orbs in haunted cemetery near Houston, TX
This small cemetery is on private land. We had permission to visit it, and an authorized escort who knew where we should look for ghosts. From the start, I knew that this site was profoundly haunted. It reminds me of some New England cemeteries that I have visited, where the dead aren’t unhappy… just a bit restless and curious about visitors.
Because this cemetery is not regularly maintained, we walked through tall grass, pushed back shrubs and weeds, and dodged huge spiderwebs to visit the graves.
This cemetery is the home of people who–by choice or circumstances–have graves marked with wooden crosses, handmade cement and plaster “stones,” and are sometimes unmarked. Walking around these graves feels very different from the tidy cemeteries where the headstones were purchased and names were added to stock granite designs.
On this night, I saw many instances of “sparkles” from both my Olympus film camera as well as my Toshiba digital camera.
Many graves–marked and unmarked–displayed dramatic orbs. Because so many graves are unmarked, it did not surprise me to see multiple orbs in many photos.
One of the more formal graves–shown in the photo at the top of this article–produced consistent orbs. Here’s another photo of it, from another angle:
We continued to wander around the acreage, discovering more graves and many more spirits… as well as orbs. This is the kind of cemetery that must be treated with respect. These people are not “average” and their stories–like their lives–were rich, culturally diverse, and should not be trivialized or forgotten.
The marked graves may be as much as 50 years old. Most of them seem to be far newer, and visited regularly.
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In the two pictures above, the left image shows how most of my photos (about 20 of them) at this grave turned out: No orbs. However, in the middle of these many ho-hum pictures, I captured one fairly spectacular orb in the photo on the right. About ten photos later, the wind started to pick up and there were abundant dust orbs.
However, I sensed a very real presence at this grave, as if the person wanted to be noticed. There was a sense of dismay at being “out of the game” so soon. It wasn’t an angry or depressed spirit, just someone who knew that we were there and wanted to be included in the pictures.
Can you give me the information on the private cemetery? Who to contact for permission and in what area of town it is in? I belong to a new paranormal group called Houston Paranormal Investigations. We are a serious group (not social meetup) that strives to scientificly prove or disprove hauntings. We have several sensitives and use them only to locate possible locations for equipment placement and further investigation. We will not publish or reveal anything without permission. Any info you can provide would be appreciated.
Cathlyn,
I cannot provide that information. However, if you form a good working relationship with the police, they may be as helpful with you as they were with me and my researchers. I’m sure there’s more than one private cemetery like this one.
Fiona
This is for You People that go in uninvited by the Spirit of My ancestors,….LEAVE HIM ALONE.
[Portions of this comment were edited by the HollowHill.com staff for reasons of liability.]
for some reason I am experiencing a sense of deep sadness just looking at those graves. As if something had happened that could have been prevented and they lost their life. Strange , i don’t usually get these feelings. they’re very strong.