Hi, first time poster here.
This is my own only (possibly) paranormal experience and I request your help with finding a non-spooky explanation.
This happened to me in the ruin of S:t Lars which is a Byzantine-style church building in the Hanseatic walled city of Visby, on Gotland. Gotland is an island in the Baltic sea that has been continously settled for more than 9K years (no DBZ memeing intended – the island’s ghost power level is actually, factually ABOVE 9000).
About the location: The church was founded in the mid-13th century and abandoned in the 16th century. Sankt Lars has stairs and corridors inside the walls, with small openings and windows facing the church room. It is possible to move to different levels in the church and around almost the entire building. The key word here is ‘almost’.
What happened: As I explored the many ruins of central Visby alone on a warm but rainy summer’s day, I entered through a crack in the wooden framework that usually keep the ruin of S:t Lars off limits when no guided tours are held.
The ruin was pleasantly cold and the sideways rain could not reach me so I decided to explore a bit. I started climbing the narrow stairs inside of the church’s double stone walls, in an attempt to reach the walkways under what used to be the church ceiling.
Halfway up, I heard a loud and distinct whistle made up of three falling notes.
Okay, wow… I believed myself to be alone so I got severe chills there! However, I quickly shook the shock off and reasoned that another unseen explorer was in the staircase above me, behind a corner and up to my right on the third level – nearer the roof – so I rapped the stone walls and cheerily greeted the whistler to avoid a colliding if they descended as I ascended.
I turned the corner, expecting to come face to face with a tourist and stopped frozen because the roof had caved in and completely blocked the way from where the disembodied whistle had come.
I searched for tripwire, sensors etc. but found none. Whatever it was it did not feel ill-willed but I noped the fuck out of there with haste.
De-bunking help requested!
I have no history of hearing or seeing things and psychosis does not run in the family. The walls aren’t climbable from the outside and there was no way to reach neither the top of the ruins or the other side of the caved in stones blocking the path. There was no electronic or mechanical equipment nearby (I checked thoroughly).
Have I had a paranormal experience? Has anyone else had a similar experience?
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[link] [comments]Hi, first time poster here. This is my own only (possibly) paranormal experience and I request your help with finding a non-spooky explanation. This happened to me in the ruin of S:t Lars which is a Byzantine-style church building in the Hanseatic walled city of Visby, on Gotland. Gotland is an island in the Baltic sea that has been continously settled for more than 9K years (no DBZ memeing intended – the island’s ghost power level is actually, factually ABOVE 9000). About the location: The church was founded in the mid-13th century and abandoned in the 16th century. Sankt Lars has stairs and corridors inside the walls, with small openings and windows facing the church room. It is possible to move to different levels in the church and around almost the entire building. The key word here is ‘almost’. What happened: As I explored the many ruins of central Visby alone on a warm but rainy summer’s day, I entered through a crack in the wooden framework that usually keep the ruin of S:t Lars off limits when no guided tours are held. The ruin was pleasantly cold and the sideways rain could not reach me so I decided to explore a bit. I started climbing the narrow stairs inside of the church’s double stone walls, in an attempt to reach the walkways under what used to be the church ceiling. Halfway up, I heard a loud and distinct whistle made up of three falling notes. Okay, wow… I believed myself to be alone so I got severe chills there! However, I quickly shook the shock off and reasoned that another unseen explorer was in the staircase above me, behind a corner and up to my right on the third level – nearer the roof – so I rapped the stone walls and cheerily greeted the whistler to avoid a colliding if they descended as I ascended. I turned the corner, expecting to come face to face with a tourist and stopped frozen because the roof had caved in and completely blocked the way from where the disembodied whistle had come. I searched for tripwire, sensors etc. but found none. Whatever it was it did not feel ill-willed but I noped the fuck out of there with haste. De-bunking help requested! I have no history of hearing or seeing things and psychosis does not run in the family. The walls aren’t climbable from the outside and there was no way to reach neither the top of the ruins or the other side of the caved in stones blocking the path. There was no electronic or mechanical equipment nearby (I checked thoroughly). Have I had a paranormal experience? Has anyone else had a similar experience? submitted by /u/unusedusername42 [link] [comments]
