A Run on Demons!

      For many years I have been helping people who were being  haunted by spirits or in some cases, people who thought they were being haunted.  I treat all cases the same way. I remain skeptical but open-minded and wait to  see what I found. This could take days, sometimes weeks. In many cases, nothing  happened. Even if there was no haunting taking place, it was important to treat the people with respect and courtesy. Even if there was a mild haunting, it was  vitally important that the victims be treated with utmost respect. They needed to be believed, plain and simple. The overwhelming number of those cases  involved human spirits. That does not seem to be true today.

     In the past few years, I have been getting more and more cases where people believe they are being plagued by demons. Obviously there are demons  and those of us who work in this field know that demonic cases are on the rise, almost alarmingly so. Still, the truth of the matter is that demonic attacks on  humans are rare. So why the sudden rise? There are several reasons why this is  so. One reason is there are more movies about possession and exorcism around  today. The same is true of books. Even TV shows bring demons into peoples homes.  Many people read those warning signs and get the impression that they may be victims of demonic influence.

     The most important point I can make is that it takes a number  of those manifestations to occur before we can even begin to think there is  something demonic going on. One or two or three simply do not constitute a demonic haunting, let alone possession. It takes a professional to prove the  existence of the demonic. That person might be a clergyman; he or she may be a well seasoned paranormal investigator. The point is that one should never jump to the conclusion that demons are present. When someone comes to me and believes they are being demonically haunted, I try to let them know that I believe what they are telling me. I also try to convince them that the chances of demonic  involvement are extremely rare. Are they right sometimes? No, but that doesn't mean that one day I won't finally run into that rare case of a demonic haunt.

     In some cases, these people are suffering from a mental  illness. No one wants to admit they are mentally ill. There is a terrible stigma when it comes to mental illness. Yet for many people, they would rather believe they are demonically possessed than to accept the fact they have an illness. Our society plays a role in that too. We look at the mentally ill with such disdain or fear. We move forward with the new advances of our age but we do so while  looking backwards. This is especially true when it comes the mentally ill. To  think one would rather believe they are possessed than admit to an illness tells  us a lot.

     Demonic hauntings eventually make themselves well known. They sometimes start off slowly but they become rather obvious in time. Generally speaking, if a person is possessed, they likely won't realize it. Those who believe they are possessed may be under attack but they are unlikely to be possessed. For those who think they may be, prayer is a good solution.  Prayer is safe. If a person is under demonic attack, prayer may solve the problem. If there is no demonic activity at work, prayer certainly isn't going to hurt.  Sometimes people feel desperate enough to seek an exorcist. There are plenty of  people around who call themselves exorcists but going that route is playing with  fire. If the person is not legitimate and most of them aren't, terrible damage can be done. If the person is mentally ill, great harm can be done by feeding into their delusion.

     The mentally ill are not the only victims. There are frauds out there who will find someone who believes they are possessed. Believe me when I tell you they will find ways to suck every penny from the victims. It may start with rituals or the victim may be asked to build a kit containing oils, incense, icons, special candles or what have you. While they do work because my team uses them. Be wary of anyone who claims they have special powers over the devil. Be wary of people who tell you they can  free you from demons you don't even have for a fee. If you look for help over the Internet, don't just buy into the fanciest website you find. Do research. As for references. Never believe everything you hear. If you really feel your problems are demonic, go to a clergyman.

     Most of all, don't believe that the devil is behind all of your problems. He plays a role in our lives but it is usually in the background.  Live a good life, stay away from the occult, give reverence to God and you should have a life free from the devil.

MOMS, KIDS, AND THE PARANORMAL

     Children are naturally scary creatures, but what happens when your kid is more than run-of-the-mill scary and might actually be experiencing a haunting or demonic activity?


      One common theme that pops up in biographic ghost stories on television is that it is always the mother who first believes their child’s claims of paranormal experiences. In these narratives, dads typically brush off the stories or get angry at the suggestion that there might be something otherworldly happening.  It isn’t until the dads experience something personally that they become believers.  (Curiously—and I haven’t tabulated any fancy statistics to determine this—there seems to be less reports of moms who think their child may have been abducted by aliens.)


     On average, moms spend more time with their children than dads, and since various polls show more women than men believe in ghosts, it stands to reason that a mother would be more attune to her child having a case of the paranormals or ghost pox; which I guess can’t be cured with penicillin or a vaccine (What would a paranormal vaccine even involve, dead ghosts?  Ghosts are already dead.  It doesn’t make any sense, I mean, come on.).


     It doesn’t take long to find a mom on the Internet desperately seeking help for her child who is experiencing something unexplained.  It seems fair to ask whether these are some sort of pleas for attention on the part of the mom, or whether the child’s problems might best be dealt with by a psychiatrist or other medical professional, and there’s no doubt this is often the case.  But what if sometimes it’s worth taking moms seriously on these matters? Most moms love their children and would go to bat for them for anything; mine always did. 


     Yet if a child is experiencing something paranormal, they can’t take the child to a hospital to get cured, and coming forward with it publicly would bring on ridicule and questions over the mom’s sanity.  It has to be a tough position to be in. More generally, since moms often socialize kids the most, they can greatly influence their children’s beliefs on the paranormal. 

     Séances, Ouija boards, and fortune telling were of the utmost evil, which made them all the more appealing to me.   Yet there was a complete openness to the idea that spirits existed, and some might not have passed on. The possibility of demons or evil influences wasn’t discussed, but they were understood to exist.


     How might your mom have shaped your interests in the paranormal?  What stories did she tell or what beliefs did she pass on to you?  Did she believe you if you ever claimed you had a paranormal experience as a child?  If you never thought to ask, when you call to wish her a Happy Mother’s Day, ask her if she’s ever seen a ghost or a UFO, or experienced anything unexplained.  I’m of the opinion that these are the sorts of fun memories and conversations one should have with their parents.

Unlocking the Mystery beyond the Voices of the Dead.

What exactly lies beyond the voices of the dead? Even though paranormal research has more than enough evidence on voices of spirits that have revealed scientific evidence of spirit existence; yet, we have no idea what lies beyond the voices of the dead because of the limitations of our fundamental nature that is shaped by our five senses.

     In fact, through history revealed back in 1920, Thomas Edison who experimented with his early recording inventions had recorded the voices of the dead and found the clues that human personality does survive death. Furthermore, he suggests that it might be strictly logical and scientific to assume that one’s memory may also be retained despite the death process. Nevertheless, voices of the dead is not only proof that human intelligence does survive death but they may also bring about undisclosed messages and mystery that require an in depth analysis to unlock the secrets that lie beyond these voices.

     Therefore, in order for us to understand the secrets that lie beyond the voices of the dead, we first need to understand the living behavioural patterns that stream from the ability of how one reacts to a particular energy force that may have impact on one’s emotional state. In addition, the emotional state that one is going through at the moment will be reflected on their own behavioral patterns towards others that can be determined either through their speeches or behavioural patterns.

     Similarly, the voices of the dead that are recorded in the form of Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP) are imbedded with secret messages that need to be analyzed in depth in order for us to break through the secrets that lie beyond. Thus, the basic key to understanding the secrets beyond the voices of the dead is based on one’s ability to process information received from the spirits’ voices through logical thinking combined with high level spiritual understanding that not only allows one to define the actual meaning of words that are used by the dead in their speeches but also will be able to feel the feelings of the dead at that very moment.

     Therefore, vocabulary patterns and lateral meaning analysis is the easiest way to understand the meaning of the messages that lie beyond the dead voices. In addition, the time reference that is used in context and the issue that is being highlighted by the dead is a great reference to determine the clues of the secrets that lie beyond their voices. Therefore, EVP research is important for us to understand better the psychology of the dead who choose to stay on in this physical existence. In other words, the psychology of the spirit is imbedded secretly within their speeches that are recorded as an EVP.

     Furthermore, sometimes we may need to analyze the subconscious mind of the dead to unveil the secrets that lie beyond their voices. In fact, the secrets of the voices of the dead are imbedded beyond the lateral meaning that are used by the dead in their speeches. However, in order for us to understand the subconscious mind of the dead, we may need to reverse the speeches of the dead in order to know their subconscious mind. Understanding the concept of the Reverse Speech technology invented by David John Oates will enable us to unveil the unspoken secrets beyond the voices of the dead. In other words, by using the Reverse Speech Technology we will be attempting to break the code of words used by the dead in their speeches by reading their subconscious mind.

     Therefore, understanding the tones of how words are used by spirits in their speech is one way of understanding the spirit’s emotional state, other than analyzing word patterns that are used in a phrase by the spirit that may also give us early indication of the spirit’s emotional state. Unfortunately, just a single EVP that is recorded in a paranormal investigation may not be enough for analysis to gain extra information or to make a conclusion on a spirit’s emotional state.

     Furthermore, in order for us to analyze and understand the spirits’ emotional state and the secrets that lie beyond their voices, the EVPs must be arranged according to its original recording sequences so that the tones, word patterns and references used by the spirits in their speeches can be analyzed. In fact, based on our experience, a spirit’s comment most of the time refers to a current event. However sometimes, the spirit may give us extra information by mentioning an event in the past to give us the knowledge of their culture background. Nevertheless, in some cases the spirit may also mention an event that currently happens at the higher dimension which has not yet happened in our dimension for a certain purpose. Yet, we need to gain a higher level of spiritual understanding in order to break the code of the future event.

 

     Therefore, the voices of the dead which are recorded in the form of EVPs may not only contain secret messages, references of the physiology of the spirit but also can be a reference about people’s culture and lifestyle in the past as well as become a reference to the future dimension as well.  So what do you think?

Provoking

     The subject of provoking is one that I am very passionate about.  That is because of the fact of where it originated from and because too many paranormal groups use it today.  Provoking originated from religious provocation.


     Religious provocation is used by the clergy and Religious Demonologists to make demons show themselves in order   to gather the proof needed to get the church involved, etc.  It is also used by paranormal groups when they wish to make a spirit or entity show itself.  There is one major difference though.  If the clergy or R.D. is the target of an attempted attack they know how to successfully defend themselves and fight back.  A paranormal group or investigator usually does not.


     A paranormal group will use provoking when it appears that whatever is in the home isn’t going to show itself on its own.  The word provoking is used because the paranormal team will try to get the spirit/entity to show itself by making fun of it,demand that it show itself, challenge it, and even use foul language.     

     For a paranormal team to provoke whatever is in the home is not only foolish but it is also extremely dangerous. This is for the simple fact that they may not be sure what they’re dealing with.  Many investigators have learned this the hard way because when they attempted it they were not only attacked physically but also emotionally and mentally.  This is because that most people, whether they are seasoned investigators or not can be traumatized by this.  How do you think it would make you feel if you were attacked by something that you couldn’t see let alone defend yourself against.  It can really do some serious damage.  It is for those reasons that no one should ever provoke or challenge something that may be in a home.


     If any case that I go on ever has a chance of being demonic in nature then I always tell the client what religious provocation is, how it’s used, when it’s used, what could happen, etc.  I then also tell the client that if they don’t want me using  it then I absolutely will not.  If a R.D. or paranormal group is planning on using provocation then they should have enough respect for the client to tell them what it is and what could happen.  If things get out of hand the team can leave, the homeowner can not.  Never, ever use provoking without the permission of the homeowner.


     Please, do not ever use provoking unless you are properly trained and think it is absolutely necessary and  you have the homeowner’s permission.  If you meet these three requirements  then please be careful and ready for anything because anything could happen.

PETS AND THE PARANORMAL

     A lot of people have been asking me about animals and the paranormal. So I took a look at this subject and this is what I found out from talking to some people.  Now, I know that dogs especially are in tuned to a lot of things that we as humans are not. So to satisfy my curiosity I began to do some research.


      I know that all of them know when a bad storm is coming because they all act kind of weird. I have read articles that talk about other people's pets letting them know when they are fixing to have an epileptic fit. I have read where peoples pets have alerted them right before an earthquake. So are these dogs just super dogs or do they possess some sort of natural ability to do this. I know you can train dogs to find drugs and bombs. I have even read about a Beagle that can find termites in your walls.


     I believe that there is something to this. I believe that pets in general have the innate ability to see and hear and sense things we cannot. As a Paranormal Investigator, I use tools such as an emf detector, K-II meters, IR cameras, Digital recorders and Digital cameras to search and communicate with spirits and ghost. I think that dogs in particular have these type of things built in. The only thing that I am having trouble with is why can't all dogs find ghost or spirits.  I think that if they could, then we would all have one or two on our Paranormal investigation teams. So if not all of them can do it, then what makes the ones that supposedly can do it, do it.


     There have been some studies done concerning this theory. I have read some of them. The one thing in the studies that is pretty much the same is that the dogs that were tested were always given a reward for correctly sensing the electromagnetic current or field. So is it a matter of the dogs getting a reward that triggered this built in emf detector or was it something else. These studies never really gave a concise answer to if a dog can find ghost or not. I do know that If I hold some type of electronic device that gives off a pretty good emf field up to my dog, she barks at it. Do they bark at it because it's giving off a spike or is it because it's some sort of strange object your putting in their face.


     I would love to be able to train my dog and cats on how to find spirits and ghost. Of course, I'd have to wait till we got a new puppy, cause my sara is too old now to teach her anything and you can't train a cat to do anything. But, training them to find ghost and spirits would seem almost impossible to me. It would not be because I think they are not capable of learning it, but I think it would be because of what we are asking them to find. As a Paranormal Investigator, I know that not every emf spike, K-II hit, orb on a camera, shadow on a video, or sound on a digital recorder, is a ghost or spirit, and if I know this, than how can I train the dog to find something that may not be there?


     What about Birds? Two of my members on my team,(a married couple) have cocateels, and at their old apartment and at their new house, they always seem to have paranormal experiences; although, that's a whole nother story for another time. When an energy prescence is present or near, they go balistic; however, unless they have their equipment with them 24/7, they can't always say that a ghost is the cause of the chaos. Could we train birds to detect spirits then?


     I think that whatever kind of pet you may own, except for of course cats, because we all know that nobody owns a cat; they just grace us with their prescense. You know when your pet is sick, you know when it is hungry, or even sad. Why do you know these things? I think it is because you get an emotional bond with them and they speak to you even though they do not talk. But can they be emf detectors?


     As I was saying earlier I do think that pets and animals have the ability to sense things that we as humans cannot. I do believe that they may really have the ability to show us where a spirit or ghost may be, but because the paranormal field is so questionable, I do not have the proof that they can. I hope that one day the information that we all seek as Paranormal Investigators will answer this question.

Ancient Chinese Beliefs

Anyone up for an invite to this wedding---Four men in northwest China have been sentenced to prison for the grisly crime of digging up the corpses of 10 women and selling them for "ghost marriages."

The grotesque "brides" were sold for a total of 240,000 RMB, or $38,000, according to court reports. The grave robbers were sentenced to prison terms ranging from two years and four months to two years and eight months in prison.

The bodies were sought by families of men who died as bachelors. The buyers were arranging "ghost marriages," a traditional custom in which parents find "spouses" for their unmarried, deceased children so that they can have a family in the afterlife.

The cadavers were stolen from their graves in Ya'an province beginning in the winter of 2011, according to reports. They were dug up in the middle of the night and hid in the thieves' homes where the corpses were cleaned up. Forged medical records were created in hopes of making it appear the corpses were only recently deceased and coming from reliable sources, allowing them to charge premium prices.

Ghost marriages are a 3,000 year-old custom that is especially common in rural parts of north China where young men often die in coal mining accidents. When a young man dies a bachelor, family members may consider it unnatural, and fear that the deceased's spirit may be restless.

Wan Jianhong, director of the Institute of Folklore and Cultural Anthropology at Beijing Normal University, said some folks fear that the unquiet ghost would come back to haunt them, causing all sorts of trouble for his family, and searching for a scapegoat replace his death, so that he could be reborn. Parents hope that by arranging a "ghost marriage" they could comfort the deceased son's soul, and save him from a lonely afterlife.

Ghost marriages were outlawed decades ago, but have been making a comeback as China's economy has boomed. Rural families are better off and able to afford ghost brides.

Times have changed since two families would meet and arrange to marry off their deceased children. Now a new market for brokers, known as "ghost matchmakers," has sprung up. The price of corpses on the black market can reach as high as thousands of dollars. The younger, prettier and more recently deceased a female corpse is, the higher the price she commands.

A growing demand for fresh female corpses has fueled the trade in bodysnatching.

Chinese media have reported cases of brokers murdering women and selling their bodies for ghost marriages. In 2006, a man from northern Hebei province murdered six women and sold them as "ghost brides."

The Qingming Festival, also known as tomb sweeping day, is coming up next month. That is the day when people honor their deceased ancestors. It is also thought to be the most auspicious day for ghost marriages and engagements.

WHICH PARANORMAL PHENOMENON DO YOU CONSIDER MOST WIDELY ACCEPTED?

    In popular culture there is a general consensus, or at least a reported general consensus that ghosts and the paranormal are one of those things that scientists scoff at.  But representative groups of people in the past, such as those surveyed by the Gallup organization have indicated for decades that people are a bit more divided on the existence of paranormal things than is generally recognized.  To look at a series of surveys taken over several years among individuals from various backgrounds it appears that there is one thing in particular the majority actually do believe in.  Which one is it?  The answer may surprise you.

     In 2001 the now famous Gallup Poll was taken asking whether the participant believed in a certain paranormal phenomenon or not.  The surveys were divided up in such a way that the majority of the questions were about a mundane event, and only the select minority were about these unusual subjects.  Participants were asked about Ghosts, Reincarnation, Channeling, Demonic Possession, and a number of other items - which they responded appropriately to.  If the rest of the survey results qualified as legitimate then it was compiled with the whole.  But then when statisticians in the Gallup organization actually studied the results, they were stunned by more than a few of them.

     It turned out the paranormal phenomena people were most skeptical of was channeling, whereby a medium connects with a paranormal entity and allows it to communicate through them.  And it was still met with 15% saying it was absolutely legitimate with another 21% accepting it as a possibility.  Overall, the most skeptical phenomenon to be put out there still had over a third of participants either accepting it as fact or as a possibility.  But what was the one paranormal force of nature that people believed in the most?

    The most powerful and believed in paranormal force was the existence of a spiritual means of healing.  54% believed in the possibility while another 19% considered it favorable, but not necessarily proved to their ability.

    Coming in second was ESP, or the ability to see the world beyond our five senses was the second most believed in paranormal force.  50% of people surveyed said it was something they absolutely believed in while another 20% accepted it as a possibility, but did not consider it something that had been proven to them.  Altogether 70% of those polled overwhelmingly showed some level of favorability to psychic ability.  So if that were the case, why is it still so often dealt with by the media as such a distant and remote possibility?  And why do we not hear more of spiritual healing in popular culture?

    Interestingly a Roper poll from 2006 also stated that 70% of people believed that the government was not sharing everything it knew about extraterrestrials.  But then again Gallup Polls are always strange.  In 1973 an interesting anomaly occurred when 95% of people responded that they had heard of UFOs while only 92% reported that they had ever heard of then President Gerald Ford.  Truly strange statistics indeed.