| Here is an interesting study for paranormal research, is | | | | work on the photographs. |
| the soul of a person caught within a photographic | | | | To meditate, sit yourself down uncross legs and arms, |
| image? | | | | rest your arms by your side or on your lap. Close your |
| In the days before photographs were stored on | | | | eyes and take in a deep breath and then release it |
| multimedia digital gizmos and the word digital sounded | | | | slowly. Try again and concentrate the mind to focus |
| like a word uttered by my mathematics teacher, there | | | | on the in breath drawn through the nose and then the |
| was a time when we held processed printed images | | | | out breath through the mouth. Keep your mind on your |
| on photographic paper. I wonder if you can lay your | | | | breathing and not allowing it to wander and think of |
| hands on some, especially the ones with subjects | | | | those issues which prove distracting. Allow yourself |
| staring back at you and would not really be known to | | | | time to learn how to meditate and relax. You will come |
| you. It would also be valuable if somebody could verify | | | | to a point of recognising a state when you feel |
| information you might come up with, especially if you | | | | relaxed and ready to begin. |
| had no prior knowledge of the subject. | | | | Return to your selected pictures, pick one to look at, |
| Within certain cultures there was a belief a photograph | | | | you may look upon it for however long you need. At |
| could capture the soul of the subject. Well in this | | | | this point make a note of any changes you see |
| exercise let us try something of a paranormal study | | | | appearing. Be aware of any images that come into |
| and see what happens. You need some photographs | | | | your mind. If you receive visualizations of scenes, |
| of people or person now deceased, to see if a link can | | | | places, names or anything worthy of note then record |
| be made to spirit. | | | | such detail. |
| If you have a selection of photographs, not | | | | It makes for an interesting study, especially if you are |
| photocopies or the like, they need to be preferably the | | | | reading from photographs that you have never seen |
| original taken from the negative. Take a look at the | | | | or have no knowledge about the people within them. It |
| selection of photographs if you have a number of | | | | makes an even more interesting study when you are |
| them and pick out the ones that stand out. An image | | | | somehow able to describe information that proves |
| might stand out for a particular reason, something | | | | correct and proves precise in its detail rather than |
| catches your eye while you scan over the photograph, | | | | making general and universal statements. Of course |
| you may feel something while you are looking at the | | | | you are not always going to be right and not always |
| image, you may even be aware that there is | | | | going to get information. But do practice and |
| something in the image, a presence that in your mind | | | | persevere you may really surprise yourself. Do learn to |
| should be imprinted upon the image but yet takes no | | | | meditate in order to relax so you are raising your |
| tangible form. Spend no more than 30 seconds picking | | | | awareness and being open to the strange and |
| the photographs you want to work with. | | | | mysterious areas of life and above all, enjoy the |
| Put the pictures to one side while you prepare yourself | | | | experience. Until the next time I leave you with this |
| a little more with around 5 to 10 minutes meditation. | | | | snapshot of a paranormal study. |
| Take this time to relax your self before beginning to | | | | |