So last night I was meditating (I've started grounding and trying to protect myself too, although I do always worry that I'm not doing it right! - I'm a born worrier!).
I have been meditating on and off for a few years but usually just to clear my mind so I can sleep but last night I actually asked my spirit guides to come forward - I have asked them a couple of times before but to be honest I don't really think I wanted them to come through because of my fear (see my first post -
http://anybodythere.net/cgi-bin/paranormal-forums/YaBB.pl?num=1341519259).
But last night I did kinda feel a bit more ready for it, if you know what I mean? Anyway, I have a rowing machine propped up against the wall in my bedroom about 4ft from my bed and not long after I'd asked my guides to come through there was a really loud sound, as if someone had tapped on or tried to move my rowing machine, it's hard to explain but it was definitely the sound of someone touching the metal.
Now that rowing machine has been in that place for two years and not once have I ever heard anything like that. I know sometimes you hear the floor boards sort of squeek like the house is settling down and first of all I tried to pass it off as something like that but the more I thought about it the more I realised that it wasn't - it was too loud and was more liked someone had "flicked" the metal on the rowing machine - I say flick rather than tapped as it was quite a sharp loud abrupt noise.
Immediately I freaked out and stopped meditating - my heart was going so fast lol but I was kinda of excited at the same time too.
So I guess what I wanted to ask is - do you think it was my spirit guides? The thing that worries me is that I never expected something like that to happen - I've read posts on here of people's experiences so I guess I'm more worried it's something a bit more negative just playing with me.
Also, since writing my last post more and more things seem to be happening. First of all it was just hearing conversations when drifting off to sleep, then the other night I heard music, yesterday I kept getting a quick smell of aftershave, about five times during the day it would just apear for a few seconds and then disappear - I kept "smelling" myself and it definitely wasn't me! lol
Another thing that happened over the weekend, my sister was taken into hospital, we don't particularly get on and my mum kept telling me to text her but I didn't really want to, anyway I was talking to my ex on my mobile when all of a sudden his voice cut out and my phone started to call my sister - I cut the call and it went back to my ex. When I got off the phone I looked at it and it was on the text message screen with my sister's number on screen and it looked as though I'd starting writing a text to her but I hadn't (it was just a lot of random letters etc). Anyway, my sister called me back as she had had a missed call from me and I told her about it and she said oh it must have been dad trying to get us to talk (he died about 5 years ago and we know he's always about) - I like to think it was - what do you think?
Sorry for the long post but I'm quite excited about all of this and I wonder if it's starting to happen because I'm starting to open my mind to it all and trying to let go of the fear.
Another thing I guess would be helpful to mention is that the gift does seem to run through the family - my dad's auntie was a medium, his uncle was a faith healer, my sister sees spirits all the time, and now it seems my 3 years old neice sees shadow people and has night terrors (although my brother and his wife don't realise what is actually going on - they think she's just having normal nightmares

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Anyway, thanks for reading - I would love to hear your opinions on it all as my boyfriend thinks I'm going slightly crazy!