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What is EMF?

EMF stands for Electromagnetic Field, Electric fields are formed by differences in voltage: The higher the voltage the stronger the electric field becomes. Magnetic fields are formed by the movement of the current, the stronger the current, the more powerful the magnetic field. An electric field is constant it exists even when there is no movement of current.

Natural sources of electromagnetic fields:

Electromagnetic fields exist all around us; the natural electric field is created by a build up of electrical charges in the atmosphere associated with lightning storms.

It is the earth’s magnetic field that causes a compass to respond by pointing in a North-South direction.

Human-made sources of electromagnetic fields:

Electrical power generated by human built power plants, like all the outlets in our homes generate a low frequency electromagnetic field created by the movement of current throughout our homes, offices, or anyplace power is supplied. Remember when you are taking a baseline reading be aware of power lines outside of your location they are generating EMF.

How does the EMF apply to Paranormal Investigation?

The theory is that paranormal entities draw energy from around them to manifest, they can draw the energy from electronic devices, batteries, the air around them (causing “cold spots”) even the investigators themselves, and the EMF meter detects the fluctuations that occur in the field while this is taking place.

At the beginning of our investigation, we take a baseline reading in every room in the building. This will familiarize the investigator with the area and rule out spikes from man made sources such as wiring, and appliances. Normally a base line reading is between .0 and .4.

A spike from an entity manifesting does not last very long, normally only a few seconds.

If a spike is detected, the investigator should stop and check their surroundings, floors, ceiling, and walls, in an attempt to find the source and make a determination whether or not it was caused by a man made source.

It should be noted that people who are sensitive to high electromagnetic fields can experience symptoms such as, but are not limited to, nausea, skin irritations, paranoia, headache, and the feeling you are being watched.

This is why, as part of our report we include any high EMF readings and where the readings were located.

Very often when a client shows us a room and states "I don't like coming into this room I feel like something is watching me". An EMF sweep of the room reveals a "FEAR CAGE" The “Fear Cage” is created when there is an abnormally high EMF field in a room or section of a house or building.

(see "the fear cage effect" below for more information)

EVP:

EVP stands for Electronic Voice Phenomena, these are voices or sounds we pick up on digital voice recorders, tape recorders, wireless audio, and or video recordings. While recordings of voices or unidentifiable sounds are very impressive, it is not why we at OMPI use digital recorders and wireless audio. Our goal is to capture intelligent responses on audio, meaning direct responses to direct questions. This is why we not only ask questions during an EVP session but will actually attempt a conversational interview, meaning we do not want to fire one question after another and make the spirit, or whatever it is, feel as though it is being interrogated, rather try to make it more of a conversation. Residual sounds and voices are pretty cool, but it is not what we are after.

Understand, just because we record something that sounds like a voice or other sound anomaly does not mean the location is haunted, we have recorded many sounds and what we initially thought were voices, were later, after many hours of analysis determined to be non-paranormal in nature. Digital, tape, and recordings from our cameras are sensitive and something as simple as the investigator moving or some other type of background noise can be easily confused as a voice.

Disembodied Voice:

The disembodied voice is a voice or voices we hear with our ears from no known source and without the aid of voice recorders. They are not necessarily speaking to us, they could be speaking to each other, assuming there are others present, or they could be a residual type of occurrence. However unless we can also capture these voices on a recorder they are nothing more than a personal experience and although they are noted, they cannot be considered as evidence.

The Fun House Effect:

The “Fun House Effect” is a phenomenon that occurs due to an uneven floor, stairs, or an oddly shaped room.

When the lights are turned off and the room is dark, that’s when these factors cause dizziness, and disorientation, other symptoms include paranoia, nausea and a general uneasy feeling. This has often been confused with paranormal activity to someone who is not aware of the imperfections of the area. During an investigation it is very important to take any and all possibilities into account, and the “Fun House Effect” is no exception. As a paranormal investigator you must always be aware of your surroundings, not only for safety reasons but purposes of giving an accurate report to the client.

The client may be aware of the imperfections of his of her home but unaware of the effects on the mind when negotiating the house in near or total dark conditions.

This is not to say that this phenomenon only affects a person at night it is just more common, the effects can be just as disorientating in the light.

The Fear Cage Effect:

The “Fear Cage” is created when there is an abnormally high EMF field in a room or section of a house or building.

This is usually where a lot of the wiring intersects either coming from or going to a power control panel or fuse box, more common in older structures where there is unshielded ground or poor grounding and in some cases copper pipes creating quite literally a cage of electrical current. This causes a very high EMF field concentrated in an area where suspected paranormal activities have been reported.

The effects of a fear cage can be, but are not limited to, Paranoia, hallucinations, headache, skin irritations, nausea, and the feeling you are being watched. These feelings are more intense to someone who is hypersensitive to the EMF.

This is why the first thing that should be established at the very onset of the investigation is a baseline EMF reading. Establishing a baseline reading will also make it easier to recognize an unexplained spike or fluctuation in the EMF field, which is what you are looking for in paranormal investigation.

It should also be noted that since it has been suspected that in order for a spirit to manifest, it draws energy from its surroundings, thus draining batteries, and creating cold spots. That would make a fear cage ideal. So don’t write off the area because of high EMF readings. But you must consider the “Fear Cage” as a possible cause for the activities.

Remember, we are attempting to find answers, and although gathering evidence of paranormal activity is great; we can only consider the paranormal possibilities once we have ruled out everything else first.

Matrixing

Visual Form Recognition, also known as Pattern Recognition or Pareidolia, is the minds ability to form familiar images from obscure patterns. Remember as a kid laying on the grass looking up into the sky and seeing the clouds make a familiar shape or figure. That is matrixing. Looking at ink blots (left and right) is also known as matrixing. Psychologist use ink blots to determine what the mind sees. Matrixing can be very subjective, what one person sees is not necessarily what another person sees and they both can be looking at the same exact thing. Matrixing can be very deceiving, however, awareness is the key to being objective. What images do you see in the pictures below?

Below is another excellent example of matrixing. Do you see anything unusual about this picture?

Now , if you look in the small mirror to the left of the large mirror you will notice a face.

Odds are, you now see the face because I suggested to you that it was there, so your brain now recognizes it, this is "Matrixing".

This is dust on the surface of the mirror along with other reflections in the room.

Ouija Boards AKA Angel Boards & Séances

The term "Ouija" is derived from the French "oui" (for "yes") and the German "ja" (for "yes"). Ouija became popular during, and after, World War I; when it was marketed (and trademarked) as a means of communicating with dead soldiers.

OMPI STRONGLY recommends that you or anyone in your home never use a Ouija board or conduct séances, and do not be fooled by Ouija Boards marketed under the name “Angel Boards” or "Talking Boards" these are just warm and fuzzy names for the Ouija Board. The Ouija Boards, Angel Boards, or talking Boards and séances are designed to open doors and invite entities into this realm, in this case the realm being your house. Usually the entities that are invited by the use of a Ouija board, Angel Boards, and séances are not what, or who they would have you believe they are. This is typically a Demonic or Non-Human type of presence and by far the most dangerous and difficult to remove, and this type of entity does not play by the rules. So the very best way to get rid of unwanted visitors from in your home is not to invite them in the first place.

REMEMBER; the Demonic Entity does not care what your intentions were or what your emotional mind set was at the time they were invited. This is NO GAME!!! And no matter what they lead you to believe, they NEVER enter this realm to do your bidding. There is no way of knowing what you are dealing with and you could be putting your friends and family in harms way to say the least.

Mediums and Spirit Sensitives?

Lets look at what "Mediums" and "Sensitives" are...

Mediums claim the abilities to listen to and relate conversations with spirit voices; go into a trance and speak without knowledge of what is being said; allow a spirit to enter their body and speak through it; relay messages from the spirits to those who wish to contact them with the help of a physical tool, such as a writing instrument.

A medium is an individual who claims they can connect between the living world and spirit world. Some mediums claim they can communicate verbally with a spirit even relay messages from the dead to the living relatives.

Some Mediums justify charging their customers a fee by claiming they bring closure, and comfort to the relatives by conveying messages from their loved ones who have passed away, however there is no evidence to support these claims.

Spirit Sensitives

A spirit sensitive is a person who is gifted with what is known as “spirit sensitive ability” simply put they can sense the presence of spirit activity.

Sometimes the Sensitive can communicate with the spirits and sometimes the Sensitive can only sense the presence of spirits. Unfortunately the spirit sensitive is normally also hyper sensitive to high EMF’s so it is difficult to know if they are feeling paranormal activity or simply reacting to a High Electromagnetic Field.

We at OMPI do not use Sensitives or Mediums to determine the presence of paranormal activity because we can not confirm they are sensing paranormal presence, remember most mediums and sensitives are also hyper sensitive to high EMF fields, so anything they react to is usually chalked up to personal experiences. As paranormal researchers we must obtain evidence, and personal experiences, while noted, do not count as evidence.

This is not to say we do not believe in sensitives or mediums, we simply feel it would be irresponsible of us to attempt to use the paranormal to prove or disprove the paranormal

We at OMPI would like to caution you of groups or individuals who "guarantee" they can remove ghosts from your home or business. There is so little known about the paranormal field as it pertains to haunting's that absolutely nobody with experience in this field can or would make such a claim. Please don’t be taken in by someone's claim to fame, you should be wary of anyone making such a promise regardless of their background.

Yet there are those out there who will not only make this ridiculous statement but will also attempt to charge you to perform this service. If you have questions regarding someone who is offering to charge money to rid you of a possible haunting please contact us or a reputable paranormal research team in your area.

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