We are the Shadow People

They show up to observe, to guide and to explore. Through praying on our emotions and animal instinct we become fearful of them, fearful of something different. But they are not different, they are us.

Shadow people are us from the future, observing their past form. Through revealing themselves to their past form (namely us) they make minor changes to the individuals thought process, which snowballs to massive changes in our future, their present.

They are in black sihouette to ensure our considered boundaries on reality are not comprimised. Our mental state is unable to cope with a known replica copy thus blocks its out with the darker then dark mass. However the primevil fear remains.

They will not harm, nor will they comprimise our existence. They will however ensure that you are keeping along the right track. If you are regularly visited by a shadow person, you are or will be at crossroads in your life.

Do not fear yourself from the future. Time is simply a measurement of a constant fluid motion. Through bending space so extensively one can merge into their past.

What lurks in the shadows holds the keys to your future

~Kolo~

The fear of Shadow People supports this concept. This fear is unnatural, different, sinister. It is not the fear of something new but a fear of something similar, something close.

Whats the scariest thing to witness? Not an ET, Ghost or Demon, but witnessing another 'version' of yourself, a self that watches you from another existence, another time.

This fear hugely comprimises most peoples inherent values of individualism and time.

~Kolo~

[edit on 9-6-2007 by kolo_heights]

It's an interesting theory, but what gave you the idea? How are you so sure it is ourselves from the future? How did we evolve into time-travelling shadows? The idea that maybe it is just a shadow or our mind's playing tricks on us seems more likely.

But why would we visit ourself from "future" at a time of no real importance..(like at night when you are alone on the net or watching a movie) ..or do you think we could be visiting ourselves at busier times but we just too "busy" to notice shadows??

If i was visiting myself i would use those opps when i know i made wrong/bad choices ,then changing the past would change my future that could mean i went back to change it back to the bad choice i made ..but not to scare myself while i am watching the tv or in the dark ..unless "us shadows" from future enjoys saying "Man did you see how i made myself crap in my pants l0l"

Interesting theory you got..never thought of it in such a manner/way ..

Originally posted by Yarcofin
It's an interesting theory, but what gave you the idea? How are you so sure it is ourselves from the future? How did we evolve into time-travelling shadows? The idea that maybe it is just a shadow or our mind's playing tricks on us seems more likely.

I myself have been regularly visited by a shadow person, namely my future self. Its certainly something I cannot proove, as if I could I simply wouldnt post it here. This theory came about through my own personal experiences of shadow people alongside lucid dreams and deductive reasoning.

We evolved into time travelling entities through developing the technology to fold the fabric of space and time. When space is bent to such an extent both the point A and point B can merge, thus create an invisible wormhole of teleportation. (namely the present and past). I do believe therefore that it is possible to travel into the past, but not the future, as this is a logical paradox.

What are tricks of the mind? Emperical illusions? I am sure that a majority of shadow people sightings are false, however where there is smoke there is a fire.

Originally posted by qonone
But why would we visit ourself from "future" at a time of no real importance..(like at night when you are alone on the net or watching a movie) ..or do you think we could be visiting ourselves at busier times but we just too "busy" to notice shadows??

If i was visiting myself i would use those opps when i know i made wrong/bad choices ,then changing the past would change my future that could mean i went back to change it back to the bad choice i made ..but not to scare myself while i am watching the tv or in the dark ..unless "us shadows" from future enjoys saying "Man did you see how i made myself crap in my pants l0l"

Interesting theory you got..never thought of it in such a manner/way ..

I think its a combination of both. Any sort of recognition of visitation can lead to huge effects in the future. Much like a snowball as it roles down the hill, minute changes considered at this time can have massive implications for the future. If shadow people hadn't visited me I would have certainly not joined this forum, from which I have extensively developed and opened up my outlook on life, which has in turn opened up a lot of new opportunities for me within my life.

Their aim is to make minor changes to your life path which will ultimately evolve their present, your future. Much like a piece of string, although it must start and end at some point, the route the string takes can be moulded to all shapes.

In our hectic, busy lifestyles we regularly have time to site back, relax and divulge. Your future self can approach you at any time, but we rarely take notice of them.

Shadow people cannot actively make a decision for you as this comprimises the ideologies of free-will. Much like a sheepdog, they can herd the sheep but the sheep themselves must make their choice.

Finally they do not actively seek to scare you, this is simply the bodies heightened awareness of feeling and knowing something that doesnt belong is watching. However fear itself is arguably the best tool to change opinions and states of mind.

ive seen a shadow person when i was young, about 3 years old.

Looked like a black spiderman.weird.

Ummmm, shadow people often cause the viewer to become temporarily paralyzed. If I was to travel to the past, I don't think I'd do that to myself.

Well, it certainly is an interesting theory that you have. I personally have never seen one of these "shadow people" that people talk so much about. My niece has I believe, but I personally have not.

I will tell you that I have read many reports of these "shadow people" and to me, the seem other dimensional. I heard one report that a guy was walking during daylight hours down a country road and he saw what appeared to be a silhouetted figure down the road. However, as he got closer, he noticed that the figure didn't seem to get any distincter. He said that he got about 7 feet from it and it was pitch black. It turned around and he could see red that it had red eyes and it sort of growled at him and ran into the woods.

Now, I don't know why his future self would "growl" at him, but he reported that that is exactly what it did.

Originally posted by Boockelbee


ive seen a shadow person when i was young, about 3 years old.

Looked like a black spiderman.weird.

Yes I myself have seen and to a certain degree have kept in contact with a shadow person. The weirdest part of my initial experience is that both myself and my brother witnessed it, solidifying its legitimacy.

Originally posted by All Seeing Guy
Ummmm, shadow people often cause the viewer to become temporarily paralyzed. If I was to travel to the past, I don't think I'd do that to myself.

This temporary paralysis you speak of is a human triggered result of viewing something 'not of this world'. When I first spotted the shadow person I was completely fixated on it, drawn in by sinister, dangered feelings. This is a natural human reaction for viewing the unatural, but your future self may enhance these thoughts.

As mentioned before some of the most life changing and memorable experiences are the ones that disturb the individual. I certainly would have not remembered the experience had I not been truly frightened.

Your future self visits you to make minor tweaks as a catalyst for future implications. You wouldn't experience a self-enlightening, blissful experience from your future self as this would solidify your viewpoint that you were on the right avenue in life.

They are here to change us, not to re-assure

Originally posted by SpeakerofTruth
Well, it certainly is an interesting theory that you have. I personally have never seen one of these "shadow people" that people talk so much about. My niece has I believe, but I personally have not.

I will tell you that I have read many reports of these "shadow people" and to me, the seem other dimensional. I heard one report that a guy was walking during daylight hours down a country road and he saw what appeared to be a silhouetted figure down the road. However, as he got closer, he noticed that the figure didn't seem to get any distincter. He said that he got about 7 feet from it and it was pitch black. It turned around and he could see red that it had red eyes and it sort of growled at him and ran into the woods.

Now, I don't know why his future self would "growl" at him, but he reported that that is exactly what it did.

Firstly interesting story, thanks for sharing

There are many conflicting reports on shadow people, a lot are simply 'tricks of the mind'.

However, there is also a lot of truth in peoples claim. In response to the red eyes and growling, the shadow person (his future self) probably felt discomforted by the individuals lack of initial fear and reluctance to keep away, thus took matters into its own hands.

This is based on the presumption that it is a shadow person of your future self. If humans in the future have developed the knowledge of time travel, it wouldn't be ridicolous to think that other entities and species may have also gained this knowledge. As mentioned previously the blacker then black consistancy can apply across all time travelling entities, it is merely a human (our present day humans) way of dealing with and viewing these unnatural beings.

Eitherway your future self cannot let their real identity be comprimised and will ensure that at all costs. Much like a zoo park, they are viewing the animals (us) and the animals sometimes know they are there. However, if the animal gets too close for comfort or tries to attack, they will attempt to put the animal back in its place, failing that they will flea.

As mentioned before if you are being visited by a shadow person, although it isnt an inherently evil experience, your future self is showing itself to you to tweak your present, which in turn will invariably mould your future, their present.

Everything we do and achieve through life is developed through thought and experience.

[edit on 13-6-2007 by kolo_heights]

Personally this sounds like schizophrenia to me. The reason the "shadow people" paralyze you is because you're having sleep paralysis which usually results in hallucinations.

Originally posted by kolo_heights

Originally posted by All Seeing Guy
Ummmm, shadow people often cause the viewer to become temporarily paralyzed. If I was to travel to the past, I don't think I'd do that to myself.

This temporary paralysis you speak of is a human triggered result of viewing something 'not of this world'. When I first spotted the shadow person I was completely fixated on it, drawn in by sinister, dangered feelings. This is a natural human reaction for viewing the unatural, but your future self may enhance these thoughts.

As mentioned before some of the most life changing and memorable experiences are the ones that disturb the individual. I certainly would have not remembered the experience had I not been truly frightened.

Your future self visits you to make minor tweaks as a catalyst for future implications. You wouldn't experience a self-enlightening, blissful experience from your future self as this would solidify your viewpoint that you were on the right avenue in life.

They are here to change us, not to re-assure

Yeah, somehow don't think so.

I do believe therefore that it is possible to travel into the past, but not the future, as this is a logical paradox.

well not really... surely if you travel to the past then your present becomes the future, and on your thought line, then it would be impossible to travel back to the future...

Also, surely if your brother witnessed it, then it will have "tweaked" his future also and as the shadow person is YOUR future self then surely this becomes redundant as the shadow person is obviously having an effect on other people which isn't his purpose.

unless you had a delorian... j/k but i'm sure you know what i meant.

[edit on 14/6/07 by prmlscrm]

Just going off my gut feeling and it has truth to it.

Originally posted by kolo_heights

Originally posted by All Seeing Guy
Ummmm, shadow people often cause the viewer to become temporarily paralyzed. If I was to travel to the past, I don't think I'd do that to myself.

This temporary paralysis you speak of is a human triggered result of viewing something 'not of this world'. When I first spotted the shadow person I was completely fixated on it, drawn in by sinister, dangered feelings. This is a natural human reaction for viewing the unatural, but your future self may enhance these thoughts.

As mentioned before some of the most life changing and memorable experiences are the ones that disturb the individual. I certainly would have not remembered the experience had I not been truly frightened.

Your future self visits you to make minor tweaks as a catalyst for future implications. You wouldn't experience a self-enlightening, blissful experience from your future self as this would solidify your viewpoint that you were on the right avenue in life.

They are here to change us, not to re-assure

"When I first spotted the shadow person I was completely fixated on it, drawn in by sinister, dangered feelings. This is a natural human reaction for viewing the unatural, but your future self may enhance these thoughts."

I have experienced this also.

One night I was at a friends condo garage. We were in his parking spot, looking at his new car. We started drinking one beer and barely finished it. At this time, I was standing between the car and the door which let up the stairs to his living room. I suddenly felt this presence, I responded with fear and a sense of evil. It was coming down the stairs towards me, I felt it go through the left side of my body. It gave an intense but low vibration and felt like an energy source slowly hovering over the ground. It made all the hair in my body shoot up, I had to brush down the hairs on face and neck because it was so uncomfortable.

When this happened, I had no knowledge of shadow people but started to believe in ghosts after the experience. But now I read on shadow people and I dont know which one it would fall under.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

Edit: Also, for some reason I knew exactly where it was headed. It just went right around to the back of the house and disappeared, weird....

[edit on 16-6-2007 by 3twenty5]

Kolo..i remember when you first joined ats ..infact one of your first posts if it wasnt the first, was a story describing the experience you shared with your brother walking home..i remember it distinctly because it was so interesting..im very happy that through the time you have participated at ATS you have come to your own conclusions about what happened that night..you have grown a lot since then..it might help others if you posted a link to your original thread so that people can read your story.

Originally posted by captinofcats
Kolo..i remember when you first joined ats ..infact one of your first posts if it wasnt the first, was a story describing the experience you shared with your brother walking home..i remember it distinctly because it was so interesting..im very happy that through the time you have participated at ATS you have come to your own conclusions about what happened that night..you have grown a lot since then..it might help others if you posted a link to your original thread so that people can read your story.

I agree, link to your story please.

Originally posted by 3twenty5

Originally posted by captinofcats
Kolo..i remember when you first joined ats ..infact one of your first posts if it wasnt the first, was a story describing the experience you shared with your brother walking home..i remember it distinctly because it was so interesting..im very happy that through the time you have participated at ATS you have come to your own conclusions about what happened that night..you have grown a lot since then..it might help others if you posted a link to your original thread so that people can read your story.

I agree, link to your story please.

actually, I found it. I got so many chills reading that thread. When I experienced the "ghost or shadow person" I did not feel fear out of its appearance but the sense of its presence and actually feeling its presence physically.

However, I do recall having a feel of that terror you described in your first post. It was in a dream. I know it is off topic but I have had many symbolic nightmares that some how interests me. Well, in the dream it felt like I was staring in the eyes of fear/hate/evil itself. It was completely frightening.


Now that I think about it. I do recall experiencing a shadowy figure on top of myself when I awoke from another nightmare. It was extremely symbolic in terms of history and artifacts. The one symbolic picture my thoughts percieved(it felt as though it was being projected into) was, from my most present understanding, the holy grail. When this picture was being percieved I percieved a narrative that said," I have met/experienced Jesus Christ." This "picture perception"(shown images of symbolic items) had about 20 symbols with narrative translation. For some reason I only remember fully this one. Also, this happened while I was having a nightmare. I got pulled out of my nightmare into a "picture perspective" that had narrative translation! I got so frightened after the 20th "picture perception" and panicked. I snapped out of it only to see a shadowy figure on top of me. I felt paralized but kept fighting it and eventually struggle to the floor, to feel it so I knew it was not a dream. I did feel it but who knows.

So, thats my experiences with these "shadow people."

Thoughts, please!