 Hearing three knocks in an empty room means that someone known to you has passed away.
Don't leave your shoes on the table! It can bring sickness and even death according to folklore. Experiencing a chill up your spine means that someone has just walked over your future grave. Some cultures believe that tombstones prevent the souls of the dead from leaving their graves. Coffee grounds in the bottom of your cup? If they form a long straight line then you can expect an impending funeral. Touch a loved one who has died and you won’t have dreams about them.
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 Somewhere in Rendlesham Forest could be found an S shaped pond with a very sinister reputation. Children in the 19th century were warned to stay away from it 'lest the mermaid should come and crome you in'. Crome was a long-handled rake.
Some folklorists believe that these legends of water bogeys are, in fact, distorted memories of water spirits that were worshipped by our pagan ancestors. Others suggest that such tales were simply invented to deter children from playing near water.  The April issue of Psychic News features my investigation of Edinburgh Castle and its ghosts. Available from all good newsagents or online here - www.psychicnews.org.uk/
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The practice of walling up a cat, often with the animal still alive, was a medieval attempt to protect a building against evil spirits and witches. This tradition survived in places like East Anglia until the 19th century.
This mummified example can be found on display in the Lavenham Guildhall, Suffolk.  The coast below the village of Happisburgh in Norfolk is the reputed haunt of a terrifying apparition. Over the years, people have claimed to have witnessed a figure with no legs and with its head hanging down its back from a strip of flesh. It was first seen in 1765 by two farmers who were making their way home one night along Whimpwell Street. It was reported to be wearing sailor's clothes and appeared to be holding a sack to its chest. Upon reaching a well, it vanished. The well was later searched and the remains of a dismembered man were found hidden in two sacks. A pistol was also found with the corpse. It was surmised that he may have been a smuggler and had been murdered by his colleagues after some dispute.
The spectre is still said to haunt the area. The well has long gone but some still claim to hear strange moans and groans emanating from the spot. Apparently, the ideal time to see the ghost is on moonlit nights. The submerged remains of the village of Eccles can be found off the coast. It was largely lost to the sea in the 17th century but fishermen still claim to hear the bells of the church tower when storms or a death are imminent.  Four page study of my photographic work can be found in the March issue of Psychic News. Available from all good newsagents or online www.psychicnews.org.uk/
 Burgh St Peter in Norfolk was once supposed to be one of the regular haunts of the Devil. There was a stile in a field, leading into the main road, which the Devil was said to sit upon once a year. The locals were not certain of the exact day and so shunned it all year round just to be on the safe side!
Stiles were often thought to be the boundaries between this world and the next, especially those leading to churchyards. |
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