Electronic Voice Phenomenon Continued: Describing the Experience

Nov 25 2005

A Personal E.V.P. Experience

Time:12:08 am
Date: 10/18/05
Location: Disclosed for privacy

My partner and I were investigating an abandoned house, out in a remote country area in Texas. We had planned a week before to do so. The night was cold and whispered of another form of life. Armed with a digital recorder, two flashlights and warm clothes we headed into our suspected haunted area.

The house was in shambles, from the outside you could see all the way down the hall to the back door. This house was a pale white structure with sheets for windows and numerous missing steps, which led to the front door. Uncut grass, weeds and a barn surrounded it, which was in worse condition than the house. We had seen no foreclosure signs; no private property signs - nothing from this suspicious place.

My senses were crawling rapidly inside my head; I could sense the mere drip of my adrenaline inside myself as we made our footsteps towards a side door. We valiantly swung the door open, which replied with a desperate creaking and then softly humming to a deathly silence. The inside had been breached.

I began the voice activation mode on my recorder (a mode that sets the recorder to record only upon hearing noise) and began the walk through. Pausing to ask the first question, “Does anyone here wish to speak to us?” My eyes hastily shot to the red light to see if it lit up. A faint blink began and faded. We continued on down the hall. The smell of the house was faint and musty; you could tell no one had lived here in years. A tattered red carpet lined the house, which was still occupied by numerous items of furniture and electronics. The first thing that stuck out to me was a wrecked television that was still plugged in and turned to the “on” position. I recorded the image mentally. The walls were which appeared to be thin cheap wood, lined with a few pictures that had faded so badly, nothing could be made out. We descended farther into the darkness of the house and peered into an opening where a door appeared to have used to be. It was a bathroom. First we saw a broken medicine cabinet lay clinging to its remaining reinforcement to the wall, followed by a toilet that was half disjointed from the wall. Next was another image that startled me to see. A bathtub, still full with what appeared to be brown murky water. A faint form of hand-prints appeared on the rimming of it also. This is when we heard the loud crash.

Remaining calm, we cautiously followed the sound to the source. It was an empty room. Considering it could be a possible warning I asked yet another question. “Is there someone here that does not wish my presence at the moment?” Again, me eyes zoomed into the red light. It lit up. For what appeared to be 10 to 15 seconds the light remained on. Taking note of the time in the recording I then exited the room. Almost to the front door of the house I decided to ask the final question along with a statement meant to help most lingering spirits. “This is your final chance to contact us, we know you’re here, we mean you no harm. We only wish to tell you that you have passed away and if there is anything you left unsaid to someone, tell us now and we will inform the living one of your message” Again, back to the red light. Silence nestled into our ears for a brief moment. The light flickered, and then went off.

We then took one last look around at the decaying house and left from the front door. Turning to look at the house is when I felt a sense of sadness sweep over me mixed with a sense of caution. We walked backed to the car and set aside our accessories. We then headed home for the analysis.

Arriving home we headed up to a quiet location in my house and began listening to the recording, this is what we made out. From the part at the beginning when asked, “Does anyone wish to speak to us” you hear a loud static sound but a very faint muffled what appears to be a “yes.” The next voice heard was after we heard the loud crash, which led us to an empty room. I asked “Is there someone here that does not wish my presence at the moment?” Almost suddenly a deeper but hoarse voice replies “We do not desire visitors” this took awhile to understand, we had numerous ideas what it could have been but this one best fitted.

Finally we have the closing statement meant to help the spirits when I asked “This is your final chance to contact us, we know you’re here, we mean you no harm. We only wish to tell you that you have passed away and if there is anything you left unsaid to someone, tell us now and we will inform the living one of your message.” This was the most hard to understand response and we could not fully make out the statement. The only words we could accurately recover were “we”, “the”, and “love”. Thus logically telling me to assume there was more then one spirit and that they had loved someone in a past life.

Overall it was concluded that the area was indeed a home for a troubled spirit or two but these were not evil. Lost is a better word to describe it. We have not returned to this location only because it had mentioned “We do not desire visitors.” It was not telling us to leave but this was a situation the spirit would have to learn on its own and eventually it would. This was one of the better successes I’ve had with E.V.P. Helping people is one thing but helping a past person from our world move on to a better place, is an accomplishing and extreme sense of serenity to the human mind.

End recording: 12:34 am
Conclusion: Spirit(s) occupy area


Jeff Jones is a freelance writer based out of McKinney, Texas. He is also an investigator with the North Dallas Paranormal Society.

The Enigma Of Speaking With The Dead: Revealed

E.V.P. Electronic Voice Phenomenon

The scarcely evident twitch in your neck, the undeniable alarm that someone or something is watching you at night. The feelings we get when we walk into a room where a deceased relative or friend once occupied. You’re asking, “What does it all mean?” Its an almost unheard of procedure, people are sensitive to talk about it, it touches the barriers that some say, we humans were not meant to shatter. E.V.P. or Electronic Voice Phenomenon is in simple terms, the process in which the living can contact the deceased. Or as how I see it, the way the dead can contact us.

E.V.P first began a long time ago; it was 1920 when a very familiar man we know today began thinking there was a way to talk to the dead. His name was Thomas Edison. A man of no strong religious beliefs began saying that it would be possible to create such a delicate device, we could pick up the deceased.

All records if he ever began his idea have never been found but his idea survived until today.

Yet before indulging into how this is done, it is best to know what you’re dealing with. “Spirits” are the most common type of paranormal you will encounter, they are simply a lost or troubled soul who has something left to complete or tell something to one of the living. They are not evil and actually could use your help. This is the type of the paranormal that will communicate with you. Ghosts are simply memories that replay the same roles every day, a left over residue of energy. You can pick them up talking but most likely will not understand what they are saying or what they mean. They do not recognize the living. Poltergeists are a type of spirit that manifests in a certain area, usually around a weak person. They have been known to psychically harm people unless told to go away from the person they are haunting. These are seldom found when hunting. Banshees are the most mysterious type of paranormal experts have encountered. Apparently, they follow around a person who is on the brink of death until they pass away and then they mourn for them by screaming. Their purpose is not clear. Finally we have entities, more commonly known to most religions as “Angels” or “Demons”. These beings have never lived as humans and are completely spirit bred life forms. If you ever encounter a demon, it is highly recommended you contact professional help, which would be a priest or exorcist. They feed on your fear and exploit it to the maximum. The spirit world is very vast and ever changing but understanding it can be a life lesson you’ll want to learn.

Today the process into communicating with the other side is far less complex. According to most “Ghost Hunters” a common mini tape recorder will work. You then proceed to going to where you suspect the paranormal activity to be occurring and start recording. Ask questions, and then record in little transitions. With the current technology today, there are types of recorders that have voice activation, that will only turn on when its senses noise. Such recorders are proclaimed perfect for this. The human ear cannot hear the spirits, the recorded will be your only source of listening to them. Spirits communicate through feelings with us, it is only with E.V.P that we can hear them. Of course E.V.P. does not stop with just recorders, a digital camera can be handy. By flashing a picture in the dark, there have been instances where orbs (spirits) are seen floating around.

More technological advancements show thermal detectors can show a spirits body heat and also very exclusive on the spot temperature readers can be handy. When you suspect a spirit the environment should feel cold and your feelings should change according to the feelings of the spirit. You’ll never want to do this alone; it is never safe to explore a barrier so delicate on your own. Possession is real, and not only by demons. Angry spirits have been known to often pass through humans knocking them down and or moving objects around to confuse the living. If you ever pick up threatening messages from a spirit, it’s suggested you clear the area as fast as possible.

One of my best instances with this process was at a local cemetery. My crew and I went recording around 12:02 am (12:00-2:00 is considered the witching hour when most paranormal activity is present) and picked up many different voices. Graveyards are usually very peaceful, because the dead there no they have passed. After hours of listening to our recordings we concluded we picked up a little boy who appeared in many instances on the recording and what appears to be an older man who, by the voice was still grumpy in the afterlife. No threats were made towards us. The run was a smooth and successful turn out. You might be asking, why you would want to do this and its very simple. You can help a troubled spirit. By talking to them making them understand they are dead, most will pass, others may want you to relay a message to one of the living and some may have something else they just need for you to do for them before there souls can rest easy. You must be fearless when you do this because in most retrospect’s there is nothing to be afraid of.

Its what we don’t understand we fear the most in today’s world. E.V.P. is not very wide spread. It is not taught or spoke of in public. The process is not as dangerous as you would think. Two out of ten encounters with the paranormal end up dangerous according to today’s research. This process is truly astonishing. Something almost any human could do and experience, something so magical it’s almost like a gift. The dead are not evil not the majority of them at least. They are just like you and me. Sometimes all we really need to do is have someone to talk to and only with E.V.P is such a thing possible.

Article by Jeff Jones

Jeff Jones is a freelance writer based out of McKinney, Texas. He is also an investigator with the North Dallas Paranormal Society.