I saw one yesterday that’s in an old theatre/school - was quite creepy!I love help my house is haunted, how much is exaggerated is anyones guess, but the celeb episode with Marnie Simpson from Geordie Shore was really creepy. The episode with Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen was interesting and quite beautiful actually, although it would scare me if it was my house
Thank you ..she was a lovely lady..very religious but never judged loved us all unconditionally.
Where can I watch witches of Scotland ?I've just put Uncanny on, which reminded me there's something I've been meaning to say, which in its own way is rather odd but just shows you how many "Sliding Doors" moments happen in life without us ever realising it.
So, I began reading this thread, and the full thread prior to it, months ago. I was intrigued by all of your stories, and could feel the sense of camaraderie between everyone, as this was, and is, a safe space for people to share their experiences without fear of judgment. Having had a few (for want of a better word) "odd" things happen in my own life I've always believed there's more to our human existence that our physical presence on earth. Everything is made up of energy, and (for me at least anyway) I don't believe that energy just dissipates when a person passes away. I've always felt very strongly drawn to the spirit world, the occult, and just anything which many people would brush off as fantasy. Ghosts, magic, reincarnation, vampires, fairies ect were the theme of the many books I'd borrow from the library as a child, and these were not children's book. My favourite film as an 8 year old was Poltergeist. And I know what your thinking, why is a child if 8 being allowed to watch that? Well, as I said, I was quite an advanced reader as a child, not afraid of anything, and very persistent. Also things were different back then and my parents have said they knew I wasn't a "normal" child lol. Most of the kids in my street avoided me and thought I was weird. In hindsight they were probably not wrong.
Anyway, after reading this thread one day back towards the end of August I saw Uncanny being discussed, I had no idea what it was and due to autism and ADHD I really struggle to listen to podcasts, but I thought I'd give it a bash to listen to as I was doing my textile based work (I make Cosplays, costumes ect) and usually listen to music so I thought I'd give up with the podcast after ten minutes. I ended up listening to both series of it, and the Battersea Poltergeist within a few days. Upon finishing I was feeling rather despondent and was going to start it all over again when I was recommended a podcast about Scottish witches on the same app, I had heard the Scottish First Ministers apology regarding historical accusations of witchcraft back in the late 1500s to 1700s on International Women's Day last year, but I didn't pay much attention as I had no idea what she was on about. I decided to give the podcast a go, and oh, my god, did something inside me fundamentally shift. If anyone hasn't listened to it it's called Witches Of Scotland and it's incredible. I can't even begin to explain the rabbit hole it has led me down, I began researching the history of witch craft, and the accusations made in countries all over the world, like crazy and also listened to the BBC Sounds podcast called "Witch".
A few days into September I went to Edinburgh on holiday for a week to do all the touristy stuff with my daughter as she hadn't been to the castle ect since she was a young child. Over 300 "witches" were burned on Castle hill. Just standing there, knowing what those innocent women and men (80% of those accused were women) went through was horrific. I won't spoil any of the podcasts by going into further detail but for me, it changed me. The thing is, those accused and convicted couldn't have been witches, yes they may have been what we would call nowadays pagan, or wiccan ect, had alternative beliefs but the things they were accused of we now know are impossible, and would be laughed out if court. But back then people were terrified of witches, fairies (they weren't the nice wee Tinkerbell kind) and anything out of the norm. If you were a midwife, a healer, had an argument with your neighbour, looked at someone the wrong way you could end up being accused of witch craft.
As I said, I've always felt really drawn to that kind of thing, and have spent the past two months learning everything I can about the witch trials, and just occult beliefs in general. In Edinburgh we took our daughter to just about every ghosty type tourist attraction we could fit in, both vault locations, the Dungeons, Mary Kings Close, the Witches Well, the Castle, Greyfriars Kirk, and the whole time I couldn't stop thinking about what it would have been like to be an accused witch, locked in the tollbooth jail next to St Giles Cathedral, sometimes for months on end in a tiny, pitch black room, going up to court and being convicted and being taken up the Royal Mile to the hill in front of Edinburgh castle only to see the pile of firewood and the noose where your life would end in the most horrendous of ways. We actually stayed next to the town where the very first witch trial kicked off, unbeknown to me when booking it months before. Berwick.
I'm gonna stop blabbering on now but if anyone's looking for something to listen to give both the Scottish Witch Trial and Witch (by India Rauksen) a bash. I've began studying witchcraft both in historical terms, and in practice. Not to perform "magic" per say, but upon learning more about it I realise I've been practicing it pretty much my whole life without realising. I also discovered witch trials that involved my ancestors. The lot of it has changed my perspective on so many issues such as women's rights to spell casting (which I used to think was nonsense but now realise we cast spells subconsciously every single day, from things like asking the universe for help finding our keys, to telling our loved ones to stay safe on long journeys ect, it's all to do with intent, the "Witch" podcast explains it much better than I can).
Thanks for coming to my T.E.D. talk on witches. I'm shutting up now.
(edited to say the whole reason for this post was to say if I hadn't read this thread I'd be none the wiser, and I'm so grateful I did because a lot of things make much more sense in my life now, so, thanks tattlers!!)
I think it's a podcast
Another great podcast is Morbid! I love the listener tales episodes!
On the BBC sounds app, it's incredible, if you enjoy it listen to the "Witch" podcast (again on BBC sounds)
(as are many Scots apparently!)my surname is one of the most well known Scottish clan names, my ancestors were nobility hundreds of years ago (the ended up poor unfortunately lol) and all through it they were married to various Stewart's (the royal family) all that's nuts, but I was actually so annoyed about the friends of King James thing, I'd have been burned for sure, and I don't say that lightly. The hated outspoken women so I'd have had no chance. Anyway it relates to the ghosty stuff as I'm thinking of trying to contact my ancestors this Samhain (Halloween) I have a spell called Thinning the Veil I haven't used, and a Ouija board (my daughter banned me from ever using) but honestly I'm hyped now and desperate to find out if any ancestor ghosts are up for a chat. Has anyone ever used a Ouija board?Yes I have used an Ouija board. Personally from my own experience I wouldn't recommend it. I was a teenager and we did contact someTHING! It took me and my friends a long time to get over what happened to us and the aftermath from it. I won't recount the story as I really don't want to dredge up and disturb the memories of it all.I've been doing ancestry for the past couple of years, turns out I had one branch wrong, on my dad's side. After correcting it this morning I've spent the day in a daze as it turns out my ancestors were friends with King James, the man who kicked off the witch trials, and I'm a direct descendant of Robert the Bruce
Thank you for sharing this , very interesting and insightful .I've just put Uncanny on, which reminded me there's something I've been meaning to say, which in its own way is rather odd but just shows you how many "Sliding Doors" moments happen in life without us ever realising it.
So, I began reading this thread, and the full thread prior to it, months ago. I was intrigued by all of your stories, and could feel the sense of camaraderie between everyone, as this was, and is, a safe space for people to share their experiences without fear of judgment. Having had a few (for want of a better word) "odd" things happen in my own life I've always believed there's more to our human existence that our physical presence on earth. Everything is made up of energy, and (for me at least anyway) I don't believe that energy just dissipates when a person passes away. I've always felt very strongly drawn to the spirit world, the occult, and just anything which many people would brush off as fantasy. Ghosts, magic, reincarnation, vampires, fairies ect were the theme of the many books I'd borrow from the library as a child, and these were not children's book. My favourite film as an 8 year old was Poltergeist. And I know what your thinking, why is a child if 8 being allowed to watch that? Well, as I said, I was quite an advanced reader as a child, not afraid of anything, and very persistent. Also things were different back then and my parents have said they knew I wasn't a "normal" child lol. Most of the kids in my street avoided me and thought I was weird. In hindsight they were probably not wrong.
Anyway, after reading this thread one day back towards the end of August I saw Uncanny being discussed, I had no idea what it was and due to autism and ADHD I really struggle to listen to podcasts, but I thought I'd give it a bash to listen to as I was doing my textile based work (I make Cosplays, costumes ect) and usually listen to music so I thought I'd give up with the podcast after ten minutes. I ended up listening to both series of it, and the Battersea Poltergeist within a few days. Upon finishing I was feeling rather despondent and was going to start it all over again when I was recommended a podcast about Scottish witches on the same app, I had heard the Scottish First Ministers apology regarding historical accusations of witchcraft back in the late 1500s to 1700s on International Women's Day last year, but I didn't pay much attention as I had no idea what she was on about. I decided to give the podcast a go, and oh, my god, did something inside me fundamentally shift. If anyone hasn't listened to it it's called Witches Of Scotland and it's incredible. I can't even begin to explain the rabbit hole it has led me down, I began researching the history of witch craft, and the accusations made in countries all over the world, like crazy and also listened to the BBC Sounds podcast called "Witch".
A few days into September I went to Edinburgh on holiday for a week to do all the touristy stuff with my daughter as she hadn't been to the castle ect since she was a young child. Over 300 "witches" were burned on Castle hill. Just standing there, knowing what those innocent women and men (80% of those accused were women) went through was horrific. I won't spoil any of the podcasts by going into further detail but for me, it changed me. The thing is, those accused and convicted couldn't have been witches, yes they may have been what we would call nowadays pagan, or wiccan ect, had alternative beliefs but the things they were accused of we now know are impossible, and would be laughed out if court. But back then people were terrified of witches, fairies (they weren't the nice wee Tinkerbell kind) and anything out of the norm. If you were a midwife, a healer, had an argument with your neighbour, looked at someone the wrong way you could end up being accused of witch craft.
As I said, I've always felt really drawn to that kind of thing, and have spent the past two months learning everything I can about the witch trials, and just occult beliefs in general. In Edinburgh we took our daughter to just about every ghosty type tourist attraction we could fit in, both vault locations, the Dungeons, Mary Kings Close, the Witches Well, the Castle, Greyfriars Kirk, and the whole time I couldn't stop thinking about what it would have been like to be an accused witch, locked in the tollbooth jail next to St Giles Cathedral, sometimes for months on end in a tiny, pitch black room, going up to court and being convicted and being taken up the Royal Mile to the hill in front of Edinburgh castle only to see the pile of firewood and the noose where your life would end in the most horrendous of ways. We actually stayed next to the town where the very first witch trial kicked off, unbeknown to me when booking it months before. Berwick.
I'm gonna stop blabbering on now but if anyone's looking for something to listen to give both the Scottish Witch Trial and Witch (by India Rauksen) a bash. I've began studying witchcraft both in historical terms, and in practice. Not to perform "magic" per say, but upon learning more about it I realise I've been practicing it pretty much my whole life without realising. I also discovered witch trials that involved my ancestors. The lot of it has changed my perspective on so many issues such as women's rights to spell casting (which I used to think was nonsense but now realise we cast spells subconsciously every single day, from things like asking the universe for help finding our keys, to telling our loved ones to stay safe on long journeys ect, it's all to do with intent, the "Witch" podcast explains it much better than I can).
Thanks for coming to my T.E.D. talk on witches. I'm shutting up now.
(edited to say the whole reason for this post was to say if I hadn't read this thread I'd be none the wiser, and I'm so grateful I did because a lot of things make much more sense in my life now, so, thanks tattlers!!)
I’ve used an Ouija board when I was a teenager and never again, this was about 20 years ago now. My friends & I got through to a spirit pretending to be one of our grandparents. My mum was in another room and had no idea we were doing this, she’s very spiritual and she came running in, told us to stop right then. She must have picked up the bad energy in the house. That night my friend felt a presence trying to choke her while she was sleeping. My mum then saged the whole house.I've been doing ancestry for the past couple of years, turns out I had one branch wrong, on my dad's side. After correcting it this morning I've spent the day in a daze as it turns out my ancestors were friends with King James, the man who kicked off the witch trials, and I'm a direct descendant of Robert the Bruce
I have a spirit board with a glass top. I never use it though, I'm too scared. One of the cats sometimes skids across the glass top and moves the planchette though....hopefully that doesn't count in the realms as an attempt at communication..
I like to think your cat laugh-reacted this.I have a spirit board with a glass top. I never use it though, I'm too scared. One of the cats sometimes skids across the glass top and moves the planchette though....hopefully that doesn't count in the realms as an attempt at communication..
I've also used what you could call a DIY version when I was a teenager, my friend drew one on the back of a bit of flat wood, we didn't take it seriously at all and we're probably drunk tbh
Oh my goodness, both if your experience sound crazy! I've never done it seriously, just as joking around as a teenager and it couldn't have achieved much because I think I'd remember if it did. It's so perplexing to me as it was created in the 1960's, by Hasbro, as a family 'game', they used the board to ask it what it was called and it replied "ouija". It's that which makes me think it would be ok to try, but on the other hand the stories from people like yourself are so spooky I don't know if I'm brave enough
The Salem witch trials were caused by the Scottish witch trials (the Scottish trials spread to England, and then the USA), it was settlers who migrated to the US from the UK who were involved. The impact from the Scottish trials was so widespread, and when I found out just how horrific it was I was in shock, I had no idea. Obviously I'd heard of Salem but didn't know it was very religious, Christian settlers from the UK.
This is what frightens me, the fact that something could pretend to be someone it's not. And I've read, and seen videos about, people getting "attachments" from using the boards. I use a pendulum, not for contacting spirits but to ask questions, and I also use tarot, but I don't know if Ouija is taking it a step too far. I bought a spell to use at Halloween as that the day if the year the veil between our world and the spirit world is at its thinnest, but I don't know if I'm messing with stuff I really should leave well alone. Your mum sounds very smart, and that she picked up that something was going on and stopped you is amazing, do you think you've inherited any of her spirituality in that sense?
Same, I really want to but knowing me I'd end up with a hoard of ghosts in my house, I already believe there's a spirit if a man in his early 60's, I sense him at night every time I walk into the kitchen, I can even see what he looks like in my minds eye but I've asked him to respect that we live here now and are looking after the house and told him he can stay as long as 1. He doesn't cause any bother and 2. He doesn't show himself to my daughter. From the day we moved here she said there is a man in the attic, when we bought the house we hadn't seen inside it but when we eventually got up there we found it was all floored and carpeted, there's was beer cans from the 70's and 80's, and just lots of bits and bobs which made it obvious someone used to sit up there.
You should write down any letters it lands on as you never know! Your cat might be channel a message to you from the other side!I have a spirit board with a glass top. I never use it though, I'm too scared. One of the cats sometimes skids across the glass top and moves the planchette though....hopefully that doesn't count in the realms as an attempt at communication..
Wow... That would really freak me out... it's the not knowing who, or what, is responding, whether it's good, bad, a person you knew or a malevolent spirit.
