Episode 0: Welcome to the Fire

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Lonely
You come to me when I'm lonely. I take your hand and we go home. You cover me with your you with my.

00:00:28:02 - 00:00:58:16
Sasha
Do you believe in ghosts? Ever wonder where you were before you were born and where you are heading after you die? Sasha Grahame's Ghost stories by the fire transports you to a liminal, conversational, cozy space where guests share ghost paranormal near death, deep and profound and or funny and silly spooky experiences. We aren't explaining mystery. We are exploring it.

00:00:58:19 - 00:01:11:15
Nicholas Kaufmann
Now I don't know if I believe in ghosts, but I also don't want one to appear to me. You know, I'd be too scared. Like, you know, if. If there are any ghosts listening right now, as. As we're having this discussion. Don't appear to me.

00:01:11:18 - 00:01:16:07
Sasha
I love to ask questions that are often impossible to answer.

00:01:16:09 - 00:01:34:23
JimHarold
But I do believe, for example, people have had alien contact, and I do believe that people see ghosts. I think people some of the most amazing stories people do experience time slips. I think that's a real thing. People see doppelgängers, which is something we hear all the time on the show, which I never expected.

00:01:34:25 - 00:02:06:09
Sasha
My name is Sasha Graham. I'm a best selling metaphysical author, tarot deck creator and indie horror movie actress. I've traveled all over the world speaking and lecturing on cardio mansi magic and intuition, and I've been hosting Live ghost stories by the fire events in New York City since 2021. Each episode of Ghost Stories by the Fire features a fascinating guest who shares personal stories, experiences and thoughts about the paranormal.

00:02:06:11 - 00:02:31:16
Kristine Eckert
And all of a sudden, in that very creepy way, children have when they just like, stop what they're doing. She turned them in. She goes, Mama, the man is here. And I was like, where is the man? And she said, He's in the hallway looking at us. So we Google the name and it pulls up an obituary with a man's picture with light gray hair and light eyes.

00:02:31:18 - 00:02:48:12
Kristine Eckert
So the next morning, Zoe is in her high chair. She started. That's how little she was, like in her highchair having her breakfast. And Jesse shows in the picture. He's like, Zoe, I want to show you something. We don't say anything to her about what it is, and we show her the picture and she looked and she goes, That's the man, Mommy.

00:02:48:12 - 00:02:50:15
Kristine Eckert
That's the man who's always fixing the piano.

00:02:50:15 - 00:03:04:29
Sasha
And outside you'll hear everything from classic haunted house stories to cursed artifacts, visits from departed loved ones, alien encounters and near-death experiences, and so much more.

00:03:05:02 - 00:03:27:07
NicholasDePhares
I'm kneeling down on the ground looking straight up at this thing as it comes closer and closer and closer as I can see, it has no facial features whatsoever. This thing comes closer and closer and closer. I'm so paralyzed with fear I can't speak or move or or do anything. I want to run away from it, but I can't.

00:03:27:09 - 00:03:38:03
NicholasDePhares
It comes so close I can see that it has fingers. I can see that its arms are very long. Feels almost as though it's about to tower over me and then disappears.

00:03:38:05 - 00:03:44:24
Sasha
You will love these intimate conversations because ghost stories ground us in our shared humanity.

00:03:44:27 - 00:03:58:24
Ethony Dawn
So I called him. He's a very, very good friend of mine. I love him to death. And I was like, Mate, I'm going to need you to come over. We need to get rid of this thing. And he walks in. He's like, What is that thing crawling on your ceiling? I'm like, Yeah, I know.

00:03:58:26 - 00:04:21:08
Sasha
No matter who you are or where you grew up, spooky stories probably inhabited your life, and childhood fears can still grip the imagination. 

00:04:21:10 - 00:04:22:15

Cathy Stewart
I saw these fingers around the edge of the door. These black pointy nail fingers came around the edge of the door. This was like.

I was at paralyzed.

00:04:22:17 - 00:04:44:28
Sasha
Heartwarming visitations from departed friends and family confirm love connections that transcend time and space. But supernatural and paranormal experiences can be utterly terrifying. They remind us the invisible world is all around, maybe even inside of us.

00:04:45:00 - 00:05:09:13
Kim Arnold
I saw this man, and it does dress as a doctor with instruments in his hand. And he turned and looked at me and we literally locked eyes for about 5 seconds. I swear to God, I thought I was going to have a heart attack. And I just thought that that was just the most horrible thing, the most frightening thing that I've ever experienced in my life.

00:05:09:16 - 00:05:36:24
Sasha
So get ready for goose bumps. Things that go bump in the night and diving into the mysteries of life, death and the occult. If you love thrills and chills, inclusive real life stories and the catharsis of spooky encounters in a safe space, this podcast is for you. And I've saved you a seat right up front like and subscribe to Never miss an episode.

00:05:36:27 - 00:05:55:05
Sasha
Thank you for joining in on Ghost stories by the Fire, and may you keep asking those questions that make life worth living.