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Counting My Blessings

Posted on 02 April 2011 by Cathy

My friend Mike said in his blog post last Tuesday that he needed to recover and I too needed recovery time. Last weekend was spent with me driving to Oklahoma to investigate 4 different locations and then driving back to Houston. I love how dedicated everyone on my team is to this field. We spend so much time together we really are members of a family. We know each other so well we can finish each others sentences and even order food/drinks for each other without asking. It is a good thing we all like each other because we spend much of our free time being
together. I think that because we have all had encounters in the paranormal that we appreciate life in a way that many people do not. We know what is out there because we have experienced it. We definitely take time to smell the roses and count our blessings.

Last weekend was a blessing in several ways. We were treated to dinner by a long time client and friends who we consider to be part of the family. We all listened as he told us he believed we saved his life. To this client what was happening in their life was so bad they believed it was affecting their health to the point where if it had continued they would not be alive. We were just happy that we could help.

We were treated to experiences on several of the investigations. We got meter activations, shadows, unexplained noises and cold spots. This was a great weekend for experiences! It is always great to have something happen when we investigate but most of the time there is nothing that happens. The TV shows don’t show the nothingness. They want you to tune in week after week so every noise becomes something with meaning rather than explainable reasons.

We spent the time driving between the locations laughing at random things. Usually this is the case as we have members who have a great sense of humor. I think Mike caught video several times with us laughing which I am sure he will share sometime. With all the laughter, friendships, food and experiences I had a wonderful time. I always have a wonderful time with the group even if the investigation turns up nothing.

 

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Demonic Vs Earthbound Spirits and Advice

Posted on 24 March 2011 by Cathy

Most of the calls I get as the case manager are from clients who believe they have a demonic entity in their home. I begin my series of questions to see if what they have may be demonic. The responses are usually that they see shadows and hear noises. I probe further with many questions. I usually find that what they have sounds like regular sprit activity and can possibly be debunked. I want to help them and so I tell them my thoughts on what they may be experiencing. They feel relieved by the conversation and thank me for listening to them. I feel bad that they feel like they cannot speak about this with anyone as they will be looked at like they are crazy.

Religion can play a part in people believing they have a demon. Some religions believe any paranormal activity is demonic. This is an absurd belief. The house could be settling, a mouse playing in the walls or many other reasons could be attributed to sounds. Not all sounds are demonic. I had a caller one time tell me she caught a demonic voice on her recorder. I asked her why she thought it was demonic. She told me it was because it sounded evil. I listened to the recording and did not hear anything evil. I did hear someone say “get out”. I explained to her that because I was not there for the recording I cannot tell her what made the sound. Perhaps her boyfriend was playing a trick on her? Perhaps it was real but I was not there to confirm this. To date there is no device that we can run an audio clip through and it give us data back verifying it from the other side or from a boyfriend. If it was a real evp is did not sound demonic to me. She became agitated with me for not telling her it was demonic.

Some people do not believe in hell, the devil or demons. The devil would like you to not believe in him. It gives him greater room to play in so to speak. It is dangerous to not believe or not to have an open mind. Just because something is not tangible does not make it not real. I can tell you that I have had personal interaction with demons. I understand that because you have not had that same interaction you are skeptical. There are people who have had interaction with demons that had their eyes opened. It is life changing to realize there is something else out there. I have investigated with people who believe there are no demons however they believe in spirits. To say nothing is demonic is the same as saying everything is demonic.

I go into each situation with an open mind. I try to find the rational explanation for what is going on. My group will use every means to figure out why the door is opening or the sound is happening. We do find explanations that have nothing to do with life after death. Sometimes we have clients who are disappointed that it isn’t a spirit or isn’t demonic. I once had client call in other groups who also came to the same conclusion. She was very upset and decided to believe everyone was blind to her activity. Sometimes people need to seek counseling because they are hallucinating.  Some people do not know or believe that they are hallucinating.

There are things we have found that we no explanation for. These things are neither demonic nor earthbound and do not fall into other known categories. I am not going to get into the other categories right now though.  My advice to clients is to be open to what we find. We want to help you figure out what you have going on. We will offer an explanation and advice that may be different that what you thought you were going to be told.

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Orbs

Posted on 16 March 2011 by Cathy

I get calls almost daily from potential clients. The calls almost always involve stories about their photographs containing orbs. They have read that these orbs are really spirits and they are calling because they are scared. They sometimes talk about them with co-workers, friends or family who also tell them that orbs are spiritual and possibly demonic. I now have to explain the truth about orbs to them over the phone. Sometimes the truth is disappointing as it is really not as dramatic as they thought.

Orbs can be dust, moisture or other contaminant within 6 inches of the camera lens. It can also be from within the lens. Contaminants can be hair, bugs, fibers, sand, dirt and various other particulate. Sometimes what looks like an orb is really a light from someones flashlight, a street light, someones face and is not paranormal. You need to understand that because an orb can be caused from these other things you cannot offer an orb photo as proof of the paranormal. Scientifically based groups who are researching the paranormal will never say an orb photo is spiritual.

Photos which are unable to be explained by logic and reason are looked at more closely. These photographs are usually offered to show the public the possibility that they are paranormal. We look to professionals from different professions to try to explain what the anomaly might be. There are photos which have never been explained. Usually these photographs are not of orbs.

There is another explanation for what orbs might be. They could be the energy of a spirit, a guide or an angel. There are whole websites dedicated to exploring orb phenomenon. Perhaps one day we will be able to scan a photograph and tell the difference between dust and energy. Until we are able to tell the difference between them I cannot show you a photo with an orb and tell you this validates that the paranormal is real. I have taken thousands of photos with orbs. I have not thrown the photos away as they have some value.

Here is a video with examples of orbs and what was known to cause them. Some of the photos are unexplained

http://www.youtube.com/user/HauntedChef#p/u/4/eY5qRmF-2Jw

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