The contents are evenly balanced and other similar boxes right next to this one are still in place with no sign of movement. I've placed a level on the shelf and the shelf is not leaning forward at all.

Well, I'd say a ghost, but I'd probably be laughed out of the forum! But that is what happened at our old house-it definitely had spirits that caused us problems :)

If you're not one to lean that way, I'd maybe check for another type of critter-maybe a beetle or something? Very odd that it's that one box. (Twighlight Zone theme song being hummed in the backround)

Swap the box with one next to it and then see which one comes down....

Since the box moved so quickly I would push it back and sit quietly outside the open door and observe. But I wouldn't do it at night! I suspect you might have a critter.

Let us know what happens.

What AnnieD said. This is very curious. I'm intrigued.

If I remembered what it was, my mind would be playing the sound track from poltergeist! Is there a dryer or AC vent nearby that could be causing this?

Yes -- a vote for a "critter check" -- Time to empty the shelves (or perhaps the whole closet) and check for holes etc. Do be careful when poking around ....

Maybe a crack in the shelf?

Sounds like a critter moving around. Could it be stuck in something inside the box?

There is absolutely nothing living in my closet. I have searched in every space, corner, shelf, etc. And the shelves are wire shelves so nothing can scurry without being seen.
So far it's been several hours and no movement. I keep checking every 15 minutes or so.

Can you feel any vibration when touching the wire shelf?

Sometimes plumbing, electrical or duct systems inside of walls can create vibration.

Who do you call....

GHOST BUSTERS!

Curling irons? Plural? Just curious..... are you the original owner of all of them?

I won't laugh Pesky I lived in a house that had a spirit when I was a child. However I do look at spirits from a Christian perspective.

Dim, they're all mine.They range from really skinny for very short hair to fat ones for when my hair was long. Some even have a brush attached to them. Even if I don't use them right now, they're here for whenever my nieces or cousins come to visit.

I don't proclaim that I actually believe in ghosts, but if something like this happened to me I would change my mind.

monablair I asked in case perhaps one belonged to a deceased relative and they're trying to get your attention! Do they clamp closed? Is it perhaps hot enough at the top of your closet that the metal expands and pops one open, dislodging the box?

I'm spooked!

I'm all about the Spirits. I would think someone is trying to get your attention.

We have been to a fairly well known local Medium a couple of times. The experience changed my life. I find it comfort in believing that our loved ones "aren't dead, just different". For anyone in my area, her name is Maureen Hancock. During the day she helps terminally ill children and their families, then does shows at night. She is irreverent and fun. She wrote a book, The Medium Next Door...I enjoyed it very much.

Sorry, that doesn't help, but I can't even tell you how much comfort she brought our family.

Beth P.

HI Mona, I'm curious about what you are experiencing, how odd, keep us posted if it happens again, I know you are a level headed person and you would know if there was a critter in your closet and I get it about the wire shelves, if you lay a box there why would it move?

I switched the box with its "neighbor" on the shelf. Nothing happened for a while, but I just looked in the closet and that darned box is out about 4" from where I placed it against the outside closet wall. I just shoved it back; I can play, too.

Fascinating! Now that the criiter check is out of the way -- I do believe in ghosts and "others" -- so now I do suggest setting up a motion camera -- if possible ....

Also -- perhaps setting a pencil and paper on the box ... or perhaps even -- in the box itself?

If you do get worried at all -- take the box -- sit it on some paper on the floor of the closet -- and surround it with a ring of salt ...might discourage any activity ....

The same box, regardless of where it's placed? That is way too interesting.

Next, empty the box and put the empty box back and see what happens...put the curling irons in another room. Might be interesting to see if it's the irons or the box...

Time to set up a secret nanny cam and record it to see what's what...and be sure not to tell anyone.

Also, is there a way of putting a small bell in front of the box, so when the box starts moving the bell gets knocked off and rings so you can hear it?

I find this so fascinating!

I've got goose bumps!! What a mystery - I'd love to know what's going on.

Does that wall share a wall with your washing machine ??

Are you familiar with the movie Gaslight, with Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer? The husband does things to make the wife think she is going crazy. Where's your husband been during all of this?

Even though it's a spooky problem that brought you, it's nice to see you back. It seems like it has been a long time since you posted.

I'm intrigued by your problem and can't wait to see how this plays out for you.

I'm sure there's a logical explanation....

like Poltergeists!

Gaslight was a good movie.

Another experiment to try is to take the box with irons away completely and see if another box starts moving.

And another: Put the box with the irons in it on the floor and see if it moves or if the contents get strewn about.

And where is anyone else in the house during all of this? You may have a rodent issue...a 2-legged one!
;)

Wow, very interesting!

I've watched so many TV shows (think Paranormal Witness) that I have come to change my mind to a more open position on the unexplained/unknown.

I second the idea of some sort of motion cam. Hunters use a type that have night visibility too.

Keep us posted!

Now I'm not sure if it is the same box in a different location that is still moving or if a different box in the same location is moving.

I hope the original box is still moving, because then it is surely a haunted curling iron trying to get out, and that is exciting. If a different box is moving then it is most likely vibrations, although vibrations can be spooky, too.

Is any appliance running while this is going on? Is the washer spinning? Is construction going on outside, like running a jackhammer? Were any of the previous owners murdered?

Ooo, I am dying to know.

Bethpen, I've seen Maureen Hancock too! It was one of those big group events, and I didn't get any sort of reading for myself but I was blown away by the readings she did for others in the room. My SIL had seen her before and did get a "message" from my MIL that was fascinating and very meaningful. I'd love to go again sometime but last time I looked, everything was booked up for months.

I also watch Long Island Medium.

My mother died almost 20 years ago and I'd love to see a medium and see if I could get some kind of message or reading.

Okay, sorry for the hijack. I love this stuff.

sue, glad you hijacked thread, cuz I was just about too! I am thinking about seeing a medium also, but have never ever even thought about it until my mom died last October. She was just too young and I feel so guilty she was taken from us so early. I am still having such a hard time. Seeing a medium is nothing I have ever thought about doing, but I think it would give me comfort if I could hear they are for real.

How intriguing! We lived in an old house that had a âÂÂspiritâ once, and IâÂÂm thinking this may be your issue, too! I wonâÂÂt go into detail because I donâÂÂt want to hijack your thread, but this may be a friendly spirit. I never believed in them until we had the occurrences we did in our old house.

I love spooky stuff but would first want to eliminate 'normal' occurrences. Mona, have you checked to see if one of the irons has a failing torsion spring?

If that's not it, I'll get out my tarot cards and see if the universe has an answer. :)

I would sure pull up a chair and watch the show, lol.

Try weighting the box the same as the other one that doesn't move and see if still moves in either spot.

We have a shelf that tilts and items walk around due to the front door in the next room, which runs perpendicular to the shelf wall but the two are close. Kind of like pictures near doors.

Okay, non- believers can stop reading right now.

Last week I went through a small box that contains some of my late mom's jewelry and gave my daughter some of my mom's earrings. The jewelry box was placed on the shelf next to the falling box.

Just a short while ago I went into the closet and saw something shiny on the floor, semi-hidden by a shoe....right where some of the curling irons had landed. It was a single earring. It was a partner to a pair I had given my daughter. I called my daughter and asked her to check her earrings and she admitted she had "lost" one of Nana's earring but didn't want to tell me because it would upset me.

Well, the earring hadn't been lost..it simply had never left the closet. I have to believe it was my Mother's spirit alerting me to the earring on the floor.

It happens!! Wonderful story from the other side :) Good to hear.

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I totally believe it. Mystery solved.

I'll wait and see if the box keeps dropping or not, now that the earring has been found....

...but it's a nice thought and so glad that the earring was found before you vacuumed!

That gave me goosebumps!

Wonderful!!!

Yes -- but do keep checking the box .... :)

I have been coming back to this thread over and over waiting for the answer. My first thought was "the other side," but I figured it would turn out to be washing machine vibrations or something like that. Wow.

Whoa! Very cool. After my FIL died, his chest of drawers kept making a cracking sound. My MIL was sure it was a message to look in the chest. Nothing out of the ordinary turned up. Oh well.

Mona! That is absolutely perfect.

I'm going to start a thread, maybe we can all share?

Beth P.

Weeeellll?

I have some goose bumps now...

what about a web cam?

Did the boogey man get her? poof! She's gone.

I'm back. The box hasn't moved since I found the earring. So I guess it was a message from my Mom. That's the only explanation I have for what happened.

Spectacular!

Wow!

The truth is that things like this have happened to me more than just this time. So, while still nervous about these happenings, I'm not really frightened.

Has anyone else had an experience like this?
I'd like to start a thread just to share experiences.