Experiments Conducted (Afterlife Experiment)

On his deathbed, Harry Houdini told his doctor that, even though he did not believe in spirit-communication, he would still try to send a secret prearranged message to his wife from beyond the grave. Every year for 10 years since his death, a séance was held every Halloween night, but on October 31, 1936, Bess Houdini announced, "My last hope is gone. I do not believe that Houdini can come back to me, or to anyone. The Houdini Shrine has burned for ten years. I now, reverently turn out the light. It is finished. Good night, Harry!" In 1941, there were attempts to record spirit voices, but it was not until 1956 that anyone was successful. In the early 1960s, the discovery of Electronic Voice Phenomena – EVP started the modern field of parapsychological research. Since then advances in audio technology has allowed communication from what we believe to be a once living human being.

Today we have an opportunity to conduct an afterlife experiment on a grand scale, due to the popularity of the paranormal field. In 2010, there were reportedly 1600 paranormal investigation groups throughout the world; a couple years later, that number has tripled. An entire generation that has accepted the concept of an afterlife, and that are willing to set aside the unpleasant subject of their death to participate in this experiment. As living beings, we must accept our own mortality, and that one day we will die. As paranormal researchers, we have experienced a consciousness that can exist beyond the death of its once living host, and believe that our conscious-selves can exist indefinitely.

This is not the first time anything like this has been attempted. There have been people that died clinically then revived to tell about it. We are not talking about a near death experience. There have always been some important underlying questions when capturing an EVP. Validating the response, covered in this blog, is the biggest problem especially with all the amateur teams out there. Next, can we be sure that the entity is who it said it was? Big problem who the hell am I talking too! The last question is more about linking electronic voice phenomena to a once living human being. In "Brief History of Electronic Voice Phenomena" that Dr. Raudive's deceased sister said her name three times, ‘Tekle’, and some voices addressed Raudive as his nickname, "Kosti" to validate the EVP responses. The problem I have is that maybe more than one person in the room knows these names. If I wanted to ensure that, the responses are, valid I would do what Harry Houdini did by using a code, or secret word that could be validated by third unrelated means. This experiment if conducted properly would prove that the entity is who it said it once was a living breathing human being with a name, a history, and a life.

Afterlife Experiment

Take a card print clearly one or more words, and that goes the same for numbers clearly on the card. What you have written must be unique only to you, and must never be forgotten over the course of a lifetime. However long that is. Now place the card in a self-addressed envelope taking steps to keep the contents of what is written on the card unseen even by looking through the envelope with a bright light, and then mail it to yourself. This is a method of using registered dating by the U.S. postal service for highly critical pieces of literature, thereby establishing that the material has been in one's possession since a particular date, and as long as the envelope remains, sealed can verify its legitimacy.

Written on the outside of the Letter: Upon my death, a professional paranormal team will perform an EVP session. This letter contains a single word that only I know. EVP question: What is written in the envelope? Only after three valid class A EVP responses clearly identified. Only then can a third party or representative selected by the family open the envelope.

Place the letter with your important documents for the long-term. Never tell anyone what was written on the card. Leave the same instructions in your last will & testament, so that your last wishes are carried out. One other way to add instructions without changing your will would be a handwritten letter with directions that are to be carried out upon your death. There are handwritten, or holographic, wills that must be written in only the decedents own handwriting. Check with your states laws on the legality of written wills.

Not relying on future trends or the longevity of organizations embedding enough flexibility in the experiment the final question is a simple one. The results of the experiment once completed, including methods of validating the audio are to be made public successful or not. Medical Science would have to explain, human consciousness, then the completion of research such as the AWARE study affirming that our consciousness can survive the death of its host. Showing data that links a once living human being to anomalous voice phenomena would be the final step in answering one of the oldest question that has been asked throughout human history is there life after death.