From the beginning of my spirit photography experiences, it seems, I have captured quite a lot of spirits wearing hats. Stovepipe hats, bowler hats, but especially tall hats with the brim rolled up. Researching this last type of hat, I found this was a popular style at the turn of the nineteenth century. This is a crop from a local drawing of this period.





One particular spirit fellow I call Mulligan, whom I felt was definitely a ghost from Sydney colonial days, showed up for many photos and was always wearing this tall rolled brimmed hat.


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Off and on over the last few years I have seen this rolled-brimmed hat in my mind's eye and sometimes formed from light or trees. It often has a flower right in the center. In the above photo this long-wavy-bearded man is holding a flower up to his left eye and has a flower in the middle of his hat if you look closely.

When I have inquired about the flower, I receive messages that indicate it is decorative.

Overall, I feel quite sure that this all has to do with Green Man (click for an earlier post), a figure I learned about long after I was capturing his image in photos.

Recently I had another bout of hat-spirit experiences. I saw them all around me in various ways for a day or so. I dreamed of them, and then I captured several figures with hats, such as this one.