| We recognize that a glossary of terminology for the | | | | we are using has 30 years experience in the use of a |
| paranormal is rife with flawed definitions, many of | | | | natural gift that has been anecdotally established on a |
| which are based on individual and religious beliefs and | | | | consistent level, and documented through vast case |
| indicate prejudicial issues by their very usage. By | | | | study. It is, however, an assumptive feature that is in |
| example, ghost, spirit, demons, angels, visions of | | | | conflict with a pure scientific method. Experience has |
| specific religious figures (e.g. The Virgin Mary), are all | | | | shown us that the information is accurate when |
| "contaminated" with the beliefs and expectations of | | | | verification is available on a level that makes it valuable |
| the user or observer. Many of the people that use | | | | to the work recalling that our mission is to gather |
| these terms are certain that they are using a bank of | | | | information within a set of parameters. By the very |
| terminology that has been universally established and | | | | nature of the subject, many findings in the field are not |
| substantiated by evidence. These assumptions are, | | | | reproducible. Much of the "research" is, in fact, simply a |
| erroneous. It is noteworthy that when most people | | | | documentation of the events and circumstance to the |
| have extra-sensory experiences, those experiences | | | | limits of the researcher's resources. We recognize that |
| are often dressed in the belief symbols of the recipient. | | | | fact and readily identify it here as a flaw in the ability to |
| This provides clues that subjectivity plays a major role | | | | attach any "pure science" label to it. We will attempt to |
| in interpretations of these types of events. Any | | | | identify any assumptive issues of which we are |
| procedure should hearken to this issue and attempt to | | | | aware. We would offer the information accurately |
| clarify our use of any subjective terminology while | | | | documented within those parameters on its own merit |
| simultaneously identifying those aspects of the | | | | for others to use, verify or contradict as their own |
| investigation that may be contaminated with our own | | | | model demands. We, of course, expect anyone that |
| beliefs and expectations. | | | | uses the information to credit and cite the source |
| There are some aspects of our procedure that must | | | | according to copyright laws, a major aspect of any |
| be defined as assumptive. Assumptive procedure, | | | | writing, including research. |
| here, is defined as procedures that, in themselves, | | | | The next limit has to do with other aspects of the |
| have processes or assumptions that have not been | | | | model design and the limits of our current technology: |
| proven using scientific methods. What are assumptive | | | | We will be using EMF technology and looking at |
| features of research and what do they mean relative | | | | various aspects of electromagnetism and the |
| to a proper protocol? Much will be anecdotal or | | | | associated fields. We understand that this is another |
| unproven based on witness reports and based on our | | | | assumptive aspect of paranormal research. It has not |
| observations. This must be defined as a flaw relative | | | | been conclusively established that EMF has anything |
| to a scientific model and must be defined and | | | | whatever to do with what is regularly termed as "a |
| explained completely. | | | | haunting". Indeed, the parameters of "haunting" have |
| We will be using an experienced psychic in our | | | | not been verified on the level by which we are defining |
| investigations. The assumptive aspect of this feature is, | | | | the term here. Hallucinations during a specific timed |
| of course, that psychic abilities are, themselves, an | | | | exposure to very low frequencies, (below 30Hz) have |
| area of paranormal research still very much under | | | | been verified in a laboratory setting whereby it is |
| scrutiny. Simply put, the use of a psychic makes the | | | | concluded that 20 to 30 percent of the population may |
| assumption that the type of information that the | | | | be susceptible to this effect. Next: What About |
| technique makes available to us is real. The psychic | | | | Equipment? |