Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Encounter: Cloaked Shadow People on the Highway

Luci and her husband were moving from Oregon to Ohio in 2003 when they encountered something they never expected to see, and now never expect to be without.

“We were severely sleep deprived and on the evening of day two I began to notice something very odd,” Lucy said. At first, she thought she may be hallucinating, but later realized she was not. “I was seeing amorphous, floating, black, cloaked and hooded figures skimming about six inches to a foot off the ground.”

Some of the beings were standing still, but most seemed to be “heading somewhere definite,” Luci said. Some of the shadow people were traveling as fast as the truck her husband drove.

“I saw them here and there every few minutes and I couldn't help but feel disturbed,” she said. “Though I was quite tired, I felt wide awake and everything else I saw looked completely normal.”

As they drove east, the sightings continued, almost like Luci was catching a glimpse of another highway in another realm.

“I was amazed every time I saw another shadow figure,” she said. “Several passed over the highway crossing our path as we drove. For the few hours when this happened, I saw them through dusk, dark, and into the next morning.”

Luci and her husband stopped for a rest that morning after an encounter that was too close to be comfortable.

“Towards dawn one shadow figure passed right through the cab of our moving truck,” Luci said. “I clearly saw the drape of the folds of the encompassing cloak, though the face and head were hidden deep in a cowl. I couldn't help but gasp and pull away, too stunned to worry about how crazy my actions might seem to my husband.”

But he noticed her jump, and Luci was surprised that he knew why.

“He turned and looked at me and said, ‘You saw it too?’” she said. “I was astonished. But at last we were able to compare notes and it seemed we were seeing the same thing. What's more, we were seeing the exact same figures at the exact same time.”

They began pointing out the cloaked, hooded shadow people as they drove, slightly relieved they weren’t going crazy.

“Neither of us had been ingesting any substances or drinking anything but coffee, so these mutual ‘hallucinations’ were perplexing,” Luci said.

“All we could guess was that the lull of the truck engine over hundreds of miles and both of us being sleep deprived made it easier to see beings that were perhaps of the astral plane.”

It was then they began to get nervous.

“When two people start seeing figures of death seemingly everywhere, they might worry for their longevity all of a sudden,” she said. “We pulled off to stop at a motel shortly after we admitted to one another that we were seeing these things.”

The couple arrived in Ohio safely and has lived there since – but their drive through the astral plane seemed to open a door that has remained open for them.

“Since then, my husband and I have both seen these beings a couple of times a year usually just ‘passing through’ our yard or house,” Luci said. “They ignore us for the most part, though once I chased one down and put my hands right through it.”

When Luci’s hands sank into the chest of the shadow person, she felt an “odd, chilled, deep vibration” ripple through her.

“The shadow person stopped when I did this and I got the distinct impression that his kind are not used to being seen, let alone chased down and poked,” Luci said. “But, apparently, they can see us well enough, and ‘feel’ us, too.”

Copyright 2007 by Jason Offutt

Got a scary story? Ever played with a Ouija board, heard voices, seen a ghost, UFO or a creature you couldn’t identify? Let Jason know about it at jasonoffutt@hotmail.com. Include your name, address and telephone number. Your story might make an upcoming installment of “From the Shadows.”

Jason Offutt is a syndicated columnist, author and fan of all things strange. His book of ghost stories, “Haunted Missouri,” is available at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com and from-the-shadows.blogspot.com.

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

Uh, yeah, you and your husband need to either get more sleep, lay off the drugs, or stop making up stories.

I'd bet my life that none of this is true. If it were, you should've grabbed a camera and taken some pictures. But you didn't. How convienent.

Anonymous said...

Umm, yeah, that'd be "convenient," Einstein, not "convienent." Luci said in their post they'd not ingested anything. Hey, here's a thought...learn how to spell before you criticize. Mmmkay? Mkay. Jackass.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

I'm not doubting this account, I was not there and so not in a position to say she's telling tales. But how on earth does a couple travel for hours and see all this strangeness, yet not say a word to each other about what they are seeing?

Anonymous said...

Hey, this is Luci.

To answer the first comment- we were not taking anything but coffee, but YES we needed sleep. I DO think the lack of sleep totally contributed to our experience.

Why no photos? At first, I really, REALLY thought I was hallucinating, as I stated-- so the idea of taking snapshots of manifestations of my own mind seemed ludicrous. And later, after I realized my husband could see them too? I don't think photos would have come out... How does one take pictures of SHADOWS against DARKNESS while both THEY and YOU are MOVING?! Not easy even for an expert photographer. I wasn't about to bother with what would obviously be an exercise in futility.

Any others we've seen since then have been a sudden surprise without time to run and fetch a camera (and we're an older couple without a camera-phone permanently attached and on-hand, so...)

The one that I chased down was again a shadow at twilight and I was reality testing a little-- were these things JUST visual? Now I wished I had gone to grab a camera (especially since my husband is a part-time artist and photographer!)

Though the criticism of the first comment is addressed in an obnoxious way, the guy has a point! I hope the above explains it a bit.

And to Cat B: When you've been married for 15 years and you're that tired and almost hypnotically lulled in a moving truck-- there's this "Eh... why bother the driver?" kind of attitude I had. I know it seems bizarre NOW, but at the time, I just had no motivation to tell my husband his wife was going a little crazy!

I appreciate reading the comments to my experience. I don't what the heck it all means, either, which was my primary motivation for submitting my story. Maybe someone else out there has an idea?

Anonymous said...

I'm pretty sure what you seen was also very small, Around say 3 foot high. What I like to call Category 3 shadow people. The littles ones are hooded and seem almost like twins. but there is also one Big tall one. These are not Ghosts or spirits. I'm also guessing you was near trees as well. If I've guessed correctly then you can message me on Myspace at www.myspace.com/lowuhs

Anonymous said...

I've dreamed of a hooded cloaked figure of completely black colour. It raised a hand to point at me.
My girlfriend told me of dreaming of a hooded figure walking away from her bed.

Kaci said...

My name is kaci. Me and four of my friends have unnatural abilities. We see shadow people. They have tried to get rid of us but so far have not succeed. My abilities are seeing the future, seeing the dead, and seeing shadow people. We are looking for others like us with our abilities. We have answers and if your having trouble controlling your gifts we can help you. The five of us only want to help. please contact me as soon as you read this if your one of us. my email is kcsinger@optonline.net thank you for your time

amy said...

dear kaci i c them 2 idk if i consider it an unnatural ability.i c them feel them and sometimes even hear them.i took a picture of one on my cell phone camera weird thing is not everyone can c him in the picture others can and others cant idk y. my bfs little brother looked deeper into it and found another hooded shadow bending over and sticking up a fork like thingy i saw it after him as well b4 i could only c the fork and the main shadow in front of camera. the main shadow is wearing an orange gown coming from the ground and has his hand sticking out to where my cell phone took the picture

Unknown said...

Hello Luci,
I have seen them also. I have only seen one at a time however and not one after another. I have seen them on and off my whole life and feel they are ghosts or spirits of humans departed from this plane. They are NOT to be confused with a balck mass as that is an evil thing and you would immediatly know the difference. Shadow people from my experience are non threatening and usually not aware of us, but seem to coexist with us. Good luck and should you or your husband wish to talk about this please email me at larithelegend@yahoo.com . I would be happy to compare notes with anyone who seekd the truth about the paranormal.

Anonymous said...

I have seen the cloaked beings a few times, mostly on the summer of 2004. We were camping and they were hiding behind trees, and moving through the woods. They were black in color, but we did see a grey one right before going to bed....my friend said that she felt it was trying to warn us. I think this is something that a lot of people see or "feel" and it is becoming more common...as for people who choose to put you down on this subject...I say, "if we use 1/10th of our brain...then most are only seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, & smelling 1/10th of whats there. You are not alone, I have been gifted all my life and there is more then 1/10th out there.

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There are living physical beings in other dimensions (and other times) that can overlap ours. Interesting how one can see such beings in a liminal state.

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Ampbreia said...

Regarding the shadow people and similar phenomena, I've read a great deal on these subjects just out of curiousity but something or other I read yesterday triggered an epiphany of sorts. Suddenly it all made sense though of course I can't stop looking it over and considering all possibility. Hence, I found your blog today. But yesterday, I posted my epiphany at my Xanga blog (http://ampbreia.xanga.com). It's titled "High Strangeness" which is a term used to describe a sudden onslaught of paranormal activities around people who have never before experienced it to any great degree. My epiphany is that there's a reason for the onslaught. In your case, though I hadn't previously thought of it as a possible cause, it would be your sleep deprivation. Dreaming is a state of mind allowing interdimensional access. If, because of sleeplessness, you were unable to dream while sleeping, you will likely dream while awake. People using that drug that's supposed to stop smoking (Centex?) often experience sleep cycle disruptions that can likewise cause dreaming while awake. That's what they're referring to when they warn in the ads "May cause unusual dreams." Understatement of the century! Many of the people I've encountered that have experienced this were totally freaked out by it. Kudos to you that you kept your calm. That said, once that door between realities has been opened, it's difficult to close. I know that getting off the Centex closed it for those individuals, but this was only due to the fact that they could blame the drug and never believed what they seeing under it's influence. I don't think the same could be said for you. There were no drugs, right?