this is a theory that has been discussed for decades. Although many paranormal investigators believe this could be possible, no rational scientific mechanism has ever been identified that could contribute any credence to such claims. Here are a few links that discuss what has come to be known as The Stone Tape Theory:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stone_Tape
http://www.p-s-i.org.uk/stonetapearticle.htm
http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/paranormal/spirit_world/stone_tape/index.shtml
http://www.assap.org/newsite/articles/Recording%20ghosts.html
Thoughts anyone?
stonetape aka daryl hannah in that bad movie, is a great theory. emotions are so powerful that it seems likely that they and the events that brought them out, could be imprinted on a particular location.
the soppranos had a great episode where the russian one legged girl (svelanka?) told a story where she said something lke americans are the only nationality who dont expect life to be hard. im making a horrorable quote but the point being, how common is stone tape.
in places like the middle east where death is such a common occurance (pardon my spelling every time please (dyslexia at work) how common are hauntings or reported hauntings. i can only imagine the kind of horror found in places unlike our wonderful little pillow of a country, or western culture as a whole, but in places where such dispair is so commonplace, what are the figures. i know in europe hauntings are off the charts.
anyone know the frequency of hauntings in places outside europe, or in muslim countries or africa.
places lke sudan, should be riddled with hauntings of unfinished spirits. i know im going off subject here.
-matt
Quote from: PPI Matt on May 02, 2008, 02:42:25 AM
stonetape aka daryl hannah in that bad movie, is a great theory. emotions are so powerful that it seems likely that they and the events that brought them out, could be imprinted on a particular location.
the soppranos had a great episode where the russian one legged girl (svelanka?) told a story where she said something lke americans are the only nationality who dont expect life to be hard. im making a horrorable quote but the point being, how common is stone tape.
in places like the middle east where death is such a common occurance (pardon my spelling every time please (dyslexia at work) how common are hauntings or reported hauntings. i can only imagine the kind of horror found in places unlike our wonderful little pillow of a country, or western culture as a whole, but in places where such dispair is so commonplace, what are the figures. i know in europe hauntings are off the charts.
anyone know the frequency of hauntings in places outside europe, or in muslim countries or africa.
places lke sudan, should be riddled with hauntings of unfinished spirits. i know im going off subject here.
-matt
Matt,
We had a close family friend by the name of Zoya. Zoya was from Iran. She would tell me all the time that "spirits walked the streets of Iran". She said it was common place and that souls never seemed to leave the surroundings that they were grounded to in life. She would also say that there were certain places that the Iranian men would not venture to after dark because of the "black spirits". These black spirits were the souls of all people who killed others right in those very streets and ended up killing themselves in the process. She would tell me about a lot of things just like that. Zoya tragically was killed in a single car accident in January of 2005. She was especially close to my daughter. They had this amazing connection. I like to think that she looks in on us every now and then.
(it is at those times that I could swear that I hear the faint swishing of wings....every angel has them.) ;)
I'm not caught up on middle east paranormal activities, but there are many myths, legends and alleged activity in Asia. One myth my grandmother had passed down to me, which she took quite seriously is fun to retell.
The myth she told me was that, when she was a young girl, she lived in a small village in korea where my great grandfather was the village mayor. She claimed there were often ghosts or spirit sightings in the country side where they lived and that if you're ever walking down a path in the country, you will likely come across a spirit. She goes on that, if the spirit is friendly, always offer the spirit your left hand in a friendly manner and never your right. If the spirit offers it right hand, then it is a hand of a dark, evil spirit and to immediately grab it with your left hand and tie it to a rock by its hair so it is bound to the earth and can longer move about to harm others.
oh there's so many more :)
I think some countries are just more open to the paranormal. My father is from Syria. My grandmother must have placed an evil eye in every vehicle and room of our home. With them, religion tied strongly into the paranormal. An example would be the feast of Saint Barbara. She (my grandmother) would put out foods made w. wheat, honey, pomegranate and would light lots of candles. You would turn out the lights and sing so the ghost of St. Barabara would join your gathering and intercede for you in the coming year. (In the Melkite Catholic religion, you cannot pray directly to God, you need saints to intercede for you.) It was fun, my great grandmother would usually be the one w. a white bedsheet over her (to be the "ghost" of St. Barbara.) and the grown-ups would insist that yes, ghosts wear orthopedic sneakers and only speak Arabic!
My mom's side of the family is hard-core Roman Catholic Irish. My grandparents lived in a (very) active house. They were pretty calm about it and insisted that "Every good Irish home has four leaf clover in the backyard and a ghost in the house." We'd get curious and want to check things out and ask "Adam" to move something or throw something or open a drawer or door and my grandmother would usually tell us to leave him alone.
I had a point.... :-\ I'll remember it, I promise!
Quote from: PPI Jen on May 02, 2008, 06:59:14 PM
I had a point.... :-\ I'll remember it, I promise!
And your point was... ???
just kidding. ;D
I personally believe that certain kinds of stone (I.E. Quartz, Limestone, and the like) record tramatic events and high emotions. Thus causing events to play back and scare the crap out of unsuspecting people.
Quote from: PPI Brian on July 30, 2008, 02:24:39 AM
I personally believe that certain kinds of stone (I.E. Quartz, Limestone, and the like) record tramatic events and high emotions. Thus causing events to play back and scare the crap out of unsuspecting people.
I'm in touch with that emotion........
i think so too. wow never thought of that. Thanks