Ok when I was at a local historic place that was recently on the sci-fi channel's "Ghosthunters" , we met a volunteer guide who seemed shocked that we do not watch Ghosthunters, GHI,Paranormal State, etc. 

Just in case you are wondering, this is the real reason I don't watch those shows: I view these shows in the same light I view porn - why sit on my sofa and watch someone else doing it when I could be out doing it myself??

I am experiencing something with these EVP recordings that has not happened to me before - in  over 10 years of EVP work -

I am trying to capture the EVP's from the recordings I took at the Queen Mary.

I cannot get them.

Normally, I listen with headphones and watch the numbers. When I get to the EVP, I back up and then record it into a file, leaving space on either side.

This has worked fine until yesterday. When I play back to listen to the EVP, it has recorded a completely different part of the recording - the investigators voices show it is a different part.

I then switched to recording longer sections (30 seconds) into files. This captures the EVP but when I try and clip it, the same thing happens - I swear it is MOVING...

This started last night and I assumed I was tired so I went to bed and decided to try again in the morning. The same thing..and what's funny is it is only one part of the recording. Recordings from the Door 13 section gave me no problem.

So I decided to jusy move on to evp's from somewhere else. No problem - all of them are captured according to  the counter.

Switching back to that section of the Queen Mary again, I tried one more time to capture them. No luck again.

I am beginning to think there is something to that theory that in some EVPs the ghost or spirit actually imprints part of itself onto the file or the tape somehow.

I ran across this theory when I was discussing what I call "evolving" EVPs that seem to change or evolve over time..

I have had some recordings that seem to set off phenomena in my home when I play them.

But never this inability to capture or isolate one..

Do I just need better software? Or am I really losing my mind this time?

Went back to see if I could find out more and saw they changed their message from "debunk" to "help investigate" - Was it something I said???

I got an invitation to join this group this morning..

http://paranormal.meetup.com/658/?gj=wg2_ej1b

"Welcome, Lederach Paranormal Believers!

Taking applications to be a part of a new paranormal group in Montgomery County Pennsylvania.
I want people that are willing to go into a persons home to help investigate their claims of paranormal activity."

I am not sure if it is a joke or what - my friends do have this type of sense of humor -  but omg are these people really going to form a group to go into someone's house - someone's private home where residents may include children and people who are genuinely upset by things they are experiencing with the aim of debunking their claims????

The worst part of this is she calls herself "Lederach Paranormal Believers"

Shouldn't we just look for the truth, whatever it  is?

I always tell clients when they contact us that we want to help them figure out whats going on and that it is possibly something natural rather than supernatural.

Then we do interviews and examine the areas where activity in concentrated to look for a possible natural cause - but I never go to someone's home, even if I think they might be delusional - with the aim of "debunking their claims" - this sounds so confrontational and just plain mean...

or am I over reacting?

(Possible since I did recently have a baby and still have my "moments")

What do y'all think?

Laurie

I got an e-mail from a man last week who wants to start his own paranormal group in SE pennsylvania (where I am located). I e-mailed him back and then he asked me abunch of questions more and said that I was the ONLY person that was nice to him...he said all the other groups he contacted in his area  acted like he was trying to steal something from them! This is ridiculous - now in out field anyone can and does start their own group sn't it better to act as a mentor to these groups so they don't go running off like bulls i n china shops giving us ALL a bad name? Are they that insecure and worried that a new person might be better than they are so they have to freeze them out?

I could say some really bitchy stuff here regarding the people who have started groups in my area and WHY they had to start their own group but I will leave that to the imagination of those who read this.

Just because you got pictures of people on your website and took a class from an established ghost group does not mean you can go take on some negative spirit that has decided to attach itself to some poor family!

I would rather be a resource for new groups to go to if they get  in over their heads - rather than having them try and then make things worse...

We need some kind of accountability in this field - some kind of umbrella group..but I am afraid with all the jealousy and crap it would just turn into another 7th grade clique thing..

Why? Why can't people just grow up?

Why can't people help each other instead of being all territorial? Are we street gangs or what?

I can't wait until the paranormal is "out" again so we can go back to real reasearch and really helping people and all these "evidence" collectors will just go away.

Things went pretty well at the house. It wasn't as bad as we feared. Will require one more visit to clean and seal...

I have almost had it. Really.

Things have been building up to this and now I got an e-mail today that makes me want to scream with frustration.

Three years ago we did an investigation in a private home. The residents reported all kinds of poltergeist activity but I didn't see anything while I was there. The other psychic in our group didn't get anything either. We left and we weren't sure what was going on, we all felt like there was more to it. We usually have to go back to a place quite a few times, often the thing or ghost is on its best behavior when we are there. Sometimes they pretend to be something else...you know.

Anyway we had done a general cleansing, gave her our contact info, she said she was going to call, etc.

She e-mailed me a week later and said things were okay. I didn't hear from her again until last week.

I got a frantic e-mail begging for help. Turns out things started again, she couldn't find our info, so she does an internet search and apparently comes up with some gob shite who calls his group almost the same name as ours and she thinks its us till he gets there. So they go there, do god knows what and send her a linkto where they posted the evps from her home on their site and guess what - yes since they went there all hell has broken loose and now they have to sleep in shifts and are experiencing all kinds of activity.

The lookalike group is too "booked up" going to a different damn place every weekend collecting "evidence" to come back and help these people. Thrill seeking in my book - but its probably a good thing they don't go back since they obviously have NO BLOODY CLUE how to handle themselves. How could they leave these people hanging like that?

And I am kicking myself for not calling her again a few weeks later,

I guess I will be cleaning  up their mess this weekend - or starting to - we think this is going to take a few visits.

You know, I won't be posting anything from their house on my site - and I am tired of these lets start a ghost group people who think because they watch TAPS they can go into people's homes and do this.

When are we going to get together and start establishing some kind of standards or sone way of I don't know - giving people the paranormal investigator seal of approval  -

Yes, I know, a new friend of mine told me just this morning that all this interest in the paranormal will eventually die down and all these groups will go away...in the meantime I have got to get this off my chest.