Tuesday 17 December 2013

Yule Ghost Tales: Ectoplasm in the Temple


The dark nights before Yule are a time for telling stories of ghosts and other spookiness - and here are some pictures that are definitely mysterious. The photos were sent to me by Lee, the High Priest of the Coven of the Catta.

Lee said: "This is in response to your request for interesting photos from rituals. I took these pictures with a digital camera a few years ago after our coven ritual in which we had raised the cone of power. I was actually just taking pictures of objects around the temple when these ectoplasm ribbons showed up in the center of the temple where the cone of power was raised. I checked the lens and there was nothing on it and interestingly the ectoplasm seemed to stay in the center of the temple no matter from where I took the pictures. If it was something on the lens it would have been at the same place.

"Notice how three ribbons rotate one way and two the other way. These ribbons remind me of the silver cingulum we wear for our second degree, but mine was around my waist. I took several other pictures where these did not show up. I can think of no explanation except for the energy left after ritual."

The photo and story was submitted by Lee / Shawnus: Shawnus Merlin Belarion 3rd* HPT Coven of the Catta http://covenofthecatta.wordpress.com/. Copyright GLHoke 2013

Links and previous related posts:
http://covenofthecatta.wordpress.com/
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2013/11/story-strange-experience-while-walking.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/05/spooks-and-spectres-at-michelham-priory.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/05/pagan-eye-old-photo-shows-medium-and.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2013/10/haunted-tunbridge-wells-gothic-ghosts.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/10/review-collected-ghost-stories.html

8 comments:

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