In my many years of dealing with the paranormal, I’ve only a few times suspected I was “followed” home. Our family recently moved to a new home, and by recently I mean we are in our second month here. Interestingly, and something that is a little unsettling to most normal folk, we are directly adjacent to a cemetery. Doing what I do, it’s all pretty natural feeling for me. I’m no stranger to grave yards. The hardest thing to get used to, actually living next to one, is walking out in the morning and finding yourself a few yards from an interment of a lost loved one, complete with clergy, grieving family, and casket.
Really, cemeteries are just the opposite of what most expect…they are not overrun by spirits, and actually are not the best place in the world to encounter hauntings. But, they tend to make good training grounds for new investigators-in-training. But, that’s another story…on to this one.
In the last three or so weeks, my wife has, for the first time in her life, experienced paranormal phenomena. During a bright, sunny day, as she was sitting in the dining area a few feet from our bedroom door, which was also directly in her front field of view, someone in a white t-shirt walked by, just as though they were walking from our bedroom into the attached bathroom. It startled her. Her first thought was that it was my 20 yo son. She walked into the bathroom, and no one was there. My son was in his room, his door also visible from the same vantage point where she was sitting. Read the rest of this entry »
Relatively new to the paranormal investigators handbag, the Laser Grid, is one of the more useful tools to show up as of late. The theory – entities or otherwise invisible disturbances can leave shadows or simply distort the laser grid, which is cast over an area like an electronic net. Used in tandem with video recorders, motion detectors, and even the human eye, it helps add a layer of validation, or at the least, simply illuminates otherwise unnoticeable disturbances.
There are various powers and sized available, the most common seeming to be the 30-50mW models. My first gird laser was a 30mW 532nm, purchased from Dave Juliano’s Ghost Hunter Store, for 28 bucks. There are cheaper models, but I wanted something with a solid, heavy construction that could stand the test of time.
This is a great laser to get you started and to determine if the technology works with your groups particular needs. The specs (for the nerdy):
Specifications:
Of course, having multiple devices allows for a much broader “net”, either in a single or multiple rooms / locations. A light smoke / fog can also enhance certain aspects of any lasers performance, but must be executed in a very controlled environment, otherwise cross-contamination is almost a certainty. 
Another great use is for absolute feedback on exactly if, how much, in which direction an object is moving, or has moved. Think “ball” on the floor. In the very low light and IR infiltrated scenes of many investigations, it is difficult to determine for a certainty if, for instance, a ball is actually rolling or otherwise ambulating in any way. There is always the possibility that low light levels, moving IR and related circumstances, are playing “tricks on the eye”. Casting a tight, rigid laser grid on the scene eliminates ocular illusion, and also lends major credibility to video recordings. And, it cleans up much easier than talcum powder.
Look for posts in the future giving a glimpse of how this device is used in the field. Does your group have an ingenious way of using laser grids? Share!
The K2 EMF Meter, also know as the “K-II Meter” or “Safe Range Meter”, has spawned more misinformation about what it is more than probably any other single piece of equipment in the investigators arsenal. Even the name itself has been misrepresented by various “techs” spouting “guessformation” about the apparatus. The most common seems to be that the K-II is a “second generation” meter, and I’ve even seen claims by some to even own a “K-I” meter, which never existed. The name simply comes from the company that manufactures the device, K-II Enterprises. The product, in reality, is labeled EMF Safe Range Electromagnetic Meter. They have since modified the device (constant on/off), where the on-off switch is a toggle. The original device required a user to constantly hold down the power switch, if pressure was released, the device powered off. I’ve written the company to try and find the exact date of conception, but the meter is listed on the Internet Archive of their web site on it’s first archival year, 2000. It’s been around for11 years, at the very least.
As an investigator, I’ve used the meter extensively, and have found it to be a bit more successful than others. The main advantage is, the device employees five large, bright LEDs to report measurements, which means it can be easily seen, and it does not have any audible reporting mechanism. Hence, it can be read from long distances, and not contaminate any audio recording that may be used concurrently. It also shows up on video quite nicely, and the high contrast colored LED indicators make measurements much easier to glean.
As with any instrument, T-arc has a “use and abuse” policy. If you are not familiar, intricately, with how a device works and behaves in multiple situations and circumstances, the equipment is much more prone to guesswork when it comes to interpretation. So, where it makes sense, we like take ‘em for a ride. With the K-II, I lay it around while working, watching TV, driving, and such, and simply observe how it reacts. The meter works in quite a broad range, detecting ELF, “Extremely Low Frequency” (50 – 1,000 Hz) and VLF, “Very Low Frequency”, (1,000 – 20,000 Hz). Most 2-way radios in close range set the device off to max when transmitting, as do some wireless phones. I have not yet succeeded detecting cell phone call activity, BUT, wireless communication with an access point does cause a massive reading. In other words, making a call from a cell phone won’t have much, if any, effect, but communicating with an access point, or a cell phone that simply has wireless enabled (to search for an access point) will cause a significant reading.
Of course, any EMF meter are vulnerable to these same frequency sources, so care must be taken when in use. It’s very easy to see where, intentionally or not, a fake “conversation” can be misinterpreted, or hoaxed, using devices that are almost always present during paranormal investigations. Care should be taken to control and detect possible contamination.
IR Non-contact Thermometers and paranormal investigations. Do they have a place?
So many groups carry these little devices around, I’m sure to get flogged for the following, but, it’s based on fact, which is, after all, what the serious investigator is attempting to gather.
It is common knowledge that paranormal activity can generate those proverbial “cold spots”. Reigning theory being an “entity” is absorbing energy from the atmosphere, which in turn has an effect on the medium (no pun intended) in which it is targeting to attain this energy. It it’s your batteries, they go dead. If it’s the air itself, a marked temperature drop is noticed, tactically and instrumentally. Therein lies the problem. Read the rest of this entry »
This is mostly a “throw it out there” theory that I have been milling around with, actually thinking I was alone in my madness. Then, I brought it up to a couple of other folks, just out of the blue, and they said “Hey, that has actually crossed my mind…”. So, I deem it “worth throwing out there”.
Hang with me, and I’ll also be showing my spiritual roots here.
[1 Corinthians 15:]
21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Some are dead/ASLEEP IN CHRIST, others asleep in the dust of the earth, and others know not any thing and are perished.
[1 Thessalonians 4:16] For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
We shall not all sleep means we shall not all die, so sleep is a term describing death.
[1 Corinthians 15:51] Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
The Old Testament saints who will awake to everlasting life, are not “dead in Christ” but sleep in the dust.
[Dan 12:2] And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve researched paranormal events, specifically ghost related events, for over a decade now. I, and other investigators, have noticed certain patterns emerging from collected data and documented experiences. One in particular relates to the “residual” haunting. Many of us have observed that most purported hauntings in close proximity to large, dense objects, either man-made or natural, tend to be residual in nature. The classification of a residual haunting is one in which a ghostly event occurs repeatedly, with the same action performed over and over. It’s sort of like watching a movie scene, and often occurs at regular intervals. There is no interaction. If an apparition is seen, it is unaware of the observers presence, and simply repeats its “chore” exactly the same each time. If the paranormal event is a sound, or something being moved, it is the same sound (or set of sounds), and same object moved in the same way time after time. Read the rest of this entry »