~Written By Don S. Wilson~

As I usually do, I present this writing as a thought. A suggestion, not to debate, only to hear your thoughts on the most mysterious science known to us.
And this time I have chosen to ponder dimensions and try to understand how we might perceive them. How they might fit in with our reality.
 
If we reside in a universe that consists of three dimensions of space and one dimension of time, don’t we basically live in four dimensions?
We can move up/down, side to side, and front to back, and each movement requires a period of time to do so. But are we four dimensional beings?
 
What can we really do? We are two legged creatures that walk upright on a plain according to its elevation. We have no wings, therefore up and down is really only a superficial
credit to ourselves thanks to the ability to fly by artificial means. In all actuality, we are only two dimensional beings living in a four dimensional universe. Physically all we have the ability to do is walk to and fro, side to side.
 
So how are we ever going to perceive what a fifth dimension would look like? or a sixth? According to M-theory/ string theory, There are at least eleven dimensions for us to ponder.
What roll do they play in our reality if any at all? Are they important to us and how do they relate or effect us?
 
If I take into consideration that nature has a habit of creating things in the shape of a sphere, “I think of bubbles.”
The sphere is the most common shape in the universe as we see it. Also one important thing to remember is that any element will take the least path of resistance either as a flow or as a breaking point. If I were to imagine our four dimensional universe as a bubble floating in space I would simply see it as that, but it would be so transparent that I would never be able to see the boundaries of it. The wall of my bubble would be infinant as far as I was concerned. But there are boundaries , and it would consist of the matrix, or Zero Point Field. A limit of absorption for the energy within.
 
This is a storage point in our four dimensional universe. If energy can nether be created or destroyed it must then be stored in the ZPF. It’s renewable energy. This is exactly what today’s top scientists are trying to tap into. If we go on to other dimensions, we probably would see that each one has it’s own ZPF. The question is…. can we, or do we occasionally see them?
 
From a paranormal researchers perspective, I feel that we have a long way to go to answer those questions. But I also feel that understanding quantum physics will help us find those answers.
I feel that the answers are at the palm of our hand, not quite at our fingertips. Although quantum physicists are not searching to answer the same questions we are, they are succeeding in doing just that.

~By Bill Stone~

There are many different attitudes, and styles that people have in the paranormal field when it comes to how they go about investigating or hunting for the unexplained. Two very distinctly different styles usually get classified together, and confused not only by “armchair ghosthunters”, but by those of us working in the field as well. What I’m referring to is the difference between Ghost Hunters and Paranormal Investigators… And there IS a big difference.

One is more work, while the other is more play, and BOTH take their jobs WAY too seriously.

I am the founder of a Southeast Michigan based group called Beyond Paranormal Investigations. We investigate reports of paranormal activity in private homes and businesses. We investigate. We’re not “Ghost Hunters”. Granted, every now and then, we’ll go on a ‘ghost hunt’, but it’s not what we would consider to be our teams purpose. It’s just something fun to do.

Ghost Hunting
Ghost Hunters do exactly what their name implies. They look for ghosts. PERIOD. This is the one, obviously that I would consider to be more ‘play’ than ‘work’. Please don’t get me wrong. Me saying that it’s ‘play’ is not a putdown, and I’m not knocking ‘Ghost Hunting’ in ANY way when I say that. Play and recreation is just as important as work if you plan on leading a healthy life. We need it or we’ll go insane. I call ‘Ghost Hunting’ ‘play’ because it’s simply too much fun to consider it otherwise.

Ya gear up. You go out into the graveyard, back in the woods, or an old building (with written permission from the owner, of course), and you look for anything you can find that’s remotely spooky, or unexplainable. While you’re there, you get goosebumps, your hair stands on end, and many of us get freaked out, or scared.

It’s not ‘Paranormal Investigation’, but there’s certainly no wrong in it.

Here are some points about Ghost Hunting, and/or Ghost Hunters. I’ll let you guys decide what you believe to be a false stereotype, and what’s really the truth.

The Good
1. Ghost Hunting is a fun & PERSONAL pursuit that is often done with a lot of heart by those that are involved with it. This is how we all start out. Looking for ghosts is a good thing, and SHOULD be encouraged.
2. Ghost Hunters will employ everything they can think of from cameras, Ouija Boards, dowsing, rods, EMF detectors, and mediums to find ghosts, or the unexplained.
3. There are no rules, or laws in Ghost Hunting. You can do whatever you want, or whatever your imagination can come up with to find what you’re looking for, and YOU decide if you’re successful.
4. The thrill of victory is felt more often with Ghost Hunting. Because Ghost Hunters go into a hunt with such an open mind, more often than investigators, they come out of it with experiences that they will never forget. Coming from someone who has experienced this stuff first hand, I gotta tell ya that there’s nothing like it. If you haven’t experienced anything paranormal, or unexplained, you better get out there.
5. A Ghost Hunt can be a great precursor to an actual scientific investigation. A ghost hunting team goes in, and helps a more scientifically minded team decide if it’s worth a second look.
6. In Ghost Hunting, the spiritualists & spiritual methods get their due. Because mediums, Ouija Boards, psychic abilities, and dowsing rods have no scientific credibility, and are completely invalid when it comes to scientific investigations, many investigators simply ignore them. They fail to realize that in ‘Ghost Hunting’, these things are worth their weight in gold.

For example, assuming that a Ouija Board actually does what we’ve all been told that there’s supposed to do, if you use it correctly, it’s POSSIBLE that you can actually summon a ghost or paranormal activity AT WILL.

If it works, as a Ghost Hunter, you’ve done your job. You’ve found them!

Controversial? Yup.

Dangerous? Yup.

Fun? I think so!

Can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs, right? Well… Ya can if you use the ones that come in the carton, but those ones taste like butt.

The Bad
1. Ghost Hunters DO NOT look for facts. As stated before, by definition, they look for ghosts. More often than not, they WILL find them, whether they exist or not.
2. Most “evidence” captured by a Ghost Hunter is often based on his/her opinion, or perception (or Extra Sensory Perception)of what they believe it to be, but will not be backed up by anything solid, or factual. Unfortunately, it is usually met with resistance, and not taken seriously in the field.
3. There are no rules, or laws in Ghost Hunting. I know I already used this one as number 3 on the ‘good list’, but theres a flipside to that coin. If there are no rules or laws, there are no standards. A LOT of Ghost Hunters will call any old dot, or blemish in a picture, ‘a ghost’. Why? Because there are no rules. They can say anything they want. With no rules or standards, things captured, and opinions are all over the place. In a field without rules or standards, religious zealotism, and half brained pseudo-scientific theories have already become commonplace and widespread. There’s no consistency in any of it.
4. Many Ghost Hunters have simply watched too much TV, and have jumped on the bandwagon. As someone trying to navigate & drive that bandwagon, that’s how I see it anyway.
5. Ghost Hunters often employ mediums, psychics, and sensitives in their work. This in itself, as stated before is a positive thing. There is an underlying problem in this however. If you’re planning on using someone with any sort of Extra Sensory Perception you need to somehow make sure that they are the REAL DEAL. That’s a hard thing to do. It’s hard to find the real deal in a field where you can go to any paranormal based website message board, and 90% of its members CLAIM to have these abilities.It’s very hard to know who to trust, because it’s POSSIBLE that a few of these people are accidentally exaggerating about what they beLIEve their abilities to be.

The Ugly
1. Lets talk about the 2 thousand pound elephant in the room. Many ghost hunters are nuts! As stated before, Ghost Hunters are very passionate about their ‘work’. When we paranormal geeks get together, it’s not like an investment bankers reception. Have you ever noticed that paranormal studies IN GENERAL seems to attract some of the LEAST mentally stable people on the planet? Bankers reception? It’s more like an orgy of psychos. Combine the lack of mental, and emotional stability with the passion, and add a little bit of a cause that they can rally behind. Hijinks ensue.
2. The Ghost Hunters good open mind that was once a positive thing becomes a negative. There are a lot of different viewpoints in the field. Many of us disagree. When we disagree, we believe that we’re right. Sometimes that belief in being right remains, and fills our egos to the point that we can NEVER be wrong. This makes us closed minded to possibilities.
3. I mentioned a Ghost Hunter with an ego in number 2. Throughout this article, I’ve talked about spiritual belief, and having a passion for ones work. This is a very bad combination. This is someone who goes on their Ghost Hunts and find what THEY would consider to be CLEAR ‘evidence’ of the paranormal based on their own beliefs and opinions. These beliefs and opinions are followed like a religion. Their ego makes it IMPOSSIBLE for them to be wrong about it. They then go to website after website showing everyone their glorious evidence. When someone questions the validity of what they’ve captured, even if it’s done in a friendly way, they take it as a personal insult, and start a fight about it. I’m not making this up. I’ve seen it a THOUSAND TIMES. People are creepy. I’ve SEEN hijinks ensue.
4. Sheep. Many Ghost Hunters, are sheep that just follow the leader. Usually it’s the person mentioned in number 3 because their voice is the loudest. They take the zealotism of said leader, and rally behind their flag, contributing nothing of their own to the cause, yet going out of their way to tell the world how great their leaders are. It happened in the 70’s with Ed & Lorraine Warren, and it’s happening today with TAPS, and a few others.
5. WAY too many Ghost Hunters THINK that they’re actually Paranormal Investigators, yet in true Ghost Hunter fashion, they have no consistent standards. Orbs, fog, or even smoke from a cigarette will be submitted as paranormal evidence by these guys. They take pictures of faces they see in a pattern in the bark of a tree, in the granite of a tombstone, or even a reflection. The problem is, Paranormal Investigators WANT, and NEED for their evidence to be torn to pieces, and scrutinized over. It’s the only way that they can feel like they have something worth looking at and lasting. In most cases this particular Ghost Hunter allows their ego, and personal belief to cloud their judgment when it comes to their captured evidence. The scrutiny that Paranormal Investigators take as a necessary and enjoyable part of the job becomes too much for the Ghost Hunter to take. Hijinks ensue.

Now that I’ve offended a lot of you with my observations, ya gotta know that this was designed to get you to think, and HOPEFULLY want to discuss some of the things I’ve brought up here. Maybe you agree with it, maybe not. It wasn’t meant to call anyone out. And of course NONE of these things apply to ALL Ghost Hunters. It’s just something that I haven’t seen discussed by intelligent people in an open forum… Yet.

Alright… That’s Ghost Hunting. What about Paranormal Investigation, and Paranormal Investigators? They’re a completely different animal than a Ghost Hunter. That’s another story altogether, and a brand new can of worms.

Stay Tuned!

~Written By Ryan Sparks~ 

Everyone who is a paranormal investigator knows a bit about what an EMF meter does. An EMF meter is an electronic device that has the ability to obtain  EMF readings in an area. Readings for paranormal activity are believed to range between 2.0 and 8.0. Any reading above this is usually something emitting a man-made electromagnetic field. A lot of people don’t strongly suggest EMF detectors and use dowsing rods instead. When it comes to dowsing rods, the hands can tend to manipulate the rods and I don’t have enough proof to believe in them.  But I beg to differ with the use of EMF detectors.  EMF’s are a tool to read the electromagnetic field. When it spikes into a certain reading from .5 - 2.0, you have to be aware of your surroundings because a lot of electronic devices can trigger your detector to go “nutso.” This is why it is good to do an EMF sweep in each room and document each reading you acquire.

Make sure you hold your EMF steady and note each movement of milligaus readings. Don’t get me wrong, there are some hyper sensitive EMF’s out there and trust me, I’ve been there and the detector will give you some inaccurate occurrences and you just need to know what you’re dealing with. One thing I find a problem with is cell phones which go off with the EMF detector and so does some of your equipment such as the infrared cameras and digital recorders, plus sometimes even a Mini DV will set off an EMF detector. Yet, when it comes to the paranormal and EMF’s, it’s all theoretical. Maybe someday EMF meters will actually be able to capture readings and label certain things paranormal.  You never know! The paranormal field is always changing and developing new theories. It’s one of the best things right now since sliced bread lol!

High EMF Fields and their Effects

When you get into the causes of high EMf field studies out there have been reporting, results include which include: headaches, anxiety, suicide and depression, nausea, fatigue, and even hallucinations which contain - feeling of being watched, hearing voices and even being touched physically.  A lot of people claim their house is haunted but it could be just a high EMF’s in the home. Keep in mind where you see high EMF readings on investigations which could come in handy in any conclusions you may draw from an investigation.

 Please make sure that you visit Ryan’s investigation team’s website, OH-MI Paranormal at http://www.ohmiparanormal.com

~Written By Don S. Wilson~

     In order for me to start the ball rolling as far as regarding quantum physics and its relationship to paranormal research, I must mention that I am not trying to empress on anyone anything other than theory on my part. I feel that a good place to start this study is with the living, not the dead, for it is within us all that clues about the other side are found.
 
     For years scientists and philosophers have been trying to understand where human consciousness resides, where long term memory is stored, and what effect our emotions have on our thought process. Until more recent years, it was thought that the consciousness or soul, along with our long term memory resided within our brain. Indeed, around the turn of the last century some experiments were conducted to find out if the soul actually had a measurable mass. Theory was that the body contained the soul and that at the time of death, the soul would leave the body, thereby producing a weight loss of the body that could be measured.
 
     A respected surgeon of the day, a Dr. Dunkin MacDougall who happened to know of a few consumptive patents, devised the idea that if you weigh a person at the time of death you should be able to see a difference in weight at the moment the soul leaves the body. Although he claimed that there was a sudden loss of twenty-one grams at the time of death, skeptics at the time attributed the weight loss to insensible perspiration, or rapid evaporation of body fluids excremented at the time of death. Its intresting to note that many of these experiments were performed over the years with both animals as well as humans, and in the case of humans, to this day no weight loss has ben reported. However according to a report by a Lewis E. Hollander, Who performed this same experiment with goats and sheep in 2000, reported a temporary gain. So what are we to make of these conflicting results?
 
     Enter: Quantum Physics. Most people today are familiar with the term zero point energy or zero point field. It is talked about widely on science programs about the universe and physics. But just in case you haven’t heard of it, I will explain in quick simple language.The zero point field or ZPF is basically a sea of quantum particles in a total electromagnetic state, that consists of trillions of resonant frequencies that vibrate in wave patterns randomly like the surface of an ocean. The ZPF is the source of all the energy in the universe and is where all expended energy returns.
 
     If we understand that the brain is a physical organ and the mind/soul is a non-physical entity, it becomes fairly easy to place the soul as a resident of the ZPF. Think of the soul as a hard drive so to speak. Think of the brain as a receiver that does what the soul tells it to do by way of a spirit rope or cord we call consciousness. The brain simply keeps our bodies functioning by telling our hart to beat, it tells us when to eat and so on. Our soul stores all of our memories, and lends them to us as needed. It regulates our emotions, and allows us to put our life before someone else’s.It justifies our personalities and tells us when we need to fight for our lives. The soul also knows when its time give up the battle. The spirit rope is responsible for delivering these messages back and forth between the brain and soul. When the time comes, the soul will tell the spirit rope to disconnect from the brain and leave the physical body behind. “This is called crossing over”
 
     It is perfectly logical to believe that both the living souls as well as the ones who have crossed over reside in the same ZPF. Next time I will discuss how this works during a paranormal event, and maybe open the door on some serious thought about why these events happen the way they do.

~Written By Don S. Wilson~

     I have been studying the paranormal and quantum physic’s and it’s relationship to it for some time now. Although I have gone to great lengths to understand the mysteries of this gray science, it seems that even getting it recognized as a true science has been difficult at best. Today, I am happy to report that more and more people in the study of physics are beginning to recognize paranormal researchers as valid seekers of knowledge, just as themselves.
 
     They are beginning to realize that what they expect the general science community to believe, or should I say ‘public’ is just as paranormal as physics research itself. Of course what I am referring to is Quantum Physics, the study of nature on its smallest scale. String theory or M-theory, the number one proponents as an explanation for everything, are beginning to give us real valid reasons as to how these phenomena occur. The study of paranormal events has traveled far from the Victorian day parlor tricks of the past, into a new age of technology that shows that we have real valid reasons to believe in an afterlife. We won’t just lie down for a billion year nap.
 
     Some of us don’t need to understand how this phenomena works. some of us can just follow our intuition or faith and leave it at that. Others, along with their faith, also endeavor to understand the mechanics behind the paranormal event. To see where it comes from, read the schematics, and understand how it works. All of this, is the same as learning, becoming Godlike, and sitting on the right hand side of him, as he has expected us to do.
 
     But paranormal research for me hasn’t been a mission through God. It has been a mission of self discovery and still is today. I am a selfish, demanding person when it comes to wanting to know the answers to things that are mysterious and hard to explain. God and I have already defined our relationship. He knows that I am one of his children, that I have an inquisitive need to know and understand, and that there are no secrets, but in the spirit of growth for us all, he will only reveal these secrets through time and effort on our part.
 
     In the coming weeks and months I hope to present articles to you that give you thoughts that you have never had before. That make you think about your place in the universe, and help you understand that paranormal events are real and do have a place in our day to day lives. These expressions will not be religious in any context. Although I have a faith in God, I will tell you now that I have no faith in any religion what-so-ever.
 
     You can debate me on religion if you like, but I would rather not, I don’t think that is what this forum is about. If you are reading this article today, it wouldn’t be because you are looking for a debate on religion. No my friend, You are looking for answers about the paranormal.
 
     Don S. Wilson
     Founder/ Open Gate Independent Paranormal Research Group
     opengateiprg@aol.com