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The Brief History Of Vampires

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

The mere mention of the word Vampire brings up an image of a pale white man with sharp teeth drinking blood. Or it may also remind you of a beautiful woman who in an instant would turn into a blood-sucking ghost. As far as history of vampires is concerned there is no exact date known to anyone; however a few people are of the opinion that it started with a novel published in 1897 by Bram Stocker. No matter who started and when, but we all are so intrigued by their existence that we often believe that they exist.

But there are many sources that also claim that vampires were mentioned in various forms, such as pottery, scriptures in ancient Babylon era. For example, demon Lilitu was mentioned in the history as early as 4000 BC in Babylon pottery. She was portrayed as a woman who loved to suck blood of young men with sexual intentions. Many men said to have seen vampires in their erotic dreams and thoughts. Most of these vampires intended to seduce young men by coming into their dreams and henceforth made them their preys or victims. These vampires were known to be very beautiful by looks and seductive by nature so that they could have found their victims too easily.

Let’s see some brief introduction about the history of Halloween. Halloween, as we all know is a holiday celebrated on October 31 every year. As far as roots of Halloween are concerned they can be found in Celtic festival of Samhain and Christianity. But in the modern world almost every country in Western world celebrates this day. Needless to say this day is very special day to children and youngsters who dress up like ghosts and wear other unusual things to portray themselves like ghost and skeletons. They usually go from door to door and their near and dear ones to show their tricks and in return they get candies, chocolates and sometimes a few coins for their efforts.

Pumpkin lanterns and other ghostly images are being used on this day to make people laugh and sometimes frightened. Apart from just frightening and entertaining people, Halloween has very rich and vast history along with a special message on this last day of summers. Centuries ago, people especially Celtic people from Western Europe strongly believed that on the last day of summer all living beings join together including human beings and kingdom of dead.

About Supernatural Ghosts

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Supernatural ghosts are a figure of terror lurking deep in the back of the mind of many today, the thought of being in the dark and a ghost appearing before us is something that shrieks the fearful. The clear description of a ghost, is a soul without a physical vehicle that has not made the proper transition to the appropriate realm. They may become grounded in this realm due to many different reasons. A ghost may attach itself to a loved one, the ghosts favorite object or even location. The orientation of certain ghosts may be guided by love or hate, and there are some that do not even know you are there! The characteristics of a haunting from negative demonic ghosts, are the most of the most undesirable nature. Ghosts are not to be confused with supernatural spirits, as spirits have already crossed over. Spirits have the ability to come and go at will.

Ghost Just because a ghost may be in your presence, that does not mean you should imply that you are being haunted. There are occurrences where there is a scenario played out in random locations, due to specific events being caught in time. When these situations are encountered, it’s much like viewing a movie clip. The energies involved in this occurrence have no knowledge of your presence, as they are not interacting with you in any way. Next you have the typical classification of a “haunting” where you may hear sounds, or feel a presence or energy around you. If you are fearless with an open heart and use your mind to discern through the information it is receiving, you may be able to figure out the motives of the ghost even being present. It’s presence may imply the need for assistance or attention, the ghost may even be there to provide assistance, yet there is the possibility of a child-like mischievous energy or even sinister supernatural ghostly presence at this level.

Then there is your poltergeist that wreaks havoc and terror upon its victim. These energies are of a angry or hungry nature, where crossing over is less important than feeding off the fear from you. The true orientation of these energies are unknown, as they are constantly caught between realms for unknown periods of time. Poltergeists are extremely destructive and make a lot of noise. Finally there are the demonic energies. These energies are of a non-human nature that dwell within the lower energies. Encounters of this kind are of the most horrible to be endured, for the energy is completely polarized to “evil.” Sinister motives can lead to the possession of a victim, all the victim has to do is accept its invitation to be possessed. These cases are extremely rare due to the spirit guides and protectors of living beings, though there are individuals who require encounters with these energies and are open to confrontation.