Toddler seeing someone/something????

[brysmom]

I know someone has already posted something similar to this, but my situation is a little different and I'm needing some advice. My husband and I moved in a house that was built in 1938. To my knowledge there has been only 1 family that lived in this house. The man that lived there was an attorney and kind of had a bad rep for being a "mean" guy. He also lived there with his wife and I believe he had 3 or 4 children. I was very hesitant to move in the house because I knew the guy had died there (from being old and unhealthy). Anyways, the house was pretty big and a good price so we went ahead and bought it. When we moved in there were locks on the OUTSIDE of all of the bedrooms, which was really weird and we removed all of those immediately. We later found out that he was a very strict father and would lock his children in there rooms until their homework was done. So there is a little history for you. Now, the problem is that I have a 2 year old who claims to see a "man" in our house all the time. He doesn't really seem bothered by it, but it bothers me a little bit. He's constantly pointing and asking what that man is doing, whether it be in the living room, the bathroom, his room or my room. And I know, there are such things as night terrors, but he also wakes up in the middle of the night crying and I will let him sleep with me, then in the morning when I ask him why he woke up crying he will say the man was in his room...I personally never believed in ghosts, but this is really making me re-think things. Any advice???

[Mato Kinze]

Children are much more sensitive to spiritual activity than adults. It's entirely possible you are encountering a ghost.

People who have a lot of anger and other low vibrational energies in life often don't recognize one that they're dead, and two that they can release the old pain, hurt and guilt and cross over.

If you are the praying sort, you could pray for Guides/Angels/Allies to help him release whatever's holding him here and help guide him to the light. You may also seek the help of a spiritual intuitive or medium who can work directly with this person to continue their journey. Of course, there's always the exorcism route if you're a good Catholic.

All that being said, you may just have an active two year-old.

[Floridagal]

Good news he won't be bothered by that man very shortly. Even better news kids remember themsleves from 3 or 4. As a resulat when he grows he won't have a memory of that man what so ever. How many men do you remember whe you were 2?

[AndreaHess]

Kids are definitely highly sensitive, and it's very probable that this man's earthbound spirit is still attached to the home.

I wouldn't ignore this situation - whether your child is consciously aware of it or not, this spirit is going to draw on the energy of the people who live in the home. It's an energetic environmental toxicity of sorts. Even if it might be considered only mildly bothersome, it's not something we need to live with.

I would advise you to have your property cleared, or ask for spiritual assistance from your Guides and Angels. Ask for a spiritual organization called the Third Order (they are in charge of transporting Souls into and out of the physical plane) to escort this Soul to the astral plane justly earned.

By the way, you'll be doing this Earthbound Spirit a huge service, too. He's stuck in the Earth plane, unable to continue with his own Soul's journey. It's probably a very, very confusing situation to have you all living in "his" house.

Please don't ignore this - even if your child won't remember, energetically the problem will persist unless it is adressed.

[brysmom]

So, I have spoke with a Minister. He knew the guy that I believe my 2 year old is seeing and said that he was an evil person. He also mentioned that maybe my child is just seeing his own guardian angel. My question is, if it is the man that died in the house that Bryton is seeing, and he is evil, wouldn't that be affecting all of us? And do you think it's possible that he is maybe just seeing his guardian angel, and if so, then why does he only see it at our house??

[Dannyboy1]

Originally Posted by brysmom

So, I have spoke with a Minister. He knew the guy that I believe my 2 year old is seeing and said that he was an evil person. He also mentioned that maybe my child is just seeing his own guardian angel. My question is, if it is the man that died in the house that Bryton is seeing, and he is evil, wouldn't that be affecting all of us? And do you think it's possible that he is maybe just seeing his guardian angel, and if so, then why does he only see it at our house??

First, I'd like to ask a question. Do you believe in spirits or ghosts? You heard about the man who died before you moved in. You said you were hesitant because he died in the house. I have a 3 year old and I have learned recently that things we said and did when he was two that we thought he didn't hear, he heard. In fact, he remembers everything. It's quite possible he heard or read your fears, then, when he thought he saw a shadow that looked like something, he guessed it was a man. When a child of that age gets attention from an adult, they'll keep doing it. My son, once he found out he could get us to look in closets to show him there was nothing there when he said he saw a "Monster", he decided to see monsters all the time right around bed time. In fact, he claims to see them whenever he wants attention. It's quite possible that he's feeding off your worry that he's seeing a ghost and continues to pretend because you're feeding into it.

[brysmom]

We have lived in the house long before our son was born and that was really the only time I really questioned there being a ghost/spirit in it. My husband and I have never seen anything or had anything odd happen to us since we've lived there, so for Bryton to claim he is seeing something is something he came up with on his own. I personally have never believed in spirits or ghosts but I don't want to completely dismiss it if my son is constantly talking about it. And it's not always at bed time. Actually, he's pretty random about it...

[Mags]

Originally Posted by brysmom

My question is, if it is the man that died in the house that Bryton is seeing, and he is evil, wouldn't that be affecting all of us? And do you think it's possible that he is maybe just seeing his guardian angel, and if so, then why does he only see it at our house??

Children are much more sensitive to the spiritual world than adults. He is therefore far more likely to see a spirit than you are.

If this was his guardian angel, your son wouldn't be experiencing any fear. If he is scared of the spirit that he sees, it is likely that it is an earthbound spirit.

[Erin Pavlina]

Bring in a medium or a space clearer and see if they can help the spirit cross over. Gordon Smith says in his books that it's emotional residue, like an imprint of the former person, that is usually causing the haunting. Whether it's residue or a spirit who won't leave, you'll benefit from having the house cleansed and having him guided to the light.

[Beloved]

I believe that Babies and toddlers have natural ability to see spirits and ghosts.

When my daughter was 6 months old we stayed one night in an 150 year old house. I was changing her nappy in one of the bedrooms when I felt a presence come up behind me, I watched my daughter's face as she turned her gaze from me and looked over my shoulder. She started laughing and "talking" to whatever was there.

My niece was 2 years old when she told her mother that there was a man in her bedroom, my sister ran in to find no-one but her daughter kept pointing to a spot in the room saying that he was still there. My sister has seen shadow people on many other ocasions, even had to dodge around one while running out of a room. They were out shopping one time when her daughter told her that she was seeing two ghosts - my sister turned to see 2 muslem ladies dressed completely in black. It made me think that my niece had also been seeing shadow people because most kids her age would think that ghosts were white as shown in cartoons.

[Dannyboy1]

How can you believe she really sees something? If she said she saw a lion, would you believe it was the ghost of a lion? Kids have invisible friends all the time. What's the big deal? I believe indulging the child seriously in this fantacy is silly. Maybe I'm missing something. What makes this so different that you actually believe she's really seeing something? Just because she insists she sees it?

[Erin Pavlina]

I think she is taking it seriously because she knows the previous owner died in the house. If you believe a ghost can haunt their old er, haunts, then it is reasonable to suspect that the child is seeing the deceased old man.

[Dannyboy1]

Originally Posted by Erin Pavlina

I think she is taking it seriously because she knows the previous owner died in the house. If you believe a ghost can haunt their old er, haunts, then it is reasonable to suspect that the child is seeing the deceased old man.

My kid is three and insists he sees lions in his room. (hence my example) He made me lock the door yesterday to keep the lions out. I'm not saying I don't believe in spirits or the afterlife, but a two year old will say they see anything, especially if they get attention out of it. I know children well. You can even put ideas in their head like, "Daddy just took a bath with a seal in the bathroom." A few days later the child will talk about how they have a pet seal in the bathroom. And it's not just my child. I've worked with many kids and they're all completely suggestable, at that age especially. It sounds to me like the only reason they believe the child is because of folklore about the house. If there were real proof it would be different.

[Erin Pavlina]

I agree that kids will run with many ideas implanted in their heads. And I agree it's possible to implant the idea that a child is seeing a ghost.

But it sounds from her description that she did not implant the idea. It also sounds like the kid is simply describing what he's seeing without attaching an expectation to his parents' reactions.

We're not saying it is or that it isn't the ghost of this man haunting the location, but we are saying that given what she's described of the situation that it is possible. If it is in fact happening, she needs a medium or space clearer to come in. If it's not happening, then at least she can rule it out and move on to other explanations.

A medium will be able to tell you if there is a ghost present.

[Dannyboy1]

I want to clarify something. I'm not saying children HAVE to be given the idea by adults. They can come up with it completely on their own as well. It is interesting that the child asks what he is doing, but... I guess I still don't see why it's so out of the ordinary for a child to imagine something like this. Of course, I haven't seen it in person.

[Mato Kinze]

Brysmom,
Erin posted a story about something that happened to her a few years ago before she was really stretching her wings in the Spirit Realm. Here's a link to the discussion around that post:
Creepy Guy and the Flywheel (Blog)

I asked her what her Guides told her about the experience and here is her reply:

"Mato, I asked my guides (thanks for the idea) and they told me he was a manifestation of fear energy related to the entire neighborhood actually. They explained that he was not like some demon walking around having a stroll, but simply the formation of an accumulation of negative/fear energy from people living in the area. They also tell me it/he wasn't after me specifically but that I did detect him and he was surprised I was consciously aware of him."

In the same way that Erin was sensitive to this energy as an adult, your son may be experiencing a similar thing. There's not necessarily any danger, per se, but it could still have an impact on him.

I strongly second what Erin suggested in terms of using a medium or space clearer to go through the house with you.

If you're cautious about phonies and charlatans, try finding a Church of Human Spiritualism in your area. I can't promise that they're any less sketchy, but there is at least less of a "marketability" factor to them.

Oh, BTW, what did your Minster suggest?

[brysmom]

Mato Kinze,

All that the minister said is that he knew the man that used to live in the house and that he did feel he was "evil" man. He suggested that maybe my son was seeing his own Guardian Angel. But he calls him a "scary man" so I don't feel like that's what it is. I have actually moved Bryton's bed to another room in our house as of 2 nights ago. I didn't tell him why I was doing it (I'd hate for Dannyboy to think I was again planting ideas in his head) but I just thought I'd try it and he really didn't ask any questions. Last night, I was lying in the bed with my son and out of no where he said "that man can't come in here" and I asked him why. He said the man was in trouble and again I asked him why and he said because he was sad. I asked him why the man was sad and he said he didn't know.

I have a friend who attends an Episcapol church and she said that they could come in and perform a "excorcism-like" ceremony. But I just don't know what to do. I'm not a religous person myself, I believe in God, but I don't attend church, so I'm not sure I'm comfortable with a religion that I'm not familiar with coming into my home.

[brysmom]

I just wanted to thank Erin Pavalina for taking up for me to those who feel I'm over-reacting. I'm not sure what to think or what to believe in this situation. That is why I decided to share my situation with others that are familiar with this sort of thing. For the most part everyone has been very helpful!! Thanks!!

[Mato Kinze]

Originally Posted by brysmom

Mato Kinze,

All that the minister said is that he knew the man that used to live in the house and that he did feel he was "evil" man. He suggested that maybe my son was seeing his own Guardian Angel. But he calls him a "scary man" so I don't feel like that's what it is. I have actually moved Bryton's bed to another room in our house as of 2 nights ago. I didn't tell him why I was doing it (I'd hate for Dannyboy to think I was again planting ideas in his head) but I just thought I'd try it and he really didn't ask any questions. Last night, I was lying in the bed with my son and out of no where he said "that man can't come in here" and I asked him why. He said the man was in trouble and again I asked him why and he said because he was sad. I asked him why the man was sad and he said he didn't know.

I have a friend who attends an Episcapol church and she said that they could come in and perform a "excorcism-like" ceremony. But I just don't know what to do. I'm not a religous person myself, I believe in God, but I don't attend church, so I'm not sure I'm comfortable with a religion that I'm not familiar with coming into my home.

I think you've help to create a safe space for Bryton in his new room through your love and concern. That's a good thing.

You have a lot of power as Bryton's mom and you should use that. If Bry's sensitive to this, you can do a lot to help him. You may want to talk to him and let him know that the man who he sees is sad because he's not where he's supposed to be. You could tell him that somehow the man got stuck here when he was supposed to go on to a different, better place. A place in the Light.

You could tell him that the man is a stranger, and we don't take anything from strangers or go to them. If he sees the man, he should tell him to go Home. Tell him to go to his Home in the light and he won't be sad anymore. Let Bryton know that this man shouldn't be there and he needs to tell the man that he doesn't belong in your house.

I have to admit, I'm approaching this from the perspective of an adult Psychopomp trying to put the practice into words a child can understand. If you can help Bry not be afraid of the man, but rather keep his vibration high, he may actually be able to help the man cross over. But that is really best left to someone with experience like a medium or space cleaner.

Religion only figures into it to help determine what you personally feel comfortable with. If you are mainly areligious, then you have a broader field of experienced individuals open to you to help you clear this space and help this entity move on. If you PM me with a general location, I can help you find someone as I'm sure Erin or many other here could too.

[Dannyboy1]

brysmom... If I misread what you said, I apologize. I was probably a little too over the top there. I know you're just concerned about your child.

[Erin Pavlina]

Putting on my "moderator" hat for a moment... you'll see I deleted a few posts that were derailing, non-contributive, and unnecessary. I think we're all cool now, no need to rehash. Take it to PM or contact a mod if there is a problem in a thread.

Carry on then...

[Acting Like Godot]

Brysmom:

I have a very good idea of what is happening in your house. It has happened to me before. I just didn't write earlier, because I didn't want to scare you. I know how you feel - it is already very distressing. I am very sure that you DO have a ghost in your home.

The radical point I want to convey to you that you NEED not be so distressed. And that in fact getting distressed, and paying too much attention to the matter, in an emotional way, actually FEEDS that thing in your house, so that it grows more powerful and gains more energy to do anything.

I moved into my current home eight years ago. Throughout this time, we have hired several live-in maids / housekeepers. Some did not stay more than a few months. The very first one complained of strange incidents in the home, when she was alone (ghostly stuff). We thought she was crazy and sacked her.

When this happened to the next maid, and the next, and the next .... We knew that this was no longer a question of the maid being crazy. Note that we never told any maid beforehand, that there was anything weird in our home. (Why would you want to scare an employee like that). So it is not a case of the maids getting overimaginative.

Finally at one point, we hired TWO maids at the same time. One night, something creepy happened and BOTH maids verified it.

Eventually, incidents started to happen to ME and my wife. There were two occasions when the ghostly stuff happened, when both me and my wife were together in the room.

Somehow we still tolerated it. Surprising as it may sound, you can get used to it.

We stopped tolerating it last year, when for the first time EVER, something happened to my kid. Like your child, he saw a ghost.

Once it started happening to our son, my wife and I decided that it was time to get help. We got a fengshui master who did lots of things. In every culture, there is some equivalent of a spiritual clearer, in your case, you'd probably get a priest or something.

Things improved immediately.

If you want to understand in great detail what may (I said "may" not "is") be happening in your home, I would strongly recommend this book:

"When Ghosts Speak" by Ann Winkowski.

For your immediate comfort, I want to tell you that you and your family are in no real danger. Obviously you don't want that "man" to stay in your house for the long term, but I just want to reassure you that you and family are ok. And that such occurrences are much more common than you might expect.

[pamelajbelter]

Wow, there are a lot of different view points here. Hello Brysmom, my name is Pamela. I grew up with a clairvoyant mother and myself am an empath and clairsentient. We are christians - no paticular denomination, just read our bible - and the pastor you spoke was right, your child could have seen an angel. I do agree with the others in the thread that this is probably not the case though. The man your child is seeing is most likely that man who died in your home. This is a difficult situation and I strongly agree that a medium should identify who this man is and why he is there. When you have the answers to these questions you can then find away to force him to leave your home. In the mean time you need to take protective measures. Prayer is the most effective method I have found to deal with these issues - this doesn't mean that if you pray it will go away. It means that you will be better protected from harm. I place an open bible with a passage that has Jesus' words in my childrens' rooms and say a prayer asking for protection from harm. Now I know that you said before that you're not very religious, but I'm telling you from experience that this works. You don't have to become a religious zealot to experience God's protection- you just have to ask. This has helped my family though sightings and demonic attacks-some physical. It can't hurt to try it. Just another point of veiw - my prayers are with you and your child.

[bluestar]

To get the house cleansed or cleared spiritually is the only answer, whatever the phenomena are. If it is all an intelligent child's imagination/attention-seeking/or whether it's a real man's restless trapped spirit, spiritual cleansing can only be beneficial, for the whole family. It would give a spiritual lift to you all, and certainly wouldn't harm a Guardian Angel! At the very least, it would put your mind at rest. Some people do Spiritual cleansing on a regular basis anyway. But don't just get anyone out of the yellow pages. Get someone you know is good.

[jazmin]

My story is very different and scary cant stop thinking on my sons face. Hes 3 years old. Around 4:30 dis morningn my son woke up screaming. He sleeps with us so I heard him right away. While he was screaming he was pointing the cealing saying "cukui" in spanish that means a monster. HE had these fear in his eyes that i just wanted to take that fear away. I also have a new born so i keep the light from the restroom on to see my newborn so is not dark at all for him to be that scared. after i turned the bedroom light on it became worst. He would just scream and scream. My husband grabed him to try to calm him down and he started fightin with him, thats when i got scared. so wat i did was cover his eyes so he could just stop seeing what ever was making react that way. He would still fight with his eyes coverd, and when i would take my hand off his eyes hell get more scared. What came to my head was to get a candle from the virgin mary but i couldnt find a lighter. so i just told my husband to take him out the room. when he took him out to the living room he got better. When he was a year old something like these happened but he would just not stop crying but kept pointingg the cealing. by that time we lived at my moms house i felt very scared so i called my mom to come pray for him. my mom asked me to get a candle. when i came back with the candle me breath went away and i felt something that i had never felt before. i got ssssooooo scared that my body got chills. could it be that my son keeps seeng that from my moms house

[Ashley88]

I dont understand. Why argue whether or not the child is actually seeing something. It is effecting the child and the mother, whether he is actually seeing something or not. The best bet is to get a medium. The you will know for sure. If his spirit is there, then you go on to find out how to get rid of it the proper way. If it is not there then there ya go. Either way the situation needs to be addressed, and mam, if you feel in your heart that your child is seeing something, then go with your instincts. They are the only thing that wont fail you in the end. Happy Hunting and I wish you well!

[MasterRishi]

My wife and I discussed this situation this evening, and after asking my buddy Gabriel what was going on and looking into the situation, it became clear to us that you are experiencing an imprint ghost. These are hauntings that occur as a result of an individual's energy that is left behind on our physical world when they pass on, like a fingerprint. These hauntings will not typically respond to the people living or moving in the area, they simply repeat their routines as if on a perpetual replay. This is typically caused by a strong emotional connection to a particular place or object, most commonly dwelling where the person had spent a great deal of their lives, but it can also be to an object, like an antique or a piece of favored furniture. Whatever it was that meant something special to this person, there is a chance of them leaving their energy with it/on it/around it/in it when they pass on.

This differs from an intelligent haunting in that there isn't actually any sentience to the feeling of a presence. A sentient haunting will typically try to communicate with you in some way, whereas an imprint haunting will not notice you're even there. An intelligent haunting happens most often when a person meets a sudden end to their life and is either unaware they are dead or still unwilling to leave through some sense of connection or obligation (familial, protection, etc.) to the people or places it left behind. There are also intelligent hauntings that are created by pure spirit entities, those that have never had a human life, but these are typically very different from their post-human counterparts.

For the purposes of this conversation, there's not really any need to get into the specifics, just know that what you have with you is basically a person's emotions set on a loop to replay indefinitely. It is rather easy to just "erase" the tape the person left behind in order to clear the area. With your permission, I'd be honored to help you clear the house of anything left behind by this not-so-nice person.

I'm sorry that you suffered abuse because of your concerns, many people misinterpret the visions of small children because they think of them as imaginative, but more and more star seed children are being born to us with their veils largely removed and are able to see and hear things very clearly that often scare and bewilder their parents, who are not as open. That's not to say that children do not have vivid imaginations and are not capable of making things up for attention, but I haven't met a star seed yet that can't openly communicate with all manner of energetic entities. Many of them are also openly aware of their past lives as well. Just an interesting side note.

Anyway, please let me know if you'd like help with cleaning the home. It's always my pleasure to help make someone's home more hospitable.