PHANTOM
TRAVELERS
Phantom
Travelers are spirit travelers who are ghosts of humans
and sometimes animals. These travelers are known to
haunt particular roadways or modes of transportation.
There have been reports of Phantom Travelers on roads,
boats, planes, trains, and stations associated with
all modes of transport. Some Phantom Travelers even
appear as hitchhikers on lonely back roads.
Phantom
Travelers haunt specific locations and types of transportation
due to a tragedy associated with those routes or vehicles.
There have been reports of these travelers dating back
to the 1600s in Europe and Russia, and they are still
believed to exist today. All the reports about Phantom
Travelers have one thing in common- the spirits appear
from nowhere and can just as suddenly disappear.
FLIGHT
401
Flight
401 was an Eastern Airline Tri-Star Jetliner “that
crashed [into a Florida swamp on December 1972] and
the airline savaged some of its parts, put it in other
planes. Then the spirits of the pilot [Bob Loft] and
copilot [Don Repo] haunted those flights.” The
apparitions of Loft and Repo were described as being
extremely lifelike and not only were incidents reported
by people who had known Loft and Repo, but their ghosts
were also identified from photographs by people who
had never known the men!
Now
that you know the history, step on board Flight 401:
The
History of Flight 401
The
Flight Log
Being
There
The
Ghosts of Flight 401
The
Black Box
JAPANESE
BELIEF IN DISASTER-CAUSING DEMONS
Demons
in Japanese lore wander between the living and the dead;
some Demons do good, and some wreak havoc. Demons have
supernatural powers, but they also have the magical
ability to affect natural phenomena. “According
to Japanese beliefs, certain demons are behind certain
disasters, both natural and man-made. One causes earthquakes,
another causes disease.”
DEMONS
In
folklore, mythology, and religion, a demon is a supernatural
being that is generally described as being a malevolent
spirit. “I mean Demons- they don’t want
anything just death and destruction for it’s own
sake.” A demon is frequently depicted as a force
that may be conjured and possibly controlled.
DEMONIC
POSSESSION
Many passages
in the Christian scriptures describes the belief that
demons can indwell or posses a human being and cause
them to behave strangely. Much mental and physical illness
was attributed to this origin in earlier eras.
EXORCISM
Exorcism
is the act of driving out or warding off demons from
persons, places, or things that are possessed or infested
by them, or are liable to become victims or instruments
of their malice. During the exorcism ritual, a solemn
and authoritative adjuration of the demon is applied,
in the name of God or any of the high powers to which
the demon is subject.
RITUALE
ROMANUM
One
of the official books of the Roman Rite. The Rituale
Romanum was first published in the 17th century under
Pope Paul V and was left untouched until two minor revisions
were added in 1952. The Rituale Romanum is the only
formal exorcism rite sanctioned by the Roman Catholic
Church.
HOLY
WATER
In
the Catholic Church, holy water is “water blessed
by the priest with solemn prayer, to beg God’s
blessing on those who use it and protection from the
powers of darkness.”
SULFUR
The
presence, and especially the smell, of sulfur is closely
associated with the presence of demons. There are tales
of “sulfur-breathing demons,” and other
demons are thought to live in pits of sulfur and fire
in hell.
EMF
METER
“It’s
an EMF detector. Reads Electromagnetic Frequencies.”
EMF detectors measure the derivative (rate of change)
of the surrounding magnetic field; thus, these meters
are sensitive to changing magnetic fields (field with
a frequency above 0 hertz). Most EMF meters are most
sensitive to frequencies of about 30-10,000 hertz, while
some have a wider response.
Paranormal
investigators and ghost hunters use EMF meters while
conducting investigations. Unusual activity in the form
of high readings on these meters signifies that there
is some type of paranormal activity, such as the presence
of a ghost or another supernatural creature.
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Inside
the Legend: Phantom Traveler
