Beyond Parazine Issue7

ISSUE 7

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TEAM FEATURE

INTO THE VOID

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Here we are, 7 issue strong and doing pretty well, again we would like to thank all of our readers and contributors for your amazing support, this wouldn't be here if it wasn't for all of you.

Its that time of year when the nights are drawing in and we have more hours of darkness to do what we all enjoy the most.

It is also getting closer to what is promising to be the event not to be missed, PARACON UK. November 22nd & 23rd at Derby Conference Centre, it is going to be one amazing weekend.

Paranormal experts from many fields will be attending, giving lectures, answering your questions and giving advice.

Everything the paranormal investigator could possibly want will be there all under one roof.

Meet other investigators from teams from all around the country

and share the passion we have for the paranormal.

There will be amazing prizes to be won throughout the whole weekend, family fun and parties.

The whole weekend and all the money raised will be donated to two great charities, Troop Aid and Wounded Warrior so come on paranormal world this isn't just a chance to get together with others investigators this is a chance to support our wounded heroes, lets get behind this fantastic event, lets, UNITE TO HONOUR.

Mediumship Past Hauntings medium Kevin explores the different forms of mediumship.

Clairvoyance.

Clairaudience.

A person with this type of ability can see things not apparent to others, like receiving a vision of events or a visual impression about a person.

This is the ability to hear things that are outside the normal hearing range.

This ability is often combined with others and is the most common.

Clairsentience.

This is the ability to receive impression that are more feeling in nature.

Psychics associated with this ability are called empaths because they can feel the emotions of others.

This can be persons who have passed on or a spirit guide.

A famous Clairaudient is John Edwards.

Telekinesis (or Psychokinesis) This is the ability to move objects without physical intervention.

This is a very rare ability and even the greats of this ability are questioned in terms of authenticity. One of those people is Uri Geller, a world

renowned spoon bender.

To the disbelief of sceptics though, he's shown that he can bend metal objects, such as spoons and forks, from great distances and in several locations.

And even more strange, is that people who are near him or can hear him while he does his bending can have this ability temporarily.

Psychometry.

This is the technique used by psychics by which they pick up energy patterns from a physical object.

We have our own electromagnetic properties and can leave these impressions, like fingerprints, on objects.

A psychic using this technique will have subtle enough sensitivity to pick up those energy fields. This is why psychics like to use objects that were a "favorite" of the person in question, like a hat, ring, or

something that only they generally touched.

When other people touch objects, they too leave behind their energy imprint which can dilute the reading.

Another example of psychometry are people who use Tarot cards or other tools of divination.

They place their hands on the cards, and let the subconscious mind send energy signals back through the hand. This is not to be confused with electrokinesis which is the ability to produce and expel electricity from our own body.

Remote Viewing.

This is the ability to see, hear or feel target locations unknown to the viewer.

This was established by the military and they wished to differentiate it from the label of 'psychic' because it followed strict protocols and the target was often blind (meaning unknown).

It can involve all of the psychic senses and is associated with the term bi-location which means the viewer can actually experience a hyper reality, as if they were there on location with the target.

Some advanced viewers have even claimed that they can interact with the target, such as swimming in a lake, having a conversation with a person (dead or alive) and so on.

Kevin Cohen Spiritualist Medium

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Ghost Excavations We survey and “excavate” abandoned sites, re-configured places (changed functionalities), and landscapes of rubble to determine “what” and “who” may remain from the past in the form of non-visual sensory modalities. We begin with a “baseline” of “this happened here” (as ethno-history) and what individuals occupied these spaces (as biographical data).

Using storyboards and contextual performance practices (as cultural entanglements), we immerse ourselves into past fields of memory, “unearthing” presences through ethnographic resonance, and recording what materializes. Behaviors, objects, historical narratives, and past ethnographic situations are used to “trigger” particular layers of memory. We also use material “recovered”, through archaeological means, at the site as “triggers”.

Our goal is to recover what past functions, meanings (“semiotics”), and human aspects remain (from all past occupations) that are not part of the contemporary ruin or rubble.

A “ghost excavation” is an attempt to “open-up” the process to perceive/sense/record other realities of presence. The basic unit of “recovered” material remain is the “afterlife sensory materializing artifact”.

An “afterlife sensory materializing artifact” (A.M.S.A.) is one that is recorded in more than one venue by more than one individual, simultaneously, during a “controlled” and contextual performance practice, and that materialization represents, mimics, alludes to, incorporates, or is entangled with a known past layer of presence pertaining to situation, event, or individual that occurred (or occupied)

The ‘’Ghost Excavation Team’’

a particular space at a specific time in the place that we are investigating. This “A.M.S.A.” becomes the baseline from which hypotheses are developed and tested as to what social entanglements remain from multiple layers of past presence.

Now follows the biographies of the various members of this fascinating team.

Biographical Data on John Sabol John Sabol is an archaeologist, cultural anthropologist, and actor.

As an archaeologist, he has documented and recorded the manifestations of past soundscapes at various ruins and sites of rubble and destruction in England, Mexico, and multiple sites in the U.S. He has written 28 books on his fieldwork and methodology called “Ghost Excavations”.

As an actor, he has appeared in such 80’s blockbuster films as “Dune”, “Rambo 2”, “Conan the Destroyer” and the James Bond

film, “License to Kill”.

He is the director, and co-producer, along with Mary Becker, of several documentaries that are accounts of immersions into past ethnographic soundscapes at sites perceived to be haunted by past presence.

He has developed numerous scripts and storyboards for these documentaries.

He has presented these documentaries at various scientific conferences and popular culture expositions in Europe, Canada, and the USA. He has spoken at such varied venues as the Space and Place Conference in Prague, Czech Republic, a conference on liminal landscapes at the Royal Geographic Society in London, Exploring the Extraordinary Conferences in York (UK) and Gettysburg College (USA), Conference on European History (University of Canterbury, UK), the ASSAP Seriously Strange Conference (University of Bath, UK), the GHost

Conference (London, UK), the CHAT Archaeological Conference (York, UK), TAG (Theoretical Archaeology Group) Conferences at Berkeley (California), University of Illinois (Champagne-Urbana), University of Buffalo (New York), the Popular Culture of Canada Conference (Niagara Falls, Canada), and the Society for Mexican Architects (Mexico City). He has also appeared in the TV series, “Paranormal State” as an investigative consultant for haunted American Civil War battlefields.

John Sabol

John Sabol Filming At The ‘’Daniel Lady Farm’’

Biographical Data on Mary Becker

Mary Becker is the researcher, operator, and case manager for C.A.S.P.E.R. Research Center.

Mary is also the organizer and contact person for Ghost Excavation©™ investigations as well as the co-organizer and co-host, along with John Sabol, for their “Ghost Excavation Conference”.

She assembles, edits, co-directs, and co-produces, along with John Sabol, for John’s lectures and presentations of documentaries that showcase his work of sites perceived to be haunted by past presence. Mary and John travel the U.S.A., Canada, and Europe to present these documentaries and presentations.

She is the editor and publisher of Ghost Excavation Books, Inc. ™© She has made guest appearances on international radio and internet talk shows discussing their work on Ghost Excavations.

Mary is the storyboard continuity assistant and performs in scenarios on the “Ghost Excavation” team.

Mary Becker as ‘’Storyboard Continuity Assistant’’ (Mike Stevenson in the background)

Biographical Data on Renee Cannon

Biographical Data on Matt James

Renee has been actively investigating for over 12 years.

She prefers investigating sites with layers of history, especially social history.

She is a retired Emergency Medical Technician/Firefighter (EMT/FF) and presently works as a film and TV makeup artist.

She has extensively investigated haunted sites in Europe.

She is the makeup artist and costume designer for the Ghost Excavation team.

Matt James

Renee Cannon

Jonathon Williams in the foreground Renee Cannon in the background

Matt started in the field in 2001 as an Urban Explorer.

The highlight of this time period was when, in 2003, he was able to urban explore the Tower of London during the Changing of the Keys.

Around 2010, he started toying with the idea of a much more theatrical style of Ghost Hunting. He has a double major in History and Theatre.

Currently, he is a period performer with the “Ghost Excavation� team.

Biographical Data on Alex Matsuo While Alex is an actor, dramaturg, and playwright by day, she is also a paranormal researcher, investigator, and radio personality by night.

After doing solo investigation and research work since 2002, and 4 months after graduating with her Master’s degree in Theatre Arts, Alex founded her own team in 2011 called the Association of Paranormal Study, which is a solutions-based group specializing in private home investigations and consultations. Two years since its inception, APS has grown to three branches based in San Diego, CA, Raleigh, NC, and Uniontown, PA. She is also an honorary member of Evermore Paranormal in Virginia.

She has taken courses with Loyd Auerbach, and has been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to be a part of the Ghost Excavation team with John Sabol and Mary Becker.

Alex recently was a part of the ghost excavation at the Daniel

Alex Matsuo (John giving direction for the next scenario)

Alex is also a paranormal radio host, earning herself a Shorty Award nomination in 2013 She is currently the host of the radio show, ParaNation, which airs bi-weekly on Sundays at 6pm PT/9pm ET as well as The Wicked Domain on Live Paranormal/History.FM Sundays bi-weekly at 6pm PT/9pm ET. Alex currently speaks and writes on numerous topics from basic paranormal concepts to advanced theory and methodology.

2014 also marked the publication of Alex's first book, "The Haunted Actor". She is currently working on two more books, one being about how to approach client investigations, which will be released later this fall.

Alex Matsuo (Herman ‘’Mike’’ Stevenson in the foreground)

Biographical on Herman (MIKE) Stevenson, M.S.

Herman (Mike) Stevenson has a long history in the paranormal.

Being a curious person and having a thirst for knowledge, Mr. Stevenson read all he could on the unknown, while studying and pursuing a career in electrical engineering.

He received a bachelor’s degree in science from The University of Pennsylvania and soon after a Masters degree in informational systems from The University of Phoenix.

In 2011 he started a Scientific Paranormal Research Organization known as, “The Paranormal Man”, www.TheParanormalMan.com.

In 2012 he started a Meet-Up group for research and training of others following his techniques, “The Investigators League”.

Currently, Mr. Stevenson is the tech specialist for the “Ghost Excavation” team.

Biographical Data on Brian Parsons

Dr. Brian D. Parsons began researching parapsychology and ghost research in late 1996 and formed the Ohio Paranormal Investigation Network in early 1997.

Brian has published five books to date; three on paranormal investigation and team basics, one on his unique “E4” Method of client-based investigations, and his

latest effort, “Handbook for the Amateur Cryptozoologist”, released in early 2014 was featured in the July/August 2014 edition of Sceptical Inquirer.

Brian created the “E4” Method of client-cantered ghost investigation by using a sceptical foundation, parapsychology, psychical research, psychology, in-depth interviewing, methods of his own design, as well as the Ghost Excavation methodology created and crafted by John Sabol.

Brian received a PhD from the Institute of Metaphysical Humanistic Science in 2013.

Brian began working with John Sabol shortly after hearing him speak about the Ghost Excavation methodology at a convention in Ohio in late 2009.

John and Brian worked together on a joint Ghost Excavation on a historical home used by Brian’s group as a research facility.

Brian appeared at both of John’s Ghost Excavation Conventions in 2012 and 2013 and recently worked with him at the Daniel Lady Farm in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Biographical Data on Brandy Williams Brandy’s great-grandparents were spiritualists and members of the Daffodil Society investigating paranormal events in their local area.

Brian Parsons

That legacy has been passed down to her. She is an empath with psychic abilities.

Her specialty is paranormal research throughout history. She

co-authored the book “Just Me:

A Guide to Professional Ghost Research” with her husband Jonathan and she recently published a paranormal auto-biography.

She is the former curator/coowner of the International Museum of Spiritual Investigations which was based in Gettysburg, PA.

Brandy Williams (John Sabol in the background)

Beyond Parazine would like to thank John Sabol for this fascinating insight into the ‘’Ghost Excavations’’ team and it’s members.

You can hear John Sabol speak and get the chance to ask questions at this years Paracon UK event being held at Derby Conference Centre, Derby UK on the 22nd & 23rd of November.

Into the Void What is the lifeblood for paranormal investigators?

What keeps us going and brings us together with each other?

Apart from the obvious answer of a common interest in the spirit world there is something else that unfortunately seems

to be getting harder and harder to source, yes its venues, those wonderful places with numerous reports of ghosts and demons wandering around inside them waiting for the next bunch of investigators to come in and look for them.

Now this is were the problem

begins, we all have our favorite venues to investigate but recently things seem to be changing, prices seem to be getting out of reach for the intrepid paranormal team.

I am sure we have all heard the familiar answer on the other end of the phone when calling places to check availability, ‘’sorry but we only deal with ……. now, they have exclusivity’’.

Exclusivity!! How can anyone claim to have exclusivity on a venue, are the spirits there their own private ghosts??

Due to this practice there are now less and less venues available to hire for the paranormal investigators to share the cost and get to meet each other.

We are all aware of the high costs of hiring venues, but why do they charge as much as they do?

Is it because of the massive rise in interest in the paranormal and they know they can get away with it, or is it because big event companies are willing to pay the prices because they easily cover it along with nice profits due to some crazy ticket prices?

Don’t get me wrong here, this isn't about having a dig at the big companies, everyone in business is there to make a living but more and more of these companies are springing up, all claiming to offer the ‘best’ experience, but also seemingly they are monopolising venues, a recent search showed that between three such companies 14 venues were booked for Halloween, yes 14 venues between 3 companies!!

Is that because Halloween is thought to be the best night for an investigation or is it just

simply cashing in on the most popular date in the calendar?

Are regular paranormal investigators gradually being pushed out of these places unless they pay to go on an event with one of these companies, which compromises their aim of doing a ‘real’ investigation due to being herded around with members of the public.

New ‘event’ companies are springing up every week at the moment, perhaps to cash in on the rise in popularity? Or is that being too cynical?

With no regulations apart from most venues requiring them to have public liability insurance anyone can set up their ‘event company’ and sell tickets, we have all surely heard of the practice of people selling tickets for venues that they haven't even booked, just to see if they can make enough money before committing to the booking, or worst still having no intention

of ever booking a venue, they wait until the last minute then cancel the event and pocket everyone's deposits.

We have seen and heard the stories on social media and the press concerning a ‘event company’ that is being sued concerning an event they hosted, surely this begs the question as to why there are no real regulations on who can run a paranormal event business.

Of course there are professionally run companies out there hosting events but for every good one there sadly seems to be more bad ones.

Due to the ever increasing number of companies out there

all vying for venues, more and more are getting the dreaded exclusivity to the places, surely this is not only bad news for the regular investigator but also for the venue as they are then losing out on money from other teams.

As less venues become available for the paranormal team to hire what happens then?

Many teams do have private clients contacting them but many do not, they enjoy sharing the cost of hiring these haunted locations and spending a night investigating with like minded people.

Sadly due to venues over pricing and companies getting exclusivity the genuine investigator is increasingly finding themselves with less and less opportunities to get into venues.

It almost seems like a competition to see who can get the best venues just for themselves which in turn while the companies fight it out the regular investigator who isn't just doing it for the ‘entertainment factor’ is losing out.

I do realise this might not be a popular article and some may disagree but lets look at what is happening before we disappear Into The Void.

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I have recently returned from a fantastic trip in York with my fiancée and a weekend stay was most definitely not long enough to cram in everywhere worth a visit here.

This city is oozing with ghostly tales and buildings that make you stop, and stare in ore of their beauty.

With a choice of ghost walks taking place each evening within the historic city walls, and the variety of supposed haunted inns we were unsure where to begin!

Most of the places we visited, publicly advertised (with large boards and plaques on view

k r o Y f O at the entrance of the building) that they are “haunted” some even going on to describe in detail their paranormal residents.

We did half expect this, as after all for some of them this is their main selling point, and I must agree I think it does definitely draw people in, but when you visit a supposedly haunted inn you don’t really want to share your experience with plastic skeletons at the bar, and flickering lights along all the corridors.

Although a lot of the places

we visited were very much on the “haunted old pub” bandwagon, I can recommend one definite stop off for anyone with any sort of interest in the paranormal.

I am of course talking about the beautiful Treasurer’s House which is located within the vicinity of York minster.

The building itself is incredible and holds within its grounds so many ghost stories, upon visiting and speaking the National Trust volunteers and staff, you will begin to understand why it is claimed that this is one of the most haunted buildings in Europe.

From Phantom cats to roman soldiers it really does have a vast array of sightings, with reports of these dating back 100’s of years ago.

The real gem to this house is York’s most famous ghost story to date.

The story I refer to is the truly remarkable account of a young apprentice plumber on his second day of a new job at the Treasurer’s House.

It was 1957 and Harry Martindale (an apprentice plumber) was working away alone in the cellar, when he unwittingly came face to face with an unbelievable sight.

He was using a set of steps to access a part of the cellar wall and as he worked he noticed a horn like sound which emanated from the wall, he merely shrugged it off thinking it may have been a car horn, but as he carried on with his work he heard an even louder horn.

Harry again looked to see where the sound was emanating from but he just couldn’t find any source to the distinctive horn sound, within a matter of

seconds a horse’s head emerged from the cellar wall.

Then followed the rest of the horse’s body carrying a rider.

Harry was so shocked that he dropped his tools and scuttled into the far corner absolutely frozen with fear, as he watched in disbelief.

As Harry stared at the rider he soon realised that there where men on foot in the cellar who were marching rather dejectedly across the cellar floor.

The sixteen men or so were covered in mud, unshaven and looking extremely tired and the men seemed to be dressed with kilt-like skirts.

Each wore a helmet and carried a spear or sword, often both.

The strange thing was all the men seemed to have no legs from the knee downwards.

It was not until the men marched through a whole dug in the cellar floor Harry began to see their shins and feet.

Harry waited until they

appeared to have passed and shot up the cellar stairs at high speed, when he reached the top of the cellar stairs he collapsed in front of his fellow colleagues.

He told the story to his workmates who understandably doubted the whole story.

Now the interesting part of this story was that it caused a problem for the archaeologist’s at the time.

The description of the men just didn’t match the usual Roman soldier from that period.

York University later found out that auxiliary troops wearing somewhat similar uniforms, had indeed been stationed in York towards the end of the Roman period.

Not only this, but they had discovered that the Treasurers House was built on top of a main Roman road which was located about a foot under the cellar floor.

This remarkable account has made me study countless versions of the story and watched many interviews with Harry himself.

All sources state the same thing, which makes me believe that Harry really did witness probably the most famous set of apparitions noted so far in history.

When Harry had witnessed this horrifying account he went to see his Doctor who immediately signed him off work with stress and the story was kept hidden from the public, which is another reason to believe that Harry did not make this up for his own financial gain.

It wasn’t until archaeologist’s confirmed years later that Harry’s description of the Roman soldiers

was in fact correct for that time, that he then began to feel confident enough to tell his story to the world.

I myself do believe he witnessed this amazing account and after visiting the cellar myself one must ponder at how frightened and confused he must have been.

If you’re a keen investigator this place is for you, why not go down and take a look for yourself at what I believe is the Jewel of York- no Halloween props, no gimmicks, and nothing to draw you in other than history which speaks for itself…

“I don’t know about ghosts-you know, I had never seen a ghost before and I’ve never seen one since. But I do know what I saw in the cellar that day in the cellar” Harry Martindale.

Article written by Thomas Warrington.

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In Tune?

“You’re a sceptic!” I keep telling myself as I try to find logic to the baffling series of coincidences during Stoke Haunted’s latest investigation. “There has to be a plausible explanation!”

Let me start at the beginning…

On the 6th of September; only a few hours before my birthday would official start, I took the team to The Dun Cow of Trench in Telford after we received a personal invitation to attend by the temporary manager who just so happens to manage The Shrewsbury Arms in Stafford.

(Image left taken from Pubs Galore website)

Usually I have the team’s diary booked to the hilt; however, the venue we were meant to be investigating in Stockport had a fairly major set-back which meant that they had to postpone our visit. As you can

imagine, I was instantly in a fluster to fill that gap as the team was all geared up and raring to go.

Thankfully, Debbie of The Dun Cow had already invited our team to investigate although originally we did not have space in the diary to accept.

Anyway, back to the point of my article. In those few days before we were due to head off to Telford, Shropshire, I had the most awful panic attacks, wide awake nightmares (if such things exist).

I was a wreck. Baring in mind that I had never ventured into Shropshire before; other than to go to Telford hospital years ago, I knew nothing of the roads or Trench – before this booking I didn’t need to know.

During the three nights before our trip I barely slept. I got so incredibly anxious that I began to

feel physically sick.

I very nearly cancelled and allowed the team to go on without me.

Over those few days I confided in one of the team’s founders (Sara Chawner) and one of the team’s mediums (Laura Ball).

I was beside myself. I told them both that I kept seeing a movie-reel type image passing through my mind and each time it showed me that I was going to rear off the road due to tiredness only to crash into something.

Both Laura and Sara understood my apparent madness, thankfully.

I fought with my subconscious as it tried to frighten me into action. As much as that notion seemed most plausible I couldn’t help but argue with my own inner demons.

Why would I be so insecure about driving home after an investigation?

It would hardly the first time that I had driven that distance and at that time of night.

No. I am the sensible one. If I am tired when driving I pull over.

I knew, as did everyone else,

I was more than capable of getting us all back safely.

The fear was unnecessary, unhelpful and unsettling.

Less that twenty-four hours before we were due to depart I was still experiencing doubts about whether I should attend.

I can honestly say that had I not promised to take some of the team in my car I would have probably dropped out.

The team knew that what I was feeling must have been terrifying as I rarely consider not attending any of their private events – I have only ever cancelled when I have been in hospital; and I hated it.

The sixth of September rolled around and I did everything to dampen my inner fear that I was going to endanger the lives of my passengers and myself.

I knew that I would never drive tired even if it meant that I had to stop a dozen times on the way home and annoy those travelling with me as I pumped my music higher.

Inevitably, I collected my passengers and as we drove to our venue the mood was light and jovial. For a short time my

The team arrived at The Dun Cow in Trench in good time and we were lovingly greeted

by Debbie, the temporary landlady of the premises.

Without further incident the team were directed upstairs where we set up basecamp and got on with the job of investigating.

(As you can see from the pictures, I am fairly passionate about what I do alongside the team.)

(Kit box one)

This lady was adamant that the affected area was reduced to a single seating position.

With that information I followed the team into that space to see if they could find answers or reasons for the way that she had been feeling.

(Kit box two)

Our evening, which leaned over into the early hours of the following morning, had us identifying areas of specific interest.

One area in particular highlighted itself at around half past one in the morning when a staff member; who had worked at the property before and during the current temporary landlady’s reign, pointed out an area in the rear bar area which she felt severe unease.

The barmaid, Andrea, stood far back from the team as we all focused on Matt (one of the team’s mediums) as he partook

in an automatic writing experiment.

For me, automatic writing is always going to be open to criticism. There is no definitive proof one way or the other as to if it is scientifically effective or whether there is some kind of conscious or subconscious influence making the pen flow over the paper.

I trust these guys one hundred percent but I still remain on the fence.

Right, back to my train of thought.

Not that soon into the experiment we were advised, via the automatic writing, that we were apparently conversing with a “Mary Allen”. Taking the information at face value the team attempted to delve deeper, to gain more tangible proof so that we may be able to research it at a later date.

For whatever reason part of the team moved over to where Andrea stood who, to be utterly honest, looked as if she had

seen what we were all searching for. I was soon called over to see if I could document what Andrea was telling everyone and more importantly to see if she was ok.

It turned out that Andrea believed that she had witnessed a series of cushion movements.

She told us, through near-tears, that every time the team said the name “Mary” she saw an impression form in the cushions in a nearby booth as if someone had sat upon the seat.

Could it be a trick of the light?

The way the outside shadows fell across the interior? I honestly couldn’t tell you as I didn’t see it for myself. It was time to call Laura over to assist Andrea with reinforcing her protective bubble to ground herself.

Whilst Laura aided our charge I moved over to where the rest of the team sat; where Andrea had experienced the negative sensations prior to our visit.

It was at this time that Sara came up to me and said that I had to listen to what Debbie had just told her.

Debbie claimed that each time she drove back to Stafford along the A519 she always felt as if she was going to veer off the road and crash into something.

Like me, she would have serious anxieties regarding it.

Could it be a happenstance, it is a major road afterall, or, could it be that we both had tuned into in to something otherworldly?

I knew what my money was on.

It was a terrible feeling to have but reality bites when considering how many accidents must have occurred upon that stretch of road.

That was when it got even more bizarre.

Aside from those looking after

Andrea and those with myself, a small number of the team had tried to psychically link into the energy within the room in continuance with the plan.

I just want to highlight that those trying to link in with surrounding energies knew nothing of my claims beforehand.

I purposely kept it from them because they were my passengers for the night and I didn’t want to freak them out.

Also, as far as I am aware, they hadn’t heard what Debbie had told me either.

How is it possible that they supposedly received almost identical information about somebody who had left the pub one night only to end up swerving off the road and into a tree?

To have all three versions converging so similarly was un-nerving I will not lie.

Despite pouring over the details and trawling over the wonder

that is the World Wide Web I have not been able to pin point a singular story to match the reports - the descriptions were vast but vague which makes it all the more difficult.

Did the experience convert me? I would have to say no although I will admit that I was a little “weirded” out, well, more than a little.

I still don’t know why I was affected so badly prior to the night but I am pleased to say that we all made it home safe and sound. I am also relieved that I don’t feel like that anymore too.

Throughout my time with Stoke Haunted; nearly three years in total, I have never felt such anguish.

I hope that I never will again.

It seems that 2014 is a year of firsts for me – my first time of being absolutely petrified, my first time fearing for the safety of the team as they were being picked off one at a time by a negative force.

And now I can add my first

time of being almost too apprehensive to make a trip to and from a venue because of some unknown influence.

Whatever next?

Follow the team to find out!

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