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CRISIS APPARITIONS
These are visions of persons, who at the time of their
appearance are undergoing some form of crisis. For example
a severe illness, an injury or even death.
The appearance of this type of apparition seems to be
motivated by the particular anxiety on the part of the
entity. The viewer often feels the apparition appears to
them to deliver the message.
Many people have reported that they have seen a lifelike
apparition of a friend or relative at about the time that
that person was dying or involved in an accident, although
the person experiencing the apparition had had no normal way
of knowing about this event at the time. Similarly, other
people have reported having had a vivid dream, hearing a
loved one's voice, or feeling an unusual physical sensation
or emotion at a time coinciding with an unexpected death or
other event.
The perception of a crisis apparition is not
restricted to the early hours of the morning or to those
who are in some private place. It can occur at the most
unexpected moments and even in public places.
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These kinds of experiences were intensively
studied by scientists during the late 19th century, and
hundreds of cases were reported. Unfortunately, in recent
decades most parapsychologists have shown little interest in
studying such phenomena, and not many contemporary
experiences of this kind have been reported.
A THIN gray
shadow on the edge of thought
Hiding its wounds:
These are the wounds of sorrow---
It was my hand that made them;
And this gray shadow that resembles you
Is my own heart, weeping...
Alice Corbin, Apparitions
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