Are Spiritual Smells a Thing?

[Llleopard]

Particularly a smell of death?
My husband experiences a smell where nobody else does. It happens around people who are not even necessarily ill, but then pass away within a short space of time. For instance, we got out of the car on the road in front of a friend's house this evening, and he reeled back and asked if I could smell it. Nope. He said it was much stronger inside the house, but in general, not emanating from the person like a natural smell would. He says the smell is always the same, but when it's a child it has a kind of tragic overlay. He smells it with people we know, but has also had it happen with total strangers passing on the street. I am wondering if anyone else has this experience, and also, what could the point of it possibly be? It seems like an unpleasant and not useful quirk. It freaks him out slightly for obvious reasons.
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[Skye1300]

That sounds scary and creepy. I used to smell a perfume scent a lot as a kid that wasn't attached to any person. I would smell it on and off. It was a pleasant scent. I think mine was associated with angels.

 

[Sabertooth]

I don't know about said "smell of death," but the gift of "discerning of spirits" [1 Corinthians 12:10] can include a spiritual sense of smell.

 

[Gregory Thompson]

Particularly a smell of death?
My husband experiences a smell where nobody else does. It happens around people who are not even necessarily ill, but then pass away within a short space of time. For instance, we got out of the car on the road in front of a friend's house this evening, and he reeled back and asked if I could smell it. Nope. He said it was much stronger inside the house, but in general, not emanating from the person like a natural smell would. He says the smell is always the same, but when it's a child it has a kind of tragic overlay. He smells it with people we know, but has also had it happen with total strangers passing on the street. I am wondering if anyone else has this experience, and also, what could the point of it possibly be? It seems like an unpleasant and not useful quirk. It freaks him out slightly for obvious reasons.
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Sounds occultic, by principle of flesh claiming to being able to discern the spiritual. In this case, it's not spiritual being discerned, but the paranormal.

I recall hearing stories of people being able to "smell" when the room's atmosphere has changed spiritually. I have a similar problem, but I just feel it. It's just detecting changes in the paranormal. As the scriptures relate, the flesh cannot discern the things of the spirit.

 

[Larniavc]

Particularly a smell of death?
My husband experiences a smell where nobody else does. It happens around people who are not even necessarily ill, but then pass away within a short space of time. For instance, we got out of the car on the road in front of a friend's house this evening, and he reeled back and asked if I could smell it. Nope. He said it was much stronger inside the house, but in general, not emanating from the person like a natural smell would. He says the smell is always the same, but when it's a child it has a kind of tragic overlay. He smells it with people we know, but has also had it happen with total strangers passing on the street. I am wondering if anyone else has this experience, and also, what could the point of it possibly be? It seems like an unpleasant and not useful quirk. It freaks him out slightly for obvious reasons.
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This is not common but it's not rare, either. Some people have been known to smell when people have lung cancer.

Typically it's dogs and cats with their superior noses that have been shown to do it.

 

[chevyontheriver]

Particularly a smell of death?
My husband experiences a smell where nobody else does. It happens around people who are not even necessarily ill, but then pass away within a short space of time. For instance, we got out of the car on the road in front of a friend's house this evening, and he reeled back and asked if I could smell it. Nope. He said it was much stronger inside the house, but in general, not emanating from the person like a natural smell would. He says the smell is always the same, but when it's a child it has a kind of tragic overlay. He smells it with people we know, but has also had it happen with total strangers passing on the street. I am wondering if anyone else has this experience, and also, what could the point of it possibly be? It seems like an unpleasant and not useful quirk. It freaks him out slightly for obvious reasons.
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There may also be a smell of sanctity.

 

[Dave G.]

Sulfur smell can be related to the demonic, just watch out someone isn't having their cesspool pumped out near by as it's similar. And floral smells with holy angels or Holy Spirit for those who have this discernment and where there are no flowers near by. But death I don't know, the meanings of why I do not know. I've experienced both the sulfur and floral . I've experienced demonic activity in my house but we have the authority by the blood and name Jesus to move the demonic away, by Jesus' strength not our own and if we are born again. And of course angels and the Holy Spirit are welcome, even invited. And that shows itself by the peace it brings within these walls.

I don't know what the death smell is about but honestly I don't detect it as something from God if it's a dank odor. Your husband meanwhile might use that as a means to detect the need to witness within that household ( God turning something around for good), maybe someone is dying without Christ soon. Pure speculation though, I claim no knowledge in this area. My now present wife has received strong impulses as a directive to go present the gospel to someone. She felt called to do so with a woman in the hospital one time, the woman accepted Christ and died in the hallway of the hospital falling from her walker as she passed on just hours later. She slumped between two vending machines in that hallway dead.. So we can get initiations from the spiritual realm I guess is what my message is getting at.

 

[Robban]

Particularly a smell of death?
My husband experiences a smell where nobody else does. It happens around people who are not even necessarily ill, but then pass away within a short space of time. For instance, we got out of the car on the road in front of a friend's house this evening, and he reeled back and asked if I could smell it. Nope. He said it was much stronger inside the house, but in general, not emanating from the person like a natural smell would. He says the smell is always the same, but when it's a child it has a kind of tragic overlay. He smells it with people we know, but has also had it happen with total strangers passing on the street. I am wondering if anyone else has this experience, and also, what could the point of it possibly be? It seems like an unpleasant and not useful quirk. It freaks him out slightly for obvious reasons.
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Our time of passing is strictly classified information.

It would be if someone has a sixth sense, like Larnievc suggested.

The false prophet Balaam had a sixth sense it is said.

Best air purifier is Torah, it is also said.

 

[Hank77]

Particularly a smell of death?
My husband experiences a smell where nobody else does. It happens around people who are not even necessarily ill, but then pass away within a short space of time. For instance, we got out of the car on the road in front of a friend's house this evening, and he reeled back and asked if I could smell it. Nope. He said it was much stronger inside the house, but in general, not emanating from the person like a natural smell would. He says the smell is always the same, but when it's a child it has a kind of tragic overlay. He smells it with people we know, but has also had it happen with total strangers passing on the street. I am wondering if anyone else has this experience, and also, what could the point of it possibly be? It seems like an unpleasant and not useful quirk. It freaks him out slightly for obvious reasons.
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My first step would be to talk to my doctor because it could be caused by a health issue. A health issue should be taken care of immediately while contemplating spiritual causes.

Phantosmia may be caused by a head injury or upper respiratory infection. It can also be caused by aging, trauma, temporal lobe seizures, inflamed sinuses, brain tumors, certain medications and Parkinson's disease. Phantosmia can also result from COVID-19 infection.


Talk to your health care provider if you have symptoms of phantosmia so that they can rule out any serious underlying disorders that may be causing olfactory hallucination.
Phantosmia: What causes olfactory hallucinations?

 

[MehGuy]

As someone who was born without a sense of smell, I find it interesting that there is a concept of smelling "death". What is that like rotting flesh?

Are people able to smell dead bugs? Just walking around? Eww.

 

[Llleopard]

As someone who was born without a sense of smell, I find it interesting that there is a concept of smelling "death". What is that like rotting flesh?

Are people able to smell dead bugs? Just walking around? Eww.

My husband used to work as a mortician, so he knows what bodies smell like naturally after death. Cadaver dogs can identify that too. He says this is very different though . It's not a decomposition smell, more like a 'sweet, sickly heavy smell, sort of like lilies.'

 

[Llleopard]

I don't know about said "smell of death," but the gift of "discerning of spirits" [1 Corinthians 12:10] can include a spiritual sense of smell.

Can you tell me more about that please?

 

[Sabertooth]

Can you tell me more about that please?

"Discerning of spirits" is a spiritual gift that is associated with deliverance ministry. (The topic of Deliverance is not allowed here.) Your best source of information will be a local church that has such a ministry or, at least, a healing ministry.

Do you guys have Vineyard, Assembly of God or Foursquare churches by you?

 

[jayem]

The medical term for smelling unusual odors is parosmia. It can be associated with an upper respiratory, or neurologic problem. Before doing anything else, your husband should be evaluated by an ENT specialist. And then a neurologist if nothing abnormal is found.

Parosmia and Neurological Disorders: A Neglected Association

 

[Skye1300]

As someone who was born without a sense of smell, I find it interesting that there is a concept of smelling "death". What is that like rotting flesh?

Are people able to smell dead bugs? Just walking around? Eww.

Wow were you really born without a sense of smell? Can you taste food?

 

[MehGuy]

Wow were you really born without a sense of smell? Can you taste food?

Yeah, I can taste food.

 

[Zion Princess]

@Llleopard yes! I do believe there is such a thing as spiritual sense of smell. It comes with heightened senses which is a spiritual gift of discernment. I believe this is the same term we use Highly Sensitive Person or HSP. Does your husband happen to have other heightened senses? Such as a strong sense of the metaphysical world of being able to sense the unseen world of spirits?

 

[Joy]

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