shadow people I've written about my experiences with shadow people here in the Philippines on more than one occasion. I was officially weirded out in April of 2007 and wrote about an uninvited guest a mere two weeks ago.

I hesitate to continue writing about these shadow people, but the story didn't end two weeks ago. I don't know how many of these "entities" are involved, but the appearances are becoming more and more commonplace.


Last Week

I think it was Wednesday night, but I can't be sure. I'm not too good at keeping track of which day is which nowadays, being retired and not having any kind of schedule to follow.

I, my wife and my son had finished eating dinner. My son had just left the table to head upstairs and to his room. I was seated at the head of the table and Josie was seated to the right of me, facing the window. Beyond the other end of the table and off to the side is our stainless steel refrigerator.

While Josie and I were talking, I observed a shadow rising on the right front corner of the refrigerator. Josie turned her head to see what I was looking at, but didn't say anything. After the shadow retreated, I started to ask her about it and she said, "Yes, I saw it too." I had already mentioned my previous experience a couple of days prior to this event.

I walked around the room, interfering with light sources, and tried to create a shadow like that. I couldn't.

This Week

Until a couple of days ago, I had only seen these shadows at night and not every night. Now, I'm seeing them in the daytime as well. Their appearances are random. There never is anything seeming to cast the shadows. It's like the shadows themselves are independent entities.

My wife seems to think it's the ghost of one of her deceased brothers (murdered in 2001) because neighbors have seen him since then. My mother-in-law says that it's one or more "bound spirits", whatever the heck that means.

I'm Curious, but Not Afraid

Before anyone makes a comment, this house has been blessed. There are Catholic religious symbols in various parts of the house (the wife is Catholic, not me) and even a cross hanging in the stairwell. Regardless, these shadows don't seem to be demonic in nature. I don't sense any hostility and negative vibes of any kind.

I'm curious as to what these "shadow people" actually are. When they appear, I definitely feel a presence in the room, but I don't know what to make of it. People that talk about ghosts say they feel chills, but I haven't noticed any changes in temperature or lighting.

I'm starting to think the Philippines is the paranormal epicenter of the world. I have heard so many stories about things that people have seen and experienced. Most of it I attribute to folklore, but when something like this starts happening, it makes me wonder.

I don't know how these events are going to progress or for how long. I'll be sure to write about it if anything changes.