The meanings of standard EVP are very often cryptic and almost vague – sometimes they define the word vague. So far, the EEVP (extreme EVP) seem rather cogent and not as mysterious. They’re very matter of fact and upfront with their message, and even when we’re not sure what they’re talking about, we are certain they’re fully engaged. There are conversations going on for sure, and they are a part of it. Nothing random about the EEVP – not so far.
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There is always the danger that understanding EVP can get lost among the countless theories and mythology that surrounds the paranormal. Investigators sometimes spend more time under the false assumption that they know what's going on than they do actually observing and learning what they can from what is presented to them. Legitimate scientists have bigger questions to solve - about death itself and the possibility of a physical soul. By their very nature, these solutions must come first before we will know anything for certain. EVP is not an understood phenomena, and should always by explored by "doing what we know" above all.
As any paranormal investigator can tell you, EVP have been successfully recorded on any number of devices beside the usual digital recorder. First on that list is the standard video camera. Video cameras become both the eyes and ears of an investigation, but because our senses are split between sight and sound, we often pay less attention to the soundtrack while focusing on the video. More attention needs to be paid to these and other devices that may reveal more credible results than the typical audio equipment. This episode focuses on EVP results from some of these “other” devices.
When attempting to understand EVP, enhancement is often necessary, but only occasionally is it recommended. This can be a controversial issue, because there are serious, credible, investigators who do not want to hear that anything has been enhanced. To some people, enhancement truly is manipulation, and therefore cannot be a legitimate representation of the evidence. During this episode, we’ll try to deal with this philosophically, and discuss some methods of enhancement that should be acceptable to anyone.
The "Spirit Box" is not only a controversial piece of investigative equipment, but is a very easily used form of ITC in the hands of anyone. Often referred to as the "Ghost Box," the device has been known to offer amazing results with great clarity. However, it remains a mystery to many, who find results, if any, to be confusing and confounding. Regardless, in the hands of the right person, the Spirit Box has offered some of the most compelling evidence of communication beyond the veil. This episode attempts to show both the good and the bad, never doubting the potential.
The paranormal is everywhere. And it’s all encompassing. We don’t easily recognize that fact, but it’s true. It’s a part of science, our religions, cultures, and thoughts. In our universe, by definition, there is possibly more that encompasses the paranormal than there is that we consider normal. Can we afford to be complacent and absurdly set in our ways? We should embrace the unobvious and respect the ramifications of everything paranormal we see or hear or experience. We should play that “what if” game as often as possible if, for no other reason, than to better understand who we are.
So many EVP are loud and demonstrative - A-class windows into what we perceive to be the paranormal. Others are much less so and are frequently ignored - buried in the deepest part of quiet - unfindable. Out of the silence they come. We turn on those recorders, or video cameras, or what have you – and we ask a question or make a comment, or sit quietly in a chair, and there… out of the hiss of recorder silence comes a voice. Silence must not be so empty. We think of silence as devoid of sound. Perhaps it is not. Perhaps if we listen deeper... How quiet is quiet?
relationship to EVP? A controversial subject to be sure, but since when has "the paranormal" lacked controversy? Whenever there is some question about what we’re actually hearing, or seeing, our brain fills in the blanks. We can’t help it – it’s natural for humans. But can the visual noise we use to create CEV be manipulated by spirits intent on a visual introduction? Stranger things have happened - sounds without reason, shadows just outside our view.... Not to mention EVP. Before you close your mind, could it happen?
Happy 2012 to everyone! What came first - the chicken or the egg? Before we learned that we could hear them, were they speaking to deaf ears - totally in vain, and without expectations of true communication? Or have our efforts awakened them to their own possibilities? This episode deals with the spiritual nature of those voices we record, and the idea that perhaps all this paranormal research is as new to them as it is to us.
As we live during a paranormal renaissance, many of us have seen and heard things we are now more able to understand - to assimilate into our world view without fear and religious misgivings. And still, there are those who will look but will not see; will listen, but never hear. There may be skeptics who yearn to learn the truth, and who serve us all by demanding proof and serious evidence. But there are those who see proof as nothing more than another point at which to scoff. There are truly unreasonable wonders out there - the only real question is... Who will be able to believe?
