Throughout my life I have always been very sensitive to paranormal activity. It all started when I was younger, my mum had it and so I believe she passed it onto me. I often hear the statement I want to be more sensitive or I want to see more, so that is what this post is about, how to be more sensitive to it if you so wish.. While of course I cannot cover much in one post, I can give some pointers and a story that may help..
First of all like anyone that is not sensitive it will help to be around those that are.. A few times in my life I have had this same experience with others, if they are pointed out what is paranormal the mind can sometimes open up more to these perceptions.
Making Someone More Sensitive to Paranormal Activity – A Real Story
One great example of this is with ghosts, when growing up in small county town (Dorrigo) I had a period of living in a very haunted house. One of the common experiences was footsteps late at night. At first I always assumed it was a human, like anyone would, I would leave my room and the footsteps would stop. I then would check for people or possible causes, then later on go back to bed. After a while you just know what it is, in a way like a inner knowing..
So anyway, one night my friend was staying over, all was quiet and we were asleep and I woke up again to the sound of footsteps. On occasions I could smell sweat with this paranormal activity and if it ever stopped the sweat smell would leave also..
I decided to wake my friend, he never really believed in anything paranormal before this and so i wanted his perception on the situation. He listened but heard nothing at first.. He was patient though and smoked a cigarette, while listening. He then stopped and said “I think its the floorboards creaking, I would not worry.” I looked at his face and could tell there was a little doubt so I described the sound, the smell and that sometimes the footsteps stopped outside my door.
He listened further and waited for the sound more.. He quietly said back, “It is strange.. As it really does sound like boots and someone upset walking around.”
I agreed with him that the spirit appeared to be upset a lot.. He then replied with, “Whats that smell..?”
Which I replied, “You mean like sweat”
He nodded and said yeah putting out his smoke and leaning back.. He went very quiet after that and we both slowly went back to sleep..
The following weeks is what is interesting, my friend who stayed often has more and more experiences with the sound until finally he said to me, “I agree with you this house is haunted, I have never experienced anything like it..”
I nodded back and said, “Thank You for agreeing, would you say it is more than one ghost or..?”
I waited for his answer..
” There is more..?, I thought.. There was only one..?” He replied.
I answered, “I believe there is others, My mum has seen a lady, the sweat one you are noticing is the male..”
He quickly answered, “I guess i will notice others now too, won’t I..?”
I answered, “Well that is up to you.., You see what your mind allows and what your body can handle..”
Perceptions of a more Sensitive Open Mind
Overall seeing and feeling is believing.. Same goes with being sensitive to paranormal or ghost activity. What my friend experienced was his first major change in his body, now today he still has experiences. That was when I was in my early teens, however the same principle applies when an adult. Becoming sensitive sometimes all one needs is to be pointed at the paranormal activity.
That’s the overall power of the mind, the spirit and belief, isn’t it. What is reality really is perceived by those around us and in a way many close the doors as we grow up.. Occasionally at times we may see open doors, but to a biased mind the closing may be instant. The main reason for this i believe is fear and same thing has happened to me on many occasions. You feel like a paranormal situation is about to happen then bang fear comes in and hides the communication or doors of perception.. A internal safety mechanism in a way..
“Being sensitive is like looking through inner doors to see more clearly realities of what is hidden around us..” — Timon Weller
Yes, you can become more Sensitive..
So in answer to this posts question, yes you can become sensitive to paranormal activity, it can become more common in you life and lastly it can be spiritual in many ways. You just need to sometimes ignore the biased mind set (conditioning) to be more open to what could be a paranormal situation or not..?
Like I mention above part of the becoming sensitive is noticing..
I’ve been having experiences like this since I was really young, and it’s been getting worse lately. I hear people walking around, and last night, it sounded like someone was shaking jingle bells outside of my bedroom. I don’t know if I’m going crazy or if I’m sensitive to the “other side”.
Hey Elizabeth,
It most likely is a physchic sensitivity developing, however just to be sure get yourself checked by a doctor..
two nites ago at 2 in the morn’n i heard noises such as , foot steps . or the floor creek’n , wen i luk’d no one was there. i flashed my cell phone for lik &d the noise stoped. But the noise kept go’n, it sound lik somethinq wus pace’n by my bed. i was really scared . wat do i do ?
Hey Sasha,
Record what happens after it happens, that way you may see patterns. Secondly i would recommend checking all possiblilities of it being anything like wind, dodgy floorboards, a weathered house etc. And if all tests pass, then see a psychic to check it out and maybe have a house cleansing..
i have seen and heard spirits off and on through my life, when they get very close to me, i almost have a full blown panic attack, sometimes scares the hell out of me,
shadows in the house, sometimes voices, but i still want more, i feel lonely when they are not around.
i want to learn how to get them to come to me and talk
I have always had experiences with the paranormal ever since i was little. The funny thing is, the older i got, the more things seemed to happen. I remember one night when me and my father were up late waiting for my mom and my sister to come home from work. We were both in the living room. We heard the back door open and shut, then the door to the upstairs hallway open, and then someone walking upstairs. We both said hello, and no one answered, i went to see if it was my mom and sister there, but no one was there at all. And that’s just one occasion. For some reason, wherever we moved, we had experiences still.
I don’t know if i’m a ‘sensitive’ or not, if i’m haunted by things, or that i just always seem to ‘run into’ these things throughout my life.
Am I sensitive cause sometimes when I sleep I can see my house but not through my eyes its strang. I can see my mom and dad but I have no feelings towerds them or any idea of who they are I don’t even reconize me sleeping in my bed until I wake up, I feel sad the whole time Iam “Dreaming”. And sometimes I wake up in the place where my dream stoped always in the same spot in the hallway, everytime I walk past that are my head hurts and I start to feel realy sad like from my “Dreams” and other place in the house I can get those feelings for a breif second I also get head acks like that outside of my house it feels like all my blood is rushing to my head and its trying to get out it never realy lasts long, I had my docture check out my head and he says there is no sign of any proplem so what is it can I sense ghosts or not.
Hey Wade,
It sounds like a spiritual experience of some type.. Try to sleep in another room with a different mattress to make sure it is not a allergic reaction to your environment. Try to eliminate possibilities then you can start to record experiences properly.
Not quite sure what I want to ask here. I believe that through the generations of my family there has been a presence of spirits. My grandmother was referred to as a “healer”, my aunt openely practiced communicating with spirits. Both my brother and I have had experiences. Once instance I was given a book of spells by a friends mother. I left the book on my bed and went downstairs. Upon returning to my room, I was unable to open the door. Not because it was locked but because it seemed there was a presence not allowing me. I became extremely cold, shaky and had an overwhelming feeling of dread. I went downstairs and told my other what happened. She tried to go into the room as well and had the same experience. She enlisted the help of my aunt and between the two of them, they disposed of the book. At that point, I was told never to get myself involved in these sorts of activities. My mom has since passed and I would like to learn more about my potential. Where do I start looking for guidance. My brother seems to know more than I but he also told me to let it go. Any direction you can give me would be helpful. No one in my family will help me because they are afraid of what could happen.
Okay I’v been doing that and almost everynigh I’v woke up in the same spot in the hall way and now I’m smell strang stuff and the wood grain in my hall looks like a face and a photo thay doesn’t belong to me ended up on my wall. could this be something worst then ghost like demons or something cause all my friends are telling me to move and Im kinda scared.
Hello Wade,
Try not to fear, it is not constructive.. Instead make sure it is not medical by visiting your doctor and then do some research on the house if possible.. If it is a ghost or something else contact a psychic in your area for advice. A good psychic can really help.. As a tip when it happens ask the entity it to go to the light, in many references this can help the spirit move on if it is a spirit..
Hello Wade,
These sound like common symptoms of sleeping disorders. Many people do not realize they have sleeping disorders without close observation and testing. Sleep walking and lucid dreaming are both examples of not optimal sleep function. Another extremely common side effect of common sleep disorders are headaches and/or migraines. IF a sleeping disorder is the problem, its probably not something terrible but if you feel sore, fatigued, and etc. You may want to ask your doctor about it and tell him the whole story. Many of the time these things are very easy to fix and can improve quality of life in ways you would not expect. Good luck!
Hello Dustin,
You have to be careful thinking everything can be explained by doctors. Doctors are a great tool for medical issues, but when it comes to the reality of paranormal experiences they are left in the dark.. If you ever have an experience yourself or look at the deeper side of things around us (such as the mysteries of space and energy) you will better understand what i am saying..
Hey Jodie,
I would recommend for you, focusing on the positive side of energy such as meditation.. Read some good meditation books and practice some techniques.
I have been brought up not to believe in the paranormal and that those who do are crazy but I have had several experiences that cannot be explained away. For example, for several months after my grandfather died I have very vivid and realistic dreams about him, I would wake up and still smell him in my room. The second experience didn’t seem like a big deal at the time, I was at my friends house for the weekend and I was brushing my teeth when I saw a gray cat walking by, I love animals so I followed into the room I was sleeping in and could not find it so I asked my friend about the cat. She looked at me and laughed and said “oh that’s our cat that died last year, Mom says she sees her all the time, but she’s crazy.” I figured that I just saw a shadow moving and laughed it off as an over active imagination. However, this last experience scared me so badly and I still do not have an explanation for what happened to me. My boy friend at the time and I had gone to New Orleans for spring break and one night we went on a ghost tour expecting to be told some really cool ghost stories and learn a little about the city. The tour was winding down and I was not impressed, most of the stories were pretty generic. As we got to the last house I had a strange feeling its difficult to describe… I broke out into a cold sweat, my ears started ringing and my vision went blurry, almost like I was about to pass out. I also felt sick to my stomach, almost like I was going to vomit but with a metallic undertone to the pain. I had to lean against the building to keep from falling over and my boy friend helped me walk away when the group left and as soon as I started walking away the pain grew less intense as did the other symptoms by the time we were three houses down I felt completely normal. It wasn’t until after that I learned that the house is supposedly where several slaves were tortured and killed. I have never felt anything like that before and have not since, I don’t tell people about because they will think that I’m crazy. Anyway I was hoping that you could perhaps shed some light on what happened that night and if you think that it could happen again.
Thanks for sharing your experience Katie. Whether one believes in paranormal or not we have to consider what is in front of us.. One can say nothing is true but life throws mysteries right in front of us, space being one mystery that science cannot explain as well as energy… Try to be open minded now that you have had a few experiences. If you ask me it is crazy to think paranormal does not exist.. However back to your story, yes some things are mysteries, see a doctor to be sure it was not a medical problem, but it sounds like to me you are sensitive to energy. We all are to some degree, but many people choose to ignore experiences, so it is up to you how you see it.. If you notice it, then they happen all the time, but if you ignore the mind will cloud your judgement. Deep inside we all know what we experience..
From your experience it sounds like you tapped into that energy that was lingering from that time..
first, sorry about my english, im still learning it.
I have feel this expierience since always, and I dont get scare at all, I feel how they tell me things without saying anything, for example when I go to my friend’s house and I feel the spirits, I tell my friends who they are, if they’re male or female, what are they looking for, etc. And I dont hear words, I just feel that. Last year i felt a spirit that was always with a friend that i just met, and it was like her angel guard. I told her what I felt and told her that he had a kid and he was an uncle or a close familiar.. and told her that he wanted to go with his family, like he was asking her for permission.. and i never talked to her before that about her family. She said that everything i said was correct and she gave him permission to go with his family and he did, i dindt feel him again. I feel so many things, and i think i know too many things about them, like they are energy, they want and need to be felt by people, and i have never read about ir. Thats why i dont get scare, because i know what they want, if they want me to get scare just because they want to feel alive, i just dont let them do that.. i want to develop this kind of skill i have.. but i dont know how.. any idea please write
Hey Jos,
I recommend writing down your spiritual experiences in a journal and also write down your dreams.. This will help you form patterns in your experiences and also learn more about yourself..
Hello… Since i was a kid, around 8 or so, i have been sensitive to the paranormal… it bothers me alot… i see orbs, the X light phenomenon and hear and feel presences around me when im by myself… its like i know they are there, and i get the feeling of being followed all the time… and i def. think that spirits are attracted to me for some reason.. i dont feel anything like who or what the are, or anything, only the energy they are oriented with.. if its positive, im in a good mood, and if its negitive im in a horrible mood… is there any way that i can channel this energy away from my feelings and how it makes me act? and how would you suggest i can become more attuned to the paranormal in my situation.
When I was younger, I was highly sensitive. I could predict the exact minute on a clock that a certain person was to arrive. I saw things that my mother said never existed, and often wondered why. No one ever believed me when I mentioned a door swinging back and forth in our haunted house, or when the door knob looked violently locked and was trying to open in the bathroom where a man died in the shower. I was never believed over any of the many weird things like this, so throughout the years I began to ignore and shut that part out. I feel like something is missing today, a part of me and who I used to be. I want to be able to open my sensitive senses up again. It doesn’t bother me, in fact i feel needed. I need advice on how to go about this.
Hey Christina,
Sounds like what you are experiencing is a need for more grounding and spirituality. What i recommend you do is try doing some good meditation and see if this helps after a few weeks. It will help connect with yourself again better.
i want to talk to someone who can help me understand what is happening to me when i go to different places and sometimes i get a uneasy felling and a feeling of fear or wanting to leave if i do not leave i become physically sick and if i leave i feel better then i find out that something violent happen there like murders, car accidents ,etc i have seen two people at a cemetery that no one else seen i told my husband i saw to men in civil war uniforms and every detail and we walked were i saw them it was the graves of two men in the civil war it was the right rank and there was a old hospital were they was a civil war solders was treated so please help me to understand what is going on
I have often wondered if the house i live in is haunted. My family and I have thought we have seen dark shadows and have heard what sounds like children laughing and playing. I have even got up at night to check cause I thought my kids were up playing instead of sleeping but soon realize that everyone in the house is asleep. my daughter and I were at the house alone and i thought i seen someone go in my room and when I asked her if it was her, she said no cause she was on the couch watching tv. I have often wondered if my mind is playing tricks on me.
Hey there,I have a question about my house. ok so here is how it started,
since I was little I have believed in spirits a bit but just wanted to believe the stuff i wanted to believe. I remember at night sometimes i used to here my floor creek a little like when some one walks on it, or the noise of some one moveing my tv just by a tiny bit. I kinda used to be really afraid telling my self “its nothing,its nothing” and after awhile ending up falling to sleep(or falling back to sleep because sometimes i woke up hearing it ). then one day my papa was talking to my mama and i herd him talking about something like a black spirit or something like that so i asked him if he was seriuse and he said yes,but it sounded like he was playing just to scare me a little. So i tried to ignore that a little . so one day after school i was on my computer listening to music and i just looked to the left of my room where my closet is and i saw like a black mass looking thing(hard to explain how it looked)it was like just a dark space in an oval shape and it was pushing up a bag up ward as if some one was trying to look under the bag and i freaked out in shock to see this happening (so when i freak out i tend to stay frozen for a few seconds cuz of shock) and then i looked back at my computer for less then a second then looked back at that spot and it was gone and the bag wasn’t being pushed up anymore so I went to my parents room and asked my papa if i could go outside for a little and he said sure, so i walked really really slowly out my house then once i got out side i ran. Is there any reason why i see it now and only once? before i never saw it but I have thought something MIGHT be here but always tried to ignore it. and im just really wondering why did i see it now and befor that i never saw it before??? if its always been here how come I never saw it before?
Hey Miki,
Sometimes the body is more open at times to paranormal than other times. Many of us block experiences all the time as part of our natural mental ability. Its like anything, if you develop psychic development it gets better, if not that element generally is shut (not open). However sometimes it opens on its own which could of been your experience. It is not like it is not there the spirit most of the time, it could be your only sensitive a little..
I’m 15 years old and I’ve always been sensitive to the paranormal. But, three weeks ago, I believe I was possessed by something evil. I prayed for hour, and it left. Ever since then, I can see spirits around me. I can feel them, and see them walking around. I can see shadows on my walls. its everywhere, it doesnt matter where I am, as long as Im inside a building, I can see them. I can also feel the energies of people and places. Lets say, I walked into a house, and fifty years before, satanic rituals were performed. I can feel it, because the evil still lingers there. Its extremely scary. I can also feel demons.. There’s a particular feeling I get when an evil spirit is around me. I feel pressure in my head and chest, and Im extremely naseauted. I have to leave immediately. Any advice?
This is an interesting blog. It appears to be more related to hauntings, be they residual or intelligent.
My query is regarding sensitivity and the progression of the sensitive ability.
I was on an investigation at a cemetery with our group and in my mind I could clearly see a young man sitting with his knees drawn up and arms wrapped around them. I told the woman working with me I thought there was a boy about 10-12 years old sitting under the trees and that I could not see him with my eyes, but with my mind. Approximately 10 minutes later a member of our group called two of us over to view a headstone marked for a 12 year old boy.
Flash forward to last week.
After walking my dog, I was walking up the stairs to my apartment and, again in my mind, I saw a striking blond man holding the rail watching me walk up the stairs. It was so clear it was almost as if I saw him with eyes in the back of my head.
Am I “becoming” sensitive? …don’t think I’m crazy. I don’t “hear” voices, or see apparitions, theses two events and others like them only.
If sensitivity is beginning, are there exercises I can do to increase the ability? I’m eager to learn.
Thanks.
Tara
Hey Tara,
welcome to the blog, I do blog about everything but that is a popular topic of late. In relation to your story it sounds like you are becoming sensitive to it more and more. It is an exciting feeling. In time you can develop it more by putting yourself in similar situations or feeling your way through places more. One way to develop it in a easy going way with yourself is by meditating. It helps to relax to mind and clear away old thoughts thus increasing awareness.
hey, My mom is sensitive to the paranormal. I want to become sensitive to it but the only thing paranormal i ever experience is i feel as if someone is watching me and i see shadows. How can i become more sensitive? im 13 btw
Hey, I used to be sensitive to the paranormal, but this time last year, it all went away. Is there any way I could get my abilities back?
I just wanted to put my comments to your post.. You can’t just become a sensitive. I’ve lived with my parents for 18 years and neither of them showed any signs yet when I was younger I saw ghosts, and I am still overly sensitive to them and anything with the spiritual world. My brother who has lived with me for 21 years who knows of everything is not a sensitive.. Anyone can smell a sence or hear something it’s not a matter of the person it’s a matter of the ghost or spirit that is there… The word you are looking for is can you become aware of paranormal activity no sensitive…
I’ve known one or two in my life and a few others I’ve meant and none of them acted like this towards it nor believed it was passed to them… You either know or not.. If you were a sensitive you wouldn’t question why you have it, or where you got it from.. You either treasure it, use it, deal with it, fear it or ignore it not parade it around like this site.
I don’t really know how to start. First off, this is the first time I have ever wrote about my experiences online and most likely my last, I normally write them down if its major or no other rational explanation can be given but have stopped doing so because things seem to be rapidly progressing. My dreams are a huge factor, there is always a turning point in them and I know something is going to happen, for example time slows for a few seconds and the dream will carry on over exposed or most recently in sepia/gray/blurred and almost always wake me up middle of the night, these occur every few weeks but are so powerful, its really hard to put in words without sounding stupid. I also get very strong vibes out of the blue, I could be walking around the kitchen thinking about football and a wave come’s over me and I freeze and know there is something behind me or in the room. I think I am opening these channels even more by accident, I’m not even going to say the things that have happened over the last few months because I want to be taken seriously, how do I close the communication? I didn’t even start this in the first place and have never been one to dabble but if there are any seriously genuine people that have had these experiences is there away to block it somehow? Things have happened all my life but have been few and far between, I only kept the journal because things started happening more frequently that I knew couldn’t be explained by environment,people,weather ect but things have got really heavy now. Thank you.