Spirits...

Nearly all my life, I've felt the presence of spirits. Sometimes, particurlarly as we approach Samhain, I can see them in a physical form, but usually I see a blur of light or simply sense their presence. I'll touch more on spirits later, but I wanted to talk about the spirits that are in my house.

We have two spirits that have shown themselves to us. One is a middle-aged man, and the other is a boy around the age of 7 or 8. My husband, who until a year ago had never experienced spirits (whether it was because he was closed to them or they had never approached him I am not sure), feels the man in our bedroom and in the living room, and late at night he experiences a feeling on his legs like there are spiders crawling on him, but there is "nothing" there. Since I'm more sensitive to spirits than he is, and we all experience spirits in different ways, my experience is much different.

I sense the two spirits in different parts of the house, particularly in our bedroom. The man generally doesn't show himself to me at night, but I know he's there. He is a bit like Loki - he likes to play tricks. He is very active in the daytime, and will show himself in mirrors and windows as I walk by, so that I catch him in my peripheral vision. He also makes noises in other parts of the house, when my children & I are all together, so I know it is not one of the kids getting into something. He's also got a habit of moving keys from one location to another. He means no harm, but he is somewhat annoying at times, especially if my husband is away.

The boy will stand next to the bed and wake me up. Imagine my surprise when I open my eyes at 3:00 in the morning to see a little boy next to my bed! Sometimes I feel a tugging on my feet. He also wakes my 1 year old son - when I go into his room in the wee hours, I feel the boy in the room, but he always leaves just as I enter. He seems sad, and I sense that something terrible happened to him here. Not in this house, because judging from the way he is dressed, he died before this house was built. He doesn't know he's dead. Only once before have I experienced a spirit that I wanted out of my house. I have really heartbreaking dreams about this boy, and he's disruptive of my children's sleep, so tonight, while the moon is dark, I am going to try to contact him and tell him that it is okay to move on. I'm not planning on "evicting" him, but I will tell him that it is not okay to wake up the baby or to wake me, and that if he really wants to stay, he's welcome to, but that he mustn't disturb the children.

I'll post again after I've done my ritual and hopefully my house will be a bit more restful at night.