Memories Altering Reality

Memories can produce very powerful hallucinations. The first time I experienced this was after I moved from the home I lived in for the past 15 years. Unbeknownst to me while I was away at work my wife hung up the old curtains. When I returned home as soon as I walked into the house one of my eyes caught a glimpse of the curtains. This was the first time I had ever experienced a memory strong enough to change my perception of reality, for that brief moment I was standing back in my old home. I even visualized the view out the window. Strong memories can create an altered reality that can take you to a time and place where you relive that moment.

The second time this happened was four years later I had moved again, this time I shared a house with my wifes sisters family. Most of my belongings was in storage. I walked in the door and my wifes sister hung up a landscape painting the usual mountains, and forest. It caught my eye I turned to look at it I realized, that I was reliving a memory. A memory of a landscape painting that I knew was in storage, but this time I was prepared I knew my painting was signed on the bottom right corner, I look and the painters name was there Wilson. You can imagine my confusion how did that painting get here? I examined the painting therally turned and walked down the hall and asked my wife how did the Wilson end up on the wall down the hall. She said that wasn't the Wilson. I disagreed and went back down the hall and looked again, and sure enough it wasn't. Right then I reaffirmed that I was viewing a memory. It was as real as if I was looking at the original from the name to the color of the mountain and the custom frame I had made for it.    

These experiences gave me valuable insight. The stories I've heard about seeing loved ones would be as real to them as their memory allows. When a memory of where they would expect to see them, and they are there, would rattle anyone. The majority of reports of people who have seen an apparition may instead be experiencing strong memories that may of been triggered by something familiar in their lives.   

The Truth About The Paranormal Hobby

The number of paranormal groups keeps growing every year. There are some groups that cater to people that only want to go ghost hunting. They charge ridiculous prices to join thirty or more people stomping around some alleged haunted location, and if you expect to get any real evidence from that, you're mistaken. Sometimes small groups like to meet in the cemeteries to walk around. I guess it's more for the creep factor than anything, but when the sun goes down you need to leave. Cemeteries are under control of the Parks, and Recreation Department's Rules and Regulations. Which means you're not allowed in them after sun set. It's funny to see these amateur groups taking pictures of them obviously in a graveyard at night, and then posting it on facebook without bothering to get written permission, or permits to be there. I'm sure the Sheriff will be contacting them soon about the trespassing charges. Being legal should be the first of many rules for your team. Trespassing should never be allowed when you can get permits and permission it may take some effort, but your team would have earned respect in the community. If your team ever needs that haunted fix there is plenty of pay to investigate haunts that will more than happily gouge you for hundreds of dollars so that you and your team can walk around for a couple hours in their alleged haunted house. Then there are the Para-Conventions with their higher and higher ticket prices for the same old rehashed lectures that I've seen year after year. I spent the last one sleeping in the back row. The only reason we go to these things is to see friends from out of town. I would love to just once attend a lecture with someone that can bring important innovation or insight to the field. Sorry! My Bad! Then again you might even see a para-celebrity, and with fifty paranormal reality shows on air and new ones every year you can take that bet to Vegas! The funny thing about paranormal conventions is when they throw in an investigation for an additional price of the ticket. What we call a stampede investigation, and are a total waste of money, and time. Forget trying to collect evidence when you have a hundred people stomping around, talking, yelling, knocking, pounding, and slamming door. Really the joke's on you for paying money just to walk around the building. Most haunted venues charge teams $500 for the night. You and a couple buddies for a little more could of had the whole building to yourself for what they just charged you and a couple hundred people for that haunted experience. You've could of gotten the same evidence from a shopping mall for free. My team spent the night at this overpriced out of the way Hotel that sold their rooms as being haunted. They had lists on their doors with claims of activity in each room. The evidence of this was based on a paranormal group and from psychics that claimed they saw spirits in every doorway. This place was an old hotel that was built in the 1860s and for many people they believed that if it is old and creepy looking then it must be haunted. That’s not necessarily the case after reviewing the data from all of our equipment we picked up nothing at all. Odd for a place that is advertised as being so haunted to get absolutely nothing. We talked to the owner that admitted that all the pictures and stories are all made up to add to the mystìc of the Hotel. I wish someone had told me that before I spent $140 of the worse night I ever stayed in a Hotel in my life, and you can keep the historical experience too! I should touch upon paranormal gear you can't believe how much of it is worthless, and the worst thing of all the manufacture tells you so, with four little words. "For Entertainment purposes only" I've seen groups walking around using those very pieces of equipment, and claiming they captured evidence from them. Then you have the radio hacks these are so obvious how they work. It's a word generator if you scan the AM frequencies what you hear is words from News broadcasts, Talk Radio, and Religion. You skipping along then ask a question. What you're listening for is anything that can answers the question, and with all those names, acts, and damnation all you need to do is could convince yourselves your talking to the spirit world. If you're serious about the evidence all you really need for equipment is; Video Cameras, Voice Recorders, trigger objects, EM Pump, MEL-8704, and no more than six trustworthy, honest people.  Uniforms are necessary in any profession along as there is a central theme, and don't wear rhinestones, or glitter on your clothing, they reflect as little points of light, and that's including infrared, and full spectrum. "There was a lot of activity energy ORB everywhere!" Any reflective surface will reflect light. I've seen a supposed anomaly of light flash of light glaring back at the camera off something on a jacket blinding the camera momentarily giving the illusion of someone vanishing. It's important to question all evidence if you want to be taken seriously. 

Investigation Reminders & Requirements

Investigation Reminders

1.      No whispering.

2.      Talk only when needed, and at a moderate levels. (No need to YELL)

3.      Since the floors are wood. We need to keep walking around at a minimum.

4.      Check your personal equipment before the investigation not during the investigation.

5.      Remember you’re being recorded watch what you say, no jokes, or bad language.

6.      Do not zoom into the shot move up to the shot; remember to frame equipment in your shot.

7.      While asking an object to move stay on the object, don’t start walking around the room.

Move extra equipment to cover activity there will be more than enough cameras to cover all four floors. If you move one let me know, and why. We need to take it upon ourselves to check all deployed equipment. Make sure everything is working properly.

(Cameras Recording, Lights On, Low Batteries)

Notify lead researcher if there is a problem with any of the equipment.

Evidence Review will be done at the end of each case. All members are expected to assist in evidence review. If you have data from an investigation, you must present the evidence to the group within two weeks of obtaining it. If you are given evidence to take home to review you are responsible for that evidence. If you need help in completing the review of  the evidence, you are to let us know right away so that someone may help you to complete the review.  Being late, or negligent in turning in evidence may result in forfeiting your opportunity to participate in the next scheduled investigation.  We made a commitment to the client that we would reveal the evidence we collected within three weeks after they trusted us, and invited us into their home.  

Two problems we need to address is stomach noise, and breathing.

1.Relaxed breathing procedure, and holding your breath for 15 sec.
Breathe in, breathe out ...relax
Breathe in ask question avoid Yes/No (History Posted) Breathe out.
Breathe in and hold for 15sec. (use internal clock 1 Mississippi 2 Mississippi)
Breathe out.
(Start over)
 
2.Eating before arrival, not hours before, stomach noise occurs during digestion air moving up from the intestine, take Tums during the night drink water between rotations.