Wednesday 28 November 2012

The Haunting of Fox Hollow Farm



The Graves family moved into Fox Hollow Farm in Indiana, having no idea what was waiting for them. "Paranormal Witness" recounted the legacy of the farm. Serial killer Herb Baumeister lived there, and killed at least thirteen young men before committing suicide on the property in the 1990s.
He buried their bodies around the farm. Authorities removed more than 5,000 bone fragments, but the Graves found more. They reported seeing ghosts and hearing strange knocks, but it was Joe LeBlanc, a man who rented an apartment on the property, who had the most specific encounter.
He claims to have made contact with the ghost of Herb Baumeister, even recording the session. A voice could be heard repeating the phrase, "The married one." LeBlanc had been asking who was walking in the kitchen. As all of Baumeister's victims had been single, he determined this answer must mean the spirit was Baumeister himself.

Herb Baumeister was once again be the subject of a television show. The famous Hamilton County serial killer was featured last night on "Paranormal Witness" on SyFy. The episode is "Fox Hollow Farm" after Baumeister's property.
Baumeister was the Westfield businessman who authorities believe stalked Indianapolis gay bars in the mid-1990s, picked up unsuspecting men and drove them to his property where he allegedly killed and buried them.
He was considered a suspect by police, but fled to Canada as investigators began digging up the backyard. The remains of several men were found on the grounds.

Early life
The oldest of four children, Baumeister's childhood was reportedly normal. By the onset of adolescence, however, he began exhibiting antisocial behavior; acquaintances later recalled the young Baumeister playing with dead animals and urinating on a teacher's desk. As a teenager, he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, but did not receive further psychiatric treatment. As an adult, he drifted through a series of jobs, marked by a strong work ethic, but also by more and increasingly bizarre behavior.

He married in 1971, a union that produced three children.

Investigation
In the early 1990s investigators with the Marion County Sheriff's Department and the Indianapolis Police Department began investigating the disappearances of gay men in the Indianapolis area. In 1993, investigators were contacted by a man claiming that a gay bar patron calling himself "Ron Rosen" had killed a friend of , and had attempted to kill him. The detectives told him to contact them in case he ever saw the man again. In November 1995, he called them and supplied the man's license plate; after checking the license registry, investigators discovered that "Ron Rosen" was actually Herb Baumeister.

Investigators approached Baumeister, told him he was a suspect in the disappearances, and asked to search his house. When Baumeister refused, investigators confronted his wife, Julie, who also forbade police to search the house. By June 1996, however, Julie Baumeister had become sufficiently frightened by her husband's mood swings and erratic behavior that, after filing for divorce, she consented to a search. The search of the 18-acre (73,000 m2) estate named "Fox Hollow Farm" was conducted while Baumeister was on vacation; it turned up the remains of 11 men, only 5 of whom were ever identified.

Baumeister escaped to Ontario, where he committed suicide at Pinery Provincial Park by shooting himself in the head. In his suicide note, he described his failing marriage and business as his reason for killing himself. He did not confess to the murders of the men found in his backyard.

In addition to the murders at his estate, Baumeister is also suspected of killing nine more men, the bodies of whom were found in rural areas along the corridor of Interstate 70 between Columbus, Ohio and Indianapolis, Indiana.Julie Baumeister told authorities that her husband made as many as 100 business trips to Ohio, on what he said was store business
 
This is a link to the aerial view of the haunted farm : http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fox-hollow-farm/view/?service=1
 
The Haunting
Years passed while the estate and mansion stood empty. It was on the market now, and the incredibly cheap property was sold to Rob and Vicky Graves. The mansion had been gutted after it was vacated, and everything in it was new. The Graves thought everything bad was gone from the mansion. Every thing seemed great in their new home except one day when Vicky experienced an unexplained occurrence. She had attempted to vacuum up gravel from around the lush indoor pool. The gravel had been tracked in by her kids. The vacuum kept coming unplugged at the extension cord without any explainable reason for the unpluggings. Vicky was a bit confused when it happened three times. She sensed she was not alone and that they or what ever it was did not want her there. She shrugged the feeling off.

Rob worked at a car dealership, and his colleague Joe Le Blanc had been facing a terrible daily commute to work which left him often times late for work. Joe needed to move closer to the dealership and naturally Rob offered to let Joe move into the spare apartment on the estate. Joe, unfazed by the history of the house Brought his belongings and his dog Fred and moved into the apartment. He fell asleep once he and Rob were finished moving him in because the move had been an exhausting one. While sleeping he dreamed that he was running for his life. He felt that something bad was chasing him. He awakened in a state of panic and tried to run. He hit the door frame so hard he collapsed onto the floor. He was in terrible pain. Shards of glass were everywhere and they had gotten into his hands. He was unsure what he was running from but he felt the sense he had to get out of there as fast as he could.

Something caught Vickie's eye one day when she came home from work to find Rob painting. He had accomplished a surprising amount of work on his task. She was looking over his work when she noticed it. A man in a red T-Shirt was standing in their yard. As he turned and walked away from her she realized that she couldn't see his legs. Suddenly all of him disappeared. She and Rob walked over to the the area where the man had been only to find nothing. Rob installed security cameras on the premises in hopes of catching him on them if the stranger came back.

One night while Joe was washing dishes in his apparent he heard a knock on the door. The knocking became insistent and when Joe opened the door nothing was there. He looked around and finally went back in and locked the door. He could not shake the feeling of discomfort because he felt he was being watched. Fred, Joe's dog started behaving like he saw something but Joe saw nothing.

Another night Joe was walking Fred when he heard something in the woods. Fred had stopped and his ears were standing straight up like he was listening to something. As they headed back toward the apparent Joe and his dog saw a man in a red T-Shirt. The stranger turned and headed toward the woods and disappeared. Fred gave chase after him anyway though. Of course Joe chased after his dog because he had no way of knowing the intentions of the stranger in the red shirt. While still in chase to find his dog, Joe came face to face with the stranger. Terrified, Joe turned and ran for his life. Fred was chasing close behind as well. Upon Joe telling Rob and Vicky about the incident they realized that they had both seen the same man.

One night Joe was awakened by someone once again knocking on his door. He called out to see who it was but received no answer. He felt the panels in his door and they were vibrating from the knocking. Joe pulled the still vibrating door open only to see no one was there. He noticed the doorknocker was raised as if some unseen hand was ready to knock with it again. when it came down and completed it's knock Joe closed the door. He bolted it shut and felt a bit safer. He went back into his room to find a growling Fred than he heard a sound like the doorknob turning.

The door knob twisted and vibrated violently from whoever was trying to get in. The sound stopped and seconds later the door burst open and wood chips went flying across the apartment. Unnerved but baffled he stepped out of the apartment and when he turned to come back inside he saw a man inside the apparent. The man was screaming and running for his life. He was trying to get away from some unseen person. Joe now suspected his intruder had been one of Baumeister's unfortunate victims. He, along with Rob and Vicky Graves researched what was known about the events on the property. They were viewing some old news footage including pictures of some of Baumeister's victims when Joe spotted a picture of the ghost which was running for his life in the apartment. Rob couldn't help but to worry that Joe might be becoming obsessed with the Baumeister case.

One day Joe was walking through the woods with Fred. Fred took off running and Joe chased after him. When Fred stopped something caught Joe's eye. He dug it out of the leaves and it was a human bone. He took it to Rob and Vicky. She knew instantly that it was human. She thought it was a Femur. He had found it near the same area where they had seen the man in the red shirt.

Rob reported the finding to the lead detective on the case, who agreed to come out and show them where the events had happened. It was believed that Baumeister had strangled his victims near or even in the woods.

Now one of Joe's friends, A man named Jeremy, wanted to come to the house. Jeremy wanted to lay to rest the reports of the house's hauntings. They were in the pool and diving to retrieve dead beetles which had sank to the bottom of the pool. Joe felt someone touch his back. His first thought was that it was one of the boys. He realized they were on the other side of the pool. It couldn't have been them. Joe was pulled under the water as he swam back toward his friends. Invisible, cold fingers gripped his neck and were choking him. Jeremy saw Joe grabbing toward his neck. He had a panicked look like none Jeremy had ever seen before. Joe managed to escape and he hurried out of the pool He was in a state of terror and demanded his friends get out of the pool immediately. He feared it would get one of them as well, and perhaps even succeed in killing them.

Finally, one night Joe was working at his computer. He heard a metallic scraping noise so he investigated. he found a knife laying on the counter and there were cuts in the wood walls. It made him question if someone had been stabbed in the kitchen. He watched a ghost hunter show, and he unplugged everything that could possibly make any noises. He used his cell phone because it had a pretty decent recorder in it. He decided to do an EVP session and see what he caught. He asked if anyone was there and within moments Fred started barking. Joe took the cell to the computer to listen and see if anything was recorded. There as a clear response to his question. The voice said "The married one." All of Baumeister's victims had been single gay men. The only one there who had been single was the Murderer himself. Herbert Baumeister had to be back from his grave and to this day Joe is convinced that He is still around. It is apparent that evil never dies it simply changes form and continues to be a form of evil.

Current residents and visitors to the property have reported unsettling feelings, unexplainable noises, and even seeing apparitions inside the house and round the grounds.A paranormal investigation team, including psychics, a demonologist, EVP and visual specialists, investigated the 18-acre estate over a six-month period

 
 

 
 



47 comments:

  1. As YOU said Evil never dies, it just changes form.

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    1. ya when an evil person died's,if there egos is strong enough its spirit form become much more darker, as they say evil never truely dieds it just changes form

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  2. Herb Baumeister killed himself in Pinery Provincial Park in Canada. He did not kill himself at Fox Hollow Farm. He was away on vacation at their condo when Julie finally allowed police to search the property. Then Herb went missing and was found about 8 days later in the park. So.....perhaps the place is haunted by some of the victims but I doubt Herb ever found his way back...

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    1. He could still be attached to something at house or on the property. That kind of stuff can happen. He can always come back

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  3. In am a Medium and Psychic here in Indiana. I would like to investigate the Fox Hollow Farm for myself. Do you have any information on who I need to talk to in order to see this house and grounds first hand? Email me with your reply please: mcwillije77@aim.com Thank you. ~Josette

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    1. Are you the Josette McWilliams that was at the international film festival in 2013 when Danny Treo and linda Blair and Roddy Piper. If so contact me@ elliott.Kevin3@gmail.com because my little brother was one of Herbert Boumeisters victims

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  4. i just wish he would have gotten what he deserved. He murdered one of my moms uncles.

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    1. I would have loved to have pulled the trigger and blew his head off not only to get revenge for my brother but for all the other victims as well,

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    2. Why not ask the current owners can you stay the night and torment his ghost.

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    3. He may have escaped justice on earth, but he has to stand before his Maker at the end of it all and account for those murders.
      His eternal damnation will be a fitting price to pay for the evil he did.

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  5. Herb baumeister did not commit suicide on the fox hollow farms property, he died in Canada

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    1. Doesn't mean he can't haunt that property.

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    2. That doesn't mean anything. Canada has no meaning or attachment to him. His house does. It's where he received joy from murdering countless victims, where many desecrated bodies still linger.

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    3. That doesn't mean anything. Canada has no meaning or attachment to him. His house does. It's where he received joy from murdering countless victims, where many desecrated bodies still linger.

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    4. That doesn't mean anything. Canada has no meaning or attachment to him. His house does. It's where he received joy from murdering countless victims, where many desecrated bodies still linger.

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    5. And..?

      Cass Elliott died in Pete Townsend's apartment in London, but Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon will swear that she was still haunting her old home in Laurel Canyon after they bought it, years ago.

      It's where Dan got the seed of the idea for the Ghostbusters film.

      look for the Celebrity Ghost Stories episode they taped wherein they talk about it. It may be on YooToob.

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  6. Such horrific things happened it has heavily imprinted the land and house I think the haunting is a rerun of those traumatic events. Bit like a video tape.

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    1. Video tape doesn't blow doors open or choke people in pools. Sexual murder can open up strong demonic currents. Or create a portal.

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  7. How did he" commit suicide on the property" then later fled to canada as they were digging up the bones

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  8. Why weren't the cctv cams provided? Possibly they weren't recorded only broadcast.

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  10. I tried to watch the YouTube videos and nothing would come up, any suggestions?

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    1. Agreed. Why haven't they provided any of the cctv of these so called "events" that happened in the house? Because its bs and they know most people are gullible enough to believe it (see comments above and or below).

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  12. I just want the current owners to know that if you ever want to rent that place i would gladly take it. I ain't scare of no damn ghost. There was a ghost here before I beated that sucker to dead,cause i don't give a shitt

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    1. Elias, YOU ARE A BONAFIED REAL LIFE TOOL, YOU KNOW THAT BUDDY.???

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  13. Honestly you all need to grow up, there's only one person who has commented on this that has it right 'fake, fake, all fake'
    This was a terrible thing that happened and out of respect for the victims it would be better if people didn't try and conjure up demons, ghosts - there has never been a single shred of evidence to support ghosts, demons, poltergeists
    It's absolutely pathetic that grown men and women walk around with pretend paranormal technology (they even have to get a translator built into to it because ghosts can't 'talk' like us - really ?!!!? How old are all you lot 5 ?

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    1. I'm a witchboy and I've just hex'd your whole face. You'll see that ghosts and night bangs are real now.

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    2. I am afraid I disagree with some people on here!! There is evidence and very good evidence!! I have seen many reports and seen many of the documented evidence. If you dont believe in the paranormal, why respond to this sight?? Seems you are the childish ones!!!

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    3. Sam Haslam, you are awesome!!!! xxxxxxxxx Bright Blessings xxxxxxxxx

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  14. I am an Australian man 48yrs old with a backround in law enforcment and private protection for government departments. I have travelled your great country exstensively. I did the ghost tour in Tombstone AZ, and had my interest in the paranormal tweaked. I also did the Gettysburg ghost tour and saw nothing. That is until i got back to my roo at the Farnsworth house inn. I went to bed and could not shake an uneasy feeling. At 1130pm, approx, i rolled over to see a large man standing near my bed. As i got up he vanished before my eyes. Now i consider myself due to my backround to be credible, but i could not explain what i had witnessed. I am 6,4ft and pretty solid, but it scared the crap outta me. So much so i drove my ass back to DC shortly after.
    The point of all this is that i have attended homicide scenes and all have a heavy feel, or mood. I can only imagine how much more that would be at fox hollow farm. I am a christian, not practicing, but i believe i am a good man. It annoys me that all these paranormal investigators that i have watched, never seem to say a prayer for or try to move these victims souls, spirits, etc onto a beeter place. One would think that i stead of using these poor people for there own gain, they may have a little more respect. After all do you not think these people have been through enough? All evp,s seem to ask for help, but for example ZAK BAGINS of ghost adventures seem to treat them with contempt. Sad really what ever your beliefs, and if a person such as myself can have my experience open my mind up the possibility that there may be something more we do not understand, well maybe we should all be a little more respectful of the unknown. Especially for the poor muder victims that may, or may not exsist in a perpetual state of torment.

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    1. Andy Roo, I would love to talk with you more!!!! xxx Please e-mail me!? If possible, vampire_vixen69@hotmail.com

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    2. Missy i have emailed you from my personal email address. Welcome to contact me if you so wish.
      Andyroo.

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    3. Zak is a douche. Kim Russo always tries to help the spirits move on to the light. I’m sure Becca she’s a medium, so she feels more connected to the spirit world and understands it better. Though, anyone who finds evidence of a haunting should try to help the spirits to move on- psychic or not. It’s the right thing to do.

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    4. I’m sure because***** she’s a medium.

      My best friends name is Becca & dumb autocorrect thought I was trying to use her name

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  15. Andyroo gave the most intelligent comment on here. Agree about Ghost Hunters too, & the shows are getting sillier; deliberately summoning demons?! Like kids playing with fire & encouraging others, deludedly thinking they're in control & for what, some £$ & 'fame' off a TV show?! Maybe it's hard to believe until you've experienced something, but there's so much we don't understand & can't explain in this realm, it's naive to pretend otherwise.

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  16. Well thankyou in SAECULA SAECULORUM. To many people look at this sort of thing as entertainment and have no afterthought about the reality of the situation. If these souls are trapped, in purgatory or another realm, why purposely stir the pot. When you throw potential demons into the mix, well just plain dumb.

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  17. I’ve come to the point that I don’t necessarily believe in ghosts as much as an emotional or evil imprint on a property or item. I believe in intelligent spiritual beings like angels & demons, but not earthly bound spirits. As far as Fox Hollow, I believe that the property has been imprinted by the evil & terror that occurred there. It keeps replaying almost like a video. Does anyone know if any of these paranormal groups have tried a cleansing?

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  18. Perfect cash 💰 cow business opportunity. Buy Fox Hollow Farm for a very cheap price because nobody wants it, get your wife & Joe to keep telling the guy in the red T Shirt story to anyone who will listen, invite Ghost Adventures to do one of their fake investigations & bingo, advertise the property for Paranormal Investigation tours & make a fortune on Herb’s legacy.

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  19. I worked with Herb. In 1995 I explained how to be forgiven for sins and go to heaven. I pray he asked forgiveness before he pulled the trigger.

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    1. Were there any red flags back then? For him to do the things he did, I assume there were some idiosyncrasies in his behavior.

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  20. Guys, good story but can you check your grammar and spelling?
    Writing things like “He” (with a capital letter) in the middle of a sentence means you’re talking about God - it’s not applicable for serial-killer.
    Having constant mistakes detract any sense of legitimacy from the story, or yourselves as a source if anyone needed it.

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    1. No. It means you're referring to for example in this case; Herb. I remember my English lessons very well.

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  21. Comment made by andyroo is the most present of mind and coherent contribution to this thread

    The paranormal has been a life long study for me, yet I’ve never been fascinated by the macabre ... my interest is founded in the more the existential questioning ... it’s crucial to not be hardened to the idea that the possibility of disembodied but intelligent consciousness could remain in a stasis of perpetual suffering.
    Also ... that their suffering could be diffused with validation of their experience... or even acknowledgement.

    I know they feel the difference.

    It’s something acknowledged in many ancient (or even some modern) cultures that offerings and prayers (may) placate the dead.
    A Vietnamese woman once told me it is custom to make an offering of food, in the open air, with incense for a persons journey to the other side, so they do not go hungry.
    This is as old as time - think of the ancient custom of pennies over a corpses eyes to pay the Ferryman to carry ones soul across the river Styx to the world of the Dead.

    Less esoterically ... my father is also an former first responder ( and an Aussie - seems we have some parallels andyroo ) - and he told me it is part of their training to treat the dead with the same respect one would show the living ( he wasn’t talking about the paranormal - he was talking about protocol for deceased persons ) ... but what he said resonated... I’ve never forgotten those words.

    It pays to walk softly.

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  22. Comment made by andyroo is the most present of mind and coherent contribution to this thread

    The paranormal has been a life long study for me, yet I’ve never been fascinated by the macabre ... my interest is founded in the more the existential questioning ... it’s crucial to not be hardened to the idea that the possibility of disembodied but intelligent consciousness could remain in a stasis of perpetual suffering.
    Also ... that their suffering could be diffused with validation of their experience... or even acknowledgement.

    I know they feel the difference.

    It’s something acknowledged in many ancient (or even some modern) cultures that offerings and prayers (may) placate the dead.
    A Vietnamese woman once told me it is custom to make an offering of food, in the open air, with incense for a persons journey to the other side, so they do not go hungry.
    This is as old as time - think of the ancient custom of pennies over a corpses eyes to pay the Ferryman to carry ones soul across the river Styx to the world of the Dead.

    Less esoterically ... my father is also an former first responder ( and an Aussie - seems we have some parallels andyroo ) - and he told me it is part of their training to treat the dead with the same respect one would show the living ( he wasn’t talking about the paranormal - he was talking about protocol for deceased persons ) ... but what he said resonated... I’ve never forgotten those words.

    It pays to walk softly.

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  23. Comment made by andyroo is the most present of mind and coherent contribution to this thread

    The paranormal has been a life long study for me, yet I’ve never been fascinated by the macabre ... my interest is founded in the more the existential questioning ... it’s crucial to not be hardened to the idea that the possibility of disembodied but intelligent consciousness could remain in a stasis of perpetual suffering.
    Also ... that their suffering could be diffused with validation of their experience... or even acknowledgement.

    I know they feel the difference.

    It’s something acknowledged in many ancient (or even some modern) cultures that offerings and prayers (may) placate the dead.
    A Vietnamese woman once told me it is custom to make an offering of food, in the open air, with incense for a persons journey to the other side, so they do not go hungry.
    This is as old as time - think of the ancient custom of pennies over a corpses eyes to pay the Ferryman to carry ones soul across the river Styx to the world of the Dead.

    Less esoterically ... my father is also an former first responder ( and an Aussie - seems we have some parallels andyroo ) - and he told me it is part of their training to treat the dead with the same respect one would show the living ( he wasn’t talking about the paranormal - he was talking about protocol for deceased persons ) ... but what he said resonated... I’ve never forgotten those words.

    It pays to walk softly.

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  24. Comment made by andyroo is the most present of mind and coherent contribution to this thread

    The paranormal has been a life long study for me, yet I’ve never been fascinated by the macabre ... my interest is founded in the more the existential questioning ... it’s crucial to not be hardened to the idea that the possibility of disembodied but intelligent consciousness could remain in a stasis of perpetual suffering.
    Also ... that their suffering could be diffused with validation of their experience... or even acknowledgement.

    I know they feel the difference.

    It’s something acknowledged in many ancient (or even some modern) cultures that offerings and prayers (may) placate the dead.
    A Vietnamese woman once told me it is custom to make an offering of food, in the open air, with incense for a persons journey to the other side, so they do not go hungry.
    This is as old as time - think of the ancient custom of pennies over a corpses eyes to pay the Ferryman to carry ones soul across the river Styx to the world of the Dead.

    Less esoterically ... my father is also an former first responder ( and an Aussie - seems we have some parallels andyroo ) - and he told me it is part of their training to treat the dead with the same respect one would show the living ( he wasn’t talking about the paranormal - he was talking about protocol for deceased persons ) ... but what he said resonated... I’ve never forgotten those words.

    It pays to walk softly.

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