We just moved in to this apartment. We're selling our house, and we've moved about 150 miles away. This apartment is temporary, and actually we're moving to a new house in a week or two. So anyhow, my husband and I smoke outside. One night I went to go out (after just having been out about an hour before, and the door handle was covered with oil.....I said to him "eww, what did you eat??" and he had no idea what I was talking about. I told him the handle was all greasy, and made him feel it. He said "eww..."

Well, a couple days later I started noticing it on the inside of window of the door, and all over the mini blinds. I am a stay at home mom, and I know someone isn't breaking in and doing this. And right now as I am looking at it, it's all over the window on the right side.

The WORST thing, or the thing that scares me the most is that as I was changing my sons diaper two days ago, I noticed what I'll call a "messed up handprint" above his bed/changing table.

So call me stupid, but I thought it was something that my husband was putting on there to joke with me at first, so I tasted it (thinking it was cooking oil,). It had no taste at all....none! It is almost like water, but it's oil of somekind. It's clear, and it's in little drops, and yet it's smeard on the mini blinds.

I am wondering what significance oil has. What does it mean...lol...and is it good or evil....does anyone know? I would appreciate ANY insite! Thanks!!

There is no logical explination as to where this is coming from either. There is no other source that it could be coming from. Thanks again!

Could it be some kind of residue from your heating/cooling vents?

I was initially going to make a perverted comment but decided against it because I think Nyx is onto something.

I'll consider giving my input on this if you post pictures.

Wonder if it's the same as my theory...

Could be lubrication for something...

Nyx is definitely on to something there! I had the same thing happen to me once a long time ago and we did discover a very reasonable explanation for it after a few days of totally freaking-out about it. For the life of me though, I cannot remember what it was. LOL ... sorry, I have memory issues from time to time. I do know that it was something that I had done that caused it. I will definitely post again when I remember what caused it. Don't panic though ... it had nothing to do with the supernatural or paranormal activity.

I just typed "Oil Appearing" into google and found this amazing page instantly. The oil is a holy manifestation of some kind that happens to preachers and nuns it seems. Check it out. christianblogs.

Wow, I have heard about oil appearing in churches mysteriously but never on someone else's hands. .......

i was thinking along the same lines as Nyx, if you dont ever find what is causing this maybe get this oil analysed. i wouldnt be surprised if the appartment was haunted regardless of weather you has oil on your windows or not, good luck

I don't suppose we could possibly consider the chance that this oil may come from inside the doorknob as it contains moving metal parts in close proximity which generally have oil applied to them? I'm no doorknob expert but I have a slight hunch this might be the case. I've seen oil leaking from wheels in chairs and such, so a doorknob does not seem so far-fetched.

You know, just a thought before we start getting into spiritual mumbo-jumbo. Maybe it's a lot of fun to play diagnose the metaphysical ailment but let's try to be a little bit rational here.

I wouldn't let G W Bush know about it , he'll accuse you of having weapons of mass assault and send the boys round.

I think its more likely your oil prolem is something to do with the house rather than a paranormal event. im with nyx get someone round to check it out .

Welcome to UM.

Since you are moving soon anyway, that will probably solve your problem.


There is a common household product, mineral oil, which is odorless, colorless, and tasteless. It is used as a laxative, as a solvent for ear wax, and is generally handy stuff, too.

I gather that your apartment is a short-term lease. Perhaps the landlord's cleaning crew was not as thorough as they might have been. They may even have inadvertantly spread a spill rather than cleaned it up.

You should discuss the matter with the landlord. Unless, of course, you are using mineral oil with your baby. "Baby oil" is often scented mineral oil... if you are using "unscented" or "hypoallergenic" baby oil, then that would explain it, too.

Well I know the heating and cooling vents sound rational! LOL I wish it were. It couldn't be. The door is in a foyer, and there is no vent of any kind in there. Also, the "handprint" or whatever it is, is on the other side of my sons room than the vent. There is no way the oil could come up from the doorknob and get onto the window either. It's like almost 2 or 3 feet away, and that wouldn't explain the mini blinds. I'll take picture tonight and post them here too, that way you all can see. Maybe that will help. Also, there is no mineral oil, laxitives or unsecented oil here at all! LOL I've thought about this a lot, and there is nothing that this is that we have in our house. Also, the landlord is a close family friend, so that pulls out all the creepy landlord stuff btw, this building was built in the early 1800's, so I'm sure there are spirts here, which doesn't bother me, but I've NEVER experienced a physical manifestation. That's what frightens me, espically with it being in my sons' room.
Thanks, and like I said, I'll post pictures tonight!:)

i wonder if it could be oily residue from a previous grease fire in the apartment that wasn't properly cleaned-up. it seems like i've heard of something like that before. the grease particles/molecules (whatever) bind to the smoke from the fire & go EVERYWHERE. you don't really see it or know it's there until dust & other particles begin to stick to it.

Oil seems to have more religious significance. Although I couldn't find any hauntings with oil, there are many accounts of water, blood and other liquids. I'll keep looking.

Here is a link to oil appearing in a house in Union City, CA. Link

No it couldn't be with the grease fire. I had just cleaned the door about 2 days before we moved in with windex and vinegar, so it was totally clean.

How old is your son? You mentioned changing diapers, is he walking yet? Could he have gotten into something and was able to reach the places where you've found the oil?

I wonder if it is something like Holy Water or Holy Oil of some kind. Maybe the placed was blessed and now that you are there and touching things, its just surfacing? Just a thought..JN

Holy Oil?

Is there such a thing JN?

I have heard of the annointing of oil for religious purposes. My mother would do it to "bless" various things. I grew up in a very slippery home

Is the apartment in a complex? You say the building was built in the 1800's so I'm assuming it's not a house? If so, do the other apartments have the same problem (or some of them)?

Has the building (or apartment) been recently fumigated and you are seeing residue from something of that nature?

What is your floor/wall/ceiling covering? Paint? Wallpaper? Carpet on the floor?

Is the building well-insulated? Simple things such as condensation can feel greasy if there are imputities mixed in the water. Metal fixtures such as door handles/knobs, windows and mini-blinds near windows, these would all be subject to condensation as they might be colder than the surrounding air temperature.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_anointing_oil

ok, no it's not a complex. I'm not sure what it was to begin with. We are on the entire bottom floor, and the top floor is one apartment too. The top floor hasn't been occupied for over 6 months. I was just up there the other day, and there is no oil up there either. No it's not been fumigetd for years. The building is paneling and brick, I suppose it's not well insulated because it's hard as heck to heat. There is carpet on the floors. No, its NOT condensation, it is oil. You can feel that it's oil when you rub it between your fingers. And as I said eariler, it is not on the entire mini blind, just on the same side as where it is on the windows. I am going to post pictures here in a little bit so you can see them. As another poster asked, no, my son couldn't reach where this is, he's only 21 months, so he's not this tall.

Here are two. I put circles and arrows on some of them so you'd know what I was talking about. This is on the right hand side of the door, and the window.

Wow, holy oil. Cool. There's even a recipe.

LOLling at the idea of your slippery home Nyx.

My door handle in my porchway is always slippery no matter how much I wipe it. It has some kind of oil on it constantly, but it is very very slightly yellow. I've always thought it was the lubrication leaking out of it from the insides.

It drives me mad as I always have to go wipe it all of the handle otherwise it gets brought into the house.

I'm looking forward to the OP's pictures.

Here is another. KEEP in mind that this is a sample of what is here....this isn't all, or I wouldn't worry so much about it! LOL

And one more

I still believe it is oil used in a blessing or cleansing. I still have one window with a cross on it, and cant wash it off yet, but when I touch it, its greasy. Many use Virgin Olive Oil to cleanse as well. Not sure, just a thought. JN

LOL Too funny. My home was blessed and I still have areas that are slippery, but I am trying not to disturb it just yet..JN

Thanks for the photos, nemocast, and thanks for the replies to my questions. I have another though.

Has the apartment been recently renovated/redecorated? The walls look like new plaster in your photos so I just wanted to ask to make sure.

Thanks.

Oh, thank you for actually taking the time to answer! LOL I am just looking for answers. It was renovated, but not recently, it was about 7 or 8 years ago or so. They put up new paneling and painted both the top and bottom floors, and wall papered upstairs. And put new carpet in, also replaced the windows on the bottom floor. Like I said eariler, there is no one on the top floor, and we occupy the entire bottom floor. There are no heat or cooling sources in the foyer that this door is in. There really is no logical explination for it, and I know that to be true. I am just wondering why a spirit would leave oil for me. I kind of like the blessing idea

I am a Christian, but don't go to Church, just have a good relationship with God. Also, last night I had a few bad bad visions, demons (there was three of them, in dressy clothes and they were going around in a circle, and as their back was to me, one would turn around, show fangs and horrible looking eyes, and say my name with a demonic voice) and (as crazy as this sounds) a spirit over my husband shoulder when we were making love. That was a vision, we wern't actually doing anything at the time. I know that THAT is satan trying to take away whatever goodness there is in this oil (if there is any). I am not scared of these visions, I rebuke satan in the name of God, so he can't hurt me.

Anyhow.....wow, that was longer than I thought it would be But, just wanted to let you know what was going on.

Thanks again, look forward to hearing from ya again

If the evil demons were in dressy clothes and moving in a circle, and one called your name over it's shoulder like that, then it means that the lure of social gatherings (circles) etc, or going out and partying etc, is the danger that confronts you. And the spirit watching over your husband's shoulder probably means that your husband's guardian angel is keeping an eye on you for added protection.

I've studied this type of thing for years and negative manifestations always happen around a child who is unsettled or in some danger. So if anything negative starts happening it will be because your child's guardian beings are not happy with the way things are going. They need to know your child is 100% safe and happy at all times and is never put in any danger of any kind.

However at this point it seems that nothing negative at all has happened, because oil appearing like that is considered to be a miracle by the Catholic church etc.

You could even possibly sell the oil on ebay to people who believe that it has miraculous powers.

No problem. I like to explore the non-paranormal explanations first rather than leap to a supernatural conclusion. If the building has been renovated then was it occupied since it was? (Apart from yourselves of course).

The reason I'm pursuing this line is that the materials used in the renovation could be exuding this oil naturally, especially if the apartment is now being warmed as people are living in it. The spots found on the blinds could have dripped there, as could the bit on the door handle(s). Of course, I'm only going on what information I can ascertain from the things you have said and the photo's, but I'm inclined to think the oil is natural and not a 'divine blessing' as nice as that would sound.

Now, as for the second part of your post...I'm going to stress that I am not religious and do not believe in demons. If you don't wish to read any further then please don't. I'm not going to be offensive, but some people seem to be easily offended when their beliefs are, even slightly, questioned.

If you are having visions I would suggest you visit your doctor. Often visions or hallucinations can be brought on by stress or anxiety, but there can be medical reasons so a visit to your doctor just to talk about this and maybe have a check-up should be undertaken. Please don't automatically assume your visions are real, I'm not saying they aren't real, just don't assume they are without checking out alternatives. I know people here have been reinforcing the religious message concerning what this oil might be and this might be influencing you to believe something that might not be. I simply want you to have a mind open to the possibility all the experiences have a mundane explanation.

Lastly, please do not try to sell this oil on e-Bay! That would be fraudulent and unethical.