Next day I went over and over the details. Although he was several feet away, he was leaning in towards me, bending down as it were as if he were examining me or attempting to communicate something. As I examined my feelings I can honestly say that this “person” exuded no aura of menace or harm. Had I inadvertently invited this presence by allowing myself to be so open to my senses? Had he “followed” me from the graveyard?

Chas lived in Yosemite for many years and is a very spiritual person. He had told me that on several occassions he had seen the ghosts of Indians in the park. Although I felt he was sincere I must confess I didn’t really believe him. Well, now I do. Chas has taught me that unless I’m ready to deal with the consequences I have to close myself off and not invite such things in, and for the most part it has worked for me ever since.

All my life I wanted some confirmation that spirits or ghosts either did or did not exist. I thought it would be exciting to actually see such phenomena. Well, it wasn’t. It was terrifying. Once you’ve seen, you can’t go back and you’re constantly afraid of what you may see next. I don’t know if it was just remembered energy or emotion or an actual human soul I saw, but it was enough for me.

Yes, genuine psychics and mediums exist but they’re few and far between. Yes, paranormal phenomena occurs, but again, it is rare.

Unless you’re ready to have your concept of reality blown wide open, be careful what you wish for, or what you open yourself up to. True, I came to no harm, but to this day 3 years later I am afraid to open my eyes in the dark. I haven’t gone NEAR a cemetary all these years – but I’m still strongly drawn to them.