Paranormal Diaries

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My favourite one sentence horror story:

Don't look behind you.

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I bet if you were to ask most people what they would picture to be a haunted place, the last thing they would think of would be a national chain store. Yet, one of the most profound haunting I’ve ever experienced in my life was at a Starbucks, of all places.

Many years ago, I was a barista for a Starbucks on a military base. The building was rather old, as was the base itself. When I first started working there everything seemed normal, as it always does. Just a cute little Starbucks, nothing more. That was until I started hearing things that should not be possible and seeing things that were not there.

I believe my experience all started with the loud bangs coming from the back of the store when no one was back there. My coworkers and I noticed much of the activity would start in the evening and continue after we were closed. It was extremely unnerving because the fridge doors in the back were heavy and at times required substantial force to pull open. The back door that led to the outside of the store was also bolted and extremely heavy. You had to have a key to unlock and it and a brick or rock to hold it open. So why were we hearing what sounded like the back door opening and slamming all on its own? Or the refrigerator doors opening and slamming all on their own? On top of this, objects would fall off the shelves in the backroom that were securely placed on the shelf with no way to fall on their own. We would all run to the office after shutting off the lights for the night just so we didn’t have to be with whatever was back there making those noises.

The activity did not end with the unexplainable noises, however. After a couple of months of working there, I started to see figures in the store when there was no one there. I think the first one I ever saw was a tall, dark shadow figure standing partially behind a large bookcase we had in the lobby. I looked away for a second, thinking it had to be my mind playing tricks on me, but when I looked back around, it was gone. I tried recreating what I saw in an effort to explain it to myself as a trick of the eye or something else, but no matter what I tried, nothing could recreate exactly what I saw. Another time I was making a latte, and could have sworn I saw a man watching me make the coffee. Average height, ginger hair. But when I looked up, there was no one standing there, and no one in the store who looked like him. I wasn’t the only one who had seen or felt a presence in the store, however. One of the coworkers recollected that she was carrying on a conversation with someone that she thought was another staff member in the back room, only to look up from what she was doing and realize that she was, in fact, alone, and said coworker was no where to be seen. My best friend who worked with me there told me of a night where she was closing, and as she was sitting in the office with our supervisor waiting to leave for the night, our supervisor locked eyes with the security camera footage on the computer and wouldn’t look away. His body was blocking the computer so she couldn’t see what he was looking at, and then after a few unsettling seconds, he broke out of the trance and said, “okay, it’s gone”. “What’s gone?”, she asked. Turns out our supervisor had seen a tall, dark, shadowy figure on the security camera in the back room where we always heard the noises.

Needless to say, we were all rather unsettled by this. No one knew why the building was haunted or what could have attracted the paranormal to our coffee shop. I had heard a story that the building used to be a post office years ago, and while it was in operation there was an armed robbery where someone was killed. I could never find any proof to verify this story, however, so to this day I’m still not sure why there was so much activity in that place.

I will never forget, on my last day there, the startling “farewell” I received from our Starbucks ghost. It had been a little while since we had experienced any activity in the store, and so we weren’t really expecting anything to happen on this particular night. As we were heading to the office to close up, we started joking about how I would never get to experience our ghost again. As we carried on, we started hearing the banging again coming from the back. Of course, we were all rather startled. We just decided to quickly wrap up, get out of the store, and lock up. It was as if our ghost was reminding us they were still there, because as we walked out the banging was louder than ever. It almost felt like the noise was following us out. We ran out of the store as fast as we could, and to this day I will never, ever forget the goosebumps and racing heart I experienced after that happened.

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Me, 100%.

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Honestly, as someone who has worked at multiple haunted workplaces and has also lived in a couple of haunted homes, you do kinda get used to it after awhile lol

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Your daily dose of spooky posts

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Love this example of where to wear rings for specific intentions 💍✋

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There is nothing like enjoying a nice glass of wine while watching the sunset 💛

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Happy Litha, my beautiful fairy angels ✨💛✨

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Gemini constellation on a spring night ⭐️ May 7, 2022

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Recently I’ve taken to thanking my candles if I need to blow them out or snuff them out before they’ve completely burnt down.

It’s a popular school of thought that blowing a candle out “blows the magic away” or ruins the spell. Realistically, I do not have time to sit and let an entire pillar or jar candle burn. Not to mention, large candles are expensive, and I like to enjoy them for multiple sittings.

And so, when I need to put a candle to sleep, I whisper to it:

              “Thank you for the help, candle, sleep well.”

And then I either snuff it with a candle snuffer, cover it with the jar lid, or simply blow it out.

When I need to use the candle again, I will tap it a few times, and say:

“Good morning/afternoon/evening candle, I need your help again.”

Then I will light it and go about doing my work.

It works well for me. Maybe it will work well for you.

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I absolutely love this idea/solution!! 💕

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🕯🪵🌲Happy Yule!🌲🪵🕯

Take the time today to be around friends and family today. Make something delicious (whether it be a comforting soup or some delicious cookies). Take in a deep breath of the frosty, winter air. Write down all of your blessings and everything you’re thankful for. It’s been another crazy year, but even in the midst of chaos there can be hope and joy. ❤️

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Just thought this was a really cute poem ❤️

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Spirits of the Dead by Edgar Allen Poe 🖤

Probably one of the my new favorite poems by him.

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This may seem a little random, but I was wondering if any of you had some tips on how to find something that you have lost? I have recently lost a very precious piece of jewelry, seemingly out of no where and I have no idea what could have happened to it because I never take it off, and I fear it may be gone forever. If you had any advice or tips on how to find something you’ve lost, it would mean the world to me. I would love if you could just leave a comment down below, or even just DM me. Thank you, and blessed be ✨

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How to Predict Timing with Tarot

When performing the Celtic Cross, there are three positions that can reveal when the event will happen: The Advice, The Ultimate Outcome, and The Underworld. Acknowledge all these possibilities. But your intuition will tell you which is most likely.

THE MAJOR ARCANA

The Fool – Whenever you are ready

The Magician – It has already begun

The High Priestess – You know exactly when

The Empress – During harvest season

The Emperor – It is almost done

The Hierophant – It is finished

The Lovers – As soon as you make the choice

The Chariot – In just a few moments

Strength – The minute you accept it

The Hermit – Only after you meditate on it

The Wheel of Fortune – During your first or next Saturn Return

Justice – When you least expect it

The Hanged Man – When the circumstances change

Death – Whenever it is ready

Temperance – After the storm

The Devil – It is happening right now

The Tower – Soon, unexpectedly and suddenly

The Star – The more you believe, the sooner it will happen

The Moon – It cannot be determined at the moment

The Sun – In the summer or by sunrise

Judgement – Soon and inevitably

The World – In divine timing

THE MINOR ARCANA

THE SUIT OF WANDS

Ace of Wands – One day

Two of Wands – Two days

Three of Wands – Three days

Four of Wands – Four days

Five of Wands – Five days

Six of Wands – Six days

Seven of Wands – Seven days

Eight of Wands – Eight days

Nine of Wands – Nine days

Ten of Wands – Ten days

Page of Wands – As we speak

Knight of Wands – End of November to most of December

Queen of Wands – End of March to most of April

King of Wands – End of July to most of August

THE SUIT OF CUPS

Ace of Cups – One month

Two of Cups – Two months

Three of Cups – Three months

Four of Cups – Four months

Five of Cups – Five months

Six of Cups – Six months

Seven of Cups – Seven months

Eight of Cups – Eight months

Nine of Cups – Nine months

Ten of Cups – Ten months

Page of Cups – Very soon

Knight of Cups – End of February to most of March

Queen of Cups – End of June to most of July

King of Cups – End of October to most of November

THE SUIT OF SWORDS

Ace of Swords – One week

Two of Swords – Two weeks

Three of Swords – Three weeks

Four of Swords – Four weeks

Five of Swords – Five weeks

Six of Swords – Six weeks

Seven of Swords – Seven weeks

Eight of Swords – Eight weeks

Nine of Swords – Nine weeks

Ten of Swords – Ten weeks

Page of Swords – Now, behind the scenes

Knight of Swords – End of May to most of June

Queen of Swords – End of September to most of October

King of Swords – End of January to most of February

THE SUIT OF PENTACLES

Ace of Pentacles – One year or one season (3 months)

Two of Pentacles – Two years or two seasons (6 months)

Three of Pentacles – Three years or three seasons (9 months)

Four of Pentacles – Four years or four seasons (one year)

Five of Pentacles – Five years or five seasons (15 months)

Six of Pentacles – Six years or six seasons (18 months)

Seven of Pentacles – Seven years or seven seasons (21 months)

Eight of Pentacles – Eight years or eight seasons (2 years)

Nine of Pentacles – Nine years or nine seasons (2 years and 3 months)

Ten of Pentacles – Ten years or ten seasons (2 years and 6 months)

Page of Pentacles – It will take quite a while

Knight of Pentacles – End of August to most of September

Queen of Pentacles – End of December to most of January

King of Pentacles – End of April to most of May

To Help You Remember:

Wands are days, because they are fire, and fire moves fast.

Swords are weeks, because while a sword is quick to cut, it first requires some thinking on the warrior’s part.

Cups are months, because they are water, and water flows with the moon, which completes a cycle in roughly a month.

Pentacles are seasons to years, because they are seeds, and some seeds only require a season to grow while others need a year.

The timings for the Major Arcana and the Pages are related to the cards’ meanings. Once you know the meanings, you know the timings.

The Kings, Queens and Knights are the Zodiac signs’ birthdays:

King of Wands – Leo (Fixed Fire)

Queen of Wands – Aries (Cardinal Fire)

Knight of Wands – Sagittarius (Mutable Fire)

King of Cups – Scorpio (Fixed Water)

Queen of Cups – Cancer (Cardinal Water)

Knight of Cups – Pisces (Mutable Water)

King of Swords – Aquarius (Fixed Air)

Queen of Swords – Libra (Cardinal Air)

Knight of Swords – Gemini (Mutable Air)

King of Pentacles – Taurus (Fixed Earth)

Queen of Pentacles – Capricorn (Cardinal Earth)

Knight of Pentacles – Virgo (Mutable Earth)

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Love this Tarot timing chart, so I thought I’d reblog to hopefully help someone else!

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Hello witches! ✨

With autumn just around the corner, I was wondering what traditions you have for this time of year? We also have Mabon and Samhain coming very soon as well, so if you’d like to share any of your traditions or rituals I’d love to hear about them in the comments below! 🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂

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An excerpt from Ghosts Among Us by Leslie Rule 👻

This book is SO good. It’s retellings of ghost stories from around the United States, and I am just eating up this book. It’s a light read, nothing too serious or scary, but very entertaining. If you love the paranormal, I highly recommend this book!