Post by the Scribe on Nov 4, 2018 6:12:14 GMT -5
Having been raised in a haunted house just a few miles away from the Amityville Horror house (Long Island) I have always had a keen interest in the paranormal. Given all of my experiences I am always interested in the latest news and gadgets. The spirit box is one such thing.
Spirit Box
By Aurthur Mclelland in Tech
national-paranormal-society.org/spirit-box/
P-SB7 2A device used for contacting spirits through the use of radio frequency. These devices or so called Spirit box also known as Ghost Box or Frank’s box are used as an electronic medium for the purpose of direct communication with a spirit.
1) The notion of using white noise to allow spirits to speak is nothing new. It’s, in fact, one of the original “tenants” EVP that dates back to the experiments conducted by Dr. Konstantīns Raudive in the 1940’s, till his death in 1974. The belief seems to be, that since spirits manipulate energy in order to manifest and/or move objects, they need some form of energy in order to manifest sound. One of the long held beliefs in EVP was that spirits used the internal sound of the recorder to put their sound on the tape/digital file. This being true it’s possible for a spirit to make a disembodied voice, but… if the theory of energy manipulation is correct, it would be much harder without the “noise” for the spirit to manipulate.
2) One of the big problems with Franks Box/ Ghost Box is that people aren’t fully aware how to use it, or how it should even run. Firstly, asking a simple question and getting a one word answer is well, …. “HOG WASH”. Anything that scans radio frequency is going to pick up random pieces of sound. You’re bound to get a number or a single word. Similarly, I’ve seen people use these boxes as they do a linear sweep, going from one station to the very next and so on then repeating the process over and over. Unless I’m mistaken, the original set up of “Franks box” was supposed to do a random sweep of the signals which would (seemingly) eliminate the possibility of picking up on any solid piece of signal for too long. Granted this still doesn’t eliminate the possibility you could get frequency pollution from a CB or other broadcasting device. Meaning nothing you get is ever “unexplainable” because you can’t eliminate those sources of potential explanation. With that in mind, the Ghost Box is fun to use but I suggest you use it as entertainment only and never try to introduce any audible sounds you may capture as being spirits or any other paranormal phenomenon as there are way too many frequency being cast about to prove without a doubt that voice or sound came from another dimension. And after all that’s what we are all about, finding solid, un-disputable scientific proof that “Ghost” do exist ….Right? If you want to try the “Ghost Box” for yourself the “Franks Box” runs a couple hundred clams, but the good news is you can build one for around 30 bucks using what’s known as the “Radio Shack Hack”.
Here most difficult part in this is learning to hear the messages. Not everything that comes through the box is spirit box communication. Some of it is radio snippets. It takes time and practice to know the difference. I am still learning and probably will be forever. Like anything in life, there is a learning curve and this just takes time. Be prepared to put time into it and be patient and don’t give up. This is not something I can easily explain. I will just say that in time you will know the difference.
Do not hold the box too close to the recorder. If you place the recorder too close to the box you may get interference. The new digital recorders are very sensitive so don’t talk too loud or you will blast out your ears on playback. You may have to experiment with this. Always record your sessions and listen to them afterward. Although I do hear some messages live in real time during the session, much of what I hear is afterward while playing back the recording. Keep your sessions to 20 minutes or less, but I would say no less than 10 minutes. Sometimes it takes a good 3-4 or even 5 minutes to get warmed up and going. Anything longer than 20 minutes can be incredibly tedious to listen back through later and the spirits do lose energy over time. Download a free audio program like audacity and use this to listen to your recordings. Always listen with headphones.
My advice to anyone starting out new is first and foremost use some type of spiritual protection. Keep sessions under 20 minutes. Record each session with a decent audio recorder. State on the recorder if you hear any background noise so you don’t mistake it later as communication. Always show love, compassion and respect to the spirits as well as your guides. Do not encourage any negative energies by provoking them or calling them names or disrespecting them. Educate yourself and learn how to open yourself psychically. And most of all BE PATIENT. Do not give up if you aren’t getting the results you want immediately. It takes time and practice.
You will receive very differing types of voices. Some voices have a lot of vibration to them. Some are quiet, some are loud and clear, some have echos or repeating words, some words overlap other words, sometimes they stutter, some messages come through in a song and sometimes they even answer your question right before you ask it! Allow at least 20 seconds after each question and probably the best advice I can give you is don’t talk too much and no whispering! It is so frustrating to not be able to hear the messages when you are listening to the recording later because you or someone else is talking. And I can’t tell you how many times I thought we captured an amazing evp only to figure out later it was someone whispering-myself included. When you are in a dark room trying to be quiet I’ve found it’s actually rather natural to whisper. If anyone is your group talks they should talk loudly and clearly so it’s obvious that it is their voice. Some messages are one word while others may be an entire sentence. I do believe that the spirits try to come through with a male or female sounding voice but this is not always the case. Sometimes a sentence will have a mixture of male and female sounding voices. If you think you hear something but aren’t sure, clip out that section and save if for later and move on. Once your ears are trained better the message may become quite clear and often times I need to give my ears a break for a few hours then come back to it and it is clear. And don’t force it. If you can’t hear it clearly never mind and do another session to try to get clearer messages. My motto is ‘when in doubt throw it out’. There are 3 classes of EVP’s with a ‘Class A’ being super crisp and clear to all that hear it, a Class B will probably be heard the same by all after you tell them what is said and a class C that will probably be heard as something different by everyone that listens.
Once you come to the realization that you are communicating with spirits it will change your world and outlook on life forever! It took me almost a year to believe and many others have almost given up on it in the beginning. I had no idea what I was doing when I first started and doubted anything that I thought I heard. It’s when you have a commutation of clips that you can listen to over and over that your rational mind will decide that there is no way that this is all coincidence or radio snippets. It’s just impossible!
If you are going to use a spirit box please don’t treat it as a toy. Please don’t disrespect those spirits that come through and please try to use it for a good purpose. Absolutely contact your loved ones and friends. Don’t get too focused on any cuss words or name calling that may come through and don’t fear it. Have a good laugh and move on to more important things. Listen to the messages and if you hear those cries for help, realize that those are people who were once living, who for one reason or another did not go to the light and please try to help them if you can. Remember this could be a child looking for their family or the little sweet old lady down the street who passed. Do not assume that all ghosts/spirits are bad with evil intentions. This is simply not the case. It could be your family members that I or others have contact with and certainly you would want them to be helped if needed. There are many wonderful books available on spirit rescue and it is very rewarding. As this becomes more popular (and I believe it will) I really am hoping much good will come out of this. My personal clues that a spirit may be stuck is they use such words as guilt, fear, dead, sad, scared, angry and they generally focus on negativity and earthly matters and they usually ask for help. Those who have gone to the light generally talk about good, happiness and love.
If you are the type of person that always finds the negative in everything or are very fearful I would not advise using a spirit box. Likenesses attract here and if you are negative you will likely attract negative spirits. Also, if you do not understand the spirit world and earthbound spirits I wouldn’t suggest going out ghost hunting and looking for possible negative energies. It is best to educate yourself first. And remember that negative energies feed off of your fear. Do not fear them!
I’ve seen many people who do this lose all their common sense. Honestly yes I believe spirit can communicate with us this way but I do not think everything I hear is spirit communication. Nor do I see ghosts in every picture I see, nor do I think everything that happens in my life is a sign from spirit, or that spirits talk to us while we’re taking a shower through the white noise created by the sound of the water running. Seriously! Keep your senses.
This is a huge pet peeve of mine. Just because we can occasionally hear from spirit through a device such as this, it does not mean that every little ooh or aah sound it makes is spirit. I can barely stomach all the you tube video’s with the little subtitles of nothing but radio snippets. No I don’t always know the difference. Sometimes it’s impossible to tell for sure. Sometimes it’s quite obvious. My ‘could be’ spirit messages file is larger than any other. Sometimes we can’t be sure and we have to leave it at that. This is experimental! Experiment with it. I am a tough person to impress. And no I’m not saying my spirit box clips are any better than others or I have any special connection that makes me better at this than others. I’ve heard some others that have blown me away too-but they are few and far between. Err on the side of caution and keep doing it over and over again until you hear those things that your sane rational mind just cannot explain away. Those are the wows! And they are the reason I believe.
Spirit Box
By Aurthur Mclelland in Tech
national-paranormal-society.org/spirit-box/
P-SB7 2A device used for contacting spirits through the use of radio frequency. These devices or so called Spirit box also known as Ghost Box or Frank’s box are used as an electronic medium for the purpose of direct communication with a spirit.
1) The notion of using white noise to allow spirits to speak is nothing new. It’s, in fact, one of the original “tenants” EVP that dates back to the experiments conducted by Dr. Konstantīns Raudive in the 1940’s, till his death in 1974. The belief seems to be, that since spirits manipulate energy in order to manifest and/or move objects, they need some form of energy in order to manifest sound. One of the long held beliefs in EVP was that spirits used the internal sound of the recorder to put their sound on the tape/digital file. This being true it’s possible for a spirit to make a disembodied voice, but… if the theory of energy manipulation is correct, it would be much harder without the “noise” for the spirit to manipulate.
2) One of the big problems with Franks Box/ Ghost Box is that people aren’t fully aware how to use it, or how it should even run. Firstly, asking a simple question and getting a one word answer is well, …. “HOG WASH”. Anything that scans radio frequency is going to pick up random pieces of sound. You’re bound to get a number or a single word. Similarly, I’ve seen people use these boxes as they do a linear sweep, going from one station to the very next and so on then repeating the process over and over. Unless I’m mistaken, the original set up of “Franks box” was supposed to do a random sweep of the signals which would (seemingly) eliminate the possibility of picking up on any solid piece of signal for too long. Granted this still doesn’t eliminate the possibility you could get frequency pollution from a CB or other broadcasting device. Meaning nothing you get is ever “unexplainable” because you can’t eliminate those sources of potential explanation. With that in mind, the Ghost Box is fun to use but I suggest you use it as entertainment only and never try to introduce any audible sounds you may capture as being spirits or any other paranormal phenomenon as there are way too many frequency being cast about to prove without a doubt that voice or sound came from another dimension. And after all that’s what we are all about, finding solid, un-disputable scientific proof that “Ghost” do exist ….Right? If you want to try the “Ghost Box” for yourself the “Franks Box” runs a couple hundred clams, but the good news is you can build one for around 30 bucks using what’s known as the “Radio Shack Hack”.
Here most difficult part in this is learning to hear the messages. Not everything that comes through the box is spirit box communication. Some of it is radio snippets. It takes time and practice to know the difference. I am still learning and probably will be forever. Like anything in life, there is a learning curve and this just takes time. Be prepared to put time into it and be patient and don’t give up. This is not something I can easily explain. I will just say that in time you will know the difference.
Do not hold the box too close to the recorder. If you place the recorder too close to the box you may get interference. The new digital recorders are very sensitive so don’t talk too loud or you will blast out your ears on playback. You may have to experiment with this. Always record your sessions and listen to them afterward. Although I do hear some messages live in real time during the session, much of what I hear is afterward while playing back the recording. Keep your sessions to 20 minutes or less, but I would say no less than 10 minutes. Sometimes it takes a good 3-4 or even 5 minutes to get warmed up and going. Anything longer than 20 minutes can be incredibly tedious to listen back through later and the spirits do lose energy over time. Download a free audio program like audacity and use this to listen to your recordings. Always listen with headphones.
My advice to anyone starting out new is first and foremost use some type of spiritual protection. Keep sessions under 20 minutes. Record each session with a decent audio recorder. State on the recorder if you hear any background noise so you don’t mistake it later as communication. Always show love, compassion and respect to the spirits as well as your guides. Do not encourage any negative energies by provoking them or calling them names or disrespecting them. Educate yourself and learn how to open yourself psychically. And most of all BE PATIENT. Do not give up if you aren’t getting the results you want immediately. It takes time and practice.
You will receive very differing types of voices. Some voices have a lot of vibration to them. Some are quiet, some are loud and clear, some have echos or repeating words, some words overlap other words, sometimes they stutter, some messages come through in a song and sometimes they even answer your question right before you ask it! Allow at least 20 seconds after each question and probably the best advice I can give you is don’t talk too much and no whispering! It is so frustrating to not be able to hear the messages when you are listening to the recording later because you or someone else is talking. And I can’t tell you how many times I thought we captured an amazing evp only to figure out later it was someone whispering-myself included. When you are in a dark room trying to be quiet I’ve found it’s actually rather natural to whisper. If anyone is your group talks they should talk loudly and clearly so it’s obvious that it is their voice. Some messages are one word while others may be an entire sentence. I do believe that the spirits try to come through with a male or female sounding voice but this is not always the case. Sometimes a sentence will have a mixture of male and female sounding voices. If you think you hear something but aren’t sure, clip out that section and save if for later and move on. Once your ears are trained better the message may become quite clear and often times I need to give my ears a break for a few hours then come back to it and it is clear. And don’t force it. If you can’t hear it clearly never mind and do another session to try to get clearer messages. My motto is ‘when in doubt throw it out’. There are 3 classes of EVP’s with a ‘Class A’ being super crisp and clear to all that hear it, a Class B will probably be heard the same by all after you tell them what is said and a class C that will probably be heard as something different by everyone that listens.
Once you come to the realization that you are communicating with spirits it will change your world and outlook on life forever! It took me almost a year to believe and many others have almost given up on it in the beginning. I had no idea what I was doing when I first started and doubted anything that I thought I heard. It’s when you have a commutation of clips that you can listen to over and over that your rational mind will decide that there is no way that this is all coincidence or radio snippets. It’s just impossible!
If you are going to use a spirit box please don’t treat it as a toy. Please don’t disrespect those spirits that come through and please try to use it for a good purpose. Absolutely contact your loved ones and friends. Don’t get too focused on any cuss words or name calling that may come through and don’t fear it. Have a good laugh and move on to more important things. Listen to the messages and if you hear those cries for help, realize that those are people who were once living, who for one reason or another did not go to the light and please try to help them if you can. Remember this could be a child looking for their family or the little sweet old lady down the street who passed. Do not assume that all ghosts/spirits are bad with evil intentions. This is simply not the case. It could be your family members that I or others have contact with and certainly you would want them to be helped if needed. There are many wonderful books available on spirit rescue and it is very rewarding. As this becomes more popular (and I believe it will) I really am hoping much good will come out of this. My personal clues that a spirit may be stuck is they use such words as guilt, fear, dead, sad, scared, angry and they generally focus on negativity and earthly matters and they usually ask for help. Those who have gone to the light generally talk about good, happiness and love.
If you are the type of person that always finds the negative in everything or are very fearful I would not advise using a spirit box. Likenesses attract here and if you are negative you will likely attract negative spirits. Also, if you do not understand the spirit world and earthbound spirits I wouldn’t suggest going out ghost hunting and looking for possible negative energies. It is best to educate yourself first. And remember that negative energies feed off of your fear. Do not fear them!
I’ve seen many people who do this lose all their common sense. Honestly yes I believe spirit can communicate with us this way but I do not think everything I hear is spirit communication. Nor do I see ghosts in every picture I see, nor do I think everything that happens in my life is a sign from spirit, or that spirits talk to us while we’re taking a shower through the white noise created by the sound of the water running. Seriously! Keep your senses.
This is a huge pet peeve of mine. Just because we can occasionally hear from spirit through a device such as this, it does not mean that every little ooh or aah sound it makes is spirit. I can barely stomach all the you tube video’s with the little subtitles of nothing but radio snippets. No I don’t always know the difference. Sometimes it’s impossible to tell for sure. Sometimes it’s quite obvious. My ‘could be’ spirit messages file is larger than any other. Sometimes we can’t be sure and we have to leave it at that. This is experimental! Experiment with it. I am a tough person to impress. And no I’m not saying my spirit box clips are any better than others or I have any special connection that makes me better at this than others. I’ve heard some others that have blown me away too-but they are few and far between. Err on the side of caution and keep doing it over and over again until you hear those things that your sane rational mind just cannot explain away. Those are the wows! And they are the reason I believe.
