Did I See a Ghost?
Are you wondering, did I see a ghost? The answer is: yes, possibly. You can also experience visitations by a wide range of spiritual presences, and with practice, you can learn to sense them.
I know this might sound crazy, but also I think our natural psychic powers are often vilified as crazy or insane to dismiss or discredit them. Intuition is our birthright, and having psychic powers is not supernatural. It’s super natural.
Our Psychic Abilities Are Meant to Help Us Serve Humanity
Our intuitive gifts are meant to guide us so we can realize our divine purpose and live our mission on the planet. Teaching us to ignore or negate our inner perceptions disconnects us from our source of spiritual power and purpose and does not always serve us, while our intuition always serves us and helps us.
This article will outline the types of spiritual presences I have personally experienced and will offer signs that can help you discern when you are being visited by a spiritual presence. If you are wondering, “Did I see a ghost?” you have come to the right place. I will discuss ghosts, ancestors, demons, angels, devas, and enlightened spirit guides.
I always say, you won’t know if psychic powers are real until you experience them for yourself. To me, this is part of being a mystic. I want to learn everything through direct personal experience. So, let’s get started!
Ghosts
I did not grow up believing in ghosts, though I did always like a good ghost story. I thought the ghosts were fictional characters. Now that my clairvoyance has developed, I have actually seen ghosts. And with my mediumship powers, I talk to the dead for myself and my clients to bring healing.
The first time I psychically saw a ghost, I was sitting in a hot tub. I looked up and saw the outline of a woman dressed in Victorian garb right across from me in the hot tub! I’ve found it is easiest to see ghosts around sunset, and for some reason, I see a lot of them on the side of the road when I’m driving. If you see something odd, don’t discount it. The ones I’ve seen appear out of the corner of my eye and seem kind of gray or shaded.
Sometimes you might have to set the intention to see ghosts, or simply ask if ghosts are around, to get a glimpse of one. It’s fun to try this when you are out. One time I was eating barbecue when I had the idea to ask, “Are there any ghosts here?” I immediately got a sense that several ghosts were hanging out at the restaurant because they loved the smell and taste of barbecue. Where would you hang out if you were a ghost?
I’ve also heard the presence of ghosts with a type of clairaudience (psychic hearing). Once I was hiking in Massachusetts when I heard some Revolutionary War type music. Later I did some research and discovered the site where I’d been hiking had been a previous battle site! While hiking in Sedona with a friend, we both heard some Native American drums at the same time. We thought this was a sign that Native American spirits were present with us. In this case, the question wasn’t, “Did I see a ghost?” but rather, “Did I hear a ghost?”
Ancestors
Our ancestors are still alive and available to connect to us telepathically. You can even do this with people you’re not related to. I had a friend who was able to do well on a computing exam because she telepathically connected to a computer whiz spirit. She was able to select the right answers due to her connection with this guide.
The first time I knew my ancestor was nearby, I smelled cigarette smoke even though no one was smoking near me. This is called clairalience, or psychic smelling. It smelled like my Granny’s house, and I immediately thought of her and realized she was nearby.
Usually when my ancestors are present, I will sense or feel their presence. I will also have a clairvoyant mental image (like remembering a picture) of them in my head. This is why I recommend you look at photos of your ancestors. If you’ve seen their photo, you will know who is with you when their image comes to mind.
If you are asking yourself, “Did I see a ghost?” remember that sometimes you will see mental images or even have spiritual smells or sounds that indicate the presence of the deceased. If you are ever unsure who is visiting, just ask (either mentally or out loud), “Who is this?” The biggest challenge blocking your psychic powers is simply trusting the first answer that arises.
Often, ancestors will appear in dreams. Most of us are still psychically open in our dreams, even if we have closed off these powers in our waking life. Have you ever had an ancestor visit your dreams?
Demons
A lot of people shut off their psychic senses like clairvoyance, claircognizance, and clairsentience because they are taught that these gifts are demonic. Based on my personal experience, I do believe that demons are real.
I never would have imagined any truth to this until I received a powerful healing in New Mexico. The woman helped remove demonic attachments and told me to read this book. I noticed that my state of mental well-being improved drastically after seeing her. Before my healing, I was filled with anger. After, I felt peaceful and calm. I read the book, The Unquiet Dead: A Psychologist Treats Spirit Possession, and began noticing more subtle spiritual presences.
Over time, I have naturally drawn a lot of people to my healing practice who actually need these demonic entities removed. I know this sounds crazy, because like I mentioned, I did not grow up believing any of this was true. But time and again, I have seen real benefit in my health when I am able to identify and remove demonic entities for myself and others. Without seeking the ability to do this, this has become a weird specialty of mine.
I can feel and sense when an entity is demonic in a lot of different ways. The book The Unquiet Dead: A Psychologist Treats Spirit Possession outlines quite a few, and I suggest you buy it and read the whole thing if you’re even remotely interested in this topic. On your own, you might notice the following sensations if you are near or influenced by a demonic entity:
- Feeling irrationally angry or depressed
- Feeling of dread in the stomach
- Drawn to addictive substances or experiences (including sexual addiction or work addiction)
- Hearing internal voices that tell you to do things that do not feel good
- Experiencing a series of bad luck or problems
- Having nightmares
Angels
The presence of angels feels very loving, soothing, calming, and pleasant. Angels will give us hints that they are nearby, but will never intervene unless we invite them to. Some signs of an angelic presence include:
- Seeing feathers or coins
- Seeing birds or animals
- A feeling of being loved or at peace
- Noticing certain colors (each angel has a specific color, so you can tell who is nearby by paying attention to which color stands out in your environment)
- Seeing repeating number series
The first time I felt an angelic presence, I had accidentally summonsed it by repeating, “Angels, angels, angels” three times. I immediately felt calm, peaceful, and loved. Angels often appear during my psychic readings or Reiki healing sessions, and their presence feels amazing.
Just as with ancestors, it can be useful to look at images of common angels so that you will know if they are clairvoyantly speaking to you. If you see an image in your mind’s eye of one of the angels that you researched, you will know they are present.
Devas and Nature Spirits
Devas are divine beings. There are spirits that reign over different forms of life, such as animals, plants, and minerals. Nature spirits are present in the ordinary world. There are spirits in the earth (gnomes), air (sylphs), water (undines), and fire (salamanders). It can be fun to view and interact with the spirits of nature once you know about their existence. It is relatively simple to see the salamanders dancing in the fire or view the sylphs guiding the clouds.
You can learn more about the different types of nature spirits by reading the books below.
Enlightened Spirit Guides
Enlightened spirit guides are some of my favorite spiritual presences to work with. I have felt more connected with these types of spirits since getting my Reiki attunement and by practicing daily meditation. Giving myself Reiki helps me to cleanse my energy body, and my regular meditation practice clears my mind so that I am more sensitive to what is around me.
I especially think it’s cool when both me and my clients sense the presence of the same spirit guide. Sometimes clients even feel like there are extra hands touching them during our sessions. Common enlightened spirit guides include Mother Mary, Jesus, goddess Isis, and Buddha.
These Ascended Master guides are different from ancestors, demons, or ghosts because they are fully in lightened and bring us guidance from that perspective. You can learn about more in Lied in spirit guides by looking at their pictures. If you see their image, you will be able to know when they appear because you will get clairvoyant mental images of them.
Just like angels, a visit from an enlightened spirit guide will fill you with peace, joy, and love. If you do not feel such energies, you can be sure the guide is not an enlightened guide. If you are interested in learning more about your guides, you can take my 4-part series, Connecting with Your Spirit Guides.
Communicating with Spirit Is Our Birthright!
It is natural and normal to feel spiritual presences on the earth. The more you are aware of their existence, the more you will be open to encountering them.
If you’ve ever wondered, “Did I see a ghost?” it just might be possible.
This post summarized some of the primary forms of spiritual presences, including ghosts, ancestors, angels, demons, devas, nature spirits, and enlightened spirit guides.
Have you ever experienced a spiritual presence? Leave a comment describing your experience down below!
This post, “Did I See a Ghost? Types of Spiritual Presences and Signs” is part of the Spirituality for Skeptics Series. Dallas-Fort Worth Reiki master-teacher and clairvoyant psychic medium Jessica Hitch encourages you to embrace your skepticism when exploring spirituality and developing your psychic abilities.
Other posts in this series include:
- From Raging Atheist to Clairvoyant Psychic Medium
- Spiritual Awakening Signs
- Psychic Scams and Fake Psychics (upcoming)
- Using Discernment to Avoid Psychic Frauds (upcoming)
- Are Psychics and Mediums Real? (upcoming)
- How Do I Know If I Have Been Cursed? (upcoming)
- Am I Psychic? (upcoming)
- Can a Christian Be Psychic? (upcoming)
- Are Psychic Readings Demonic? (upcoming)
- Why People Shut Down Psychic Powers (upcoming)
- Psychic Protection (upcoming)
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