text: when a witch dies, does her descendants inherit any of her paranormal abilities? my grandmother was the leader of a coven way back in the 30's. she died 14 years before i was born. as a teenager, i saw things and heard things that nobody else could. i also woke up one night to find a brilliant ball of light floating outside of a window. it passed through the window and landed on top of my wardrobe. the light was extremely white and bright, yet the glow from it was no more than 5 inches away from it. the wardrobe made sounds as if breaking under the weight of the light. a short time later the light floated out in the direction it came in through the window. needless to say, i was very frightened by the light, but i felt that it was trying to contact me. it may have been my grandmother trying to reach me. is she the reason for my past experiences? according to the 10 commandments (exodus 20) spoken by the lord god (yahweh elohim), the iniquities (idolatries, adulteries, etc...) are passed on to the 3rd & 4th generation of those who hate god.  the blessings go onto the 1000s generations of those who love god.