Why Do We Seek Ghostly Encounters?


Every person is different when it comes to their motivation to experience ghostly encounters.

Those of us who have had it happen, want to somehow verify it in our mind that it wasn't a fluke and then perhaps encounter it enough to come to some conclusions about what is occurring.

Others who have not encountered the unknown yet, wish to make a decision about whether it exists or not. They want to believe but they need to see.

I have known people who describe themselves as sensitives psychically and who seek out paranormal activity in order to work their skills of communication and to
see if perhaps they are able to attract such energy.

Sometimes, a person seeks a thrill. He wants to have something happen to him that makes him feel fear, the startle reaction, and a moment of the unknown.

Many investigators are into the encounters as an opportunity to get evidence and to prove to others that this exists.

Here's some scenarios I know if from people who have shared with me:

"I have had weird things happen to me all my life. Everywhere I've lived, I've had activity. I now want to know why me? What is this activity? Is it following me or do I just attract it? If I do attract it, what can I do to make contact?"

"I've always liked dark stuff. I like to put myself in scary places and situations and see how I handle it. I'm always wanting to see how much I can take."

"I want to know if there's a Heaven, an afterlife. I think if I came across a ghost, I could believe there is more than just this world."

"Something happened when I was a kid in my old house I grew up in. I would like to see if I just imagined that or if such things really happen."

"I keep hoping that the more I run into this stuff, the more comfortable I'll get with the concept."

So, what reasons do you seek the unknown?

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