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Strange Creatures

What are Mermaids And Mermen?

So what are they? Are they physical creatures, just myths, or are they elemental beings? Are mermaids both in physical form and in elemental/spirit form?

A Mermaid by John William Waterhouse
A Mermaid by John William Waterhouse

I have a friend who asks mermaids for help when she does her tarot readings and other things and ever since I started talking to her, I have had 2 dreams of mermen and mermaids! I never have any dreams of them and they were quite nice to me in my dreams. They even took me swimming with them in my 2nd dream and I ended up turning into a mermaid. It felt awesome and in that dream, all the mer-people got together with me to create positive energy and to protect me from negative energy and negative people. It was very interesting and I did like the dream.

The Fisherman and the Syren, by Frederic Leighton, c. 1856–1858
The Fisherman and the Syren, by Frederic Leighton, c. 1856–1858

So far, when I see the mer-people in my dreams, they look like normal humans. As soon as their bodies touch water, their lower body transforms into a fish tail like a mermaid and it has scales like a fish and it is usually blue color with greenish blue fins.

Are these nature spirits visiting me? Are the mermaids safe to be contacting with? I don’t want my friend to get into any trouble. My friend really feels connected to mermaids. She even cleans the beaches when she has the chance as a way of saying thanks or something out of respect for the mermaids.

Thank you for reading! I figured this might be one of the few mermaid questions because I couldn’t find any on this website!

Asked by Micle

Photo Credits (Photos added by Admin):

A Mermaid by John William Waterhouse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Waterhouse

The Fisherman and the Syren, by Frederic Leighton, c. 1856–1858
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Leighton

Related:
Mermaids Real or Not

Are mermaids real? – National Ocean Service – NOAA

Mermaids & Mermen: Facts & Legends

No, Mermaids Do Not Exist

snopes.com: Mermaids: The Body Found

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Dreams and Sleep

Why Do I See My Future?

There is something really mysterious going on with my dreams. About 4-5 years ago I started dreaming small pictures that lasted for about a second and they show stuff or actions (example: i spilled popcorn on red seats and a month later it happened). All of these types of dreams happen in my life a month or two later, the same way. Once I even said something before others because I knew and I was expecting it.

Lets’ say that this is okay with me and that it doesn’t surprise me anymore. About a few months ago I fainted in public and I saw about like a minute of what seems my future. The prediction happened a week later. After that faint, my “future predictions” are turning bigger and bigger, longer and more intense. It is freaking me out so much I refuse to sleep.

The last time I slept normally with a dream that appeared real like this was when I got physically attacked and my vision started to change to tv static. I got attacked by a really tall pale man and when I woke up my head was hurting and I was soaked in sweat.

I have no conditions and my family has no abilities like this. What is going on with me?

Asked by Helena

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General Questions

What Was The Human-like Shape I Saw?

I saw what I can only describe as a ghost about 4 years ago. Can someone help me understand it?

About four years ago I was in a house that the occupants believed was frequented by paranormal entities. I saw a shape that could be described as human-like moving from one room to another. This shape was yellow in color and incomplete, like an unfinished jigsaw puzzle. It was also transparent.

This house was quite old and had many instances of strange and unexplainable events occurring. Some of these events were quite frightening, but they never led to any harm.

Does anyone have a similar experience to share? Could anybody explain what it is that I saw?

Asked by Blake

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Ghosts And The Spirit World

Cold House?

I have recently stayed at a relatives place when my family was on a 2 day trip. The apartment I stayed in with my grandmother is fairly cold during winter, and pretty hard to heat up. My friend said that it could just be old housing and stuff so all the heat gets let out somewhere else or the heating system might be just really bad. I have gone trough a million of possibilities what might be the solution and the answer to this but none seem to help.

I talked to my grandmother and she confirmed that she indeed believes in this and that she heard my great grandmother say her name before she died. This is also the same apartment in which my grandpa had a heart attack and passed away, and I have seen what I believe was a tall shadow (around a year ago).

But to get to the point, the time I stayed in that apartment was very strange. I had feelings like goosebumps all over my body and it was truly too hard to fall asleep at night. The place seemed to get colder at night and one night our internet and cable wiring got randomly ”pulled out”. The repair man stated that nobody but him and his colleague have access to the box in the basement of the building. It was too hard to fall asleep, because of the coldness and because there was just this really creepy feeling. Every night I would wake up around 2:21 AM without knowing why. Nothing special was happening besides the fact that when I woke up at that time, it was too hard to fall asleep again.

I have left that place now but, I am still feeling cold. When I returned to my house I still had (lets’ say) insomnia and I fell asleep around 2 AM.

I know this might be just an adjustment to the change of environment or just my imagination but I am really wondering about all the possibilities.

Thank you for the answer/answers in advance.

Asked by Anna

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Dreams and Sleep

Floating In Bed

So I’ve never been into paranormal and ghosts, I didn’t care much about the idea. But I have memories from the past that leaves me with the question “what was it? can there be an actual answer?”

I am not sure if that’s important, but I am Jewish and an Israeli. Israel is quite far from the paranormal activity as far as I know, but I don’t know much.

Anyways, I have strong memories from early childhood. My family and I lived in our own home at that time [now rent] and I was maybe under five years young. They had a giant bed and I used to sleep with them every night. probably not every night, but quite regularly, in that time just before I fell asleep, I had this weird thing happening to me. I was comfy and sleepy, and slowly I began to float. it was very slow. I remember seeing my pillow down there as I was up. Then, as slow as I went up, I came down as if I’ve never left before. it wasn’t scary and never felt bad. It was what it was. Pretty calming actually. I know I wasn’t sleeping and dreaming.. I just know that. What happened to me then?

Asked by Mei

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Death and Life

Is It Normal To Hear 3 Knocks After A Death?

I just recently heard of Death Knocks and their meaning, eg if you hear the 3 loud knocks means there is going to be a death in the family.

Back in 2002 after my sister passed away I would wake up in the night to three loud knocks. Even though I knew my sister was gone I knew it was her. I’d throw back the covers and race to the front door and throw it open. Nothing, So I’d race to the back door and do the same.

This went on for months almost every night. Is it normal for the knocks to come after a death?

Asked by Vicki

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General Questions

I Always Sense Something When I’m In Bed

Whenever I am at home, during the day, and I decide to take a quick nap, I always sense something in that between stage of being half awake/half asleep. It could just be me, but it feels really strange. Like I’m always trying to force myself to wake up because I feel a presence touch me.

For example, just now I was trying to fall asleep, and I almost was, but then I felt something flick my hair. I couldn’t move, then I felt something press against my back and look over at me. I kept forcing myself to wake up but it felt like it took a long time. I live in a little house that was built in the ’40s, and found out recently that a friend of mine used to also live in this house (rent) and her crazy ex husband killed their dog here. Which is crazy because one day, same circumstance: during the day, trying to nap while my son is at school, I felt something jump up on the bed and move around.

Now, I already have a little dog, but she was curled up under the covers at the time, but I felt her growling. Then the movement stopped, and I felt something curl up behind my back, like a dog would. I couldn’t move, then had to force myself up. This is totally freaking me out. I’ve had some other weird instances happen where lights were turned on when I swear I had turned them off, or things have been moved. But it’s always subtle and I always just think my mind is playing tricks on me when I’m alone.

So.. am I just being crazy?

Asked by Emily

Categories
Death and Life

Is Cremation OK?

I would like to know if there are any taboos against cremation.

Thanks!

Asked by Frankie

Categories
Death and Life

Question About Burial Customs

Why did people used to bury their dead children (infants) inside the walls of their home?

Asked by Wanda

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General Questions

Knocking On My Bedroom Door

Hi there for the past 12 months I have heard 3 knocks on my bedroom door. It always happens between 4 and 5.30 am and wakes me.

It happens at least once a month and sometimes white or orange lights are seen a few hours before it happens. I have tried to find a logical reason ie drafts and such but I can find nothing.

Any thoughts..

Asked by Dawn