At first, you catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of your eye. Just as you turn your head, it's gone. But the feeling of being watched now becomes evident. Shadow people: Just the term conjurs many different visions in people's minds and often brings feelings of fear.
Reports of shadow people have been around for centuries, but stories and sightings of these elusive entities are coming out now more than ever. In recent years, The Rhine Research Center (the Institute for Parapsychology) has gotten hundreds of reports from people claiming to have seen Shadow People. Paranormal research groups are witnessing them during investigations, even being able to photograph some. What does this mean? Why are Shadow People being seen so much more now than in previous years? What are Shadow People???
Well, what they are is not known, and you will receive a different answer from each person you ask. But, most paranormal researchers do agree on one aspect: Shadow People are not human entities. We don't believe they're ghosts. Don't believe they're demons either. But, on a scale, we'd say Shadow People lean more towards the negative side, especially given the bad feelings we get from the vibes they give off. It's suggested that they're pressence means something bad, or that something bad will happen.
One thing that makes them so interesting is the consistency of reports of their sightings. Year aften year, from person to person, the description almost always stays the same. Shadow People can appear as a dark, whispy indistinguishable shape or mass or a silhouetted shape of a person. It is said that they can appear with a hat or a hood.They have no facial features and no type of clothing. They're simply a "shadow". And they're darker than dark; so dark that their silhoutte can be seen in a pitch black home. They're often described as small in size, usually no more than a few feet tall, and if the eyes are seen, they're typically small and red. They stay (or come from) the corners of rooms, behind the tv, couch or chair, in lower cabinets, under beds or in closets. Most of the time, they do nothing... just watch the living, though there have been reports of people being attacked by Shadow People. Unlike some ghosts, Shadow People seem to be very aware of our presence and at times seem intent on making us feel frightened or uncomfortable. They seem to appear where other paranormal activity has been sighted or where there is or has been a great deal of stress, grief or tragedy. It is also theorized that they feed off the energy of people. This makes sense, especially when coupled with the theory of them appearing where a tragic situation has occurred. There are negative emotions or energy, so the Shadow People exploit this and grow stronger, thus appearing more often.
A Few Theories
Demons or other negative spirit entities:
The dark, foreboding feelings that one gets from seeing Shadow People have led some paranormal researchers to believe that these nasty entities are something sinister. Their presence means only evil. This theory goes even further to say that Shadow People are simply demons in disguise. If so, what is their purpose?
Ghosts
Some researchers say that Shadow People are actually ghosts that were evil when living or have returned from hell to torment the lives of humans.
Time Travelers
Another theory is that Shadow People are from the past of future, have found a way to travel in time or have found a "time-slip" or "portal".
Astral Beings
One belief is that they are the spirits of people having out-of-body experiences. Some believe that we all travel out of our bodies while we sleep, so our essence is traveling and unknowingly showing ourself to others in different time levels.
Aliens
This one is a very common belief. Aliens are visiting us and watching our every move. Perhaps they are studying us, our lives, our bodies. The one's who support this theory believe that the aliens are disguising themselves as Shadow People and are waiting their opportunity to abduct us.
Beings from Another Dimension
OK, even most scientists believe that there are other dimensions out there, and that there are very thin vails between the planes of these different dimensions. The one's whi support this theory believe that Shadow People have either found a way to enter into our dimension or have acidentally slipped into "our side".
So naturally, we don't truly know what Shadow People are. But hopefully as time goes on, we'll discover something solid that may be able to answer years of questions.
If you've had an experience with Shadow People, please let us know. Publishing your story could really help the other people who have had or are having to deal with these nasty little beings. And of course, we will not reveal your identity.
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