

When a light is switched on, there is no-one there. They appear to move quickly into a dark corner or doorway. They usually disappear when looked at directly. Many say that the shadows often include a hat, usually identified as one from earlier times.The shadow figure is usually a darker mass than its surroundings – it is sometimes just a regular shadow, at others it is ‘darker than the darkest void imaginable’. Others have described seeing red or amber eyes, but no other distinguishing features. Most report that the figure is a plain dark, featureless shadow. People have described shadow apparitions in various ways. Now she never walks through the house at night without a light on. Just as she swung the door shut the shadow figure was right by her side before instantly disappearing. She turned back to the fridge to retrieve the juice. She thought it must have been the effects of the two glasses of wine she had drunk earlier. She couldn’t make out his features, only that it seemed to be male from its height and build. She turned to see a shadow of a man a few feet away. As she reached for the carton, she had a feeling that she wasn’t alone. Without turning on an overhead light she opened the refrigerator to get some juice. Her parents and younger sister were asleep in their rooms. The second explanation for seeing shadow spirits is that you are actually seeing shadow spirits.Īngeline came home around midnight after a night out with friends. There’s nothing like being jerked awake just as you are about to mow down a ghost. This might be the brain’s method of waking you up if you are in danger of nodding off at the wheel. Some people have reported sightings of shadowy figures in the road when driving. Photo Credit: SamueleGhilardi Flickr via Compfight cc This is the time when we are most likely to experience mild hallucinations, such as shadows of people or animals. Sometimes it’s called ‘threshold consciousness’, when you are just edging out of a dream to recognizing you’re safely in your own bed. Hypnogogia is the halfway stage between wakefulness and sleep. The first and possibly the most common is that you were in a state of hypnogogia. There are two possible explanations for seeing shadow spirits.

Have you ever caught a fleeting shadow out of the corner of your eye? Or awakened from a dream to find a looming presence near your bed? Or come face to face with a dark shadow in your kitchen that melts away, leaving you feeling disturbed and not quite alone? You may have seen shadow spirits.
