The plethora of new and existing television shows centered on unexplained phenomenon offers a good variety of programs for any taste and obviously, even the most hard-nosed paranormal investigators can be found in front of his or her TV when their favorite show is on. Whatever your interest; some watch Most Haunted for the comic value, Ghost Hunters for the latest tools, or Ghost Hunter International as an example of how to do it right, the end result for most of us is entertainment.  Anyone who is tuning in to Paranormal State as a primer for would be investigators is seriously misguided; that show has had more demonic overtones in the first few weeks than I have experienced in 35 years and is beyond misguided.  All that being said, and being at risk that I am preaching to the choir, there is a slowly growing phenomenon that seems to indicate some negative results from some of these show.

Obviously, Paranormal State somehow comes to mind here; can viewing week upon week of the devil doing is dirty deeds lead an unsuspecting public to become overly sensitive?

I offer a real case in point, a field investigation in Texas that the ASUP has been doing.  The subject has several complaints, strange noises, shadow figures, etc.: the subject is a professional, well educated, no formal religious training and before recent events, not particularly interested in things that go bump in the night.

On a recent visit, I was “counseling” her while the rest of the team went about their investigation.  After that, we were sitting with the woman, utilizing some electronics to try and capture and EVP or shift in EMF. Suddenly, one senior investigator, sitting directly to my right, grabbed her own arm, looking startled; at the same moment, I had an excruciating pain in my stomach, which lasted several seconds.  All the K-II meters in the room flashed full scale and a video camera captured something, which caused it to momentarily go out of auto focus. Was there something in the room?

Ironically, the ASUP began looking into this case almost a year before this visit, but since that time the subject has taken it upon herself to look for EVPs and the like, not something she learned about from anyone in our group. After this incident, the senior investigator to my right reported a strong tingling sensation through her arm, like having touches an electrical line.  My stomach pain lasted approximately 12 hours before disappearing.

While there are many possible explanations, one is rather new; in 35 years of investigating, I have never been physically attacked. Sure we all have the odd feelings, the cold spots; the gentle stroking of your hair, but a seemingly simple case in the fields of Texas was taking on a rather bizarre signature.

While the group will continue to visit and study the locations, attempting to eliminate possible causes on by one, just as you all do, one explanation could be that either the subject is feeding a presence, giving it enough strength to cause a physical sensation of pain, or that there was no presence before, but rather the subject has created one in her own subconscious, which she may or may not have control over.

So, I beg the question; is there a threat from otherwise calm individuals in some of our latest cases that might be coming from all the new TV programming about the unknown?  I would appreciate your feedback on this; is your group running into negative presences, more now than before.  Have you recently witnessed a physical attack in a case?  Inquiring minds really want to know!

 

© 2008 ASUP, Inc.  The contents of this blog may be reproduced in whole as long as proper credit is given.