A paranormal investigator said she has had people refuse to visit her home because of its "occult" contents and visits from entities - including ouija boards, used coffins, and photographs of the deceased.
Beckie-Ann Galentine, 31, from West Hartford, Connecticut, US, is a full-time paranormal investigator and licensed embalmer.
Growing up, Beckie’s parents ran an antique store and she would often spend time going through items belonging to the recently deceased.
She experienced psychic dreams and doors violently slamming around her, but her first true paranormal experience came in 2009 when she saw a light entity in a local cemetery, where a familial tragedy had occurred.
Guests in her home have also reported seeing figures, sleep paralysis and experiencing lights turning off.
“I can't think of anything closer to the being of someone than holding some of their most sentimental and close belongings,” Beckie-Ann told NeedToKnow.online
"I have everything from mourning cards and post-mortem photographs to early books on the occult", she added.
Almost everything in Beckie-Ann’s home has been thrifted, including a number of used coffins – something she feels gives the home a far more personal touch.
She said: “In the Victorian era, people would spend years of their lives creating ornate, personal wreaths of human hair – I think that one shocks people. I also care for post-mortem photographs taken of the deceased and their family, which may seem morbid but I don't think of them as macabre or collect them to be quirky".
She commented on the coffins by saying that "they tend to really make people uncomfortable" and that she "brought those home from work.”
When it comes to reactions to her home from guests, Beckie-Ann isn’t fazed.
She said: “I have heard it all! Some people are inspired by it while others say they would never step foot in my home.
“The boards do a pretty good job of staying out of trouble; when they aren't actively being used there's no risk or open connection. There's a ton of lore surrounding them that, after a decade, I don't find any truth to.
I do have one board that has a handprint worn into it. The first day it came home my friend put his hand on the handprint spot and the lights turned off. Everyone in the house once had sleep paralysis after I brought home a hair wreath that we tried to clean up. Someone had a nightmare of her standing over them, so we thought it was best to leave her as she was found and have not had a problem since.”
A paranormal investigator said she’s had people refuse to visit her home because of its ‘occult’ contents and visits from entities - including ouija boards, used coffins and photographs of the deceased.
Beckie-Ann Galentine, 31, from West Hartford, Connecticut, US, is a full-time paranormal investigator and licensed embalmer.
Growing up, Beckie’s parents ran an antique store and she would often spend time going through items belonging to the recently deceased.
She experienced psychic dreams and doors violently slamming around her, but her first true paranormal experience came in 2009 when she saw a light entity in a local cemetery, near to where a familial tragedy had occurred.
Guests in her home have also reported seeing figures, sleep paralysis and experienced lights turning off.
“I can't think of anything closer to the being of someone than holding some of their most sentimental and close belongings,” Beckie-Ann told NeedToKnow.online
“[In my house] I have everything from mourning cards and post-mortem photographs to early books on the occult.”
Almost everything in Beckie-Ann’s home has been thrifted, including a number of used coffins – something she feels gives the home a far more personal touch.
She said: “In the Victorian era, people would spend years of their lives creating ornate, personal wreaths of human hair – I think that one shocks people.
“I also care for post-mortem photographs taken of the deceased and their family, which may seem morbid but I don't think of them as macabre or collect them to be quirky.
“This was a photo taken on one of the heaviest days of an individuals' life and I like to think I keep them from being discarded. If any living family members came forward to claim them, I would be happy to return them.
“I also don't post these images often, that's not why I brought them home. I think the used coffins tend to really make people uncomfortable – I brought those home from work.”
When it comes to reactions to her home from guests, Beckie-Ann isn’t fazed.
She said: “I have heard it all – some people are inspired by it while others say they would never step foot in my home.
“The boards do a pretty good job of staying out of trouble; when they aren't actively being used there's no risk or open connection. There's a ton of lore surrounding them that, after a decade, I don't find any truth to.
“I do have one board that has a handprint worn into it. The first day it came home my friend put his hand on the handprint spot and the lights turned off.
“Everyone in the house once had sleep paralysis after I brought home a hair wreath that we tried to clean up. Someone had a nightmare of her standing over them, so we thought it was best to leave her as she was found and have not had a problem since.”
Posting a clip of ‘Things in my house that make the overnight guests uncomfy’ to her 77,300 followers on Instagram (@mybloodygalentine) she captioned the clip “Slumber party, who’s in”.
Showing off her ouija board clad walls and collection of dolls and coffins, Beckie-Ann then turns her attention to a hair wreath.
She says: “She gave everyone sleep paralysis and they saw her laughing on the couch. Then it came flying off the wall.”
“And the Victorian lady in the guest room that gives you kisses while you sleep.”
One user said: “Wait… ‘used coffin’?”
Another said: “Why would you keep cursed objects in the house?”
“What the f**k is going on in your house?” said another user.
“Victorian lady sounds nice,” added another user.
Responding to her eclectic taste in decor, Beckie-Ann said: "I don't fear spirits and believe they can be anywhere, not just prescribed haunted locations.
"They can pass through your own home, regardless of the objects you bring in or the age. Treat them with respect and as if they are human and it shouldn't be an issue.”
"There is a wonderful community of people in both the mortuary and paranormal fields that understand it.
"It's easy to make assumptions, but after working 10 hour days in the peak of the pandemic, I only see value in respecting the objects and treating them the same as I would if they belonged to a decedent in my care today."
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