Question: Why do FBA's appear in human form?

gspceo253

As we are all here to learn from one another, I have a rather bizarre question. When we die, our physical form is dead, but our souls/spirit goes on. My question is this- Since our physical form is dead and hopefully buried, how come apparitions have been seen in a human physical form? Is it because the soul remembers how it looked? What about reincarnation? With another hound's gift, why would he/she see a spirit as that person had died? Why not look better?
I was just curious as to what everyone else thought.

gspceo253 · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:27 am Post subject:

I keep hearing Jeopardy music playing. No one wants to pitch in a comment? All are welcome..(That sounded like the psychic from Poltergeist / lol)
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PaimpontOak · Orb Joined: Jun 02, 2005 Posts: 23

That's actually a very good question. Here's my "what if"...

Maybe the apparition isn't actually human formed, maybe it's just how we perceive it. Our minds give it this form so our cognitive abilities can process the information.

However, I suppose this doesn't really hold water as humanoid shapes get physically captured on film.

I'll keep thinking on it.

Pete187Rock · Ectoplasm Joined: Oct 27, 2004 Posts: 701

Maybe as we are right now is in fact our true form in the afterlife. I dunno, theres no true theory to prove fact or fiction either way. The only true way to find out is to just die and find out.lol

gspceo253 · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:01 pm Post subject:

Pete,
Great observation, but I'm not ready to die just yet. Razz

I've been to too many funerals already and I'm not ready for my own. I do wonder, though, if this is our " true form" then can we look like we want to look after this life? Kind of like the movie, "What Dreams May Come."
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Pete187Rock · Ectoplasm Joined: Oct 27, 2004 Posts: 701

Like i said i dont think we will truly know till that last day comes. Great movie by the way.

Stacie_Ga_mountains · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:55 pm Post subject:

Perhaps they appear in these forms as a form of communication. There letting us know what they looked like in life or if we knew them in life this maybe the easiest why they can let us know that it is them. I’ve heard of people seeing family members appear to them as they looked when they were young and in there prime. Maybe there letting them know in this way that they are well and in great shape now supposed to there conditions at there time of death. But we may never know until we cross over.
Stacie
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Pete187Rock · Ectoplasm Joined: Oct 27, 2004 Posts: 701

Exactly, you can make all the theories you want but it sucks you will have to find out the hard way. I promise though when i die i will try my best, if i can, to present proof of my existence in the afterlife. My best friend when he died sort of came to me in a dream but it really freaked me out the way it went down so after that i havent seen him around in my dreams, as a FBA or anything and i know the exact location in which he passed away in. Good possiblity that he is anchored there so maybe one day i will get permission from our buddy whos house he died in to hunt there one night.

gspceo253 · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:07 pm Post subject:

I know that we can never have exact answers until we die, but I had wondered about it, and I thought maybe someone else had too. I really appreciate anyone's opinions and insights. Thanks!
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Wackywizjr · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:24 am Post subject:

In the words of the great sage.

"I don't know why ask me?"

Actualy I have come to believe that the reason I see them as they appeared at the time of death is that I get a psychic reading from them of their death and my mind overlays the image.

As for why FBA appear as a full body well that is because if they didn't they wouldn't be called FBA's. Razz

Sorry.

Actualy I believe this is a comfort thing for them after wearing a certain shape for a very long time you get used to it, it becomes comfortable. So at least for a while this would be what they would maintain at least until they learned they could change.

Just my thoughts.
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Babs · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:52 am Post subject:

This is a very interesting question. I read it yesterday and held back on comment so I could consider it for a while. This a question I had not ever even considered! Thanks for kick starting my brain.
I considered cell recognition but considering the fact that the soul is no longer in possession of those cells....
I think that WW idea that it is a psychic impression we are seeing seems probable. Of course unproovable but...Considering that a manifestation of any sort seems to be a choice of the ghost....maybe when they focus their energy on manifesting they see their body as it was and therefore transmit their thoughts into form. The further question here, I guess would be...do you have to be psychic to see a psychic impression?
Now of course this is differant in the non earth bound spirits who may come back for purposeful visits to their friends and loved ones. Then I think they appear in the way we would most recognize them. Not neccessarily how the recall their physical self appearing last.
This all means, for me, that I must start seeing myself how I will want to appear to the living after I pass. Hmmmm, I choose Angelina Jolie's body!

Babs Jolie (figure I better get started now)
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gspceo253 · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:02 am Post subject:

Thank you Babs and WW. How insightful!!! I guess this is one of those questions that we will never be able to answer, but I just wanted to jump start some brain cells this week. Applause

Babs, I wanted to come back looking like Angelina Crying or Very sad

Now I'll have to find someone else to look like. D'oh!

I was also wondering about clothing. I don't want to come back looking skanky, so I guess I'll have to be buried in something nice. LOL

Babs · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:38 am Post subject:

Ha! LMAO. Definitely dont wanna come back looking skanky! Hmmm...Im thinking something "sheer" would be nice! D'oh!

lol I'm cracking myself up!!

Babs
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Wackywizjr · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:11 pm Post subject:

PaimpontOak · Orb Joined: Jun 02, 2005 Posts: 23

I want to apprear as Kevin Smith. (Aries, God of War from Xena) Unfortunately, I've heard he's passed already. I'm sure he'd want his own image.

Angji · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:18 pm Post subject: Kevin smith

FINALLY someonbe w not only known who Kevin Smith was but hiow totally one hndred percent HOT he was!!!!!!!!!!
I admit i was and am still a fan of the was great hottie! Yes he died while filming what was to bbecome a series riverworld but he died in a ccident there irnoically he had a head injury before and he numerous sergies but when he feel from the wall he was doing a stunt on the show he diedi heard fro ma coma. I heard he was a really nice guy and had just landed a nice hollywood block buster movie.
Angji :thewave: \:D/ :P :oops: 8) :D :wink:
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Oldsoul · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:25 pm Post subject: FBA

=D>Brilliant question
I have a theory. I once saw a documentary on electromagnectic imaging, explaining that everything in our environment, inanimate and animate, has electromagnetic energy. A simple Oak leaf was used as an example, among other things. First, the scientist took an image of the leaf with their electromagnetic imaging device, similiar to an x-ray. The image that was produced had a bluish aura outlining the imprint of the leaf. This was explained to be the leaf's electromagnetic energy.
Second, another image was taken, but this time the leaf was cut in half and only half the image was shot this time. What was suprising and interesting is that the bluish aura was still WHOLE, although half of the leaf had been cut.
My theory is that even though our physical bodies die, our energy remains, and part of it is that electromagnetic energy. And I'm not saying that it is only an imprint, but that somehow our spirit, individual personality is part of that also. That is why sometimes people manifest in a physical form.
Its very interesting how physics is related to the paranormal, there is some kind of connection there, although we don't fully comprehend it as of yet.
Take also, for instance, how most people having Life after Death experiences aren't able to wear manual watches after their experience because they just QUIT, won't Work. Is it that their electromagnetic energy has been altared somehow?
It just gets curiouser and curiouser.
Thinking

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Lee66 · Orb Joined: Aug 08, 2005 Posts: 61

This is an old thread, but I read something the other day that reminded me of the poster's original question.

Now, in order for this to work, you're going to have to go along with the experiment and not skip ahead to the end of this post.

Close your eyes for a moment and form a picture of yourself in your mind's eye. Go ahead, it will only take about twenty seconds; I'll wait right here.

Done? That image is probably how the living would perceive you if you were a ghost.
In your image, were you wearing clothes? Most people don't visualize themselves in the nude. That's why ghosts don't often appear naked- when you see an apparition, you see a personality's perception of itself. I doubt that spirits shop at spectral department stores or need Ralph Lauren in the afterlife.
Also, in your image, did you see your feet or shoes? When I try this exercise with people, they usually don't. That may explain why the forms of ghosts do not usually extend below the knees.

To credit my source, the book was "Hauntings and Poltergeists" by L Auerbach.
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Wackywizjr · Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 7:13 pm Post subject:

Very interesting. Thinking

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wingedguy · Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 8:10 pm Post subject:

I'll expound on L.B. even more...or is that expand (in my case?!).

what if there were many ghosts around us most of the time and we don't really notice them -it is just the surrounding energy or circumstance at the right time that allows us suddently to view them for that instant? sort of like the green light is turned on and there they are for that moment in our time and we can see them?!

other times we may catch a glimpse of the trail of that energy in the form of a vortex or in an orb -that is all we perceive at the moment.

the failure to see the whole picture is ours -we are the ones with limited sight.
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