Bad juju stuff.

[Norseman]

Greg's thread on having his stolen Wilson returned kind of had a small side drift that got me to thinking about the whole "bad juju" thing.

What are some of the places and things that have given, at the individual level, a generally bad vibe. I.E; the bad juju.

For me, Things:

Anything Nazi marked. Especially guns. won't shoot, handle or even let them in my house. Couldn't pay me to take one. Epitome of bad juju in my world. judge me as you see fit.

Places:

Montezumas Castle in Las Vegas, NM. Can't explain why, but one of the few places that when I was in there the feeling of dread was overwhelming to the point of having a hard time breathing. Could not get out fast enough. Again, not sure of the "why", but will never set foot in that place again if I can help it.

Anyone else care to share?

[MorphCross]

The only legitimate "bad juju" moment was when I was at a hotel in Jefferson City overnight. Late at night I woke up to the lever rattling on the door. The next morning room service discovered a human corpse in one of the rooms. Whether it was a Murder or death by natural causes I don't know nor do I care. Needless to say I have never been back to that particular hotel.

[Sam]

Like I said in Greg's thread, the Lorraine Motel give me bad vibes.

[SteyrAUG]

Greg's thread on having his stolen Wilson returned kind of had a small side drift that got me to thinking about the whole "bad juju" thing.

What are some of the places and things that have given, at the individual level, a generally bad vibe. I.E; the bad juju.

For me, Things:

Anything Nazi marked. Especially guns. won't shoot, handle or even let them in my house. Couldn't pay me to take one. Epitome of bad juju in my world. judge me as you see fit.

Places:

Montezumas Castle in Las Vegas, NM. Can't explain why, but one of the few places that when I was in there the feeling of dread was overwhelming to the point of having a hard time breathing. Could not get out fast enough. Again, not sure of the "why", but will never set foot in that place again if I can help it.

Anyone else care to share?

I understand why some folks won't touch third reich stuff. But I have a shit ton. My collection got started with all the things my grandfather brought back from the war. Since then I have collected all things world war II from uniforms, field gear, daggers and firearms from all the primary participants.

I don't think an inanimate object has an anima. I get why some want nothing to do with anything associated with WWII Germany, but I think if your grandfather was part of the Bataan death march you probably wouldn't want too many Japanese things in your home, let alone a bunch of Arisaka rifles or rising sun flags.

There are some things I won't collect. Guys who get gaga over black soap, lampshades and other things are not my crowd. It's not that I think these objects have negative energy, I'm just not interested in anything fabricated from humans. I can't even really have taxidermy in my house, just not my thing.

A friend of mine back in the 80s pulled guard duty at one of those camps, can't remember which and he swore it was the most haunted place he had ever been. Not that things were moving around or anything like that, but more he never felt like he was alone even when he was alone. Now that could have just been a matter of he knew what happened there so felt like it was haunted or maybe it was something else. Wasn't there, so I can't say for sure.

The only serious bad juju thing for me are people who do drugs. Can't be around them, don't want to know them.

[Doc Safari]

When I was a teenager I had what might be characterized as a genuine encounter with a demonic entity.

Since then I've sort of been "gifted" with being able to pick up vibes. I can tell whether a small building, house, office, etc., is haunted just by walking into it.

As I stated in the other thread, I bought a Pennsylvania State Police Colt 6520 off GunsAmerica. It turns out you can Google the serial number and the state police's inventory comes up listing where your serial number was assigned. Mine was assigned to Belle Vernon, Troop B.

I used to work in law enforcement. I'm also a student of history, so any "genuine artifact" is always of interest to me. I actually sacrificed my Vietnam Tiger Stripe camo Colt 6920 to get the PA state police rifle. The 6520 is about as special a rifle can be to me not only for its history but because it's pretty close in configuration to the very first AR I ever owned in 1992.

The funny thing is, I get a weird vibe off it. This is actually the first time I ever can recall getting a "vibe" from an inanimate object, and I've been in many, many haunted locations over the years.

Being that the gun was assigned to some small precinct in a rural area, it's probably not likely it was ever used to take a life, but who knows?

I'm sure the history associated with it is putting a bias in my head, but still--there's that weird vibe. It's almost a creepy, but respectful feeling, like you picked up a bloody sword and knew it had been used to kill a very evil person or something. Handling it feels like it's got some "foreboding", "disquiet", "apprehension", or premonition of something bad attached to it.

Even though I've had many genuine paranormal encounters over the years, this is the one time I think it might be my imagination. My reverence for it having been a police weapon and my interest in history is doing something psychologically to me.

But it just creeps me out that my favorite rifle feels like I'm holding an object infused with some kind of trepidation every time I handle it.

[Doc Safari]

Like I said in Greg's thread, the Lorraine Motel give me bad vibes.

My girlfriend and I paid $30 to take the Amador Hotel ghost tour in Las Cruces, New Mexico back in 2013. I felt an evil presence in that place, and several nights later felt the same evil presence in my house. I rebuked it in the name of Jesus and told it that it hadn't been invited to follow me home. I have had a couple of other creepy feelings since then but nothing spectacular. My girlfriend said that a radio came on by itself in an unoccupied room.

[Doc Safari]

I understand why some folks won't touch third reich stuff. But I have a shit ton. My collection got started with all the things my grandfather brought back from the war. Since then I have collected all things world war II from uniforms, field gear, daggers and firearms from all the primary participants.

Tell us again about the army dress uniform coat with the engagement ring still in the pocket. That would have given me such heebie jeebies I think I'd have given up the hobby right then and there.

[Sam]

Doc,
I'm not sure if you're familiar with the current state of the Lorraine motel, but it's not a motel anymore, it's a civil right museum. They preserved the area where MLK, Jr.'s room was and the balcony. Of course, the warehouse where J.E. Ray shot from is also still there, barely 50 yds or so away. An easy shot with a scoped rifle.

Anyway, the bad vibe came to me as we were walking around the exterior in the courtyard between the two buildings.

[Doc Safari]

Doc,
I'm not sure if you're familiar with the current state of the Lorraine motel, but it's not a motel anymore, it's a civil right museum. They preserved the area where MLK, Jr.'s room was and the balcony. Of course, the warehouse where J.E. Ray shot from is also still there, barely 50 yds or so away. An easy shot with a scoped rifle.

Anyway, the bad vibe came to me as we were walking around the exterior in the courtyard between the two buildings.

I believe you. I've been in the courthouse in Lincoln, New Mexico where Billy the Kid escaped and killed two deputies on his way out. Didn't get even a hint of a creepy feeling. But we took a road trip to Tombstone Arizona one time. It's got a lot of haunted places and the creepiest feeling I got was in the Rose Tree Museum. Something DID NOT LIKE US being there. My girlfriend's daughter noticed it too.

So, yeah, if I ever get the chance I'd visit that museum just to see what I could pick up.

[WickedWillis]

Greg's thread on having his stolen Wilson returned kind of had a small side drift that got me to thinking about the whole "bad juju" thing.

What are some of the places and things that have given, at the individual level, a generally bad vibe. I.E; the bad juju.

For me, Things:

Anything Nazi marked. Especially guns. won't shoot, handle or even let them in my house. Couldn't pay me to take one. Epitome of bad juju in my world. judge me as you see fit.

Places:

Montezumas Castle in Las Vegas, NM. Can't explain why, but one of the few places that when I was in there the feeling of dread was overwhelming to the point of having a hard time breathing. Could not get out fast enough. Again, not sure of the "why", but will never set foot in that place again if I can help it.

Anyone else care to share?

I work in the welding supply industry. Working with compressed gases, and the like. I see Nazi cylinders, typically from Linde, almost daily. When the allies captured them, they turned the swastika into what looks like a window, for example;
2019-03-26_02-05-10 by Willis, on Flickr

I am still amazed at how many of these are still in circulation. Can't help but think they were used for much worse than just oxy fuel cutting and so-on.