Paranormal Declassified: The SPIRIT Files

This is the third installment of a four part series on Mother Nature’s effects on your paranormal investigation. On the previous two podcast episodes entitled Mother Nature’s Effects On Your Paranormal Investigation - Part 1 and Mother Nature’s Effects On Your Paranormal Investigation - Part 2 we discussed natural situations and phenomena due to meteorology as well as from from the cosmos that can...

This is the second installment of a four part series on Mother Nature’s effects on your paranormal investigation. On the last episode entitled Mother Nature’s Effects On Your Paranormal Investigation Part 1 we discussed how various meteorological phenomena could influence a paranormal investigation. In today’s episode we will discuss more meteorological situations and phenomena from the cosmos tha...

During your paranormal investigation or ghost hunting activities you may have experienced man made interference during your paranormal investigation. Such things as construction, a local radio communications tower, appliances, electricity, your other devices, among many other things can interfere with your investigation. What I haven’t seen discussed on paranormal televisions shows very often, if...

Often situations are reported that are perceived to be paranormal activity when someone is waking up or falling asleep. You often hear about people seeing shadows or spirits, hearing sounds, or smelling scents upon waking. You often hear that someone feels paralyzed, that they are being choked or held down, or that they have trouble breathing upon waking up. In most cases this isn't paranormal, wh...

How does The Mandela Effect, which are false memories, come into play during paranormal investigations and the field of paranormal study? We discuss this in our latest podcast. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2021/12/02/the-mandela-effect-in-paranormal-investigations/ As a paranormal investigator, Eric Extreme has decades of experience....

Today we explore Direct Voice Phenomena and Electronic Voice Phenomena including class systems, methodology, and evidence integrity. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2021/11/29/voice-phenomena/ Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT (Scientific Paranormal Investigations, Research, and Interpretation Team) As a paranormal investigator, Eric Extrem...

As it doesn’t make for entertaining television you will very rarely hear about various phenomena pertaining to tricks that our mind plays on us that could result in misinterpreted activity that you then perceive to be paranormal. This blog post discusses topics pertaining to this phenomenon. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2021/11/25/whe...

During their lifetime most people have heard about and most likely experienced déjà vu at some point. Have you ever heard of or experienced jamais vu or presque vu? Presque vu is more common than déjà vu (and when I explain it you will agree it has happened to you countless times), however jamais vu is much less common than the other two. Today we will discuss what these three situations, whose na...

Today I will discuss one of the elephants in the room as it pertains to certain equipment that can be seen being used at paranormal investigations on television and on the internet. There are some devices used on paranormal investigation shows that to some people seem possibly questionable to the ability of the equipment to perform the task that it is claimed to be able to do. A nearly identical t...

Today I will be discussing Schumann Resonances which is another phenomenon that could present itself to affect a paranormal investigation. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2021/11/15/schumann-resonances-effects-on-paranormal-investigations/ Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT (Scientific Paranormal Investigations, Research, and Interpretation...

Also known as the “Semmelweis Effect”, the Semmelweis Reflex is a behavioral tendency for a person to hold on to their preexisting beliefs about a subject and to summarily reject new knowledge or evidence that contradicts the person’s preexisting belief even if said knowledge or evidence is strong or unequivocal. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.c...

Unless you are a radio communications hobbyist you most likely are not aware of a phenomenon known as ionospheric radio wave propagation. This phenomenon can unknowingly affect your paranormal investigation and in some cases cause perceived paranormal activity that isn’t paranormal at all. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2021/11/08/ionos...

A month ago I had a podcast episode entitled "Misperceived As Paranormal Activity". I thought that it would be beneficial to expand on that episode and discuss more situations where activity can be misperceived as paranormal when it is xenonormal. Xenonormal means it's normal in nature, but unfamiliar. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/202...

This is the second podcast in a series of podcasts regarding human behavioral tendencies that you will contend with during your paranormal investigative career. During a science based investigation it is imperative to be cognizant of human behavioral tendencies including yours as the investigator, your colleagues, and the clients. Today we discuss the Dunning-Kruger Effect In Paranormal Investigat...

The Badder-Meinhof Phenomenon refers to "frequency illusion." It is important to understand and be aware of this phenomenon as it can effect how you perceive the paranormal investigation field, and how you engage in activity in the field. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2021/10/28/baadermeinhof-phenomenon-effects-on-paranormal-investigat...

In a recent podcast I discussed the dos and do nots for new investigators. During that podcast I mentioned about getting educated in as many subjects as possible. This podcast will briefly define some of those subjects that you may or may not hear about on television shows, and those that you most likely will not hear about on the television shows. It is beneficial for serious investigators to be...

If you visit the YouTube website and complete a search for paranormal investigation or ghost hunting (which are two different activities, one is a scientific investigation and the other a purely recreational event) you will find that there are countless videos available. The video production methodology spectrum varies greatly as it pertains to scientific versus spooky. Today we discuss video form...

Each experienced investigator has their own method of completing investigations. You may seem similarities between seasoned investigators while others may have very different methodology. Here are my recommendations for new investigators. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2021/10/18/dos-and-do-nots-for-new-investigators/ Mount Washington V...

In a previous blog entry entitled "Common Paranormal Entities" we discussed the five entities that you hear spoken about most frequently including ghosts, poltergeists, spirits, thought forms, and wraiths. However there are many dozens more, most of them mythological or religious creatures. Today we will review a dozen paranormal entities that you may have heard of or may hear about at some point...

Believers of the Stone Tape Theory claim that crystalline rock such as quartz, basalt, limestone, soapstone, marble, sandstone, and granite are predominantly the stones that can, due to their properties, absorb electromagnetic energy and reradiate that energy over a long period of time. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2021/10/14/the-ston...

The dictionary.com definition of smudging is "A traditional Native American method of using smoke from burning herbs to purify a space." Smudging is also known as "smoke cleansing" out of respect to not trounce upon Native American traditions. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2021/10/12/what-is-smudging/ Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT (Sc...

There are five types paranormal entities that are most commonly reported from clients before and found by investigators during a paranormal investigation. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2021/10/10/common-paranormal-entities/ Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT (Scientific Paranormal Investigations, Research, and Interpretation Team) As a par...

Predecessors of the Ouija Board have been in existence for over 900 years. Are these boards a tool to communicate with spirits or are the just toys? A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2021/10/08/ouija-boards-toys-or-tools/ Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT (Scientific Paranormal Investigations, Research, and Interpretation Team) As a paranorma...

You will quite often see and hear paranormal television shows and movies refer to a vortex, pluralized as vortices, or a portal. Are they fact, theory, or or a figment of the human imagination? A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2021/10/06/do-paranormal-vortices-and-portals-exist/ Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT (Scientific Paranormal Invest...

From time to time you will hear those involved with parapsychology and paranormal science speak about the existence of ley lines. Do they exist? Is there scientific proof or are they a theory? A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2021/10/04/do-ley-lines-exist/ Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT (Scientific Paranormal Investigations, Research, and...