My spiritual adventure is going to be to venture out and seek spirits.. Ha! Ironic huh? But no, really, I am going to go to some of the creepiest, spookiest, “ghost/spirit infested places I can find in Georgia.
This is going to be an challenge for me because of the way I was raised. I have always taught that there isn’t any heaven, any hell, or any “in between”. I was strongly taught that the only heaven and hell there is, is that of this Earth; that anyone believing in ghosts, spirits, or the afterlife were “flirting with crazy”. And that anyone believing in actual interaction with them were insane.
Ghosts, spooks, and spirits- definitely out of my spiritual comfort zone. But what would also make it a challenge is that it’s out of my overall comfort zone. This trip means being open minded; and trying to branch out and look for my own meanings and interpretations of things. Those questions alone will bring me closer to a higher power. No matter what happens- whether I see a ghost or not- I can, in a way, be more in touch with God and myself.
What if I do see a ghost or feel a spirit? Do I now have reason to question every single thing I’ve been taught to believe in?
If I don’t see a ghost or spirit of some kind, I know that I was right in a way. That I should stick to what I believe and that I‘m on the right path. However, if I do encounter something of that kind I would have no choice but to reconsider everything I know. I would be obligated to realize that not everything is as it seems. I would need to reconstruct all my so-called knowledge the world as I knew it, and be willing to take a second look at the vastness of this Earth and it’s mysteries. YIKES!
Also because I absolutely HATE not knowing. Not knowing what to believe, what to expect, or what is a lie. That in and of itself is “scary” for me.
I plan on doing these “ghost hunts” if you will September 17, and 18. I’m going to let my boyfriend tag along so I can hold his hand through all the scary parts! (Although, knowing my boyfriend he just might be doing most of the holding and crying).
We are going to go to two places- The Dunwoody Insane Asylum, and a Norcross ghost tour.
To document it we are going to take pictures and video. We’re doing pictures because that is most commonly where people have said they’ve seen these ghosts and the video for that eerie “Blair Witch Project” effect.
For the preparation I’m going to …
Call the Norcross tour people and set up an appointment, and contact the asylum and get permission to “snoop”.
Bring an open mind and lots of tissues.
