PS alerted me to this discussion. Thanks for the heads up!
Lets hold up a minute here....i do not feel like we have sufficiently ruled out sleep paralysis or some form of waking dream state. Shadowy figures are frequently reported by people experiencing sleep paralysis.
Are you seeing the shadow figure immediately after waking from a troubling dream? Has your wife seen the figure or any ghost-like figures?
What about the voices? Do you hear these voices while seeing the shadow figure? It sounds like you are new to the house. Is it not possible that a neighbor goes for a late night smoke break or maybe the local teenagers cut through youre backyard?
If you are awaking suddenly from a dream and then seeing a shadow person, I wonder if maybe your mind is not fully awake yet....a shadowy figure is a common manifestation of a waking dream or sleep paralysis.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysisAlthough it is suspect that this is happening your first couple nights in the new house....you probably would have experienced sleep paralysis or waking dreams before you moved into the new place.
I do belive in other worldy beings, but I think there are normal explanations for some experiences.
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