Antietam Paranormal Society

Through the last 16 years I would have to say that my team has been very fortunate to be called in by multiple historic locations to investigate. Their generosity and willingness to share their history and property has been one of the best parts of our journey as paranormal researchers. However not all locations initiated contact, a few of them were cold calls made by our team to gain permission to investigate. Some locations required me to meet with their board, some wanted proposals or statements to read during their meetings, some required votes, some required nothing but us to ask...  I recently asked "What are reasons that you've found that locations don't allow paranormal investigations?" on our Facebook page. The responses we received are familiar, as we have experienced them ourselves, but some are completely horrifying. When I see a few of these reasons it validates why I believe that there should be a standard that paranormal investigators and teams are held

The Handbook of Parapsychology  By Hans Holzer I am going to start this by saying, DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK. This is probably the first book I have  given a bad review and unfortunately I can't find a way out of that. I will give you the rundown but please if you are wanting to find a good book on Parapsychology look for books from Rhine, his associates, Ebon, Price, Roll, Myers, or associates of theirs. There is one inaccuracy within this book that makes me question whether you can trust other information or details that he has received second hand. Is any of it accurate information?  Hanz Holzer is a well known parapsychologist that has authored many books about the paranormal and extrasensory perception. This handbook was written and published in 1972. Holzer begins the book with a short introduction that discusses his reasons for writing a handbook on parapsychology. First to help his students and second to help those who do not have the time or inclination to take classes. He also

Let's set the stage a bit for what it means to provide a Paranormal Investigation for a client's home or business. (Note: Scroll down for discussion on locations charging for ghost hunts or charging teams for using space for an investigation.) The longer I look at paranormal teams and investigators, the more diversity I see on how they perform their investigations and what is involved. I personally cannot assume what each team or individual does but I believe there is a certain ethical standard that should be in place for anyone that is asked to do a paranormal investigation which is supported by protocols and procedures to maintain accuracy and reliable data. If you have read any of my postings online or other blogs, I have already shared how we go about investigations, but for us it looks something like this: A client reaches out to request our team to do a paranormal investigation of their location. There are claims of disembodied voices, footsteps, doors opening and closing

I can safely say when you get a group of people involved with a subject that they are passionate about, there are bound to be a few that think more like individuals than as a team member. Some of the worst situations I have experienced as a Founder of a team are the issues that the living dole out, not the dead, so I decided early on to create guidelines for anyone who joins our team. Creating bylaws for your team should set a precedent for any issues or situations that may arise so that there are no in-the-moment decisions that need to be made. Having these in place prior to the members/ investigators joining your team means that they are aware of the rules in the beginning, so there is no confusion when certain situations occur. Now that doesn't mean that your bylaws will always be comprehensive or complete, you may have to adjust, add or subtract things as you go on; but having them covers your...you know what. Before we move on remember that even if your group gets along now, i

During a visit to Walmart, I was standing in the checkout lane placing my items on the check out belt facing the cashier. All of the sudden I felt an invasive energy bump into me which was gray and chaotic. I turned and a woman had come up to stand in line behind me. Her aura had a lot of darkness to it which usually indicates that she has a lot of gunk build up caused by stress, negativity, or illness (maybe all three). I've never been the person to initiate conversation with anyone, so I never approached her, but I do know she needed help. The everyday person either doesn't believe in this type of new age or metaphysical view or they just don't think about the possibility that certain types of self care that focuses on energy or the aura can help them. As I developed my abilities I realized how much better I felt when I spent time focusing on keeping my aura clean and making sure that my spiritual needs were met. Life can be very negative, that negativity is in the energy

While I have experienced a few cases that I would label as having a portal, I don't have a lot of data that really supports these conclusions. This is where my frequent mention of making sure to have high standards and protocols when investigating paranormal cases is VERY important. A lot of our conclusions may be based on intuition or instincts but also on looking at all the facts and drawing a conclusion based on the information provided. Is this proof? No, but making sure you are completely honest and document EVERYTHING in a thorough manner is how your conclusions can be more trustworthy. With that being said what is a Spirit Portal? I shared a definition earlier this morning, however Amanda Linette Meder shares that it is any person, place, or object that acts as a channel for unrelated spiritual beings to travel to and from the physical realm we know as Earth. This is the best and most well rounded definition that resonates with our findings. She also says that it is usually