Investigations and hormones

Having an all-female paranormal investigative team can cause some interesting circumstances. For one thing, the several investigations we have gone on have produced little activity and even less scientific results to ponder. For those of you thinking that having all females would be one big cat fight or a lot of unnecessary hormones involved, so far that has not even entered the picture. I credit our professionalism, unselfishness and determination to help out the situation as top priorities for our group.

Maybe very little drama and dysfunction isn't good - many hauntings or ghostly activity includes people with a lot of things going on, distractions, personal problems, etc. and I think that may play into ghostly activity - negative energy to feed off of and to take advantage of situations. And it would appear that the mindset of people can also factor in - at least in the situation with our most recent investigation. Our results are not all gathered yet so I don't want to name the town/establishment we investigated a few weeks ago, but suffice to say the 'representative' sent to keep us company didn't want to be  there in the first place. Because we're not all experts in this field of paranormality anyway, it seemed the moment we entered the place that normally is 'active', shut down for the night. Other ghost investigators had no problem gathering info at this place, and aside from a major breakdown in our equipment we concluded the negative entrance by their sensitive and our 'girly' group slowed activity to nil. It appears you can chase ghosts away with your attitude!

There's not much scientific facts to back that up, but we're going to recruit more guys from now on!

This is my chance to rate the paranormal shows on television. Being a journalist, I am naturally nosy and seek the truth. Some of these shows make my skin crawl, and the top of the list is "Haunted Collector".

Who allows a stranger to come into their house and take antiques or valuable items just because they 'think' they are haunted? My group got to meet John Zaffis at a paranormal conference last fall and he was so full of himself - as was his daughter and son with him. At least most of the paranormal shows have people experienced and somewhat modest - this Zaffis thinks he's the best thing since ice cream. And does he ever solve anything? Taking an item from the home and sticking it under glass makes it not haunted? I asked him last fall how that worked, why would glass prevent hauntings? They have dug things out of the ground and they were supposedly haunted, why does glass prevent it. In a terse response to someone he deemed subhuman, "The glass prevents any activity attached to it escape." So because he says it, it's so? Wow, I didn't just jump off the turnip truck. Either it's haunted or it's not. Why wouldn't you have to perform some kind of cleansing to the piece as you would a house.

To further enhance my case Zaffis feels he should be king, the video he showed of his career was nothing short of jaw-dropping. I would have thought he invented penicillin. His aunt and uncle the Ed and Lorraine Warren must be proud they sprouted him from the family tree . . .

Please tell me they cancel this show after this year - these people are thieves!!!

And the old standby, "Ghost Hunters" comes back next week. Whatever happened to helping the little guy? Apparently that doesn't draw in enough audience. Long-time fans of the show have to agree that ever since Grant left, they seem to always find evidence now. And really, Jay, do you think it's a good idea to put your child in potential harm's way?

Maybe we have a "Grant" on our paranormal team? :]

And as much as I want to like "Finding Bigfoot" I am gradually finding it difficult to watch each week. Although I 'get it' they have to find ways to keep people watching, I think they lose a lot of credibility when they try these 'new' ways of drawing Bigfoot out of the woods. Really, girl scouts? More scientific research and findings would go a long way, even if it's just mentioned quickly in the show!

And can someone tell Renae that it's obvious she even finds it difficult to explain 'everything' away. Yeah, we get it. Scientific proof is needed. We get it. But explain what these stuff is if it isn't Sasquatch, just don't say, I find it hard to explain this. So do I. But I don't have a television show, big contract and education in biology and all the equipment necessary at my feet to use to figure it out. Not everything is a wolf. Not everything is someone hopping around on 'big feet' in the middle of nowhere. Not everyone is seeing things or making it up!

I do like the "UFO Files". They aren't making new shows anymore, but they seem to present good arguments with evidence and research at why it is or isn't a UFO. They have a pretty extensive base and plenty of files to go through for potential proof aliens might live next door.

"Monsterquest" had some good moments as well. Sometimes the fact a show leaves the air too early, makes it more intriguing.

These 'haunting' shows though: does it seem like there's a lot of people out there that have been haunted now that it's popular on television? Now even celebrities come forward?

Lots of things to think about, that's for certain. Like I tell my husband: these people are seeing something. If it's not a UFO, ghost or Bigfoot, what is it? Or tell my daughter: if it's not evidence of a potential ghostly being, what was it? Just saying 'no' is for drug campaigns, not for 'scientific' results.

And don't get me going about orbs!!!