The haunted lighthouse of Yaquina Bay

There is a reputed to be haunted lighthouse in Newport Oregon. I have been to the Yaquina Bay lighthouse and I did not have anything happen. The tale of the haunting first appeared in a newspaper around 1899. It tells of a teenage girl that was left in Newport by her sea fairing father and she was awaiting his return. The girl disappeared after exploring the old abandoned lighthouse. Not much has been written about the actual haunting itself. I have found another person’s story that also visited the lighthouse that tells much the same as my experience there. Her story is here.

Photography and ghosts

I do not put much faith into so called photos that show “orbs”. To me “orbs” are nothing more than dust particles that get warped by the camera trying to focus on them. The same thing when you see streaks on the picture. The streak might be nothing more than a few hairs from the photographer that got caught on film and out of focus.

What is a Vortex?

A Vortex is often mentioned by psychics when exploring a house or area. If you will remember years ago the house commonly referred to as the “Amityville Horror” was described as having a vortex. But what is a vortex? The American Indian cultures describe it as a portal where spirits travel from this world to the next and vise-a-versa. To some psychics it is a hole through a person, spirit or thing can pass into another dimension. A vortex is also described as a circular flow of water or air, the tornado is the most common. So a vortex can mean 2 entirely separate things depending if you are referring to the supernatural or the weather.

The ghost of Freddy Jackson

This is one of the more famous “ghost photos” It is a group shot of a squadron of RAF (Royal Air Force). The insert photo shows a face of a man behind another man. The face belongs to Freddy Jackson an aircraft mechanic who was killed 2 days before this photo was taken.

We often seek out the supernatural out of fear of the unknown

Fear, grief and curiosity are the main driving forces that surround our quest to find out more about the supernatural. Fear of death is the major driving force. We all have to die at some point and most of us fear it. Grief after the loss of a loved one can sometimes drive us to look for evidence of a spirit world. Curiosity is awakened if you have experienced something unusual and want more information about it.

 Also something I have noted is that when times are harder than normal with a war, famine or natural disaster there is always a surge of heightened interest in the supernatural.