Nearly Knowledgeable

Every haunting is an exercise in trust. One must take a leap of faith, suspend all reason and completely succumb to the senses, allowing yourself to just be in that moment and trust what you are seeing or hearing. Even when reading about ghosts there is an element of this, that tantalising flash when one considers that such an event might have happened.  I have always thought of myself as a ‘somewhat believer’ , a ‘ sit on the fence’ sort. I have even had experiences myself that would be characterised as paranormal, but I am also plagued by uncertainty. I don’t think we should detract from the impact of a paranormal experience on a believer, but I have never been able to truly resolve myself to say I believe in ghosts. I believe there is something… though I am aware of how vague that sounds. It’s a question I have long pondered. Thankfully, in my work as a folklorist, the question of the existence of spirits doesn’t really come into it. It doesn’t matter if there is a physical ent...