Do you Believe That Ghosts are Real?
David Slone asked:
Ghosts are different things depending on who you ask. While 32% of Americans believe in ghosts, according to a 2005 Gallup poll, there is a divergence of opinion as to what constitutes a ghost. Parapsychologists are in favor of the term, apparition, because it’s purportedly more precise. An apparition is considered immaterial, but it can seem real and tangible. There are a variety of entities that qualify for the catch-all term, ghost, and here they are, in no particular order.
The spirit of a deceased person could make itself known in its former habitat, i.e., a home or office. In this case, the ghost is said to have a likeness to the deceased either in appearance, behavior, or vocal imitation. Of course, it may not be an imitation!
Other common uses of the term refer to angels or demons, or even as a synonym for a person’s immaterial spirit, whether or not they’re presenting themselves to others.
Ghosts are portrayed as having a semi-transparent, unspecific form, loosely resembling the person they once were. Their motives are helpful, ominous, or treacherous. Their motions are transient because they pop in and out. They’re often seen fleeing or scurrying. Of course, reports abound, and these are only a few examples of the alleged behavior of ghosts.
Ghost mythology is common in every ancient culture – from the Egyptians, to the Chinese, to the Europeans of the Middle Ages Ghosts were thought to be the disembodied soul of the person they once inhabited.
Parapsychologists study ghosts as part of their living. A parapsychologist seeks to understand paranormal phenomena. Paranormal phenomena is described as any phenomenon or occurrence that exceeds the bounds of what is possible, according to the established principles and laws of science.
Skeptics charge the controversy with several explanations for suspected ghost sightings. For instance, Scientists Richard Lord and Richard Wiseman explain that sound waves having frequencies less than 20 hertz are normally inaudible, nonetheless, they may cause someone to feel a presence or shift their mood to anxiety or dread. Carbon monoxide poisoning was cited as a cause for haunted houses as early as 1921 because it can cause hallucinations, ill feelings, and a sensation of dread as well.
Another condition, pareidolia, is a condition that causes someone to recognize human faces or forms in random patterns. That’s kind of like a case of seeing what you anticipate, hope for, or want to happen, instead of just seeing. Skeptics aside, extraordinary sightings and stories flow in from all corners of the world at large.
Let’s take a look and see whether or not ghosts might have a scant possibility of really existing.
The New Testament acknowledges the existence of demons, the real spiritual beings that tempt, lie, deceive, and physically harm humans. According to the Bible their intention is to turn people away from God, from the best interests of the human and what will make then happiest, and to try to cause humans to think that they’re smarter than the All mighty loving God. Jesus gave humans the power to cast out demons and walk over the enemy. We have a shield of protection through Christ’s blood. A study of the gospel and the historical teachings of Jesus as it relates to angels and demons is too important and is a separate area of study outside of ghosts.
But, before we begin, let’s move on to the ghost stories of the world.
The face of Martha Rendell, the only female to be executed at Fremantle, appears in the window of the church frequently. The face seems to be produced by ripples in the glass that reflect light in an abnormal way, but the resemblance is eerie.
In China, Tuen Mun Road in Hong Kong is apparently causing excessive death tolls due to “ghosts popping up in the middle of the road”. Drivers avert the apparitions by veering their cars quickly and end up crashing. Hundreds of people allege that this highway is haunted, and many claim to have lost complete control of their automobiles.
Traveling to England we find a case with some substantial evidence, no pun intended. London’s primary criminal court, the Old Bailey, has an uninvited guest at major trials. Judges, barristers, and policemen attest to this strange apparition.
Even Mount Everest has its ghost in resident, probably the ghost of climber, Andrew Irvine, who tried to reach the summit in 1924 with George Mallory, but disappeared on his journey upward. Two climbers in 1975 said that they occupied a snow hole with him, and other climbers have seen a ghost too.
Ireland has the Temple Michael, a quint church and castle positioned on the blackwater river, with a close proximity to Youghal, Co Cork. The place is not used, and it overlooks the blackwater river. Visitors and local inhabitants of the region claim to have heard shrieks, screams, lights in motion, static on cameras over the church grounds, twigs that break without explanation, and coffins that close and open of their own accord.
In Japan, the tomb of Masakado near Tokyo is said to be haunted by the ghost of Masakado. During the 1920’s, the Office for the Ministry of Finance was built on top of it. In 1926, the minister of finance and 10 staff members died of disease. The tomb was restored. After WWII, however, they attempted to construct over it again. The driver of the bulldozer died, however, when it overturned.
The most haunted abode in Scotland is the Close of Mary King in Edinburgh. It was built in the 1600s, and it contained hundreds of people during the plague of 1645 when they were quarantined. Voices, dogs, and a lady clad in black have all been recorded.
Several fables, stories, and accounts arise out of the United States. One of particular interest is the Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky. It used to house tuberculosis patients and people refer to it as the most haunted place ever. More than 60,000 unconfirmed deaths have been reported and the owners of the property, construction workers and maintenance staff, and paranormal investigators have claimed one can see unnatural lights and phantasms darting around the premises at night. The hallways and rooms are filled with appearances of ghosts.
It is clear that immaterial entities exist because Jesus cast these personal and evil beings out of people. They shrieked and screamed and cursed, and this was written about as an account of real events by the meticulous doctor and historian, Luke, in the gospel of Luke. Get protection from spirits through Jesus Christ. Whether or not they’re actual people or vicious demons, Jesus has all power in heaven and on earth, and it says this in Matthew 28:18.
Paranormal phenomena are alive and well because the physical world isn’t all there is.
Ghosts are different things depending on who you ask. While 32% of Americans believe in ghosts, according to a 2005 Gallup poll, there is a divergence of opinion as to what constitutes a ghost. Parapsychologists are in favor of the term, apparition, because it’s purportedly more precise. An apparition is considered immaterial, but it can seem real and tangible. There are a variety of entities that qualify for the catch-all term, ghost, and here they are, in no particular order.
The spirit of a deceased person could make itself known in its former habitat, i.e., a home or office. In this case, the ghost is said to have a likeness to the deceased either in appearance, behavior, or vocal imitation. Of course, it may not be an imitation!
Other common uses of the term refer to angels or demons, or even as a synonym for a person’s immaterial spirit, whether or not they’re presenting themselves to others.
Ghosts are portrayed as having a semi-transparent, unspecific form, loosely resembling the person they once were. Their motives are helpful, ominous, or treacherous. Their motions are transient because they pop in and out. They’re often seen fleeing or scurrying. Of course, reports abound, and these are only a few examples of the alleged behavior of ghosts.
Ghost mythology is common in every ancient culture – from the Egyptians, to the Chinese, to the Europeans of the Middle Ages Ghosts were thought to be the disembodied soul of the person they once inhabited.
Parapsychologists study ghosts as part of their living. A parapsychologist seeks to understand paranormal phenomena. Paranormal phenomena is described as any phenomenon or occurrence that exceeds the bounds of what is possible, according to the established principles and laws of science.
Skeptics charge the controversy with several explanations for suspected ghost sightings. For instance, Scientists Richard Lord and Richard Wiseman explain that sound waves having frequencies less than 20 hertz are normally inaudible, nonetheless, they may cause someone to feel a presence or shift their mood to anxiety or dread. Carbon monoxide poisoning was cited as a cause for haunted houses as early as 1921 because it can cause hallucinations, ill feelings, and a sensation of dread as well.
Another condition, pareidolia, is a condition that causes someone to recognize human faces or forms in random patterns. That’s kind of like a case of seeing what you anticipate, hope for, or want to happen, instead of just seeing. Skeptics aside, extraordinary sightings and stories flow in from all corners of the world at large.
Let’s take a look and see whether or not ghosts might have a scant possibility of really existing.
The New Testament acknowledges the existence of demons, the real spiritual beings that tempt, lie, deceive, and physically harm humans. According to the Bible their intention is to turn people away from God, from the best interests of the human and what will make then happiest, and to try to cause humans to think that they’re smarter than the All mighty loving God. Jesus gave humans the power to cast out demons and walk over the enemy. We have a shield of protection through Christ’s blood. A study of the gospel and the historical teachings of Jesus as it relates to angels and demons is too important and is a separate area of study outside of ghosts.
But, before we begin, let’s move on to the ghost stories of the world.
The face of Martha Rendell, the only female to be executed at Fremantle, appears in the window of the church frequently. The face seems to be produced by ripples in the glass that reflect light in an abnormal way, but the resemblance is eerie.
In China, Tuen Mun Road in Hong Kong is apparently causing excessive death tolls due to “ghosts popping up in the middle of the road”. Drivers avert the apparitions by veering their cars quickly and end up crashing. Hundreds of people allege that this highway is haunted, and many claim to have lost complete control of their automobiles.
Traveling to England we find a case with some substantial evidence, no pun intended. London’s primary criminal court, the Old Bailey, has an uninvited guest at major trials. Judges, barristers, and policemen attest to this strange apparition.
Even Mount Everest has its ghost in resident, probably the ghost of climber, Andrew Irvine, who tried to reach the summit in 1924 with George Mallory, but disappeared on his journey upward. Two climbers in 1975 said that they occupied a snow hole with him, and other climbers have seen a ghost too.
Ireland has the Temple Michael, a quint church and castle positioned on the blackwater river, with a close proximity to Youghal, Co Cork. The place is not used, and it overlooks the blackwater river. Visitors and local inhabitants of the region claim to have heard shrieks, screams, lights in motion, static on cameras over the church grounds, twigs that break without explanation, and coffins that close and open of their own accord.
In Japan, the tomb of Masakado near Tokyo is said to be haunted by the ghost of Masakado. During the 1920’s, the Office for the Ministry of Finance was built on top of it. In 1926, the minister of finance and 10 staff members died of disease. The tomb was restored. After WWII, however, they attempted to construct over it again. The driver of the bulldozer died, however, when it overturned.
The most haunted abode in Scotland is the Close of Mary King in Edinburgh. It was built in the 1600s, and it contained hundreds of people during the plague of 1645 when they were quarantined. Voices, dogs, and a lady clad in black have all been recorded.
Several fables, stories, and accounts arise out of the United States. One of particular interest is the Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky. It used to house tuberculosis patients and people refer to it as the most haunted place ever. More than 60,000 unconfirmed deaths have been reported and the owners of the property, construction workers and maintenance staff, and paranormal investigators have claimed one can see unnatural lights and phantasms darting around the premises at night. The hallways and rooms are filled with appearances of ghosts.
It is clear that immaterial entities exist because Jesus cast these personal and evil beings out of people. They shrieked and screamed and cursed, and this was written about as an account of real events by the meticulous doctor and historian, Luke, in the gospel of Luke. Get protection from spirits through Jesus Christ. Whether or not they’re actual people or vicious demons, Jesus has all power in heaven and on earth, and it says this in Matthew 28:18.
Paranormal phenomena are alive and well because the physical world isn’t all there is.
Top 8 Reasons Why the Sixth Sense is the Key to Enlightenment
Higher Balance Institute asked:
When you think of the great enlightened masters, they all seem to share many similar traits: Unusually intelligent, charismatic, can do miraculous things, and they all exhibited the use of the Psychic Sense.
The Psychic Sense or Sixth Sense is anything that excels beyond ‘basic’ sensory.
* So a dog that can always sense when its owner is coming home,
* Waking up in the middle of the night and feeling something is ’strange’,
* Or you and a friend laughing about how you were both thinking of Blue Oyster Cult, are all examples of the Sixth Sense in use.
Let me make clear that the Sixth Sense is natural and scientific, not mystical and unexplainable. It’s your body’s ability to pick up on fine energies, or ‘wavelengths’, that have yet to be detectable by today’s crude electronic instruments -and yet, the body, being a sensitive supercomputer, can.
And because it’s a bodily sense, like any muscle or brain tissue, if you don’t use it, it will atrophy. While if you use it, it will develop quickly.
So here we go!
1. The Sixth Sense allows you to feel and detect things BEYOND the basic 5 senses.
If you only use the five basic senses for interpreting this world…
* Taste
* Touch
* Smell
* Sound
* Sight
…Everything you can know and understand will remain as basic as everyone else’s.
But with the Sixth Sense you can feel and see energy, sense thoughts, anticipate emerging situations, and many, many other things!
Everybody already has this sense naturally; they just have no idea how to use it nor are they aware of its value.
Imagine going your whole life as deaf, then all the sudden being able to hear; any idea what that would be like?
You would now detect a whole new dimension to EVERYTHING! The leaves on trees make a rustling sound, the sounds in the distance tell me what’s going on in the next room or miles away – Everything would change!
That’s what its like to have an active Psychic Sense; you gain a normally-hidden layer of understanding to everything. It truly is a superior advantage!
And with a little practice the Sixth Sense becomes a natural part of all your senses. Imagine how your world would change with this new ability to observe.
How much faster would you become Enlightened having a new sense?
2. The Sixth Sense allows you to Communicate with ‘God’.
Spiritual people of all kinds long for communion with God.
God doesn’t have the means of communicating as humans do. But God can communicate through ‘Vibration’ or Energy. This form of communication is very real and can fulfill those who seek it.
It’s called ‘learning to listen’, and you do it by quieting your mind and paying attention to extremely subtle forms of inner-sensation. This is a skill that takes some refinement to achieve, but is not hard with the right training. Meditation is a great way to learn how to do this.
The key that makes it all possible is the Sixth Sense, because you ‘listen’ by feeling, which is the basis of the Sixth Sense. Learn to allow your subtle sensory to pick up on these kinds of ‘Vibratory Information’ and soon you will feel closer to ‘The One’ than you ever have.
3. The Sixth Sense lifts the veil of How Things Work.
The Sixth Sense is a tremendous Learning Accelerator.
By applying your new sense to techniques that use it, such as OBEs, Psychometry, Assimilation, or Remote Viewing, you suddenly can explore the inner-workings of the ‘Matrix’ of this dimension.
For example, Psychometry brings you face-to-face with Sixth Sense data, Remote Viewing shows how mobile the mind actually is, and Assimilation offers you the living experience of another thing.
The experiences from such techniques can be very powerful and will force you to reconsider the world you thought you knew – This is the essence of ‘Awakening’.
Say there are some scientists racing to calculate a theory for the Big Bang. And let’s say, because they are all very smart and are fairly conventional, all use the five basic senses to draw conclusions and thus are able to bring, say, five variables per sense for their calculation.
25 variables to calculate the Big Bang.
Now, let’s say you come along, as a scientist also tackling the Big Bang theory. But maybe you wear Birkenstocks and are not so conventional, but you have an active Since Sense and are not afraid to use it.
Since the Sixth Sense is basically a super sensitive tool for gathering more data, you can then bring in another five variables for your calculation, because you are using one more natural sense that the others are not.
You have an advantage: 30 variables to calculate the Big Bang.
Some of the greatest scientists, teachers, and pioneers of our society have been shown to accept and use Sixth Sense data. When you hear, “I was being pulled in this direction” or “the chalk took on a life of its own” it’s a good indication of the intuition at work. But actually, it simply shows they are flexible thinkers who are able to use more resources.
4. The Sixth Sense tunes you into your ‘Inner Navigator’.
One of the best tools you have for finding what you need in life is the ‘little voice inside’. The Navigator is a part of your inner intuition that knows when something is right for you, when its time for a change, and sometimes when you simply need to do something that seems random but is actually very important.
But few people have learned to listen to it. After all, it’s hard to; that little voice is so often drowned out by our common thoughts and daily concerns.
However, building up the Sixth Sense gives your Navigator a bullhorn. Before you know it, you’ll have a new resource of confidence within yourself.
5. Superior Psychological Development
Enlightenment includes the pursuit of psychological and behavioral refinement. During this pursuit inner issues become evident and thus present the opportunity to handle them. But did you know that the further you peer into the self, the more essential the Sixth Sense becomes?
The state of meditation is the prime period for true self-observation. No other time are the necessary qualities for this observation present. The ability to quiet the mind and peer into your physical mechanisms is essential for identifying ‘dead weight’.
Past memories, unresolved injuries, false ideas, bad thought habits, long standing opinions, and limits in perception are some of the items that arise.
Conventional self-study and therapy can be important, but alone does not amount to the level of introspection required for a pupil of enlightenment. The Sixth Sense is absolutely essential in sensing the deep origins of ideas and the micro mechanics of the brain. Learning how to use it in this way will give you superior advantages.
For example, while using your Sixth Sense you can identify the presence of neurotransmitter stimulants or suppressors that routinely maintain behavior. This is important because when you know your thoughts are being controlled, you take back the power to guide your own mind.
Because the Sixth Sense deals with extremely subtle sensations, you are not dealing with thoughts or ideas – they are too crude and slow. The Sixth Sense can assess arrays of sensation all happening within the same moment. Someone practiced can target the item in question and consciously ‘zoom in’ to follow a path to a result.
6. Condition the Governor
Enlightenment is all about redefining your understanding of things because of new discoveries of personal experience. But as anyone who has attempted this will find, the brain already has a preferred way of seeing things, thank you very much.
This part of the brain that limits what it will allow you to see, feel, know, and redefine is called the ‘Governor’, named after the device that keeps cars from going over a certain speed.
The Governor’s job actually makes a lot of sense: it keeps you from seeing things that it considers ‘unnecessary’, like the veins in your eyes, and even certain stimulus that could dangerously overload the brain.
The problem is that it also blocks you from seeing energy, it openly doubts your confidence in healing, and it works to convince you that your spiritual pursuits are in vain. Starting to see the dilemma?
This is where the Sixth Sense can help. By working with the Sixth Sense to establish ‘paranormal experiences’, these accumulated experiences teach the Governor to adapt to an ever-evolving reality.
If you can teach your Governor that the things you are learning are safe and real, paranormal experiences will get easier and progressively enhanced.
7. Physical Health and Bodily Communication.
Want to live longer and healthier? Learn to build a relationship with the cells of your body; they are living organisms too, with needs and desires. Help them and they’ll help you.
Think of your body like an economy. An economy needs different things to run: water, energy, stimulus, vegetables, love, and a lot of other things.
So what happens when your body needs something? Actually, it lets you know. But unless you have a way of paying attention, you won’t hear, and the economy falters.
Learning to ‘listen’ starts with basic awareness and spans into the use of the Sixth Sense. The Sixth Sense is a sensitive tool that can detect various subtle needs of the body. That whim you had yesterday for an Orange – did you act on it? Ever wonder where that craving came from? It could have been millions of living cells desiring a missing nutrient.
Now let me ask you something. If you can hear your body’s cells using the Sixth Sense, is it possible also to communicate back? Perhaps have them carry out orders? Fight Sickness?
Hmmmmm…
8. The Sixth Sense will preserve your life.
This section actually carries a dual meaning; the other being your spiritual life.
The more enlightened you become, the more you become a beacon of light. As you may know by now, forces resist this emergence.
Because the instinctual desire to live is so powerful, the natural Sixth Sense of the body has no problem peaking when threatened. No different than the deer that becomes skittish.
Additionally, many of the other tools of the Sixth Sense together form a protective net: Knowing the intentions of others, tracing all likely outcomes, the ability to act according to intuition – all tools brought by the Sixth Sense.
On lighter note, sometimes the Sixth Sense helps to preserve your immediate health. Being aware enough to know that that sandwich ‘just didn’t smell/feel/look right’ can be that deep knowingness that animals commonly display when in the same circumstance.
When you think of the great enlightened masters, they all seem to share many similar traits: Unusually intelligent, charismatic, can do miraculous things, and they all exhibited the use of the Psychic Sense.
The Psychic Sense or Sixth Sense is anything that excels beyond ‘basic’ sensory.
* So a dog that can always sense when its owner is coming home,
* Waking up in the middle of the night and feeling something is ’strange’,
* Or you and a friend laughing about how you were both thinking of Blue Oyster Cult, are all examples of the Sixth Sense in use.
Let me make clear that the Sixth Sense is natural and scientific, not mystical and unexplainable. It’s your body’s ability to pick up on fine energies, or ‘wavelengths’, that have yet to be detectable by today’s crude electronic instruments -and yet, the body, being a sensitive supercomputer, can.
And because it’s a bodily sense, like any muscle or brain tissue, if you don’t use it, it will atrophy. While if you use it, it will develop quickly.
So here we go!
1. The Sixth Sense allows you to feel and detect things BEYOND the basic 5 senses.
If you only use the five basic senses for interpreting this world…
* Taste
* Touch
* Smell
* Sound
* Sight
…Everything you can know and understand will remain as basic as everyone else’s.
But with the Sixth Sense you can feel and see energy, sense thoughts, anticipate emerging situations, and many, many other things!
Everybody already has this sense naturally; they just have no idea how to use it nor are they aware of its value.
Imagine going your whole life as deaf, then all the sudden being able to hear; any idea what that would be like?
You would now detect a whole new dimension to EVERYTHING! The leaves on trees make a rustling sound, the sounds in the distance tell me what’s going on in the next room or miles away – Everything would change!
That’s what its like to have an active Psychic Sense; you gain a normally-hidden layer of understanding to everything. It truly is a superior advantage!
And with a little practice the Sixth Sense becomes a natural part of all your senses. Imagine how your world would change with this new ability to observe.
How much faster would you become Enlightened having a new sense?
2. The Sixth Sense allows you to Communicate with ‘God’.
Spiritual people of all kinds long for communion with God.
God doesn’t have the means of communicating as humans do. But God can communicate through ‘Vibration’ or Energy. This form of communication is very real and can fulfill those who seek it.
It’s called ‘learning to listen’, and you do it by quieting your mind and paying attention to extremely subtle forms of inner-sensation. This is a skill that takes some refinement to achieve, but is not hard with the right training. Meditation is a great way to learn how to do this.
The key that makes it all possible is the Sixth Sense, because you ‘listen’ by feeling, which is the basis of the Sixth Sense. Learn to allow your subtle sensory to pick up on these kinds of ‘Vibratory Information’ and soon you will feel closer to ‘The One’ than you ever have.
3. The Sixth Sense lifts the veil of How Things Work.
The Sixth Sense is a tremendous Learning Accelerator.
By applying your new sense to techniques that use it, such as OBEs, Psychometry, Assimilation, or Remote Viewing, you suddenly can explore the inner-workings of the ‘Matrix’ of this dimension.
For example, Psychometry brings you face-to-face with Sixth Sense data, Remote Viewing shows how mobile the mind actually is, and Assimilation offers you the living experience of another thing.
The experiences from such techniques can be very powerful and will force you to reconsider the world you thought you knew – This is the essence of ‘Awakening’.
Say there are some scientists racing to calculate a theory for the Big Bang. And let’s say, because they are all very smart and are fairly conventional, all use the five basic senses to draw conclusions and thus are able to bring, say, five variables per sense for their calculation.
25 variables to calculate the Big Bang.
Now, let’s say you come along, as a scientist also tackling the Big Bang theory. But maybe you wear Birkenstocks and are not so conventional, but you have an active Since Sense and are not afraid to use it.
Since the Sixth Sense is basically a super sensitive tool for gathering more data, you can then bring in another five variables for your calculation, because you are using one more natural sense that the others are not.
You have an advantage: 30 variables to calculate the Big Bang.
Some of the greatest scientists, teachers, and pioneers of our society have been shown to accept and use Sixth Sense data. When you hear, “I was being pulled in this direction” or “the chalk took on a life of its own” it’s a good indication of the intuition at work. But actually, it simply shows they are flexible thinkers who are able to use more resources.
4. The Sixth Sense tunes you into your ‘Inner Navigator’.
One of the best tools you have for finding what you need in life is the ‘little voice inside’. The Navigator is a part of your inner intuition that knows when something is right for you, when its time for a change, and sometimes when you simply need to do something that seems random but is actually very important.
But few people have learned to listen to it. After all, it’s hard to; that little voice is so often drowned out by our common thoughts and daily concerns.
However, building up the Sixth Sense gives your Navigator a bullhorn. Before you know it, you’ll have a new resource of confidence within yourself.
5. Superior Psychological Development
Enlightenment includes the pursuit of psychological and behavioral refinement. During this pursuit inner issues become evident and thus present the opportunity to handle them. But did you know that the further you peer into the self, the more essential the Sixth Sense becomes?
The state of meditation is the prime period for true self-observation. No other time are the necessary qualities for this observation present. The ability to quiet the mind and peer into your physical mechanisms is essential for identifying ‘dead weight’.
Past memories, unresolved injuries, false ideas, bad thought habits, long standing opinions, and limits in perception are some of the items that arise.
Conventional self-study and therapy can be important, but alone does not amount to the level of introspection required for a pupil of enlightenment. The Sixth Sense is absolutely essential in sensing the deep origins of ideas and the micro mechanics of the brain. Learning how to use it in this way will give you superior advantages.
For example, while using your Sixth Sense you can identify the presence of neurotransmitter stimulants or suppressors that routinely maintain behavior. This is important because when you know your thoughts are being controlled, you take back the power to guide your own mind.
Because the Sixth Sense deals with extremely subtle sensations, you are not dealing with thoughts or ideas – they are too crude and slow. The Sixth Sense can assess arrays of sensation all happening within the same moment. Someone practiced can target the item in question and consciously ‘zoom in’ to follow a path to a result.
6. Condition the Governor
Enlightenment is all about redefining your understanding of things because of new discoveries of personal experience. But as anyone who has attempted this will find, the brain already has a preferred way of seeing things, thank you very much.
This part of the brain that limits what it will allow you to see, feel, know, and redefine is called the ‘Governor’, named after the device that keeps cars from going over a certain speed.
The Governor’s job actually makes a lot of sense: it keeps you from seeing things that it considers ‘unnecessary’, like the veins in your eyes, and even certain stimulus that could dangerously overload the brain.
The problem is that it also blocks you from seeing energy, it openly doubts your confidence in healing, and it works to convince you that your spiritual pursuits are in vain. Starting to see the dilemma?
This is where the Sixth Sense can help. By working with the Sixth Sense to establish ‘paranormal experiences’, these accumulated experiences teach the Governor to adapt to an ever-evolving reality.
If you can teach your Governor that the things you are learning are safe and real, paranormal experiences will get easier and progressively enhanced.
7. Physical Health and Bodily Communication.
Want to live longer and healthier? Learn to build a relationship with the cells of your body; they are living organisms too, with needs and desires. Help them and they’ll help you.
Think of your body like an economy. An economy needs different things to run: water, energy, stimulus, vegetables, love, and a lot of other things.
So what happens when your body needs something? Actually, it lets you know. But unless you have a way of paying attention, you won’t hear, and the economy falters.
Learning to ‘listen’ starts with basic awareness and spans into the use of the Sixth Sense. The Sixth Sense is a sensitive tool that can detect various subtle needs of the body. That whim you had yesterday for an Orange – did you act on it? Ever wonder where that craving came from? It could have been millions of living cells desiring a missing nutrient.
Now let me ask you something. If you can hear your body’s cells using the Sixth Sense, is it possible also to communicate back? Perhaps have them carry out orders? Fight Sickness?
Hmmmmm…
8. The Sixth Sense will preserve your life.
This section actually carries a dual meaning; the other being your spiritual life.
The more enlightened you become, the more you become a beacon of light. As you may know by now, forces resist this emergence.
Because the instinctual desire to live is so powerful, the natural Sixth Sense of the body has no problem peaking when threatened. No different than the deer that becomes skittish.
Additionally, many of the other tools of the Sixth Sense together form a protective net: Knowing the intentions of others, tracing all likely outcomes, the ability to act according to intuition – all tools brought by the Sixth Sense.
On lighter note, sometimes the Sixth Sense helps to preserve your immediate health. Being aware enough to know that that sandwich ‘just didn’t smell/feel/look right’ can be that deep knowingness that animals commonly display when in the same circumstance.
How to make friends and improve social skills
Susmi asked:
As a famous proverb says “Birds of a feather flock together”, individuals with a common interest clutter to form a circle of friends. As a rule, friends are made when a person joins a particular stereotype in which he identifies himself. Usually, this type of bonding results in the formation of sub cultures. In my opinion, it’s always best to understand the core basics of every sub culture so that you can easily interact with people regardless of their age and gender. But, on the brighter side, interacting with different people enables an individual to develop on a higher level.
But the fact remains there are thousands of people out there who are unable to adjust to a society. In other words, they are labeled as social misfits. But, in most cases, people who are socially inactive are reported to suffer from depression, anxiety and other mental disorders. In a psychological perspective, engaging in social activities helps in the enhancement of mental health of a person to a certain extend.
Very often, we come across people who are highly intelligent, yet they lack the basic abilities of social adoptions. Such people are those who make a very few friends at school and spend their free times by individual activities like reading and computer games. They are popularly labeled as ‘Nerds’ by the pop culture. Unfortunately, the folks out there fail to realize that the so called ‘nerds’ are ordinary people who lack interpersonal intelligence. According to Howard Gardner, a Harvard psychologist, interpersonal intelligence is one of the eight basics of human aptitude.
The good news is that social intelligence can be improved with much effort, just like any other intelligence. But on the other hand, studies have linked social competence with academic achievement. However, poor social skills are worse than poor spelling.
From an early age, a child learns the first lesson of social interaction from the mothers lap. This can be illustrated in the way a baby communicates to his or her mother for the basic needs. Say for example that he or she is hungry. The baby tries to convince this message by crying for food. As the baby grows up, he starts to interact with other people. Gradually, he learns to behave in accordance to his environment. In this way, he is transformed to a civilized individual.
In order to adapt to the social environment, one should take the initiatives to explore the vibes of the social life. Try to push yourself and remember that being a couch potato doesn’t help. Hopefully, you can make friends who have a common interest. But it’s not necessary that other people should have exactly the same interests as yours. Always remember the fact that each person has different tastes.
One of the best ways to enhance social interaction skill is to join a club or a sport team. For this, find out your area of expertise. Next, browse through the list of clubs that are established in your locality. Once you find the club that caters to your interest, find a way to join them.
Volunteering is also a great way to interact with new people. Try to participate in the developmental activities of your neighborhood. This method is useful for those people who have moved to a new city. By interacting with the neighbors, you can learn the general taste of the people.
Apart from this, some people find social networking sites as a platform to meet new people. But see for that you keep a distance with these virtual friends… mainly because, of their dark intentions which can trap you in situational predicaments…and beware of ******** and molesters out there!
Once you have mastered the techniques of social interaction, the next thing you have to do is to learn the tactics of effective communication. For this, you should also consider the view points of the other party. Remember not to rush in a conversation and also try to see for the fact that the decoder (the other party) understands your point of view… and always keep in mind to have a good eye contact and appropriate gesture. A bad body language sometimes reflects the level of self esteem and aggression. This is due to the fact that the other party can perceive your body language a subconscious level. Try not to hurt their ego by the use of abusive or rude language. Take care that you understand from their perspective. In this way you tend to agree with them. However, disagreeing to a certain extend is healthy for a good friendship. After all, this enables the latter to speculate from your point of view.
Another way to enhance the social skill is by pleasing others. Think twice before you speak and always believe in first impression. You can also try to highlight your positive traits. But never ever speak in a way that you are bragging or emphasizing your achievements. To show that you are not bragging, flattery to a certain level is required. On the other hand, too much of flattery can send a negative impression to the receiver. Indeed, you should be capable of keeping a balance between the both.
In addition to this, a positive outlook can bring a significant change in your social skills. For this reason, try not to judge people or label them as a particular stereotype. Always try to see something good in everyone. This kind of attitude can make you flexible and well adjusted. It’s always good to be jack of all trades so that you can start a conversation that they are interested in.
Thus, you can conclude that social skill is a method of mutual understanding and organized thinking.
As a famous proverb says “Birds of a feather flock together”, individuals with a common interest clutter to form a circle of friends. As a rule, friends are made when a person joins a particular stereotype in which he identifies himself. Usually, this type of bonding results in the formation of sub cultures. In my opinion, it’s always best to understand the core basics of every sub culture so that you can easily interact with people regardless of their age and gender. But, on the brighter side, interacting with different people enables an individual to develop on a higher level.
But the fact remains there are thousands of people out there who are unable to adjust to a society. In other words, they are labeled as social misfits. But, in most cases, people who are socially inactive are reported to suffer from depression, anxiety and other mental disorders. In a psychological perspective, engaging in social activities helps in the enhancement of mental health of a person to a certain extend.
Very often, we come across people who are highly intelligent, yet they lack the basic abilities of social adoptions. Such people are those who make a very few friends at school and spend their free times by individual activities like reading and computer games. They are popularly labeled as ‘Nerds’ by the pop culture. Unfortunately, the folks out there fail to realize that the so called ‘nerds’ are ordinary people who lack interpersonal intelligence. According to Howard Gardner, a Harvard psychologist, interpersonal intelligence is one of the eight basics of human aptitude.
The good news is that social intelligence can be improved with much effort, just like any other intelligence. But on the other hand, studies have linked social competence with academic achievement. However, poor social skills are worse than poor spelling.
From an early age, a child learns the first lesson of social interaction from the mothers lap. This can be illustrated in the way a baby communicates to his or her mother for the basic needs. Say for example that he or she is hungry. The baby tries to convince this message by crying for food. As the baby grows up, he starts to interact with other people. Gradually, he learns to behave in accordance to his environment. In this way, he is transformed to a civilized individual.
In order to adapt to the social environment, one should take the initiatives to explore the vibes of the social life. Try to push yourself and remember that being a couch potato doesn’t help. Hopefully, you can make friends who have a common interest. But it’s not necessary that other people should have exactly the same interests as yours. Always remember the fact that each person has different tastes.
One of the best ways to enhance social interaction skill is to join a club or a sport team. For this, find out your area of expertise. Next, browse through the list of clubs that are established in your locality. Once you find the club that caters to your interest, find a way to join them.
Volunteering is also a great way to interact with new people. Try to participate in the developmental activities of your neighborhood. This method is useful for those people who have moved to a new city. By interacting with the neighbors, you can learn the general taste of the people.
Apart from this, some people find social networking sites as a platform to meet new people. But see for that you keep a distance with these virtual friends… mainly because, of their dark intentions which can trap you in situational predicaments…and beware of ******** and molesters out there!
Once you have mastered the techniques of social interaction, the next thing you have to do is to learn the tactics of effective communication. For this, you should also consider the view points of the other party. Remember not to rush in a conversation and also try to see for the fact that the decoder (the other party) understands your point of view… and always keep in mind to have a good eye contact and appropriate gesture. A bad body language sometimes reflects the level of self esteem and aggression. This is due to the fact that the other party can perceive your body language a subconscious level. Try not to hurt their ego by the use of abusive or rude language. Take care that you understand from their perspective. In this way you tend to agree with them. However, disagreeing to a certain extend is healthy for a good friendship. After all, this enables the latter to speculate from your point of view.
Another way to enhance the social skill is by pleasing others. Think twice before you speak and always believe in first impression. You can also try to highlight your positive traits. But never ever speak in a way that you are bragging or emphasizing your achievements. To show that you are not bragging, flattery to a certain level is required. On the other hand, too much of flattery can send a negative impression to the receiver. Indeed, you should be capable of keeping a balance between the both.
In addition to this, a positive outlook can bring a significant change in your social skills. For this reason, try not to judge people or label them as a particular stereotype. Always try to see something good in everyone. This kind of attitude can make you flexible and well adjusted. It’s always good to be jack of all trades so that you can start a conversation that they are interested in.
Thus, you can conclude that social skill is a method of mutual understanding and organized thinking.
How to Make Friends Abroad
Francis Githinji asked:
We are becoming incredibly global and, making friends has never been so easy. Making friends abroad is pretty exciting and you will be very glad to know all about the cultures of others. It therefore becomes very essential to know how to make friends abroad. You do not have to travel around the world physically to meet great people. You can simple engage the new technologies that will enable you to communicate in real time with people who are anywhere in the world. I’m mainly talking about online communications and when you are making friends, you could engage chat rooms. Chat service providers are numerous and they give you a platform where you can show case yourself to the world as you get to meet new people. It is pretty easy to use chats and the following is a clear guide on how to get you communicating to potential friends online. First though, let us look at some of the reasons why you might want to meet people from abroad.
Friendship is a great motivator to meet friends abroad and, it is that exchange of culture that really opens our minds to different realities. Friends abroad might be the key to our progression. As you get to network socially, you can discover new business and job opportunities that will definitely change your life. You can meet friends from abroad to get some insights into things that you are not sure about. Instead on relying on hearsay, you can get information from people who are on the ground on a particular issue. However, you just want to kick back and have some fun. The guide is real simple and all you have to do is establish a good online service that will provide chatting and other facilities of this kind. The service provider needs to be reliable and safe. You need to look at the track record of a particular service in order to arrive at a good decision.
When you are satisfied with a service, you can register to become a member. This is where you are given the go ahead to meet friends abroad. You can choose people from any country that you wish. Before you start chatting, make sure to read the rules. Rules will protect you to meet the right people. Read them and also agree to the terms and conditions only if you are fully satisfied with them. When it comes to making friends, there are things that are acceptable and there are those that are not. For example, before you really get to know people, you should not give your personal information. It is until you are fully satisfied that you can start to give more detail on yourself. Bottom line is to have all the fun that you can as you meet new people. You will soon discover that you have the world on your fingers and that it is a new exciting world where all things are possible. Society needs friendship and we cannot survive without it. Therefore, get chatting and creating bonds that will not be broken.
We are becoming incredibly global and, making friends has never been so easy. Making friends abroad is pretty exciting and you will be very glad to know all about the cultures of others. It therefore becomes very essential to know how to make friends abroad. You do not have to travel around the world physically to meet great people. You can simple engage the new technologies that will enable you to communicate in real time with people who are anywhere in the world. I’m mainly talking about online communications and when you are making friends, you could engage chat rooms. Chat service providers are numerous and they give you a platform where you can show case yourself to the world as you get to meet new people. It is pretty easy to use chats and the following is a clear guide on how to get you communicating to potential friends online. First though, let us look at some of the reasons why you might want to meet people from abroad.
Friendship is a great motivator to meet friends abroad and, it is that exchange of culture that really opens our minds to different realities. Friends abroad might be the key to our progression. As you get to network socially, you can discover new business and job opportunities that will definitely change your life. You can meet friends from abroad to get some insights into things that you are not sure about. Instead on relying on hearsay, you can get information from people who are on the ground on a particular issue. However, you just want to kick back and have some fun. The guide is real simple and all you have to do is establish a good online service that will provide chatting and other facilities of this kind. The service provider needs to be reliable and safe. You need to look at the track record of a particular service in order to arrive at a good decision.
When you are satisfied with a service, you can register to become a member. This is where you are given the go ahead to meet friends abroad. You can choose people from any country that you wish. Before you start chatting, make sure to read the rules. Rules will protect you to meet the right people. Read them and also agree to the terms and conditions only if you are fully satisfied with them. When it comes to making friends, there are things that are acceptable and there are those that are not. For example, before you really get to know people, you should not give your personal information. It is until you are fully satisfied that you can start to give more detail on yourself. Bottom line is to have all the fun that you can as you meet new people. You will soon discover that you have the world on your fingers and that it is a new exciting world where all things are possible. Society needs friendship and we cannot survive without it. Therefore, get chatting and creating bonds that will not be broken.
Ghost Hunting 101
Dr. Rita Louise asked:
Do you hear bumps in the night? Does your hair stand on end when you walk into a room? Maybe you feel as if someone is watching you or perhaps you think you see someone out the corner of your eye, but when you turn to look no one is there? What you may be encountering in those unsettling moments is a ghost. So before you go running out of your house screaming, let’s take a moment to talk about ghostly encounters and those that investigate this phenomena.
A ghost is believed to be the spirit or soul of a person who has remained on Earth after death. When a ghost has taken up residence in a location, it is referred to as a haunting. There are two different ways in which a ghost inhabits a location. The most common type of haunting is a residual haunting. A residual haunting is typified by ghostly energy that is static or goes through a number of movements over and over again. It can be likened to watching a movie clip that repeats itself or a record album that has a skip in it, causing the needle to jump back to an earlier point on the album and begin again.
The second classification of haunting is the classic haunting. In a classic haunting the ghost displays intelligence and interacts with the people in the environment. It is not uncommon during a classic haunting for items to be moved around, for lights or electrical appliances to turn on and off, to hear voices our sounds out of nowhere or to be touched, tickled, stroked or even shoved. These ghosts often reflect the personality of an individual, even after their death. With this type of haunting, the aroma of flowers, perfume, cigarette smoke or other scents that are associated with the individual are often detected.
So whether you think you are being haunted by a ghost and want to have a group of trained professionals to come to your home or are interested in investigating all that goes bump in the night, but don’t know where to begin, here’s some information that can help you get started.
It is held that ghosts are electro-magnetic in origin and they create these fields when trying to manifest into this dimension. The energy that is given off by a ghost causes disruptions in the locations magnetic field, thus making it detectable by specialized equipment and psychics alike.
Because the presence of a ghost can be detected by specific types of equipment, a ghost hunter can become well equipped with a number of affordable pieces of equipment, many of which you may already own. From basic to advanced, there are many different types of equipment you can use to detect an otherworldly presence. For someone thinking about participating in an investigation, this doesn’t mean you have to own every piece of equipment in order to perform a reliable investigation. It does mean that you should at least possess a basic set of tools to use.
Basic Equipment
35mm or Digital Camera For a beginner, having a camera is probably the easiest and least expensive way to begin. Pictures, whether digital or recorded on film can capture paranormal activity, activity that is often invisible to the ***** eye. This is especially true in the case of documenting the presence of orbs and ectoplasm.
Notebook & Pen or Pencil Simple as this may be, it is always a good idea to have something to record any notes, findings or experiences you may have during an investigation.
Flashlight Many times an investigation will take you to a dark or foreboding location such as a cemetery, old warehouse, abandoned building or other place that is dark or without electricity. In these instances you will need to have a portable light source.
Extra Batteries Depending on the paranormal activity of a location, batteries oftentimes will mysteriously and unexpectedly lose their charge leaving you in the dark. Regardless of the type of equipment you use, make sure you bring extra batteries along to replenish depleted ones.
Intermediate Equipment
EMF Detector The Electromagnetic Field Detector is probably one of the most important pieces of equipment to own if you are serious about doing an investigation. In addition to detecting the energy fields of ghosts, it is a key tool to use when taking baseline readings of a site. A baseline reading is a preliminary evaluation of a location, where investigators identify any existing or man made electromagnetic fields such as those created by power lines or electrical appliances.
Digital Video Camera Video cameras can be a useful investigation tool. Unlike still cameras, a video camera will document any activity in its entirety including the length of time the phenomena occurs, the surrounding conditions, as well as the phenomena itself. A tripod to rest the video camera on is also helpful, especially if it is going to be left in a stationary position to record the activity in a specific location.
Tape Recorder with an External Microphone There is no better way to capture EVP’s (electronic voice phenomena) than through the use of a tape recorder. Whether using a traditional tape recorder with high quality tapes or a digital recorder, an external microphone should always be used. A detached mic will eliminate the sounds of internal gears and turning wheels that can contaminate your recording.
Advanced Equipment
Motion Detectors Motion detectors can be used to sense the movement of unseen forces. Many need to be plugged in to an outlet, but battery operated ones are also available. Before you go out and buy one, decide which type will best support you investigatory needs.
Thermal Scanner A thermal scanner or non-contact thermometer can be used to detect rapid temperature changes. A change of ten degrees or more from the ambient temperature (the temperature of the surrounding area) can indicate an ethereal presence.
Psychics As An Investigative Tool
In addition to tools such as cameras, meters and gauges that are used by ghost hunters, many groups also utilize the services of trained psychics as a means of gathering information about a site. This is the role I play when working with ghost hunting groups.
Finding a true psychic to work with can be a real asset to the quality of your investigation. They can play an invaluable role in supporting the efforts of any paranormal investigation. Like a good piece of equipment, a psychic can help to detect anomalies as well as provide additional insights into the nature of activity encountered.
If your group decides to include the use of a psychic as part of the investigation team, there are a few items that should be considered. To maximize the objectivity of the investigation, it is critical that the psychic go into a location “cold”. This means that they do not know the details of the location or of any activity that may have been encountered by other members or the property owner. Telling the psychic the history of a property can cause the individual to become “contaminated”, which can make it difficult for them to differentiate what they perceive from what they have been told.
Conducting An Investigation
With at least a basic kit of equipment in hand, you are now ready to explore the world of paranormal phenomena. Before you begin, there are a few ground rules to consider. First, never go on an investigation alone, in addition to personal safety, you never know what may happen. Next, consider the fact that ghost hunting groups are often judged by their behavior and professionalism so always try to be respectful of the people, places and situations you may encounter.
To do an investigation, the first step is to select a location. Locations can include cemeteries, old buildings, historic sites, private homes and businesses. Always get permission to be on a site. This will keep you from getting in trouble for trespassing. Before you begin a formal investigation it is a good idea to do some research on the site. Talk to the owner, check out old newspapers, or contact the local historic society to see if anything happened there in the past. It is also a good idea to evaluate the terrain for potential hazards or/or to identify places where you can setup stationary video cameras, motion detectors or tape recorders.
Most investigations occur after dark, between the hours of 9pm and 6am. These hours are considered the “psychic hours” and are believed to be the best time to record paranormal activity.
When you get to the selected location, walk around to get a feel for it. Next, set up any stationary equipment and take baseline readings of the site. Then let the investigation begin. Take pictures, shoot video, record for EVP and take meter readings. Take them everywhere and anywhere, especially if you feel something or get a reading on another piece of equipment. When you are done walking around a site, turn your stationary equipment on and let it run while you and your group are out of the area.
When you have finished collecting your data, it is time for analysis. Here each picture, video and tape is reviewed for evidence of a haunting. This is probably the most important part of any investigation. As you review your materials, be skeptical. Look for earthly causes of any phenomena. Was someone smoking in the area? Was the room or location dusty? Where there reflective surfaces that could be the cause of the anomaly in your image? It is important to make sure your evidence will stand up to scrutiny by eliminating any other explanations. This will give your data more credibility.
As you pore over your data, what you will find is that not every location you go to will have ghostly activity. You may discover that many of the things you initially detected during your investigation actually have real world explanations as opposed to supernatural ones. What keeps many ghost hunters going is that one-in-five chance that this investigation will be the “real” thing.
When your analysis is done, presenting your finding to the home or property owner or sharing your results with others is often done. Many groups also post the results of their investigations on their group’s website, thus share the outcome of their investigation with the rest of the world.
If you are interested in ghost hunting or think your have a ghost hanging around in your local, there is a plethora of information available on the worldwide web. Here you can find articles about ghost hunting in general, stories of other people’s ghostly encounters, places that sell ghost hunting equipment and even sites hosted by ghost hunting groups in your geographic area.
So if you think you are hearing bumps in the night, don’t be afraid it just might be a ghost!
© Copyright Body, Mind & SoulHealer (www.soulhealer.com) 2006. All rights reserved.
Do you hear bumps in the night? Does your hair stand on end when you walk into a room? Maybe you feel as if someone is watching you or perhaps you think you see someone out the corner of your eye, but when you turn to look no one is there? What you may be encountering in those unsettling moments is a ghost. So before you go running out of your house screaming, let’s take a moment to talk about ghostly encounters and those that investigate this phenomena.
A ghost is believed to be the spirit or soul of a person who has remained on Earth after death. When a ghost has taken up residence in a location, it is referred to as a haunting. There are two different ways in which a ghost inhabits a location. The most common type of haunting is a residual haunting. A residual haunting is typified by ghostly energy that is static or goes through a number of movements over and over again. It can be likened to watching a movie clip that repeats itself or a record album that has a skip in it, causing the needle to jump back to an earlier point on the album and begin again.
The second classification of haunting is the classic haunting. In a classic haunting the ghost displays intelligence and interacts with the people in the environment. It is not uncommon during a classic haunting for items to be moved around, for lights or electrical appliances to turn on and off, to hear voices our sounds out of nowhere or to be touched, tickled, stroked or even shoved. These ghosts often reflect the personality of an individual, even after their death. With this type of haunting, the aroma of flowers, perfume, cigarette smoke or other scents that are associated with the individual are often detected.
So whether you think you are being haunted by a ghost and want to have a group of trained professionals to come to your home or are interested in investigating all that goes bump in the night, but don’t know where to begin, here’s some information that can help you get started.
It is held that ghosts are electro-magnetic in origin and they create these fields when trying to manifest into this dimension. The energy that is given off by a ghost causes disruptions in the locations magnetic field, thus making it detectable by specialized equipment and psychics alike.
Because the presence of a ghost can be detected by specific types of equipment, a ghost hunter can become well equipped with a number of affordable pieces of equipment, many of which you may already own. From basic to advanced, there are many different types of equipment you can use to detect an otherworldly presence. For someone thinking about participating in an investigation, this doesn’t mean you have to own every piece of equipment in order to perform a reliable investigation. It does mean that you should at least possess a basic set of tools to use.
Basic Equipment
35mm or Digital Camera For a beginner, having a camera is probably the easiest and least expensive way to begin. Pictures, whether digital or recorded on film can capture paranormal activity, activity that is often invisible to the ***** eye. This is especially true in the case of documenting the presence of orbs and ectoplasm.
Notebook & Pen or Pencil Simple as this may be, it is always a good idea to have something to record any notes, findings or experiences you may have during an investigation.
Flashlight Many times an investigation will take you to a dark or foreboding location such as a cemetery, old warehouse, abandoned building or other place that is dark or without electricity. In these instances you will need to have a portable light source.
Extra Batteries Depending on the paranormal activity of a location, batteries oftentimes will mysteriously and unexpectedly lose their charge leaving you in the dark. Regardless of the type of equipment you use, make sure you bring extra batteries along to replenish depleted ones.
Intermediate Equipment
EMF Detector The Electromagnetic Field Detector is probably one of the most important pieces of equipment to own if you are serious about doing an investigation. In addition to detecting the energy fields of ghosts, it is a key tool to use when taking baseline readings of a site. A baseline reading is a preliminary evaluation of a location, where investigators identify any existing or man made electromagnetic fields such as those created by power lines or electrical appliances.
Digital Video Camera Video cameras can be a useful investigation tool. Unlike still cameras, a video camera will document any activity in its entirety including the length of time the phenomena occurs, the surrounding conditions, as well as the phenomena itself. A tripod to rest the video camera on is also helpful, especially if it is going to be left in a stationary position to record the activity in a specific location.
Tape Recorder with an External Microphone There is no better way to capture EVP’s (electronic voice phenomena) than through the use of a tape recorder. Whether using a traditional tape recorder with high quality tapes or a digital recorder, an external microphone should always be used. A detached mic will eliminate the sounds of internal gears and turning wheels that can contaminate your recording.
Advanced Equipment
Motion Detectors Motion detectors can be used to sense the movement of unseen forces. Many need to be plugged in to an outlet, but battery operated ones are also available. Before you go out and buy one, decide which type will best support you investigatory needs.
Thermal Scanner A thermal scanner or non-contact thermometer can be used to detect rapid temperature changes. A change of ten degrees or more from the ambient temperature (the temperature of the surrounding area) can indicate an ethereal presence.
Psychics As An Investigative Tool
In addition to tools such as cameras, meters and gauges that are used by ghost hunters, many groups also utilize the services of trained psychics as a means of gathering information about a site. This is the role I play when working with ghost hunting groups.
Finding a true psychic to work with can be a real asset to the quality of your investigation. They can play an invaluable role in supporting the efforts of any paranormal investigation. Like a good piece of equipment, a psychic can help to detect anomalies as well as provide additional insights into the nature of activity encountered.
If your group decides to include the use of a psychic as part of the investigation team, there are a few items that should be considered. To maximize the objectivity of the investigation, it is critical that the psychic go into a location “cold”. This means that they do not know the details of the location or of any activity that may have been encountered by other members or the property owner. Telling the psychic the history of a property can cause the individual to become “contaminated”, which can make it difficult for them to differentiate what they perceive from what they have been told.
Conducting An Investigation
With at least a basic kit of equipment in hand, you are now ready to explore the world of paranormal phenomena. Before you begin, there are a few ground rules to consider. First, never go on an investigation alone, in addition to personal safety, you never know what may happen. Next, consider the fact that ghost hunting groups are often judged by their behavior and professionalism so always try to be respectful of the people, places and situations you may encounter.
To do an investigation, the first step is to select a location. Locations can include cemeteries, old buildings, historic sites, private homes and businesses. Always get permission to be on a site. This will keep you from getting in trouble for trespassing. Before you begin a formal investigation it is a good idea to do some research on the site. Talk to the owner, check out old newspapers, or contact the local historic society to see if anything happened there in the past. It is also a good idea to evaluate the terrain for potential hazards or/or to identify places where you can setup stationary video cameras, motion detectors or tape recorders.
Most investigations occur after dark, between the hours of 9pm and 6am. These hours are considered the “psychic hours” and are believed to be the best time to record paranormal activity.
When you get to the selected location, walk around to get a feel for it. Next, set up any stationary equipment and take baseline readings of the site. Then let the investigation begin. Take pictures, shoot video, record for EVP and take meter readings. Take them everywhere and anywhere, especially if you feel something or get a reading on another piece of equipment. When you are done walking around a site, turn your stationary equipment on and let it run while you and your group are out of the area.
When you have finished collecting your data, it is time for analysis. Here each picture, video and tape is reviewed for evidence of a haunting. This is probably the most important part of any investigation. As you review your materials, be skeptical. Look for earthly causes of any phenomena. Was someone smoking in the area? Was the room or location dusty? Where there reflective surfaces that could be the cause of the anomaly in your image? It is important to make sure your evidence will stand up to scrutiny by eliminating any other explanations. This will give your data more credibility.
As you pore over your data, what you will find is that not every location you go to will have ghostly activity. You may discover that many of the things you initially detected during your investigation actually have real world explanations as opposed to supernatural ones. What keeps many ghost hunters going is that one-in-five chance that this investigation will be the “real” thing.
When your analysis is done, presenting your finding to the home or property owner or sharing your results with others is often done. Many groups also post the results of their investigations on their group’s website, thus share the outcome of their investigation with the rest of the world.
If you are interested in ghost hunting or think your have a ghost hanging around in your local, there is a plethora of information available on the worldwide web. Here you can find articles about ghost hunting in general, stories of other people’s ghostly encounters, places that sell ghost hunting equipment and even sites hosted by ghost hunting groups in your geographic area.
So if you think you are hearing bumps in the night, don’t be afraid it just might be a ghost!
© Copyright Body, Mind & SoulHealer (www.soulhealer.com) 2006. All rights reserved.
