Do You Believe?

Did you know that "ghosts," as far as seances, hauntings, etc., really gained popularity in the 1800s in America when the Spiritualist movement gained traction? Much of the popularity of Spiritualism sprang forth from the grief during and after the Civil War - for family members never knew what happened to their loved ones who went off to the war and were never heard from again. Spiritualist Mediumship, and the idea that people-mere mortals-could contact the dead directly-developed before and during the time the Fox Sisters http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_sisters two young sisters in their small family cabin began having direct contact with the spirit of a peddler who'd been murdered and buried in their basement. People came from miles around to hear the girls conduct "rapping" sessions with him via knockings on every wall of their cabin. Soon the girls were on the speaking circuit and the United States became drawn into the pastime of talking with the dead.

I've researched the subject of contacting the dead - including the physicists who began working hand-in-hand with the mediums of the 1800s. There are four 100+ year-old Spiritualist communities that exist today: Lily Dale, NY http://www.lilydaleassembly.com/ Harmony Grove, CA http://www.harmonygrovespiritualist.org/ Chesterfield, Indiana http://www.campchesterfield.net/ and Cassadaga http://www.cassadaga.org/ where one can be trained in the traditional Spiritualist techniques. All of them have classes taught by classically trained Spiritualists, and Spiritualist mediums in residence that go through extensive training.

Training in classic mediumship techniques can help you become more intuitive-perhaps only a matter of being able to "sense" something enough to aim a camera and take a picture. We're big on evidence in this group - and the proof is in the pudding when you have state of the art technology. I also work with a team of investigators, and we try to solve the mystery of why the dead exist in this realm. We use our technology to document contact from beyond. Feel free to visit the photo section http://www.meetup.com/GhostsHappen/photos/ of this group to view pictures. The picture you see on this page was taken at Lily Dale when a group of mediums were "creating a vortex" and the apparition on the right appeared on my digital equipment. It appears to be dancing. It's my belief that the entity is an "elemental," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Spirit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elemental and not the spirit of a person who previously lived as a human. As world issues become more critical, I do believe the veil between the living and the dead is becoming thinner. This group is about using scientific tools, as well as mediumship http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediumship tools and intuition, to search for the truth.

How the dead are contacting us is quite a ball of string. I believe "conscienceness" exists after death, and I'm a big fan of String Theory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_theory. When I was eight I drowned in a surfing accident and was brought back after several minutes of having flatlined. I didn't see a tunnel, nor anyone I knew waiting for me-what I did feel was my conscienceness explode into billions of atoms and become one with the universe. Decades later I would read about a similar theory published by Albert Einstein...it was the first time I'd ever heard anything similar. Physics is a huge part of the answer to paranormal events-incidents that occur when the dead are able to touch our world. Intuition and ability are also pieces of the puzzle that need to be in place before we know the truth. Let's face it - ghosts do exist, and you're going to be one of them sooner, or later....

This group educates the curious. You will also be able to learn•How to use mediumship and scientific tools• Meet us at designated areas where we will show you techniques to use mediumship and state-of-the-art tools •Learn the history of ghost hunting•You will learn how to investigate a property to conduct your own pre-investigation before the paranormal investigation•If you are interested, you will learn how to develop your mediumship and intuition skills. If you've ever wondered if THEY exist...yes, Ghosts Happen. We look for the who, what, why, where and how.

Please, if you're serious about this subject, join us. We invite skeptics, but you must have respect for the subject matter, investigation techniques, and the people who conduct this kind of research. If you are under 18, please contact me directly first. Only one membership per individual-couples do not sign up as one, your application will be rejected. Only photos of yourself-if you want everyone to know you're a couple, please put that in your intro. Submit a photo representing yourself, something spooky or just something other than another human who is not you. Thanks!