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| Whaley House |
(Blog integrity dictates the admission that this ghost experience
occurred in January during my trip to San Diego.)
I believe in good and evil spirits but not in ghosts. As I noted in Day 78 Scare House , I am a chicken when it comes
to scary movies. Therefore, I have
no idea why I decided to check out the Whaley House, the “most
haunted house in the United States”, according to Travel Channel’s America's Most Haunted . I love history and this house had a lot of
history. It was built in 1856 and from 1868 to 1871 it served as the Whaley
residence, a commercial theater, a county courthouse and a General store. It's located in historic Old Town so even though I was more interested in the history, for this new challenge I
ventured to a supposedly “real haunted house.”
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| Image of man on left side of bed |
Reflection
Maybe it was because I was so skeptical and verbal about my disbelief that I got my paranormal picture! I freaked out when I reviewed my pictures that evening. To my surprise I saw a ghost like man on the left side of the bed in the children’s
room. He was complete with a hat and buttoned coat and looked like a guy from
the 1800’s. Who knows maybe he was Mr.
Whaley, or the man that was hung where the house was built, or just a supporter of my venture of new experiences, but there is something in my picture!
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| Children's Room at Whaley House |
I laughed when my friend pointed out that ghosts are always from the “olden times”. He asked,"why are there no stories about a modern ghost or one from the 80's?"
I am not sure what popped into my picture. Maybe the image was just there for the purpose of challenging the idea that only concrete things are real. It's strange nonetheless and I hope that I don't see any more or I will be sleeping with the light on for a long time.
Spiritual Refection
But when the Father sends the Counselor as my representative-and
by the Counselor I mean the Holy Spirit-he will teach you everything and will
remind you of everything I myself have told you. I am leaving you with a
gift-peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give isn’t like the peace the
world gives… (John 12:26-27).
Other Sources
Whaley House Museum http://www.whaleyhouse.org/
Haunted Folklore http://whaleyhouse.org/hauntedfolklore.htm
America’s Most Haunted series 6 Episode 16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57GrGWMQ6ms