Black-Eyed People

Words people have used to describe black-eyed people are creepy, unnerving, threatening, sinister and even inhuman.

Black-eyed people come in all shapes and sizes, children, teenagers, and adults. Black is not a natural eye color, though dark brown and dark blue can look black under low light conditions. Most black-eyed people reports claim the entire eye is black with no or very little white on the eyes.

Most black-eyed people are male, though females are reported; they have very pale skin tone. Their hair is dark and they were dark clothing. Many reports are of black-eyed kids, they look to be around the age of 10 years old. They often don’t wear shoes and look dirty.

They are said to have no personality. Folks that have encountered these beings have felt an overwhelming feeling of fear or dread. It has also been reported that their voices are hypnotic like its very hard not to fall to temptation.

They always seem to have a problem, needing a ride or needing to use your home phone. A very strange thing that is always reported about the black-eyed people is that they always ask permission to enter, whether it is your home or car. If they are told no they get very agitated and demanding.

If you’re traveling and see one chances are you will see the same black-eyed person several times, several miles apart. They are also known to hound you all night till dawn, and then they seem to have gone away.

Those whom have actually talked to them say they often say they don’t have a home. Cameras seem to be incapable of capturing them. There is a report of a man who was in an elevator with one, when he reviewed the security camera no one was on the elevator with him.

What are they? Some folks believe they are vampires; a classic trait of a vampire is to ask permission to enter. They are also said to have hypnotic voices. Some folks seem to think they are demons looking for an easy possession. Most think they are aliens. They believe they are trying to take our form so they can fit into society.

Mike Morris

Ghosts, Weather and Moon

Moon phases and weather do have an effect on the paranormal. We have all heard  of how the full moon affects humans and animals. Statistics show that hospital activity increases during the full moon. People are more aggressive during the full moon, in fact the term lunatic stems from the word lunar.

It is popular belief that ghost hunting three days prior and after a full and new moon phase increase the chances of experiencing paranormal activity. This is due to the magnetic fields being stronger during the moon phases. It is another belief that ghost can use this stronger magnetic energy to manifest.

Weather conditions can have an effect on paranormal activity also, October thru February are very good months to go ghost hunting. During these months humidity is very low, and electrostatic energy is very high. Three hours after a thunderstorm is another good time to go ghost hunting.

Space weather is another condition to consider, geomagnetic and solar storms have a very strong effect on paranormal activity. A geomagnetic field is observed in and around the earth. A geomagnetic storm is a disturbance of the magnetic field world wide.

Solar storms are caused by the sun creating solar flares. These flares send charged particles to earth, which can cause a worldwide magnetic shift.

I have investigated in all kinds of weather conditions and moon phases. We have had successful hunts during the conditions described above. There were times we didn’t have success during these conditions.

High humidity is said to be not very good ghost hunting weather, but I remember a rain storm in Gettysburg that produced all kinds of paranormal phenomena.

Mike Morris

Thunderbirds

A thunderbird, considered a myth, is a large bird like creature generally identified with Native Americans. Reports of these birds go back centuries, fossils have been found of giant birds with wing spans of 50 feet.

April 10^th 1948 three people in Overland IL spotted what they thought was a plane, then they saw the wings move and realized it was a huge bird. A few weeks later a father and son spotted a very large bird in Alton IL. They said it flying at 500 feet and cast a shadow the same size as a small plane.

St. Louis MI residents wrote letters to the mayor to do something about these giant birds.

July 25^th 1977 Lawndale IL three boys were playing when two large birds flew towards them and chased them. Two of the boys got away, the third was not so lucky. Ten year old Marlon Lowe was lifted 2 feet off the ground and carried some distance by one of the birds. The boys described what most believe to be an Andean condor, but a condors talons are not strong enough to lift heavy objects.

2002 Alaska a bird with a wingspan of 14 feet was reported. Many believe this was a Stellers sea eagle as there were some reported to be in the area.

Cryptozoologists believe thunderbird myths are based on sightings of real birds with a mistaken assessment of size.

Skeptics have claimed that such a large bird could never fly. There has been several large flying creatures such as the Arcentauis Manificens with a wingspan of 23 feet or the Quetzalcoatlus with a wingspan of 40 feet just to name a few.

Cryptozoologists say the thunderbird was associated with storms; the thunderbird would follow drafts to stay a flight. John Keel claims to have mapped several thunderbird sightings and found that they correspond with the storms moving across America.

Angelo Capparella, an ornithologist, says it is highly unlikely of such undiscovered large birds, especially in North America.

No one has ever produced a real photo of a thunderbird.

Mike Morris

The Lochness Monster

Is the Lochness Monster a plesiosaur?

The earliest report of Nessie was by an Irish monk Saint Columbia. St. Columbia came across locals that were burying a man, whom they claimed was attacked by Nessie. They said Nessie mauled him and drug him under while swimming in River Ness. They tried to save him but till they got there they just found a corpse.

St. Columbia sent his follower Luigne moccu Min in the river to swim, the beast came after him. St. Columbia made the sign of the cross and commanded go no further, don’t touch the man, go back at once. The beast immediately halted and fled in terror, Columbia and company praised God for the miracle.

Is it evidence that the Lochness monster has been around since the 6^th century?

July 22, 1933 George Spicer and his wife saw the beast cross the road in front of them. August of the same year Author Grant said he almost hit the beast on the North-eastern shore around 1am. He said the beast crossed the road in front of him and then went into the loch.

1938 Chief constable William Fraser believed without a doubt that the monster existed. He expressed concern regarding a hunting party that came equipped with a specially made harpoon.

1938 a tourist G.E. Taylor filmed something in Lochness for 3 minutes which was in the possession of Maurice Burton. Burton refused to let any investigators see the film.

1943 C.B. Farrel of the Royal Observer Corps claimed to have seen the monster.

December 1954 a fishing boat named Rival III made strange sonar contact. A large object 480ft deep was keeping pace with the boat.

1960 an engineer Tim Dinsdal filmed a hump crossing the water in a powerful wake unlike a boat. 1993 a documentary called Lochness Discovered featured a digital enhancement of the dinsdal film. The computer expert that enhanced the film noticed a shadow in the negative. He found what appears to be the rear of the body, the rear flippers and additional humps.

2007 Gordon Holmes captured video which he says is a jet black thing. Adrian Shine a Lochness biologist said it is among the best footage he has ever seen. He also suggested it may be an otter, seal or water bird. New broadcast of the footage below.

The famous photograph- Surgeons Photograph 1934 Robert Kenneth Wilson took the photo while looking at the loch. He saw the monster and snapped five photos of it, only two photos were clear. The image was revealed as a hoax in 1994. It was concluded that it was nothing more than a toy submarine with a head built on it.

Possible explanations are bird wakes, eels, otters, seals, trees, optical effects (choppy reflections), and elephants. Traveling circuses may have let elephants in the loch to refresh themselves.

Who knows what lies at the bottom of Lochness. Could it be that the Lochness Monster does exist? Even with the technology we have today Lochness still remains a mystery.

Mike Morris

The Prophecy of White Buffalo Calf Woman

Lightning Medicine Cloud, a white buffalo born May 12, 2011 during a thunder storm. The news of the white buffalo brought over 2,000 Native Americans from all over the U.S. to a farm in Greenville, TX.

White buffalo are considered to be sacred in several Native American religions. They are said to have great spiritual importance. Lightning Medicine Cloud is said to be only the 3^rd white buffalo to be born. He is named after a white buffalo born in 1933 Big Medicine.

Lakota Sioux believe Whope, goddess of peace, appeared in the form of a white buffalo calf. They believe the goddess will return, once four such calf’s are born bringing a new age. Some believe the end of the world.

Chief Standing Strong said, the white buffalo is very sacred in Native American history. He also went on to say, this is the third one ever born. When four specially marked calf’s are born Whope will reappear, uniting nations and bring a new age. According to Indian legend it’s the beginning of the end of time.

The calf is unusual it is not an albino; it has a dark nose, eyes and dark markings on the tip of its tail.

Little Soldier said, he had to be a male, he had to have a black nose, eyes, and a black tipped tail. He had all the features, he’s the pure blessed bull whose been sent here with the message and prophecy.

The prophecy found at http://www.impurplehawk.com/legend.html

The Lakota people have a prophecy about the white buffalo calf. How that prophecy originated was that we have a sacred bundle, a sacred peace pipe, that was brought to us about 2,000 years ago by what we know as the White Buffalo Calf Woman. 

The story goes that she appeared to two warriors at that time. These two warriors were out hunting buffalo, hunting for food in the sacred Black Hills of South Dakota, and they saw a big body coming toward them. And they saw that it was a white buffalo calf. As it came closer to them, it turned into a beautiful young Indian girl. 

That time one of the warriors thought bad in his mind, and so the young girl told him to step forward. And when he did step forward, a black cloud came over his body, and when the black cloud disappeared, the warrior who had bad thoughts was left with no flesh or blood on his bones. The other warrior kneeled and began to pray. 

And when he prayed, the white buffalo calf who was now an Indian girl told him to go back to his people and warn them that in four days she was going to bring a sacred bundle. 

So the warrior did as he was told. He went back to his people and he gathered all the elders and all the leaders and all the people in a circle and told them what she had instructed him to do. And sure enough, just as she said she would, on the fourth day she came. 

They say a cloud came down from the sky, and off of the cloud stepped the white buffalo calf. As it rolled onto the earth, the calf stood up and became this beautiful young woman who was carrying the sacred bundle in her hand. 

As she entered into the circle of the nation, she sang a sacred song and took the sacred bundle to the people who were there to take of her. She spent four days among our people and taught them about the sacred bundle, the meaning of it. 

She taught them seven sacred ceremonies. 

One of them was the sweat lodge, or the purification ceremony. One of them was the naming ceremony, child naming. The third was the healing ceremony. The fourth one was the making of relatives or the adoption ceremony. The fifth one was the marriage ceremony. The sixth was the vision quest. And the seventh was the sundance ceremony, the people's ceremony for all of the nation. 

She brought us these seven sacred ceremonies and taught our people the songs and the traditional ways. And she instructed our people that as long as we performed these ceremonies we would always remain caretakers and guardians of sacred land. She told us that as long as we took care of it and respected it that our people would never die and would always live. 

When she was done teaching all our people, she left the way she came. She went out of the circle, and as she was leaving she turned and told our people that she would return one day for the sacred bundle. And she left the sacred bundle, which we still have to this very day. 

Mike Morris

Prince Chupa- Maryland's Chupacabra Mystery

June 1^st 2011 Prince George hospital center went smoke free. Smokers now had to go into a wooded area to smoke; sighting of a mysterious creature soon took place. Hospital workers were seeing a creature that no one could identify. Soon the mysterious creature was being called a chupacabra. They named it Prince Chupa.

Joe Livermore trapped the animal that he described as a mix of a kangaroo, dog, rat, with a head of a deer. He said quite frankly he didn’t know what it was, and decided to trap it to get a better look at the animal. After the animal was trapped they took several photos and videos of the creature and then released it back into the wild.

Joe, hoping that someone could identify it sent the photos and videos to local veterinarians.

An official from Maryland Animal Control says it’s a fox that has lost all its hair from the mange. Mange is a disease caused by mange mites. Symptoms of the mange are loss of hair, skin wrinkling and scabbing. Although rare, humans can get mange from animals infected by it.

Hospital workers are skeptical of it being a fox; one worker saying no way it can be a fox it hops, some workers calling it a fox- a- roo. Hospital workers now are considering whether to take up the animal control offer to bring in wildlife experts.

My opinion it’s a fox, after looking at some video of red fox with the mange I believe this animal to be a red fox. Take a look at the video and decided for yourself.


Mike Morris

Residual Haunting

It is said that residual haunts are the most common type of haunting, thought I would not agree.

Residual energy is an energy imprint, everyone imprints their environment. Everyone has a favorite room in their home, the more time you spend there the stronger the imprint.

This is why when you move to a different home it feels uncomfortable for a day or two. The previous occupant’s energy is imprinted in the home, and until your own energy is imprinted it will feel uncomfortable.

A residual haunting is much like this but the energy so embedded into the property caused by traumatic circumstances it truly never goes away. This kind of haunting isn’t actually a ghost, though residual haunts are more likely to produce a full bodied apparition than other hauntings.

It is still not a ghost, it doesn’t know your there and will happen whether your there or not. It works like a movie, the same image or sound will play over and over. It could happen weekly, monthly, or even yearly.

No need to feat a residual haunt it’s just energy taking form, playing and the dissipating.

Mike Morris

Egyptian Deities

“As above, so below” is one of the most ancient of religious beliefs. Meaning the world we live in reflects some higher order.

The Elements

Hapi- Lord of earth he teaches that it is not evil to desire money, for without it the world could not function.

Qheben-sun-eh-Lord of the air is concerned with study, education, writing and all forms of communication, also the messenger of the gods.

Inset- Lord of water the protector from all wickedness and evil, and the vanities of all men.

Tua-maat-ef- Lord of fire, the fire in the soul, the passion for concepts, causes, and people. Inspires us to take chances and to believe in what you do.

Anubis- god of the night and those who can see into the future. This god also takes the deceased by the hand along the corridor of Restau in the hall of Maat. He is the son of Nepthys and shares his mother’s depth of emotion.

Horus- Son of Isis and Osiris, the god of travelers. After his birth Isis hid him in the Papyi Swamps. Where he was brought up by his aunt Nepthys. He is the enemy of Set.

Isis- The personification of the famine force of nature and protector of all she produced. Osiris was her husband; he was killed by her brother-in-law Set. Isis through magical means became pregnant by Osiris and gave birth to a son Horus.

Maat- Goddess of truth and wisdom. The deceased are taken to her hall to be questioned before they can proceed to Egyptian heaven. She symbolizes law of existents, law of creation and constant renewal. The ostrich feather in her headband is the symbol of truth.

Nefer-Tem- is one of the examiners in the Hall of Maat where the fate of the soul is decided.

Nepthys- She was Sets wife; aware of the enmity between Set and Horus she raised the young god. Isis and Nepthys are frequently shown together. Isis is bountiful and fertile, Nepthys is quiet and reflective.

Osiris- the oldest and best known gods of ancient Egypt. He is the god that turned Egypt into a sophisticated society. Set jealous of his popularity killed Osiris and scattered his dismembered body throughout Egypt.

Ptah-the master architect and designer of everything in the world. He molded man and woman on his potter’s wheel of creation.

RA (the sun) he was considered to have the same feelings and desires as man. He appeared every morning, worked his way across the sky and died at sunset. This god was considered immortal to survive death at every sunset.

Sekhmet- a fire goddess, the goddess of will and strength. Also the mistress of healing and destruction.

Sept- closely aligned with the star Sirius, protector of the east where RA emerged in the morning. He destroyed the enemies of the gods.

Set- represents intense emotional power; he rules the realm of night. A god of life and plenty, he fell into disfavor and was depicted as the murderer of Osiris.

Thoth- noted all that happened so it could be stored in the halls of learning. He was the scribe of the gods. He is responsible for the seven emerald tablets of wisdom, which explain the secrets of creation.

The Cape Breton Giant

Angus MacAskill born in 1825 is the world’s largest true giant; he suffered from no growth abnormalities.

Angus an ordinary size baby was born in Scotland, his mother and father were both of normal proportions. In adolescence he grew rapidly and at the age of 20 years old he was 7’ 4” eventually growing to 7’ 9”. He weighed 500 pounds and he measured shoulder to shoulder 44” wide. The palms of his hands were 8” wide as were his feet. Despite his size he was well proportioned, and was said to be pleasant and mild mannered.

In 1981 the Guinness Book of World Records recognized Angus as the tallest natural giant to ever live, as well as being the strongest man to ever live. Measurements of his chest were the largest of any none obese person measuring at 80” round.

Angus was known for his great strength, lifting a 2800 pound anchor to his chest. He had the ability to carry barrels weighing over 300 pounds in each arm. People have also claimed to have witnessed him lift a full grown horse over a 4 foot fence.

He entered show business in 1849 and worked for P.T. Barnum’s Circus. Queen Victoria had heard of Angus’s great strength and asked him to give a demonstration at Windsor Castle. Afterwards she proclaimed him the tallest and strongest man to ever enter the palace, and in appreciation gave him two gold rings.

After his career in show business demonstrating his strength, he returned home and bought a general store.

In the summer of 1863 Angus took a trip to sell produce and to buy stock for his store. During the trip he became ill and returned back to his parent’s home. He was diagnosed with brain fever and died a week later on August 8, 1863.

1989 the Giant MacAskill Museum was opened in Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye.

Mike Morris

Guardians

If you have a place that is worth consecrating, it is worth protecting. Guardians can be in many places, they are thought forms set in place by experts and have very specific instructions. Older guardians can and do remain extremely and unpleasant if it thinks you shouldn’t be there.

An inner plane guardian is at almost every sacred place. They are raised and put into place at the time of consecration. In ancient times this was done by sacrificing an animal or person.  When and if the place was deconsecrated the guardian is summoned, thanked, blessed, and dispersed. If the place was moved the guardian could be temporarily housed. Many were housed in glass containers, it is said this is where the genie in the bottle came from.

There are two ways a guardian can be drawn to a place, if it isn’t put there.

                A living person forms an attachment to the location and will stay with it after death. Usually this is the first person to die after the place has been put up.

                A place becomes so empowered from use, that is attracts an angelic being who joins those that worship. It may also be an entity that moves in on the location to feed off the power created there.

The guardian will eventually weaken and fade if the place ends up not being used anymore.

Churches always have guardians, usually by the essence of the saint whom it is dedicated. Many old pubs are built on sites of ancient meeting grounds. Were guardians have been set in place. These old meeting places were at a central point of an area. Eventually these places became places to eat, drink and sleep.

Every country has a guardian, which should be greeted as you approach the territory. A small gift, such as a pack of seeds, to the land is appreciated and insures a nice visit.

Old cemeteries also have a guardian, usually the guardian is the last person buried, until the next burial. Finally the last to be buried in that cemetery is the guardian.

Old houses often hold a family guardian. Ireland is famous for its banshees, the wailing woman whom sits by the front door and wails loudly when a family member is about to die. Those that have heard a banshee wail, describe it as a wail that begins low and harsh. It gets louder and louder until it pierces your eardrums and fills the head with pain and then slow goes away. If the family moves to another home or even another country the banshee will move with them.

There are many ways to make guardians, the use of thought forms and elements can make for a powerful being that is the protector of the property. I don’t believe this is commonly done today, but I am sure it is still practiced.

When performing a paranormal investigation keep in mind it may not be a spirit that is roaming the property it may also be a guardian.

Mike Morris

Elementals

Elementals (aka nature spirits) are beings and spirits associated with nature. Elemental aren’t like ghosts they never knew life as we know it, as they originate from another realm of existence.

Every society taught that there were spirits associated with everything that grows on the planet. There are many different names for elementals in the west we refer to them as faeries and elves, other names are nature spirits and devas.

Elementals are mother earth’s children. They are many sided as nature herself, coming in all forms and sizes. Elementals like to get our attention; one way of doing this is moving things on us. Something has just flat out disappeared and now all of a sudden is back where you thought it was is an indication of an elemental.

Elementals energy is usually strong, inducing altered states of consciousness and even triggering an adrenal response in the body. They have intense energy and are usually misinterpreted as something evil.

For some reason it is easier for us to believe in ghosts than it is to believe in elementals. Ghosts have a connection with us, they were once living. Elementals on the other hand never were living as we do.

Every plant, rock and animal has a spirit. These spirits can join together to create a spirit of the area. Elementals are considered more ethereal than spiritual; they can choose to be visible or invisible as they please.

The elemental kingdom- the four basic elements are fire, air, earth and water. Within each element lives a spirit unique to the element.

Fire

Salamanders are the spirits of fire; they are considered the strongest and most powerful of the elementals. Their ruler is the Djinn those who have seen them say they are terrible but magnificent in appearance. Like all elementals they can be mischievous at times. They are like children and don’t fully understand the results of their actions. The salamander’s job is to create fire and found everywhere that holds a flame.

Air

Sylphs are the spirits of air; they have the highest vibratory rate of the four. Their ruler is Paralda who lives on the highest mountain on earth. They travel in the wind and are kindly towards humans. They are usually seen with wings, looking like cherubs or faeries, but they are not faeries. They are associated with the mental aspect; one of their jobs is to help humans receive inspiration.

Earth

Gnomes are the spirits of earth, the younger brethren of the animal, vegetable, and mineral world. They can often be found in houses and gardens where there is a happy and loving atmosphere. They often befriend children or take on guardianship of homes for their own delight.

Water

Undines are the spirits of water; they are able to control the course and function of water. They exist in water itself and cannot be seen with the physical eye. Their ruler is Necksa, undines love, serve, and honor her unceasingly. They are very emotional beings and are very friendly and helpful to human beings. The undines work with the liquid of plants, animals and humans. They are present everywhere containing water.

Mike Morris

Chupacabra

The Chupacabra is a reptile-like being. It has leathery or scaly greenish-gray skin, with a row of sharp spines reaching from its neck to the base of the tail. It stands three to four foot high and hops similarly to a kangaroo. It has a dog or panther link nose and face, a forked tongue with large fangs. It screeches when alarmed and has a strong sulfuric scent to it. When the Chupacabra screeches its eyes glow red and makes the witness overcome by nausea.

Another description is a strange breed of wild dog, mostly hairless and has a pronounced spinal ridge and eye sockets, fangs and claws.

The first reported attacks were in March 1995 in Puerto Rico. It was reported that eight sheep were killed and had three puncture wounds to the chest. They were all completely drained of their blood. A few months later in August, it was reported that 150 farm animals and pets were attacked and killed in the town of Canovanas.

In 1975 there were similar killings in the town of Moca. These killing were attributed to the vampire of Moca. Animals had been killed and their bodies bled dry through small circular incisions.

The Chupacabra has been sighted in America, Russia, Philippines, Chile, Mexico and others.

There have been many photos of an animal that is thought to be a Chupacabra. A lot of these photos have come from Texas. In July 2010, Hood County, TX animal control officers shot what was reported to be a Chupacabra. Texas A&M University scientists conducted test and indentified the animals as a coyote-dog hybrid with mange and internal parasites.

October 2010 University of Michigan biologist Barry O’Connor said that all of the Chupacabra’s reported were coyotes infected with a parasite Sarcoptes Scabiei, symptoms which explain the features of the Chupacabra. The coyotes would have little hair, thickened skin, and a foul odor. Animals with the parasite would be greatly weakened and would prefer to attack farm animals because they are easier prey than wild animals.

In 2010 Benjamin Radford revealed that Madelyne Tolentino, the original eyewitness, had described a creature she had recently seen in the film Species as the Chupacabra. Radford believes the popular image of the Chupacabra, one appearing on thousands of books, magazines and websites is in fact based on a science fiction film and seriously undermines the credibility of the Chupacabra as a real animal.

Mike Morris

Orbs

What is an orb? It is a type of an anomaly, a ball of light.

Being a paranormal investigator I have seen my share of orb photos. Most of which I captured myself and others that showed me and wanted to know if it is a ghost. There are many things that are completely natural that cause this effect on cameras. Some of them are dust, moisture, reflections, pollen, bugs, dirty camera lens, rain, and snow.

Then there are the orb photos that are just hard to explain, motion. While doing an investigation in Gettysburg, I took a photo right after something tugged on my jacket. What I capture was an arcing orb. I would consider this to be of paranormal nature. Do I think that orb was a ghost? No, I don’t think any orb is a ghost. I believe it to be energy, something a spirit could use to help communicate with us.

So how do we determine if an orb is paranormal? I only consider orbs as evidence if something else was detected at the same time the photo was taken. Examples may be EMF spike, temperature change, someone being touched, and voices are heard just to name a few.

Now consider you’re in an old building, cemetery, or an old road. You walking around taking photos, you’re kicking up dust as you walk around. Also most folks go spirit hunting at night usually in the warm months of the year. There is a ton of moisture in the air on summer nights; chances are you will capture orbs and lots of them. 

Orb classifications

Class 1-Supernatural

Anomalies that can NOT be explained, instruments were used to gather physical readings or measurements. Photos should show readings and instruments being used if possible.

Class 2-Psychic

Anomalies that are seen, sensed, or heard. Examples would be seeing or feeling a presence, cold spots, scents, and or voices. Photos should show anomalies as the event is occurring.

Class 3-Natural

Anomalies that can be explained. Examples would be reflection, lens flare, dust, rain, snow, fog, breath, insects, pollen, etc. Photos should be disregarded as paranormal.

Orbs have their place in the paranormal field, but we first must make sure it is a real orb.

Mike Morris

Electromagnetic Fields EMF

Electromagnetic fields are present everywhere and are natural or man-made. Electric fields are created by voltage, the higher the voltage the stronger the field. Magnetic fields are created when the current is moving. The greater the current, the stronger the magnetic field.

Natural sources of electromagnetic fields:

Electric fields are produced by local build up of electric charges in the atmosphere associated with thunderstorms.

A magnetic field is what makes the needle in a compass point to the north. It is also used by birds and fish for navigation.

The power to your house is man-made electromagnetic field. An electric field exists as soon as you plug in an appliance into an outlet. When you turn that appliance on you now have created a magnetic field. Both electric and magnetic fields exist in the home. The two are closely tied together and are called electromagnetic fields.

EMF does affect the human body; some folks are more sensitive than others.

How does EMF related to the paranormal.

It is believed that spirit use EMF to manifest an apparition or to manipulate objects. It’s like a power source to the spirit, a spirit needs energy to do things and EMF is readily available in all homes.

The fear cage, a fear cage is EMF that is very high in a concentrated area. Some people get feelings of being watched when near a fear cage. They can also get sick and some claim they can even hallucinate.

EMF is spirit fuel, when I see high EMF in a residence or building I don’t see a fear cage at first. I see a charging system for a spirit to use. Just because there is high EMF we can’t assume the client is sensitive to it. Sure there is a possibility they are and a thorough investigation would help determine what is going on.

Mike Morris

The Ghost Box

Many moons ago a man named Thomas Edison was rumored to be working on a device that could enable us to talk to the dead. There historians that say this is untrue, Thomas Edison didn’t believe in the afterlife.

Present day there is a device termed the ghost box, the first box invented was called the franks box in the 1990’s. Frank Sumption got the idea for the ghost box from a popular electronics magazine; he was also experimenting with EVPmaker software by Stefan Bion.

Frank designed a box that took random voltage to create raw audio from an am tuner, then amplified and sent through an echo chamber, and then recorded. The box would create audio bits and white noise that spirits could use to manipulate into words and phrases.

Then it was discovered that you could take a radio shack am/fm radio and modify it to sweep the channels much like a franks box. The ghost box was born; you didn’t need to be an electrician to make one. A simple modification was all that was needed to have your very own ghost box. Search you tube for ghost box hacks to find models and how to make one, as there are many models available.

What makes the ghost box special? The ghost box allows for two way communication, you can talk to spirits in real time much like using a walkie talkie.

The box is not hard to use but it takes a little while to adjust to hear what is being said. When the ghost box scans through the channels you will get bits of audio and blips. They can be distracting, but with a little practice using the device you will soon be able to hear answers to your questions. It’s important to record your ghost box sessions, especially if you are new to the box, so you can review it later to see if you had missed something.

The ghost box is affordable and a pretty cool piece of equipment for investigators to experiment with.

Mike Morris

Captian Phillips Massacre July 16, 1780

Today Kerri and I, as well as the rest of Ghost Hunters Incorporated team, will be in Saxton, Pa to see if we can communicate with any past souls still hanging around the Captian Phillips Rangers Memorial. The claims are: hearing drums, voices, and screams on the mountain.

The Story

The morning of the 16^th captain Phillips found himself surrounded by a band of Indian of 50-60 in the band was 2 Tories (British soldiers) 10 of the Indian carried rifles the rest bows and arrows. Phillips ordered his rangers to complete silence.

One of the Indians shot his rifle into the air, likely as a rouse to draw the rangers from the cabin. The rangers stayed in the cabin. A short while later another Indian ventured near the cabin. Thomas Galtrell took a shot and wounded the Indian.  Then raising the war-whoop the Indian expecting engagement took cover behind trees about 70 yards away.

The next action was taken by the Indians who fired upon the house riddling the door and window. The rangers held their post, taking a shot whenever an Indian came into range. Two Indians were killed and two were injured. This kind of battle went on all morning till afternoon.

Phillip Skelly shot the chief threw the cheek; again the Indians raised the war-whoop and more determined than ever to wreak vengeance on the rangers. The Indians then shot burning arrows to burn the rangers out, finally the succeeded in catching the structure on fire and the men surrendered.

One of the white men in the band of Indians was a spokesman. He ordered they give up their weapons which they did, the mens hands were tied behind their backs and they started, as the Indians said, Kittanning.

Not long after they started they were halted, Phillips and son continued on with 6 Indians while the rest stayed behind. The fate of these men was not known to the next day.

Col. John Piper of Yellow Creek, who found the bodies of the men following the massacre, wrote that “Captain Phillips, an experienced good woodsman, who had engaged a company of rangers for the space of two months for the defense of our frontiers, was surprised at his post on Sunday, the 16th of July .... When I received the intelligence, which was the day following, I marched with only 10 men directly to the place where we found the house (where they had taken refuge at night) burned to ashes, with sundry Indian tomahawks that had been lost in the action, but where we found no person killed at that place.

 But, upon taking the Indian tracks, within about half a mile we found 10 of Captain Phillips’ company with their hands tied and murdered in the most cruel manner.” They were found tied to trees with 3 to 5 arrows stuck in them and they were all scalped.  The men were untied and buried where they were found.

The “official” list of names of the men killed in the massacre is Philip Skelly, Hugh Skelly, P. (Philip?) Sanders, T. (Thomas?) Sanders, Richard Shirley, M. Davis, Thomas Gaitrell, Daniel Kelly, G. Morris and A. Shelly. These names appear on the monument. However, the Pennsylvania Archives, Fifth Series lists Joseph Roberts as one of those killed. Historian D. I. Foster added another -- Fred Rouser.

Mike Morris

Thought Forms

What are thought forms? They are exactly what they sound like thought. They are the product of our creative imagination. A thought form is a form of energy created by thought and emotion. It is a non entity form of energy that often behaves as an actual entity. If enough thought and emotion fuels a thought form, it can manifest into many things even a form of its own.

They can be strong enough to become entities on the astral or subtle dimensions. They are sometimes called an artificial elemental. We are influenced by thought forms at one time or another. Advertising is using thought forms all the time.

Homes and objects are easily imprinted with thought forms. Sometimes what people believe to be spirits in the home are actually thought forms that haven’t dissipated or dissolved. They have dynamic electrical aspects and that energy can cause spirit like phenomena.

Imagine you are in the dark; now imagine you are alone in the woods in the dark. There is a slight breeze and two tree branches rub together and make a screeching or growling sound. What was that you think to yourself? All your senses are now on high alert; you hear every little rustle and crack in the woods. Your eyes start making some sort of sense out of what you see, stumps become bears, monsters, etc... Your mind has all kinds of thoughts and images running through it. Of course you are in the woods and form of thinking will only last until you’re in the safety of your car or home.

 Now imagine something unexplainable happens in your home you are full of fear. Again your senses are on high alert but this time there is really nowhere to go. A few days later it happens again, now you’re thinking something is wrong could it be a ghost? It may or may not be, but you start thinking you do have a ghost. Your fear takes over you start worrying and then obsessing on the thought of a ghost, thus a thought form is born.

Is this why sage and holy water seem to work but only for a short time? Is it enough to ease the client’s mind, to make it dissipate for a while? Once those strong creative thoughts start up again, the thought form returns.

Or is it the complete opposite sage and holy water doesn’t affect the thought form at all because they are artificial.

That is why I believe initial interviews are very important with clients. Especially when the client talks of every home they lived in had a spirit or the spirit seems to be following them from home to home. I’m not saying every case like this is a thought form but it is certainly something to consider.

Thought forms can also be used in a creative way to get the things in life you want. You have heard the power of positive thinking. The same holds true for the power on negative thinking. Both are thought forms.

If you are consistently worrying about the lack of something, you’re going to get that lack of something. It’s all energy, the laws of attraction.

Thought forms are very powerful and can work with or against us.

Mike Morris

The Legend of Pennsylvania's Raystown Ray

Are they Evil? Pentagram/Pentacle

Over the years I have come across many homes that have a pentagram somewhere in it. Many new investigators in the paranormal field assume satanic cults or witchcraft. As you will see, the pentacle/pentagram is primarily used for protection from evil spirits. Hopefully this article will shed a little light on the uses of the pentacle and pentagram.

The pentagram and pentacle are usually used interchangeably, but they are two different symbols. The pentagram is a five pointed star with one point up with no circle around it. The pentacle is a five pointed star with one point up with a circle around it. Then there is the inverted pentagram and pentacle. The inverted pentagram and pentacle are the same but with two points up.

The upright pentagrams and pentacles are the most widely used religious symbols. Ancient pagans, ancient Israelites, Christians, magicians, wiccans and others have used it.

The number 5 is a mystical and magical number, yet human. We have five fingers and toes and 5 senses. It is associated with Mars; it signifies severity, conflict and harmony through conflict. In Christianity, it signified the five wounds of Christ on the cross. Muslims have the 5 pillars faith, and the five daily times of prayer. English warrior Sir Gawain adopted the pentagram as his personal symbol. The five knightly virtues- generosity, courtesy, chastity, chivalry, and piety. The Wiccan kiss is fivefold- feet, knees, womb, breasts, lips.

The pentagram is used for protection against evil. Using the five elements four of matter (earth, air, fire water) and the quintessential- spirit.

One example of this is the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram. This ritual builds protective and positive energy around you and your environment. It can be used to get rid of obsessive thoughts, protects against psychic attacks, protects from lower astral entities, dissipates negative thought forms and seals doors of other dimensions.

Pentagram no circle- active form of outgoing of oneself, prepared for conflict, aware, active.

Pentacle circled pentagram- contains and protects, symbolizes eternity and infinity, the cycles of nature. The circle touching the five points indicates that spirit, earth, air, water and fire are all connected.

Somehow over time the pentacle has become associated with evil, during the 20^th century Satanist have adopted the inverted pentacle as their own symbol. The satanic pentacle has two circles around the inverted pentagram and a goat head within it. In contrast with the Wicca inverted pentacle with one circle connecting all the points which represents earth, air, fire, water, and spirit.

Mike Morris

The Wendigo

In Northern US and Canada lives a creature that has a craving for human flesh.  Native Americans called it the wendigo, meaning evil spirit that devours mankind. Accounts of the size of the wendigo vary, some tribes say its half the size of a human others say it is 15ft. tall. One of the myths claims every time the wendigo eats it grows, thus always growing and always hungry.

The wendigo is very thin, its skin hugging its bones. If it should stand sideways you would not be able to see it, the only way you can see a wendigo is head on. It has a head of a predator, a mouth full of razor sharp teeth, a blue tongue, and yellow owl like eyes. Its fingers and toes are like foot long talons that are razor sharp.  It is said to have a heart of ice, some legends say it is made of all ice and the only way to kill it is to melt it or shatter the heart of ice.

Early settlers described it as a werewolf, devil, or cannibal.

A wendigo is a supernatural entity that feeds on human flesh. It is always hungry and never stops feeding. Native Americans believe that a wendigo is made when a man eats his own kind. Other stories say that it possesses forcing the hunger for human flesh and then eventually morphing into a creature. It is said if you dream of a wendigo the possession has started and it won’t be long till you start eating your own kind. Many Native Americans who have had this dream asked to be executed before they do any harm to the tribe. Shamans would work medicine on them if that did not work they were indeed executed.

When hunters would go out into the wilderness the wendigo would follow. The wendigo likes to take its time hunting. It will follow, and the hunter would soon feel its eyes upon him. The hunter will soon be always watching his back. Then the hunter will begin to smell a foul odor, it is said that only the hunter can smell it. Then when sleeps for the night, he would be heard crying and having nightmares. When he wakes his feet and legs feel as if they are on fire. The hunter would then go crazy running into the woods often with no clothing, to never return. He is now easy prey for the wendigo.

If a man would return, which very seldom happened, he would be with a crazed mind for the rest of his days.

Real wendigo cases:

 1878 Swift Runner a Plains Cree trapper from Alberta killed his wife and 5 children and ate them. He later confessed and was hung at Fort Saskatchewan.

1907 Jack Fiddler Oji-Cree chief and shaman known for killing wendigos, was arrested along with his brother Joseph for the murder of a Cree Indian woman whom Jack said was on the verge of becoming a  wendigo. Jack said she had to be killed before she started eating members of her village. Jack committed suicide, and his brother died in prison.

Early settler stories told that the wendigo was like an omen, if it was sighted it signaled a death the community. Reports in the late 1800’s from a town called Rosesu, MI. Every time the wendigo was sighted someone died unexpectedly, this occurred up till 1920 when the wendigo was seen no more.

Is the wendigo a Bigfoot? Bigfoot is big and hairy, most accounts of the wendigo it is hairless. Some of the descriptions that do include hair is very thin or matted and is white or gray.

Mike Morris