Season of Shadows Blog

Question: I’d like to hear your opinions and ideas pertaining to ghosts’ ability to interact with us while we sleep. Specifically, I’m curious if they are capable of haunting more than just our physical world? What about our dreams? When I’m asleep, I sometimes have strange haunting encounters with what appear to be ghosts or spirits trying to speak to me. – Lynne R.

Answer: Thanks for your interesting question. I don’t follow commonly accepted psychological or medical interpretations of the dream environment. I personally believe dreams absolutely have a reality and validity that the medical establishment refuses to acknowledge.

On the whole, humanity still knows very little about consciousness, where it stems from and the abilities contained therein. I believe the dream environment is no less legitimate than this physical state we call reality. Dreams represent another way and another world in which consciousness explores itself.

Just as we interact in a consensually agreed upon physical reality, I believe we can also interact in consensually agreed upon dreamscapes. So, if your consciousness is capable of exploring the world you venture into when you close your eyes, it should be possible for other forms of consciousness to do the same thing, right along side you.
(Read the rest of Q & A: Do Ghosts Haunt Us While We Sleep?…)

This visitor’s spooky story was provided by my uncle. You may recall me speaking about some of his encounters with ghosts in a previous entry. I’m not sure if he has a knack for being in the right place at the right time, or if he’s just strange like me! Personally, I’m leaning toward the latter explanation. Either way, he’s had his fair share of run-ins with things deemed supernatural:

“After a long week of work, my dad, his brother and I were all looking forward to getting away for a few days. We loaded up our gear and headed south down interstate 25; destined for the location of some of New Mexico’s fiercest battles during its involvement with the Civil War: Fort Craig.

We weren’t on a relic finding mission, although we had been known to uncover the odd piece of shrapnel every now and again. No, this trip was to practice our wild calls and do a little hunting, if the opportunity presented itself. The location of the old fort is deep in the desert southwest near scraggly volcanic outcroppings and mesas- a perfect location for bringing in coyotes.

As we drove through the last signs of civilization, that familiar lonesome feeling returned. Sand and scrub brush, as far as the eye could see, hinted at the element the confederate soldiers faced while marching northward. It’s impossible to not be reminded of this state’s history as you stare out at the unforgiving landscape unfolding through your windshield. The farther you journey into its back country, the more New Mexico has the uncanny ability for activating the past within you. No wonder ghosts have an affinity for lingering here.
(Read the rest of The Ghostly Cannons of Fort Craig…)