Why do paranormal investigators “go dark” on investigations? From Richard of P.I.H.K.

Why do paranormal investigators “go dark” on investigations? What is the purpose of turning down or off the lights? Let’s say up front, that no one can be right or wrong on this question. As a working theory, let’s consider for a moment that ghosts are seen, heard, felt, or smelled by our physical senses. We must consider that ghosts must gather or generate energy, and then use that energy to manifest in a fashion that can be sensed by our physical senses. The theory goes that this is a difficult process for the ghost/spirit. If you wanted to find a lit candle in the middle of a grassy field, would you rather look for it at Midnight or at Noon on a sunny day. So the theory suggests that by turning down the lights, you are putting the investigators in the right frame of mind and the right conditions to better sense lesser manifestations they might not otherwise notice. During the daytime, there is often more traffic, people walking by, and other noise in the neighborhood where your investigation is taking place. High levels of movement and activity outside the location of your investigation can be extremely distracting, invalidate your EVP work, and lead to anecdotal experiences (mostly sound) that can be mistaken for paranormal. At night, things tend to quiet down…and this is less of a problem. Some groups turn down or off the lights to help calm everyone on the investigation and in the home. When its is dark, it quiets people automatically, without having to demand that everyone quiet down. For some groups its sort of an unspoken rule that when it “goes dark,” things get quiet. Considering the theory that manifestations require a source of power, some groups believe that “going dark” can (theoretically) force the issue, leaving the investigators as one of the only power-sources to draw upon within the environment. Basically, batteries, equipment, and the investigators. Light can obscure subtlety…and it tends to distract us from our other senses and our ability to reason and think. When we focus less on our sense of sight, we are forced to use our powers of deductive reasoning more…and to understand and logically analyze the input we are receiving from our other senses. When reviewing evidence, it makes things easier to understand your light sources and where they are coming from. When you eliminate all of the light sources except the flash, this can keep things simple. Low light video captured with Night Shot technology is basically represented in shades of green and black. Eliminating color in this way from the video can also simplify your analysis of what you’ve captured. Of course, if your witness/client always experiences the paranormal activity at night and not during the day…it would help to investigate at night. If your witness/client always experiences the paranormal activity during lunch when the house is fully lit, you would probably want to investigate during lunch when the house is fully lit! Another thing to consider when choosing to “go dark” or not “go dark,” is the fact that our eyes have a tendency to malfunction in low light environments. As our eyes attempt to focus in low light and are shifting the focus of reception from the cones to the rods, we tend to get a lot of false input. Investigators will sense movement and sometimes flashes of light, where there is neither.

Captain Lou Albano dies

(chuck/Kickacts) I don’t know who made who. You either made Cyndie Lauper or she made you but rest in peace..

LOS ANGELES – Captain Lou Albano, the charismatic professional wrestler who appeared in Cyndi Lauper‘s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” video, has died. He was 76. World Wrestling Entertainment confirmed the death Thursday on its Web site.

Albano performed with WWE from 1983 to 1996, when he was inducted into its hall of fame. He began his wrestling career in Canada in 1953.

Albano expanded his fan base greatly when he played Lauper’s father in the video for her hit single on a fledgling MTV in 1983. He later claimed to be the catalyst for her success, according to WWE.

link

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091014/ap_on_en_ot/us_obit_captain_lou_albano_3

Cash for Clunkers — results are in!

The POSITIVE results of “Cash for Clunkers”: It’s taken 95% of the Obama bumper stickers off the road…

Hmmm…Something different about these two photos? P.I.H.K. & KICKACTS

 

 

Cute response from one of our Grand Daughters’ :P

This was posted in “The Gleaner” Last Sunday October 10,2009.

Four-year-old Railynn Windhaus, daughter of Crystal and Chris Windhaus, is enrolled in the Head Start program at Henderson Community College.

Every day when her dad picks her up from school, he asks her if she had a good day and what she learned during the day.

On one particular day recently he also asked her what she had for lunch.

The little girl thought and thought about this question, obviously searching for the right words until finally she came up with the answer.

“Oh, I know!” she said. “We had five dollar footlongs.”