Often situations are reported that are perceived to be paranormal activity when someone is waking up or falling asleep. You often hear about people seeing shadows or spirits, hearing sounds, or smelling scents upon waking. You often hear that someone…

How does The Mandela Effect, which are false memories, come into play during paranormal investigations and the field of paranormal study? We discuss this in our latest podcast.
A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www…

Today we explore Direct Voice Phenomena and Electronic Voice Phenomena including class systems, methodology, and evidence integrity.
A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2021/11/29/voice-phenome…

As it doesn’t make for entertaining television you will very rarely hear about various phenomena pertaining to tricks that our mind plays on us that could result in misinterpreted activity that you then perceive to be paranormal. This blog post discu…

During their lifetime most people have heard about and most likely experienced déjà vu at some point. Have you ever heard of or experienced jamais vu or presque vu? Presque vu is more common than déjà vu (and when I explain it you will agree it has h…

Today I will discuss one of the elephants in the room as it pertains to certain equipment that can be seen being used at paranormal investigations on television and on the internet. There are some devices used on paranormal investigation shows that t…

Today I will be discussing Schumann Resonances which is another phenomenon that could present itself to affect a paranormal investigation.
A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2021/11/15/schuman…

Also known as the “Semmelweis Effect”, the Semmelweis Reflex is a behavioral tendency for a person to hold on to their preexisting beliefs about a subject and to summarily reject new knowledge or evidence that contradicts the person’s preexisting bel…

Unless you are a radio communications hobbyist you most likely are not aware of a phenomenon known as ionospheric radio wave propagation. This phenomenon can unknowingly affect your paranormal investigation and in some cases cause perceived paranorma…

A month ago I had a podcast episode entitled “Misperceived As Paranormal Activity”. I thought that it would be beneficial to expand on that episode and discuss more situations where activity can be misperceived as paranormal when it is xenonormal. Xe…

This is the second podcast in a series of podcasts regarding human behavioral tendencies that you will contend with during your paranormal investigative career. During a science based investigation it is imperative to be cognizant of human behavioral…

The Badder-Meinhof Phenomenon refers to “frequency illusion.” It is important to understand and be aware of this phenomenon as it can effect how you perceive the paranormal investigation field, and how you engage in activity in the field.
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In a recent podcast I discussed the dos and do nots for new investigators. During that podcast I mentioned about getting educated in as many subjects as possible. This podcast will briefly define some of those subjects that you may or may not hear ab…

If you visit the YouTube website and complete a search for paranormal investigation or ghost hunting (which are two different activities, one is a scientific investigation and the other a purely recreational event) you will find that there are countl…

Each experienced investigator has their own method of completing investigations. You may seem similarities between seasoned investigators while others may have very different methodology. Here are my recommendations for new investigators.
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In a previous blog entry entitled “Common Paranormal Entities” we discussed the five entities that you hear spoken about most frequently including ghosts, poltergeists, spirits, thought forms, and wraiths. However there are many dozens more, most of …

Believers of the Stone Tape Theory claim that crystalline rock such as quartz, basalt, limestone, soapstone, marble, sandstone, and granite are predominantly the stones that can, due to their properties, absorb electromagnetic energy and reradiate th…

The dictionary.com definition of smudging is “A traditional Native American method of using smoke from burning herbs to purify a space.” Smudging is also known as “smoke cleansing” out of respect to not trounce upon Native American traditions.
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There are five types paranormal entities that are most commonly reported from clients before and found by investigators during a paranormal investigation.
A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/20…

Predecessors of the Ouija Board have been in existence for over 900 years. Are these boards a tool to communicate with spirits or are the just toys?
A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2021/10/…