Wednesday, November 2, 2011
My Thoughts on Shadow People
I had recently received an email from someone concerning "Shadow People". My personal belief on shadow people is that they are nothing more than a different form of ghost. Meaning that they are just taking on a different form than an apparition. I do not see them as being demonic or evil, just a different form of scary that lets you catch a little more than a glimpse of them sometimes. The sizes and shapes are not always the same. Our group members have seen many ranging from about 3 feet to 7 feet tall. Some with well defined human shape and some with more of a blob like shape. I have personally witnessed them peeking around corners at me. Standing in doorways and walking into a closet. We have seen so many of them. When children see them, it is also a little different. I have one story of two children seeing one at the same time. One child sees it as scary and the other sees it as pleasant of even funny. Like I said, I think they are nothing more than ghost in different form. You only see what they want you to see.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Investigation Aftermath
You don't really hear allot about what happens after the investigation with most groups. The aftermath of the investigation is different for everyone. When we are doing a residential case, we always tell the homeowner the same thing. Be prepared for an increase in activity that will usually last for a couple of days. Sometimes it happens and sometime it does not. But its good to let them know. Now for the investigators it's a completely different scenario. And these are things that the newbies do not understand until after it happens to them. In some cases it's pretty insignificant. Everyone walks away a little drained. Sometimes it's like you just had the life sucked out of you. Then you have the ones that for some reason or another, for the next week or so, you have nightmares or sleep like you have not slept at all. For some their entire attitude changes. Their home life take a turn for the worse. They are no longer caring about investigations and completely deny having any issues. There is also the possibility that something has followed you home. That one is a little on the scary side. Do not forget about the physical damage, Anything from scratches to back pain. Headaches to muscle cramps. There are so many different things that happen to the investigators that is hard to explain to outsiders what it's like. It becomes a mental roller coaster at times. A very recent investigation that we were on for only three hours, seemed like it lasted eight. And drained everyone. There are so many different things that happen to the investigators during an investigation that affect them.We have lost several due to aftermath issues. But at least now we have a little better understanding as to what is happening to our investigators. So if your a newbie or someone who has been doing this for a while and has not experienced it, you will. Everyone does. If they say they have not, then they have never been to a true haunted location. Now just picture what a home owner goes through. They live with it. I have lived it. We do what we do to help identify why this (haunting) is happening and try to figure out how to put the location and the residence at ease.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Do They Growl At You?
We almost always think of a growl as being something bad when we are in the field. We all get them from time to time. Some are more intense than others. Sometimes other things are happening at the same time. But I don't think that every time we hear them they are a bad thing. I think that sometimes they are just a form of communication. We have had a growl come across as something completely different when going back over the audio. This has been more than a couple of times. I think that sometimes it is their way of letting you know they are there if they can not do any thing else at the time. On the other hand there are those that are with out a doubt intended to scare or warn you. Most of us in our group are pretty stubborn when it comes down to the growling. They usually catch us off guard but our reaction back more of a stand your ground type of reaction just in case it is just communication. I had one experience where Adam and myself were in a small house and we separated. We each took a bedroom. We had multiple devices running. The claims here were nothing more than a boy died in the house and sometimes he lays on the bed. Not too scary. The first thing I heard was a loud growl. Then I smelled what I can only describe as a rotting flesh smell. Then it went away. Nothing else happened. The next morning I was at my computer with my shirt off and my daughter ask me what I had done to my arm. I had a few deep scratches. I never felt them when it happened. Going over the evidence there was nothing captured. What about the growl? What did it mean? Was it a warning? We do not know. We have had them much louder and much more sinister than that one and no one was scratched. We do find it a good time to ask questions. Sometimes they respond. I am sure we will encounter more and we will approach the situation the same way. Stand your ground and ask questions. They only hurt you if you let them.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
HELP ME ?
Some of the first EVP's I ever got were "HELP ME". Back then they really disturbed me. They still do to a certain degree. What should you do? I searched for the answers everywhere. Hit all the web sites asked others that had been investigating. It was a real mix of answers. Is someone trapped? Or is someone trying to bring you back to them again? I think that most of the time it's just trying to draw you back. It seem like now they know better. It seems like they know what we are doing right away. But still how do you evaluate the situation? What other EVP's did you get along with this? Are you in a place that has had other groups in and out over and over? Are you in a place that has never been investigated? Is it a location where the activity is not friendly? I guess how you handle it really comes down to your own personal preference.You just have to keep in mind that it is very easy to fall into a situation that you do not want to be in. They will trick you. I do not think we have been in a situation where we actually had one that was in need. Most of what we run into are those that just seem to want nothing more than to torment the living. That's a subject all on it's own. There are plenty of opinions and stories you can check out on the web. Search out you answers. Try and find what closest matches you own experience. And never assume that they really need or want help. We always ask and the answers are usually more along the lines of "Get Out".
Saturday, September 17, 2011
A DEBATE ABOUT ORBS I HAD TO SHARE
I enjoyed this debate so much on Face Book that I had to share it even more.
en.wikipedia.org
The term orb describes unexpected, typically circular artifacts that occur in flash photography — sometimes with trails indicating motion — especially common with modern compact and ultra-compact digital cameras.
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James Hunter Ever had a spirit come up and shake your hand? Orbs will always be debated with never a positive answer either way. Science does not and cannot explain everything away in the universe because science is created by man and there are some things that man has absolutely no understanding of.23 hours ago · · 2 people
Dodie Albertson Clelland Great article! I would like to share this on my page,,,, although I do not believe that all "orbs" can be scientifically written off,,,it is good to know every different possible cause to look at when going over evidence. Orbs are hard, and anytime we are faced with science vs. faith, just belief,,, there is bound to be differences in opinions.23 hours ago · · 1 person
PARANOID PARANORMAL The entire point is that is is not a way to take a picture and call an orb paranormal. And if they do not introduce themselves and identify themselves as the orb you are taking a picture of, then you picture is nothing except what you believe it to be. So if you post a pic of an orb, expect to have it called nothing paranormal.21 hours ago ·- PARANOID PARANORMAL I can say that, and I did. Prove otherwise and did you not read the link. Why would you even argue the point. Do you base a haunting on pictures of orbs? When is the last time you saw an orb turn into a full bodied apparition and got pictures or film of that happening? Me neither. And have never seen that. Dust, bugs, rain and other crap floating through the air. Not Paranormal.20 hours ago ·
- James Hunter I have read tons of stuff on orbs. Did you read my earlier post on this thread? Have you ever held an orb in your hand and positively identified it as a bug or dust, etc? No, I have never seen an orb turn into a full-bodied apparition. I have taken photos in barns with a ton of stuff floating through the air and none of it has appeared as orbs in my photos, except for one orb in one photo. I will never say that orbs are definitely proof of the paranormal. But my point is that it might just be possible, in my opinion, that 1% out of 100 just might be something that we can not explain. We will never understand the paranormal, so I do not believe that we can say anything about it as a definite. We just do not know. Of course everyone can have an opinion about it but I do not believe that a person should get in anyone's face about it and say no, you don't have anything. No one is an expert on anything in this field and it is folly to think so.18 hours ago ·
- PARANOID PARANORMAL You cant explain how an orb is paranormal. I gave you a link on how they clearly are not. All you have is opinion. And pictures of dust.16 hours ago ·
- James Hunter The very first sentence states that orbs occur in FLASH photography, or a very close light source. How then do you explain orbs showing up in photographs taken during the daytime with no flash being used? You are delving into the paranormal yet you have such a closed mind to the slim POSSIBILITY that an orb might be something other than what the scientists say. You do not even know who wrote that article yet you are taking it's word for it that orbs are nothing.9 hours ago ·
- James Hunter All you have is opinion as well. When you hold an orb in your hand to do physical scientific experiments on it then come talk with me.9 hours ago ·
- PARANOID PARANORMAL Digital photography has made leaps and bounds when it comes down to quality. When using a high end camera your chances are slim at catching anything unless you you change the settings into the negative. Other cameras pick up all kinds of dust and junk. Your argument is flawed. I am a firm believer in the paranormal. What I am saying to you is that you can call a photo of an orb anything you want, but expect people to call it dust. When YOU hold an orb in your hand and prove it to be paranormal, then give me a call. Have you checked out any of the orb shots I put in the Paranoid Paranormal photo album? I put them there so people can see how very common it is to get the orb shot. Not one of those pictures of orbs can be called paranormal. You know why? Because you can not PROVE it. http://photos.paranoidpara
normal.com/GalleryThumbnai ls.aspx?gallery=209347#4 Start with page 4 
6 hours ago · · - James Hunter I hope we are having a good debate here. I understand what you are saying without a doubt. I am just open to the slim possibility that one orb out of a hundred, maybe more, might be something interesting. Like I said earlier, I do not ever look at an orb and say it is proof of the paranormal. I am looking for something more. The thing about this debate about orbs is that it will never be positively proven either way. Just for us to be dealing with the paranormal is to be dealing with the mysterious and unknown. Just like our scientists might try to explain UFO's and their alien technology with only our earth-based. human knowledge which doesn't work either because we have no knowledge or understanding of something so totally alien to us.5 hours ago ·
- James Hunter Thank you for this good debate, my friend. I wish you luck in your paranormal journey!5 hours ago · · 1 person
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Paranormal Unity...Really????
I have read many post and blogs about "Paranormal Unity". These groups calling for this are the same groups chasing orbs and gallivanting through the graveyards. Asking for this so called paranormal unity is the same thing as asking for world peace. Never gonna happen. I see nothing wrong with collaboration every now and then and that is still hard to do. There are too many people disagreeing about too many things. Too many groups claiming territory. Too many people with power issues. No one will ever get together about ORB's. And the separation of science and religion. There are too many opinions and too many options. I am a firm believer in separation. We share all of the time. We post evidence.
Live people get in the way.
Being a Paranormal Investigator you run into all kinds of people. Everyone wants to tell you about their paranormal experiences. All the stories are great. But when you are on an investigation, it seems they all want to be part of it. This is a difficult situation sometimes. Every now and then you have people that will not let you do what you are there for. As a general rule our group keeps religion, psychics/sensitives and magic of any kind out of our investigations. As usual, after we set up and have the DVR running, the home owners are on every little speck of dust flying through the air. Most of the time you can explain and move on. But when they are not buying your explanation it becomes a problem. So you try and carry on, doing what they have called you in to do. Investigate. Then you start hearing the talk about being able to see everything and feeling everything no one else can. This is when you know it is going to be a problem. We all know the importance of being quiet when the investigation is going on. But in some cases, the home owner does not care. You ask nicely the first three or four times. When we got to this point, we still didn't feel all was lost, yet. It was only a matter of time before we were upstairs doing a little EVP work when the owner came up with a candle and another person and went into another room. So trying to explain, we are there to do more of a scientific approach did no good. She was determined to run the investigation her way. So here it is an hour and a half into an investigation that we drove an hour and a half to get to. What do we do? Let her go. Yep, that's what we did. We actually did have activity in the beginning before she flipped on us. That is where in my opinion, we made a big mistake by staying and trying to still investigate at all. It got late and was time to finish up. We did all that we could do. We tried to thank her for having us out but she was more angry at us for not being on the same page as her. I have tried to call her a few hundred times but no response. Needless to say it was a disappointing yet humorous investigation. Yes we do run into some interesting people. But in a case where they are taking over your investigation, you really need to figure out what to do fast. We will not let this happen again. As paranormal investigators, we are here to do the task we were called in to do. Our way. It's alright to let whoever get involved but you really need to limit their role. If you do not, then you are just there for their amusement. You have no shot at collecting any kind of credible evidence. You have no shot at actually helping them understand what is going on. Unless of course your group consists of candle magic orb chasing dowsing rod using sage burning sensitive physics, then you should feel right at home with this type of situation.
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