Before I go into the Waverly Hills, I wanted to talk about my very first piece of equipment I purchased for ghost hunting, The Ghost Meter.
This cost about $20-$30 dollars on the internet, relatively cheap, this is an electro-magnetic field, (EMF), detector. I know it looks like a toy and in fact, it is even frowned upon by many in the paranormal circles.
How it works is that you push the red button in the center to turn it on and then you hold it out away from you and point it towards what you wish it to scan. If there is an EMF being radiated out from anything, this will pick it up by flashing red at the top bar, the needle will measure how many milli Gauss (going up to 5) and if you'd like it to, it can sound off an alarm. There is a black dial on the side for you to turn the sound up or all the way down and usually on investigations, I tend to keep the sound off so it does not annoy anyone else I might be with. The large orange bar at the end will flash a very bright red as you come near electro-magnetic fields. I have had very good luck using The Ghost Meter in connecting with an energy or spirit, especially the younger children spirits who seem to enjoy playing with it and interacting with me.
Typical things it will pick up are EMFs from high power electrical wires, battery back up for computers, some alarm clocks, etc etc. Why is this important to know? Well if you are sensitive to high EMFs, you can become very ill, delusional, and even get a rash on your skin if you are exposed to these high fields for periods of time.
So if you get one, be sure to scan your house, give it a good once over. If you have an alarm clock near your bed and it's giving off a good EMF way out onto your bed or near your pillow, you might want to move it at least 5 feet away. Might just help you from feeling paranoid or afraid and all of a sudden thinking you are hearing strange noises after watching that scary movie late at night. ;)
The theory behind the EMF detector is that ghosts, spirits, or entities give off electro-magnetic fields. It is also said that spirits or entities will disrupt the current EMF, so that also makes it very important to take a base reading of the area you are investigating. Sometimes, they will try to use energy around them to help them to manifest themselves, or appear before you.
This is a very basic piece of equipment and EMFs are something that I was very fascinated and interested in.
Many times I've gotten hits where the K-II, I have not at all. Why? Well, that's a good q.
It is the opinon of some people that these Ghost Meters are no good and that they are cell sensors and so will pick up cell phones. This particular one that I have and am showing, is not a cell sensor but only an EMF detector and it has not picked up any signals from cell phones.
Other reviews have mentioned about being sure to have a fresh battery in. This is always important in any piece of equipment as many times spirits or entities will drain energy from equipment or even YOU! ;)
This Ghost Meter is not a complicated piece of equipment so keep in mind this is just a very basic EMF detector. I personally, have had really great luck with it. Remember that just because it did not go off, does not mean that there are not spirits or ghost around you.
As my friend David is fond of saying:
Your results may differ. :)
GP
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Just before I was to fly up to this event, I received word that Derek Acorah had to cancel. I was very disappointed but understood he got called away to do something on the very same weekend. So Chris Fleming was to take over for him on the alternate ghost hunt. I could have gotten my money back that I had paid for the ghost hunt but I opted instead to go on it anyway with Chris for I knew it would be great with him too.
So after the classes were pretty much over, 8 of us met at the courtyard that night for the ghost hunt. I got to meet Rachel who is a very nice lady although she did not go with us.
I was able to hitch a ride with Dave and Chris and a few others down to the Mounds Theatre in St. Paul.
I had not picked up any other equipment at this time, so I still had my ghost meter and digital recorder. I hung with Chris so I could learn more and listen and be more aware. He had his Spirit Box with him. I didn't use too much of my own equipment this time as I wanted to be more open and attuned with my senses. It was a very nice theatre and seemed to be set up more so for plays than anything else. There are several different hauntings in there. We kept thinking we heard voices backstage but did not see anything. Some shadows didn't seem quite right but it was difficult to tell so I ruled it out as mostly the mind just matrixing.
Eventually, we headed upstairs to the children's playroom. There we sat in chairs arranged in a large circle and Dave and Chris were leading the talk to see if we could get any EVPs. It was very quiet when all of a sudden the lady to my left screamed out! I jumped and turned to her and she was starting to cry as I got up quickly and knelt before her. Holding her hands in my own, she related to us that she felt something yank the hood of her jacket back, very hard. It scared the heck out of her! She was so very upset for it was not a playful tug. I went immediately into protective mode and made sure she was ok before I sat back down. A prayer was said and then we later left the room and headed to the main part of the theatre.
While coming downstairs, going ahead of Chris, I looked back for a second as something caught my eye and it seemed that there was a double image of him or another was there in a doorway or threshold for a split second. It was very bizarre. Again, I dismissed it as I had tried to look more intently on it and it was gone.
Afterwards, we all decided to go down to the basement where a very nasty negative energy is suppose to be. It was a bit of a squeeze to get thru the backstage sets and then down to the basement. We entered this square room that was made of cinderblocks on all four walls with no air vents in the room. Just a doorway and walls. There was an oppressive feeling here, like very heavy air, tension was thick, you could just feel it. I shrugged this off however so I wouldn't psyche myself out and entered thinking it was just a storage room and nothing more.
But no....there was something there. We were all standing around and Chris began to talk of what he could feel was this negative energy and it was trying to enter him thru his back! So Dave stood up against him, putting his back to Chris' back so that it could not do that to Chris. After a few minutes that same lady from the children's room who had screamed, grabbed my arm and she fell to the floor! I pulled away and stepped back having been startled to see what was going on as I noticed she was on the floor and her husband was rushing to her aid. The only thing behind her was a wall, that was it but she said she felt like something grabbed her by the throat and pushed her down to the floor!! Dave rushed over to help her as well but it left Chris open so I stepped in and took Dave's place and put my back to Chris' for I was not about to allow anything to harm him if I could help it. I was in full protective mode at this point as I know I am a natural shield and can block energies.
Dave had us all gather in a circle then, backs facing inward as I remained where I was as prayers were said and we took a stand against whatever it was. I could feel air coming at me from the far wall and then blowing past my face from right to left. It came at me straight and then would not be able to touch me but only go around and then pass over my left shoulder to the point where the people standing there to my left all exclaimed they could feel that air passing them by!
Once Chris felt the energy had backed off somewhat. we left the room quickly.
Back upstairs, I sat with Chris as he got out his Spirit Box and he began to talk to the voices that were coming out of it. What was funny was that he was told that his father was off golfing and they were all laughing for they were hiding his balls on him so he couldn't find them. We had a good laugh as we listened and he asked them questions.
I left Minnesota with a better understanding and great outlook on all I had learned of. I was excited and on top of the world and felt it was the best event I have ever gone to. Everyone was so friendly and nice and it was such a great experience being able to talk to psychics and the vendors as well from the area. I now keep an eye out for future Awakening events!
Next Event: The Waverly Hills Sanatorium with Ghost Adventures & Darkness Radio!
I could really not say enough about the vendors at this event. The local people of Minnesota are just fantastic! Several booths were set up with all sorts of things from crystals and psychic readings to aura reports! I loved it! I went from vendor to vendor and spoke with nearly all of them about various different topics.They even had some people downstairs and I made to visit them as well and picked up brochures and browsed through the things they had for sale.
I was definitely interested in the aura pictures and reports and so made an appt to have that done. They had this wonderful machine that you place your hand on and you sit on a stool with a white screen behind you and they take your picture and then generate a full report for you off the computer. I was so excited! I got the larger report and it had a copy of my picture on the front with my aura showing all around me in this purple color mostly. The report goes over in detail about the colors in your aura and it explains your chakras and the meaning of the colors. Something to note too is that your aura colors can change but at this moment I had a lot of ultra-violet and white light, some green and pink.
One of the vendors, Echo Bodine, was also a speaker. She is a really wonderful psychic!
http://www.echobodine.com/
At her table, she was selling a few mirror necklaces and she talks of them in her class as she gets asked about them often. I picked up a few of these for my friends as they reflect negative energy.
Chip Coffey also gave a talk and he did a gallery reading as well. For those who do know him, he is on Psychic Kids.
http://www.chipcoffey.com/
He is just a really funny and charasmatic man! With a no nonsense approach, he is most direct and pulls no punches. But what a warm, kind man as well! I have enjoyed his gallery readings and listening to him give talks.
I got to talk at great length with Paranormal Sarah this time. A very insightful young woman with a very kind and caring demeanor. This time however, I read her tarot with my own deck that I had brought with me.
http://www.paranormalsarah.webs.com/
I also did a 3 card spread for Dave Schrader of Darkness Radio, something I normally do not do myself as I prefer the Celtic Cross spread. But both of the readings went very well.
The classes were just incredible! Another great personality is John J. Oliver!
http://www.johnjoliver.com/index.php
I really enjoyed his talk about the Saturn Returns and psychic awareness. I would love to attend one of his seminars or camps one day. He is the star of Haunting Evidence and has a significant background in the paranormal.
These were just some of the more well known and top speakers that were at this huge event! I did pick up a few other things as well that just spoke to me. Ever go thru a store and something just jumped out at you and you felt this really strong urge to touch it or to actually purchase it? I have found that is happening for a reason and so I have been listening more often. It is a very strong feeling you get.
One of the things that I realized from this event is that I have to remember to bring cash with me for their atm also ran out of money and more would not be put in by the bank until Monday. I almost had to hire a taxi to take me to an atm and then back to the event! So always make sure if you are going to an event I highly recommend a rental car so you can pick up and go as you need to and you are not stuck at the hotel and dependent on them for food (which is normally expensive) and also if you did not bring enough cash with you, that you can at least get more out of an atm.
The other thing was that I realized just how shy I am about taking pictures. I don't like to come off like a fan or tourist and yet, I am that too! But I promise more pics as I go to future events!
