I lived in West Hobart in the 1970s. We lived in a convict built cottage, built in 1829. It was one of 4 in a terrace. The house two away from us was haunted, the front room in particular . Not that anyone ''saw'' anything, but it really affected the mood of anyone staying there. I was doing some artwork in that room, when I WAS TOTALLY OVERCOME BY DREAD. I felt a presence that wanted me to leave straight away. I felt cold and frightened annoyed to have to pack up and have to leave. I got the feeling that it was a male, who was very territorial about ''his'' space. There was no doubt that it wanted me to understand that I was expected to leave immediately .
Also in the 1970s,young people used to try anything that they thought would give a hallucinating effect . All sorts of doubtful mushrooms, and DATURA tea was popular. What happened though was that doses were difficult to measure. Mild doses apparently gave a sort of LSD experience. A large dose was killing people. We had radio warnings (We had no TV) from police, describing the tree and its' pretty flowers. The reaction in Hobart seemed to be; ''I know where there is one of those bushes, let's try some...."
I lived in West Hobart in the 1970s. We lived in a convict built cottage, built in 1829. It was one of 4 in a terrace. The house two away from us was haunted, the front room in particular . Not that anyone ''saw'' anything, but it really affected the mood of anyone staying there. I was doing some artwork in that room, when I WAS TOTALLY OVERCOME BY DREAD. I felt a presence that wanted me to leave straight away. I felt cold and frightened annoyed to have to pack up and have to leave. I got the feeling that it was a male, who was very territorial about ''his'' space. There was no doubt that it wanted me to understand that I was expected to leave immediately .
Also in the 1970s,young people used to try anything that they thought would give a hallucinating effect . All sorts of doubtful mushrooms, and DATURA tea was popular. What happened though was that doses were difficult to measure. Mild doses apparently gave a sort of LSD experience. A large dose was killing people. We had radio warnings (We had no TV) from police, describing the tree and its' pretty flowers. The reaction in Hobart seemed to be; ''I know where there is one of those bushes, let's try some...."
Perspective and relatively. Man... That is a concept that has been driving me insane...