The history of paranormal research has been a very winding trail. There have been some brilliant researchers such as William James who pioneered the field allowing us to continue decades later with newer technology than he ever would have dreamed.
Indeed, many of these instruments were not intended for use by parapsychologists or paranormal investigators; however, along the way it was, of course, discovered that they could serve a dual purpose. Now many investigators are devising their own equipment to meet all of our more precise needs, as well, thankfully.
How does this all jive; however, when many psychologists think that we are all insane to begin with, creating a self-fulfilling prophesy when we go to a location to investigate it? They even think we are either imagining our EVP's, that they are extraneous noise that we are all matrixing, and even perhaps created on the sly (fabricated)!
It is a very tricky problem for us. Do we just ignore them in total, doing "our own thing", or do we at least try to keep it as scientific as possible knowing that they will still think there is a more "logical" explanation for it all?
Where ever we go to investigate, we try our very best not to have any preconceived ideas as to whether the location is haunted -- or not. We go in fresh not really expecting to find anything, but if we do, of course, we feel gratified that we are definitely on to something!
One reason that we go in in teams of two only is because of all the resistance we receive from the scientific community who insist that if more than two go in together at a time, it more or less becomes a party instead of a investigative team, and that the people will feed off each other as to every creak, pop, and other noise that they hear! I believe that our group is mostly comprised of very logical, mature people; however, to maintain our integrity in the community, we do always have watch out for these sorts of opinions and detractors.
I can tell you that personally I have discovered so much more than I ever envisioned since I began with ASUP. Some of the phenomena I have personally experienced along with my team members will remain with me for the rest of my life. This makes me understandably somewhat exasperated with both the scientific as well as the religious communities. The scientific community says that it does not exist at all. The religious community feels that it does indeed exist, but we as human beings are not supposed to delve into it AT ALL. They find it frightening, demonic, and dangerous.
The truth is a lot more gray. Something does indeed exist "out there" because we do have just too much proof of it to discount all of it. The vast majority of paranormal phenomena is not dangerous at all. In fact a mugger on the street is much more dangerous than any ghostly activity, and yet no one says we should no go out and about doing what we need and wish to do outside in the world!
Perhaps some day, there will truly be some sort of new device or equipment that can measure everything, differentiating between all other possible explanations. Until that time though, those of us who truly love this work, will continue to hold the line, offering our evidence and improving techniques and equipment, until that day comes!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
The History of the EVP
In this training paper located at: http://www.asup-inc.org/evp.htm , Rick Moran spoke of the entire history of the EVP (electronic voice phenomena) as it has evolved over the decades into what we practice today during paranormal investigations.
Since this time, we have now evolved into testing the new P-SB7 box instead of the Mini-Box which we started with. Gary Galka from DAS Distribution was working on a new box to try to communicate with his deceased daughter Melanie. (This is why the Mel-Meter was named this after his daughter in fact.) Regardless, we continue on as best we can with the technology at hand at the moment. There is a new box out as well from DAS that we will be testing soon.
At first we were not sure that the PSB-7 would meet our needs in any "real world" manner. It is an understatement to say that everything is so "iffy" in the paranormal world as far as spirit communications go. However, on the case in Cumby, Texas, recently, this device performed admirably with both the voices on the box matching what we thought it said both in "real time" and afterward listening to the recordings from the H2 Handy Recorder! Yes, it was an exciting evening for us, and although the client was not sure it was her deceased husband's voice as it was understandably distorted coming through the device, she acknowledged upon hearing the clips that the answers fit the facts and his personality!
During our last Spirit Comm. session, we also got a few words from it that appeared to have meaning. When using the Ouija Board and pendulums, it appeared at least as if Rick Moran, himself, was trying to tell us that not only was it difficult to project the words into the box and although the technology is still in its infancy, perhaps we can expect better versions in the future that will somehow allow us all to communicate with loved ones after they have passed over.
Although as I write this, it seems incredible or even incredulous even to me, I still look forward to any new innovations that may answer more questions for us all during our pursuit to prove the existence of human consciousness after death!
Since this time, we have now evolved into testing the new P-SB7 box instead of the Mini-Box which we started with. Gary Galka from DAS Distribution was working on a new box to try to communicate with his deceased daughter Melanie. (This is why the Mel-Meter was named this after his daughter in fact.) Regardless, we continue on as best we can with the technology at hand at the moment. There is a new box out as well from DAS that we will be testing soon.
At first we were not sure that the PSB-7 would meet our needs in any "real world" manner. It is an understatement to say that everything is so "iffy" in the paranormal world as far as spirit communications go. However, on the case in Cumby, Texas, recently, this device performed admirably with both the voices on the box matching what we thought it said both in "real time" and afterward listening to the recordings from the H2 Handy Recorder! Yes, it was an exciting evening for us, and although the client was not sure it was her deceased husband's voice as it was understandably distorted coming through the device, she acknowledged upon hearing the clips that the answers fit the facts and his personality!
During our last Spirit Comm. session, we also got a few words from it that appeared to have meaning. When using the Ouija Board and pendulums, it appeared at least as if Rick Moran, himself, was trying to tell us that not only was it difficult to project the words into the box and although the technology is still in its infancy, perhaps we can expect better versions in the future that will somehow allow us all to communicate with loved ones after they have passed over.
Although as I write this, it seems incredible or even incredulous even to me, I still look forward to any new innovations that may answer more questions for us all during our pursuit to prove the existence of human consciousness after death!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Ghost Animals
This particular lesson by Rick Moran was well received by most of our investigators last year. Who doesn't love their dear pet friends?
http://www.asup-inc.org/ghostlyanimals.htm
The dog "Midget" mentioned in this lesson was my mom and dad's dear little dog. She was a small black Schnauzer, but she resembled an Affenpinscher more as she was not the best specimen!
But she was extremely smart, protective of both them and my daughter Amanda, and I think she loved the "Dog Ranch" very much because she was rescued by my dad after she had been dumped on FM Road 47 with her two pups. They got along very well, and she was the kind of dog that you don't know if they are "coming or going" from being a human she was so intelligent and knew what you were saying all the time!
We also experienced what appeared to be a possible cat haunting at a house in Garland, there are old reports of a cat haunting The Pride House by the previous owners, as well as a loud dog bark which did not match the current small pup's at the Dallas Condo case caught on an EVP that our group captured there. That dog's name was Austin who had passed away 6 months before we came, and his owner had treated like his son as he had no children.
There is also a documented case at a house in the Pocano's of spider monkeys haunting the residence/turned candle shop. Apparently, a doctor had lived there with his daughter in the early part of the 20th century. He was working on a cure for polio. He unfortunately used the monkeys to experiment on for a cure. His daughter treated them all like pets however, and a couple who were her personal pets. So now the owners can hear some of them galloping through the building at all hours (even before they knew the history of the house).
So apparently, when we treat an animal as a human, many times, they act more human through love, and stay in familiar surroundings just like human spirits!
http://www.asup-inc.org/ghostlyanimals.htm
The dog "Midget" mentioned in this lesson was my mom and dad's dear little dog. She was a small black Schnauzer, but she resembled an Affenpinscher more as she was not the best specimen!
But she was extremely smart, protective of both them and my daughter Amanda, and I think she loved the "Dog Ranch" very much because she was rescued by my dad after she had been dumped on FM Road 47 with her two pups. They got along very well, and she was the kind of dog that you don't know if they are "coming or going" from being a human she was so intelligent and knew what you were saying all the time!
We also experienced what appeared to be a possible cat haunting at a house in Garland, there are old reports of a cat haunting The Pride House by the previous owners, as well as a loud dog bark which did not match the current small pup's at the Dallas Condo case caught on an EVP that our group captured there. That dog's name was Austin who had passed away 6 months before we came, and his owner had treated like his son as he had no children.
There is also a documented case at a house in the Pocano's of spider monkeys haunting the residence/turned candle shop. Apparently, a doctor had lived there with his daughter in the early part of the 20th century. He was working on a cure for polio. He unfortunately used the monkeys to experiment on for a cure. His daughter treated them all like pets however, and a couple who were her personal pets. So now the owners can hear some of them galloping through the building at all hours (even before they knew the history of the house).
So apparently, when we treat an animal as a human, many times, they act more human through love, and stay in familiar surroundings just like human spirits!
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