A hooded apparition

A hooded apparition
2 February 2026 J.W.H

AND she was about 31 years venerable and about 5 months pregnant, not drinking or using drugs, in May 1985 visiting her mom and dad in New Mexico. They lived in a brand fresh two-story Spanish-style house on the north end of Albuquerque. Everyone went to bed and I took a nap in the living room on the couch facing away from the vast arched window overlooking the streetlight. So it wasn't really a darkened room. After several attempts to close my eyes, the robed figure stood with his back to me, maybe 4 feet in front of me. I really really thought it was my mom (maybe she was drinking and sleepwalking?). I said “Mom?” and it stayed where it was, so I sat on my elbow and repeated louder and with more force, “MOM!” Well, I caught his attention and he slowly started turning towards me and then I realized it wasn't my mom, all the hair on my body stood up and it just disappeared right before my eyes. I was so shocked that I just knew it had to be my mom, so I turned on every airy in the room as well as the TV, ran to my parents' room and they were both very much asleep. I even tried to wake them up, dad was snoring and mom was drooling… So I shook my head, went back to the room and ran to look out the window… Nothing… I searched the whole house… I turned on all the lights and still nothing.

But deep down I knew it had scared me and it had gone away on its own. I felt bad after that. My single most significant encounter and instead I got scared. Then I would say out clamorous, “I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you, please come back.” I never found out what it was… I felt like it had no malice towards me, it wasn't glowing or anything, it just looked like a hooded figure in the dim with a robe on.

Does anyone want to comment? It has been bothering me ever since. What do you think?

  • J.W.H

    John Williams is a blogger and independent writer focused on consciousness, perception, and human awareness, exploring topics such as dreams, intuition, and non-ordinary states of experience. Driven by a lifelong curiosity about the nature of reality and subjective experience, his perspective was shaped in part by structured study, including the Gateway Voyage program at the Monroe Institute. His writing avoids dogma and sensationalism, instead emphasizing critical thinking, personal insight, and grounded exploration. Through his work, John examines complex and often misunderstood subjects with clarity, openness, and an emphasis on awareness, choice, and personal responsibility.