A friend wrote to me saying “You might have fun making a “ghostly image” with PhotoShop.  Then you could pitch the technique at a Photo club meeting.”

I do not know about the pitch but I sure took up the fun challenge of creating a ghostly image.

You did think about ghosts this morning too, didn’t you?

Now you did see a ghost

As you read this, please tolerate my brain.  Saint Paul in his second letter to the people of Corinth 2 (Corinthians 11:19 (KJV)) said  “For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.”

Since you are wise and might suffer through my writings and created art, I hope that you will use the writings and art to help you smile today.

Last night I had a dream – I do not really want to reveal the details – nothing bad – but strange things happened – I actually loved the dream – sort of an experience of the kind I am sure we all wish could happen in our waking hours.

Now the 2 part question,  “I wonder if you ever have such night time experiences? And I wonder why I have them”

A  professor at Pace University says we have brain patterns that predispose us to dream and see things that are not so? I wonder if all animals see things that are not so  – I know horses think all sounds emanating from their blind spot are going to kill them – but do they really see a scary image of what might be hiding there to kill them?

Some of my thinking on this subject started with a book I am reading, “The SECRET of our success …..”.  A quote from the book’s introduction is :

“We humans are not like other animals. Sure, we are obviously similar to monkeys and other apes in many ways, but we also variously play chess, read books, build missiles, enjoy spicy dishes, donate blood, cook food, obey taboos, pray to gods, and make fun of people who dress or speak differently”

Further, nearly 80 percent of us humans believe in some form of after life.   Often ghosts are related to folks returning from an after life.

Returning from afterlife may not always be involved in ghosts. Seeing things that are not there, however, may be helping us not go to afterlife.

At Pace University Professor Terence Hines said seeing things in our mind has help us survive: “If you’re in the wilderness, and you hear something behind you, it’s better to think (see) that it is a lion or a sabertooth tiger sneaking up on you”  and of course, as we humans do in the game of chess, visualize a strategy to win and avoid death.  Ignoring the sound behind us and going blandly along the trail may rush us to the afterlife that so many of us believe in.

That is enough writing on that subject – I hope you enjoy my photo art below and see things that are not.

Just for fun

 

I wrote all of that just because I  accepted a challenge from my friend. I also wrote because I wanted to help you think about something that I bet you did not start out your day thinking about.  So, smile, then continue on with your normal day.

I see saw nothing