Who are the Shadow People?
As long as there have been stories of paranormal hauntings and
ghostly phenomena, there have been sightings of "Shadow People". Shadow
People (also known as shadow men, shadow folk, or shadow beings) are
defined by their featureless, shadow-like appearances.
According to folklore, they appear as dark forms in the peripheries
of people's vision and prefer to watch people unseen, disintegrating or
moving between walls, when noticed.Sightings of Shadow People are often
associated with feelings of dread, intense fear or panic and instances
of paralysis have been ascribed to the experience by some witnesses.
They are nearly always a manly shape, large and with a broad
silhouette and perhaps the strangest thing about them, is that they are
usually seen wearing a hat of some sort. In some instances there are
red eyes that seem to pierce right through you.
Reports of Shadow People sightings differ in a number of ways from
normal ghost sightings. Shadow People are often reported as having no
discernible features such as mouths, noses, or eyes. They are rarely
ever reported as trying to communicate with the living.
Witnesses also do not report the same feelings of being in the
presence of something that 'was once human'. Shadow Beings are also
said to move extremely fast and travel through solid matter.
Sightings of Shadow People
Some individuals have described being menaced, chased, or in some
rare instances, attacked by shadow people. There have also been reports
of shadow people appearing in front of witnesses and lingering for
several seconds before disappearing.
Direct visual contact is rarely reported by most eye witnesses of
shadow people; they are said to usually disappear before they can be
seen clearly, and are seen "in the corner of one's eye. These beings
are said to often appear in mirrors.
The dark countenance and malevolent feelings that are often reported
in association with these creatures has led some researchers to
speculate that they may be demonic in nature. If they are demons, we
have to wonder what their purpose or intent is in letting themselves be
seen in this manner. Is it merely to frighten?
It is tempting to say that Shadow People are evil, especially given
the bad vibes they seem to give off. However, there is not much
documentation to say that a bad experience usually follows a sighting
of Shadow People. If fact, most visitations usually result in the
apparition fading away, or disappearing when noticed. They never seem
to talk or approach the witness, instead standing menacingly in
doorways and corners.
Shadow People Theories
There are many proposed explanations of these phenomena. One of the
more creative theories is that shadow beings are manifest thought
forms, meaning that they are collections of negative psychic energy
from areas where traumatic events have taken place and evil people
frequent. The negative psychic energy begins to manifest and takes on
form and motive, thriving on fear and negative emotions for sustenance.
Shadow beings have also been described as forms of ghosts, demons,
inter-dimensional beings. The most popular explanation seems to be that
they are some sort of other-dimensional beings whose dimension of
origin occasionally overlaps with ours, which is said to explain their
ethereal appearance and fleeting nature.
