Between Two Worlds

This is what happened...I just finished the dishes for the night and was going to get on the computer, when I heard a noise in the back of the house. I went to look and to my surprise I knew Chief had been there. There were dirty dishes lying on the table where none had been a few minutes before. I started to cry out who put them there when I heard foot steps on the basement stairs. The boisterous soul who often joined us in spirit was in the house. I was puzzeled because I had never known him to use dishes before. What I saw next shocked me because he had left me a sign beyond the dishes that he was there. On the table beside the dishes lay a medicine wheel. He was telling me that life is a circle and the four directions stand for north, south, east and west. In the medicine wheel there is an X , Mother earth being down and Father Sky being above. I thought they represented only four directions but with up and down there are six directions. But the X in the center of the Wheel could also represent Chirst. If you know Greek X stands for the first letter in Christ. The wheel represents protection and helps us, and allows us to gthers surrounding energies into on focal point. It also represents communing with the Spirit, Self and Nature, Creation. The center of the circle is the touching of the Spirit, purity of heart, truth. It was like he was wanting me to conntect with the spirit world, this a safe and protected place of love, a centered and gounding place.

When I looked at the wheel again I saw the color red, for the direction South, fire and passion.

Yellow stood for East, air and flight. Blue stands for West, water and emotions. And last is Green, representing North, earth and wisdom. I researched the medicine wheel for it's meaning to see his message to me. What he was trying to tell me that as I grew in the Native Spirit I would change like the seasons, learning from others. To search out the Spirit, with a pure heart, seeking the truth. This is one of the many messages that Chief had for me.

Twilight Zone, nope but we could call it Chief's Zone. One night while I was watching television, actually a ghost story. I couldn't sleep but everyone eles was, had been for a few hours. Anyway I got thirsty and headed for the kitchen for a drink. When I heard his footsteps on the stairs leading to the basement. Thinking myself safe from harm, I retreived myself a Pepsi and headed back to the frontroom. But I felt cold as I entered the frontroom,a sign that Chief was about. I stopped and stood rooted in time waiting for something to happen. This is a very small house so when Chief's about you know it. I never feared Chief but I always got cold chills when he was about. I moved to the chair and tried to watch more of the television, I grabbed a blanket to ward off the chill I felt. That is when the ball in the cornor started rolling about, then started bouncing softly. The dog who was asleep in the bedroom came into the frontroom with a growl. Chief stopped bouncing the ball, and as quickly he left, I could hear his footsteps in the kitchen and down the stairs. Ted lay growling at the kitchen door as if protecting me from Chief.

I was setting on the couch reading the paper, the kids were in bed and Bobb at a fire call. I was thirsty so I headed for the Kitchen, as I turned the light on I heard footsteps behind me. I felt like screaming because it scared me. Teddy was in front of me, he turned with a low growl. I knew Chief was about. I got my drink and decided to check on the laundry. I was not quite dry so I turned it back on and went upstairs.

I went to sleep while watchng television, but a short time later I heard a noise. Shaking off sleep I listened for a few minutes, deciding it must be the dryer I tried to go back to sleep. Once again I was awoken by a sound, but that's odd it was dark in the house so I lite the oil lamp. That was it the lights went out and that is what woke me, it was a sound but the lack of it.

I decided to go to bed and blew out the oil lamp. I woke in the morning and headed to the basement to retrive the dry clothes, expecting them to be in the dryer. Instead they were on the washer and folded at that. I asumed I did it and didn't remember. But that wasn't the case. Was it Chief who folded the clothes. I guess I'll never know. But I beleive I have a Spirit with me paranormal, supernatural or what, it seems likely whoever it is, is making his presence known. He has lived with us a long time, he never communitcates. I do get these wierd feelings every now and then, but nothing bad ever happens.

I don't really like going into the basement, but that is where the washer and dryer are at. One night I went down stairs to do some laundry, but the light was burned out. There was some light from the moon streaming through the window in the laundry room so I challenged myself to go and replace the light. I grabbed a new bulb and the laundry and headed downstairs. Just as I reached the bottom stair I heard footsteps. I froze on the last step, when I heard mumbling. I took a deep breath and turned to go back up stairs. But I couldn't move. Oh, come on you just imagining things, there is nothing down here. I quickly headed to the burned out light and quickly changed it. Put in the load of laundry and stumbled up the stairs. If there had been a door leading to the basement I would have locked it behind me.

Then I thought to myself and kind of chuckled, must have been Chief. Bet he got a good laught out of my being scared. But I still wonder why he choose this house. Why is he tied to this area. Maybe it not so much the house maybe the land.

Teddy J. was afraid of the basement, he was never really fond of it but if dogs are afraid he was.

Chief did strange things down there, you knew he was around because there were cold spots, mostly in the big room. You could feel the presence of Chief when you were down there. One night while in the basement doing laundry  I heard someone saying "no, no". It took me several minutes to get the nerve to move and I ran upstairs. I remember the dog laying at the top of the stairs growling and baring his teeth. I know that no one would believe my story if I told them, so I kept it to my self. I've heard Chief humming but never speaking. I guess that is what unnerved me. Just before going to bed I check on Teddy to see if he was coming. Just as I approached him his head shot up and he started growling again. The light was still on in the basement but as usual I saw nothing. I could feel a chill start to come over me. I stepped back into the kitchen. I was watching Teddy and it seemed like he was following something with his eyes. Then he took off, running to the bedroom, jumping on the bed. I stood for a few minutes before moving towards the bedroom. Did I dare wake my husband and tell him of the strange happening or keep my mouth shut. The next morning I went down stairs to finish laundry, feeling kind of stupid over last nights events. Chief had never cause such strange happenings before. When I entered the laundry room just off the steps I saw it. There  in the laundry room was a picture I had not seen in a while leaning against the wall. It was of a river running through a woods with a man standing in the middle of the water fishing. The picture bugged me for a while but as I stood looking at the picture I felt a cold chill or a breeze what ever you want to call it in the room. I had the feeling that someone was with me. I was speechless for a while then I spoke, speaking to Chief as if he was actually there. I heard crying, maybe he was thinking back to when this land was a Native American Camp Ground. I've had an interest in ghost since Chief arrived, read books about them. But I never had an experience with Chief like this.