Our team and members have been asking to do an event for Halloween since we started
working. The problem was that the year we started, Halloween itself was on a
weekend - and by the time we got going properly everywhere we tried had already
been booked up by other groups. People still requested Halloween, so not to disappoint
them by having to wait several years for a weekend Halloween, we decided
to plan something for 2011 anyway. Most other groups opted for the weekend
before, but we are Thriller Nights, we work ordinary weekends anyway all year long, we wanted Halloween itself or nothing
at all ... after all, the weekend before Halloween is NOT Halloween - even
though sunday faded into the dawning of Halloween day, it's the night time that
counts! We wanted a location that no one else had done before, one that was private and secluded and very eerie at night. We are very lucky that in our spiritual development circle we have two ladies who were able to get us permission to investigate the perfect venue that ticked all the boxes! We are delighted to have had this opportunity not only to investigate this beautiful little building, but to raise money towards the restoration and upkeep of it at the same time! |
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Llangiwg Church I took a visit to the building several weeks before the event, with the ladies who helped us get permission to investigate. I needed to make sure it was suitable, make notes, do a risk assessment, take photo's etc. I was absolutely delighted, I loved it and felt very at home inside. I knew there were resident and visiting spirits and that they were happy with us being there. I got a feel for the building itself and took a walk around the graveyard. I received communication from a resident spirit whilst I did the walk around, and my spirit guide led me very specifically and deliberately on a route around the building and told me in no uncertain terms the exact spot I need to be at the Midnight hour on the night! One of the ladies was with my guide and I on the walkaround and witnessed everything that was said and done leading up to me being told this information. He led me around the back of the church to a small mound at the end of the building. We could have gone around the front but he wanted me to see and feel certain parts of the building and see the natural well in the grounds on the way, which I wouldn't have seen from the front. ( I needed to see this as it is a major hazard risk which needed to be marked with red light sticks to stop people having accidents in the dark on the night). I knew I had to get up onto the mound so I did, although at first I thought he wanted me to get close to the beautiful old yew tree that stands proudly there (the mound is caused by it's roots) it was soon obvious that wasn't what he wanted when he physically turned me around on the spot to face a gravestone next to the mound. If I hadn't gone around that side I wouldn't have seen the name on the gravestone, when I saw it I was astounded but happy to know I had understood and done exactly as I was meant to! I asked my friend to come around and take a look, the name on the gravestone was very similar to my guide's name from his most recent incarnation, not only that but the man on the gravestone was a grocer, my guide was a greengrocer as well as his better known profession! The only difference in the two names is that my guide has an S on the end of his actual name, but in any case the S had been removed for his professional name, so he was known by most people without the S anyway! I was then told this grave is where I need to be at midnight on Halloween! I had never been to the church before and didn't even know where it was, let alone have any idea this grave was in the graveyard! I eagerly looked forward to this event because for many years I have wanted to investigate a graveyard on Halloween for charity or a good cause. However I could neither get permission to do any, or anyone willing to do it with me! When I founded Thriller Nights I told the team my wishes and found people willing to take part, we just needed a graveyard to investigate! I would dearly love to do my guide's graveyard but they won't allow it, but I know he found me one with his namesake in it and made it possible to fulfill my wishes... he is with me 24-7 so it really doesn't matter where I am, he is there by my side anyway ... and this time I had company of two spirits with the same name! We had decided to keep the location as a mystery for those who didn't know where we were going to investigate, and due to the size and sensitivity of the building, we made it a team and members only investigation. This was also so that we didn't end up with people just turning up on the night or in case anyone might find it funny to come along and play silly games to ruin the night for us. We are a serious group and we do not tolerate faking and silly pranks, but Halloween tends to bring out people who think it is big and clever to try and spook people and spoil investigations! Also one of our top prorities is safety, and the fact that being very secluded and dark, with plenty of hazards in the graveyard, anyone coming to mess around in the dark would be at very definate risk of a nasty accident, and we didn't want to have that additional worry! We decided to meet at Hafan-Y-Coed which is about 20 minutes drive from the location. As there isn't a lot of parking space and the road to the building is not for the nervy types - even in the daytime, we left some cars in the safety of Hafan-Y-Coed's car park (with permission of course, even though we are based there we do not like to take advantages!) and took only two vehicles with us. As we all arrived together we were unable to set up beforehand, so we didn't start until we had unloaded the equipment and got settled into the building... |