| In the paranormal community, I have been reading up | | | | investigators who are doing research. If you use a |
| on articles such as documentation of research, | | | | Ouija board you are in fact saying to the spirit world, |
| investigation protocols and equipment modifications for | | | | "Here I am!" Many lower-level spirits will definitely take |
| EVP work. Lately I have been researching the use of | | | | notice and that is when the problems arise. If someone |
| certain equipment and/or equipment modifications for | | | | has spiritual knowledge and has only the highest and |
| doing 'real time' EVP work. In other words, instead of | | | | best intents when using it coupled with using various |
| hearing what we have captured on audio only after | | | | protection methods, then that is another story. Most |
| we have done the recordings, these experiments with | | | | people aren't evolved enough to take the precautions |
| equipment are being toted as allowing us to actually | | | | necessary though. |
| hear the EVPS as we are recording them. | | | | In my view, whether we are investigators of the |
| This morning I was listening to Beyond Reality Radio | | | | paranormal, or the average person trying to |
| with Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson. They were | | | | communicate with their deceased relatives and loved |
| discussing the use of such equipment on the show and | | | | ones, the key here is respect. Spirits are just people |
| then had a discussion about whether investigators | | | | without bodies. They have crossed over from the living |
| should be delving in so deep as to be able to actually | | | | earth world to the spirit world and they need to be |
| communicate in real time with spirits. There were | | | | treated with respect, whether we are walking through |
| some people who called into the show and gave their | | | | cemeteries, old buildings, using cameras to try to |
| opinions and it became an in-depth chat that was | | | | capture them on film, using Ouija boards or audio |
| certainly interesting to listen to. | | | | devices to capture EVPS. The main thing to |
| Someone mentioned that using such devices could be | | | | remember is that while we are trying to communicate |
| compared to the use of a Ouija board- the board | | | | with spirits, they can and do see us, hear us and feel |
| game which many have said to have encountered | | | | us. I think it is wonderful that the paranormal community |
| negatives spirits coming through when played. Notice | | | | has such great researchers who are taking the time to |
| the word 'played' here. Most people who use Ouija | | | | modify and test out equipment. This is what it's about! |
| boards use them in the sense of playing a board | | | | So we need to remain open to everything, as long as |
| game, which is what was in mind when it was created. | | | | we remember that spirits are people too...and should |
| Most people using them usually aren't paranormal | | | | be treated as such. |