Shadow People

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Shadow People

By Karen Hollis

Alternative Theories on Shadow People: Holograms of our “Dark Side” or a Lost Piece of the Soul?

 
Shadow People…Who are they? What do they want with us?

Shadow People, paranormal phenomena that are also known as Shadow Beings are said to be shadow-like creatures of supernatural origin which appear as dark forms and disintegrate, or move between walls, when noticed. There are many different theories about the Shadow People and, depending upon what culture a person comes from, there are many different spiritual beliefs about them. For example, the American Indians, more specifically the Choctaw tribe, believed that every person had a “shilombish” or an outside shadow that followed them, and when they died it would wander on the earth. They also believed that every person had an inside shadow called a “shilup” that would go to the “land of shadows” when they died. These two shadows made up a part of every human soul. In Asian culture, the Shadow Beings go by different names and many say that when they see a Shadow Person there is sleep paralysis! In the Philippines, Shadow Beings are called “Batibats,” in Laos they are the “Dab Tsog,” and in Thailand they are referred to as the “Lai Tai.”

On one ghost hunting encounter with G.O.N.E.R.S. (Ghosts of New England Research Society) our team encountered multiple shadow figures in one haunted location. One of these figures glided up a stairwell and seemingly melted into the wall and disappeared. Another figure was found wrapping itself around corners in a basement and morphing into a grotesque figure that appeared leprechaun-like. Our investigator screamed as it came at him and passed right through him. He said that it felt as if he was a “screen door” and “the shadow being felt like sand being pressed and sifted through the screen door as it passed through his body.”

No two experiences with the Shadow Folk are said to be alike. Some investigators will describe the Shadow Beings as having wide brimmed hats. I have observed the “hat man” shadow figure in what looked like a doorway. At a distance, this figure is foreboding and unsettling because his lack of facial features and dark body leads one to believe that he is pure evil. Others have seen shadow figures with glowing red eyes. Those that glided away from our team of investigators did not have such discernable facial features.

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