just couldn't allow anyone to see her in such a condition. She admits she knew that this episode wasn't anything to do with her own 'self'.... constantly trying to make sense of what she was experiencing, while the feelings were still, unrelentingly, passing through her! Needless to say, she was terrified by these events, to the extent that she had even sent a text message to a workmate during late evening voicing concerns about her personal safety......
All of these utterly alien feelings and emotions just wouldn't cease.... no matter how hard she tried to stop them!?
Finally - thankfully - sleep eventually came at around 3 a.m., but she had to wake again at 5 a.m. to ready herself for that days work. Fully roused, she had looked around the room and found that everything was completely different: her previous sadness had changed to an unusual sensation.... a peculiar 'lightness' - like a haze - now covered her? She recalled full well what had happened to her, but simply couldn't believe it?
Subsequently - in trying to make sense of what had happened - she had contacted a psychic. She had been worried that the spirit of the old woman had potentially followed, or attached itself to her in some way? She reports that she revealed nothing to the psychic in question, but they had told her pertinent details first.... saying that she was an 'Empath'. (*Needless to say, in paranormal circles, this would doubtlessly explain the bulk of what she had experienced previously!?)
She had finally showed the photograph to the psychic and was told that the 'green aura' present in the image was indicative of 'healing' that the spirit had received when she had passed over...... She also suggested that the ghost hadn't 'followed her home', but the disturbances encountered were a by-product of her having 'picked up the spirits essence' during the visit to the site!? The spirit had basically wanted her to experience what she had gone through herself.......
Despite all of the above, I'm told that the lady concerned still feels drawn to the site involved and has indicated that she will be visiting again at some future point. She has assured me that she will be in touch again to let me know what - if anything - goes on during this follow-up visit!
