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7.20.5
Welcome back, faithful readers, to another installment of paranormal
review that I prefer to call, Ghost Files.
I trust my absence wasn't too much of a strain on your emotional
health. But fear not, I have come to quench your thirst for the best
ghostly material the internet has to offer. This week, I present an
example of psychology over paranormal and a rather strange tale of
Bali spiritualism. Plus, a Kenyan principal has found a solution to
disobedient children, everywhere.
Brace yourself, Ghost Files cometh.
In cinema, it's not uncommon to have a plot about a ghost influencing
a poor victim into doing unspeakable acts of violence. They may be
tormented into killing their family, strangers, or themselves. In such
stories, the protagonist is often viewed as insane—that is until it's
too late.
In reality, however, they most likely are suffering from a
psychological disorder with hallucinations. Case in point, the
following article:
Demonic Man says 'ghost' told him he shot his family
From Daily News staff reports
He stated that he had killed his family and he would wait for deputies.
Relating back to the 7.06 edition of Ghost Files, this story is very
much related to the debate between psychology and the paranormal. The
man involved claims that a ghost had informed him that his family was
dead—and that the man killed them. I won't venture a guess as to why a
ghost would say such a thing, but many, including myself, may have
been inclined to believe his account.
This time, however, no matter how open one is to the paranormal, it's
psychology's job to handle this one.
I don't think you can believe anything a man who has recently awoken
from a drunken stupor and downed 50 phentermine tablets. And the fact
he consumed so much is testament to his deep, emotional stress. I
don't know the specifics of this case, or the history of this man and
his family, but I feel this is the kind of situation where a purely
paranormal response would have been dangerous and irresponsible.
Perhaps the real bit of paranormal influence brought the man out of
his house and away from his family—thus preventing a 'Shining'-like
massacre.
I like to venture across the oceans from time to time and experience
the paranormal happenings of other cultures. I found this interesting
article about a form of magic I had never heard of before: the 'Leak'
magic of Bali.
What is the leak spirit of Bali?
Radio Singapore International – July 15, 2005
The leak spirit enabled people to turn into fireballs, animals or
strange creatures with fangs, a protruding tongue and dangling
breasts.
This creature could fly above roof tops, suck the blood of adults and
kidnap babies.
It would seem the small Island nation of Bali is rather submersed in
spiritualism. And the stories they tell are as extravagant as the
native locales.
I'm very interested in the legend of their 'leak spirit.' It's a very
strange yet powerful force that enables people to change into a
plethora of forms to hunt down and terrorize the populace.
Many legends are often based on real events, and although elaborated
or changed throughout time, there was probably a similar,
unexplainable event to account for it. I dare not even imagine what
event would cause such a bizarre legend as this.
Parents now have a new weapon in getting their children to clean their
rooms: ghosts!
According to the frightened children, their school principle is to
blame for the paranormal occurrence. It seems as though these children
haven't been as clean as they should be.
The principal's response? Bring on the food poisoning and hordes of
ghost-animals to motivate cleanliness.
I think in this case, the best exorcising would be the work-out they
get from scrubbing and mopping. A little elbow grease will clean those
ghosts right up!
This concludes the Ghost Files for this week. I hope you enjoyed your
stay in the nether-realms of the paranormal.
This is Khyron, until next time, signing off.
Tootles.
~Khyron, 2005.