(essay)

“Ghosts are all around us. Look for them, and you will find them.”
Ruskin Bond

All times long people or their majority has been blind and has overlooked the subtle world of spirits. But if they did it, spirits were called as a sort of stress, sleep deprivation, or sudden hallucinations. It was easier for them to consider themselves sick than to understand something that was radically different from their usual reality.

Did you suddenly feel a touch at night? This was a deep dream.

Did you come back to home and see your favorite, but broken vase? This was a neighbor’s cat.  It didn’t matter that the window was closed. You said poltergeist or barabashka, right? Stop shooting the breeze…

Did you hear someone calling your name, but you were alone? It was time to stop spending so much time on the phone.

Did you understand the well-remembered dreams in which some people warned you of forthcoming dangers? Perhaps your subconscious mind played a cruel joke.

Anyway, it’s not like that. The time has come to understand that people live with a multitude of subtle energies around. And among these energies there are spirits. Spirits are dead creatures. Energy can be changed from one form to another, but it cannot be created or destroyed.

Sometimes spirits help people, so they say that you should listen to your inner voice and your feelings more often. Maybe your distant relative has been telling you for days that you shouldn’t sign a contract with a company because it would go bankrupt in a few years? Maybe some spirit has been cautioning you against a dangerous trip leading to death. Or something similar. Think about it.

If you have already believed in spirits, then you can also believe that they can hurt people. There are evil spirits too. They take the lives of others, drive them insane, or cause people to kill somebody. How can you protect yourself from such ghosts? Old grannies say that salt is feared by all evil spirits. So stock up on salt, holy water, and a priest’s number.

And remember, just because you don’t believe in ghosts it doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Spirits and Poltergeists, Barabashkas and Spirits are all around us! Especially on Halloween!