Volunteer State Paranormal Research

Octagon Hall

EVP TIP- Leaving the Recorder On

These EVP’s where captured during our Investigation at Octagon Hall in Franklin,Kentucky. This Investigation was in June 2009.
There where two EVP sessions we where leaving the building and Mike left his recorder on as the team where exiting  out the door of the Barn and the Slave cabin.

Watch the video and see what was said as they exited.

EVP Captured at the Rippavilla Plantation in Spring Hill,Tennessee

These EVP’s where captured in “Jenny’s” Room up on the top floor of the house. All 3 where captured during the same session.
VSPR team likes to use trigger items during our Investigating. We had brought some whisky , some candy and several vintage type toys.
During this session we where using the whisky and had poured some in a replica vintage tin mug.
Watch the video and see what the response was for bringing the whisky.

Mike Sears

Patrick Burns & Mike Sears Explores Rippavilla Plantation After Dark

Patrick Burns, paranormal investigator and star of Court TV and Tru TV’s Haunting Evidence, will attempt to separate fact from folklore Tuesday evening, July 20, at one of Middle Tennessee’s most prominent historic sites.

Burns considers himself to be a “skeptical believer” and cautiously examines all claims of paranormal events. Patrick’s guarded approach earned him the respect and admiration from his peers and critics. He receives requests to conduct investigations and lectures from coast to coast.

Because of his highly-regarded reputation, Patrick will conduct the first public investigation of Rippavilla Plantation, the stately antebellum home built by Nathaniel Cheairs. Aside from being the Cheairs family home, the mansion served as headquarters to the Confederate Army of Tennessee and the Union General Bull Nelson. In March of 1862 the home also served as a smallpox hospital.

The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with a “meet and greet.” At that time Mike Sears, Director of Volunteer State Paranormal Research, will reveal amazing evidence he collected in March 2010 when he and his team were allowed to conduct the first paranormal investigation of Rippavilla. Based on Mike’s years of experience and numerous investigations, he states that Rippavilla is the most active site he has visited.

  Mike was nominated in 2009 by the International Paranormal Acknowledgement Awards for National Paranormal Investigator for Male category and Won for Best in Spirit Photography. Mike has been published in the Paranormal magazine  ”Visions”  and has been a guest speaker for paranormal Radio shows and events in the Middle Tennessee area.

The investigation will begin at 9:00 p.m. Participants will be divided into groups and each group will be guided by an experienced investigator. Throughout the evening each investigator will rotate groups so everyone has a chance to investigate with Patrick. The length of the overnight investigation depends on the amount of activity recorded but could last into the wee hours of the morning!

Snacks, coffee, tea and water will be provided during the overnight investigation.

Tickets are $125 and advance purchase is required by Friday, July 16th. Guests must be at least 16 years of age to participate. Only 30 tickets will be sold. Personal cameras, video equipment and recording devices will not be allowed inside the house during the investigation. Guests will be asked to leave their cell phones in their vehicle. No refunds.

Tickets may be purchased by visiting the Rippavilla gift shop or by calling 931-486-9037.
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Rippavilla

Mike the Director of VSPR had his personal experience Published in VISIONS Magazine about his Dad near death experince. Mike’s article is on pages 26 and 27. You can go to Visions Magazine and purchase the Magazine or purchase the Online PDF file to view on your computer. Also the magazine can be found in some of your bigger book stores. Mike is working on another article for VISIONS Magazine that is planned to be in a future issue.
This months Issue #3 is full of great articles, besides Mikes.
VISIONS PRINT ISSUE 3 / ARTICLES: New column: Photographing the Dead by Joseph Robert Jobe (Asst. Editor) and The Modern Day Witch by Marla Brooks, Tarot by Tara, Magician Card by Tara Ciampa (Editor) , Tara’s Astrology of the month – Cancer: A Sign of Extremes by Tara Ciampa (Editor), Rituals for Defense Against Evil (contributors: Tara Ciampa, Willie Windwalker GIbson, John Zaffis, Psychic Dakota Lawrence, Carmen Reed and Chip Coffey), Demon of the Mind by Willie Windwalker Gibson, Haunted Hill View Manor by Joseph Robert Jobe (Asst. Editor) and Tara Ciampa (Editor) and DAVE JONES (Para-X), Cheating Death by Mike Sears, Interview with an Exorcist, Bishop James Long by Joseph Robert Jobe (Asst. Editor)., Aura of Death by Nancy du Tertre, Paranormal Investigating 101 by Chris Maggard-Tri State Paranormal

by Becki Baumgartner

Written by Becki Baumgartner/Lead Investigator and Also writes for
www.luminearth.com.

Edited by and VSPR additions by Mike Sears/Director of VSPR


What is EVP?

Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP) are intelligible voices found in recording media that have no known physical explanation. Many of the voices are thought to originate from deceased people. This is the primary reason that people first began experimenting with EVP.

Characteristics of the Voices

The recorded voices may be very quiet and may be difficult to hear and understand. Most EVP experimenters say that they have developed an “ear” for the sounds after learning to distinguish them from background noise. In transform EVP, the voices can often be recognized as male or female, young or old. Messages are seldom longer than two to four words. The words may be spoken very quickly, and there is often a distinctive cadence to the voices. Analysis shows that they are simulations of voice made from whatever sound is supplied, and are often missing voice box frequencies and have oddly arranged formats.

Types of Recording

In controlled conditions recording, it is possible to control ambient noise and supply special forms of background noise. Auric energy is thought to accumulate in a “special” recording area, which is thought to help make contact. In field recording, it is difficult to control environmental conditions or supply background sound, but in known “haunted” locations, the energy helpful for contact may already be present.

EVP formed in an audio recorder by transforming available background sound is referred to as “transform EVP.” In this, it is sometimes possible to recognize the voice of the speaker. EVP Formed by sweeping a radio dial, or with a computer program such as EVPMaker, are referred to as “opportunistic EVP” because sounds for voice formation must be made available on an “as needed” basis. Radio sweep, and in some applications, EVPMaker, depend on the use of “live” voice. The AA-EVP will not use live voice examples for research because of the problem of undetected false positives. EVPMaker using synthesized voice is preferred for opportunistic EVP.

Environmentally stimulated speech synthesis is a relatively new and promising technique, but it should be noted that all speech synthesis approaches currently being tried do not support speaker recognition.

Recording Procedure

Recording Equipment—Digital voice recorders are recommended for transform EVP. Less expensive models produce more internal noise which is useful for voice formation. High quality units will probably require added background noise. A computer can also be used, but will probably require added noise.

Most of VSPR team members like using the WS-100 Olympus digital recorder, You are able to wear headphones during the recording and hear surrounding back ground noises and able to tag noises you might have missed with the naked ear.

Scheduling—Entities will speak at any time of day or night. In the beginning, however, it is advisable to record at a regular time and place. By doing this, the entities learn when there will be an opportunity for contact and expectation of the upcoming session helps focus attention on the process. Try to find a place that will be quiet and free of interruptions. Background sounds are okay, but it is important to be aware of these so that they can be distinguished from the EVP.

Some of VSPR members wear headphones during the EVP session, this way you can make a comment/tag the background noise so you will know later when you review your recordings. Wearing Head phones your able to hear those noises that you probably would had missed during the EVP session. It has happened during the EVP sessions that we have heard a reply to our question” Live” do to wearing headphones.

Background Sound Source—Research has shown that for transform EVP, the entities use sounds in the environment to help form the words. Most recording situations have some background sounds, but it may be necessary to add noise with something like a fan or running water. Some people use foreign language radio, crowd babble or audio tapes, but the AA-EVP discourages the use of radio static or live voice of any form.

Preparation—Begin with meditation and a short prayer to ask for only those intending the highest good and an invitation to friends on the other side to participate. It is best to recording when personal energy is the highest.To have a clear mind and leave your personal problems and drama outside the EVP session.

VSPR also believes if you have a clear mind and have the right intentions to contact the Spirits, the responses are more likely to Happen. EVP session with VSPR is like conducting a interview as you would with a living person. We introduce ourselves and state our intentions for the questions we are about to ask.We give and show proper respect to the spirit as we would to a living person. We have learned there is no reason to yell or to provoke to get a response.

Recording—Vocalize your comments during an EVP session. The entities will often come through as soon as the recorder is turned on. These beginning messages may be the loudest, so it is a good idea to turn on the recorder and wait a few seconds before speaking. Questions should be recorded, and a period of time between each comment should be left for the entities to respond–about ten seconds. At the end, ask if the entity has something to say.

It is not necessary to record in the dark. EVP’s can be captured in all hours of the day. People often try different devices and energy sources to help the entities communicate. Leaving written questions in the EVP experiment area the day before has worked for some. Trigger items also have been helpful to welcome the spirit to respond to your questions.

VSPR for example has offered a beverage to the spirit as you would if you had a living guest there being questioned.Some items we have offered are a cup coffee,tea, and even Whiskey. Also have brought various food items, like candy and bread. When we have presented these items we have got responses of ” thank you” and ” bless you” when we offered these items during our questioning.

Keep recording short. Recordings should be closely examined, at least until it is understood where to find the voices. A best practice for field recording is to use two recorders. As a rule, EVP will only occur on one recorder or sound track, making it possible to avoid mistaking local sounds for EVP (false positives). But it has happen where we got a voice response on more than one recorder. VSPR had 5 recorders going in a session and 2 of them had the same response to a question while the other 3 did not.

Playback—In transform EVP, the voice is usually not heard until playback.(Rare occasions you are able to hear live during the session a response to your question if you are using headphones with your recorder ) Experimenters report that the voices tend to become stronger and clearer as the entities gain in experience, but at first the voices may speak in whispers. Voices may not be recorded in every session and it may take several sessions to discover the first voice. Hearing the voices is a learned ability. It might take thirty minutes to examine a three or four minute recording.

Classes of Voices—A Class A voice can be heard and understood over a speaker by most people. A Class B voice can be heard over a speaker, but not everyone will agree as to what is said. A Class C voice can only be heard with headphones and is difficult to understand. Class B or C voices may have one or two clearly understood words. Loud does not equal Class A.

Keeping a Log—Maintaining a record of recording results is very helpful. Include the date, time, seconds into the recording, the message itself and the question asked. Also take notes if your evp was captured during a emf spike or there was a personal experience(touched, cold breeze or unknown noise) by you or one of the other members of your investigation . Be sure to label and save the audio file so that they can be found at a later time.

Experimenters report that they feel weather may affect results, but this has not been well studied. The aaevp.com site has geomagnetic and solar reports. There is also a link for moon phase information.

Digital Voice Recorders

Digital voice recorders are recommended for EVP experiments. Today, all sound tracks—digital or analog—should be listened to in a computer and with a headset. Unlike tape recorders, the built-in microphone is usually satisfactory for EVP. There is a selection guide for audio recorders here. The section includes a setup guide for Audacity, which is an effective audio management program that can be downloaded at no cost.

Computer Recording

A computer instead of a digital recorder can be used for recording EVP. It should have an audio input jack, speakers, headphone jack and sound player application such as Audacity. Most experimenters use the computer to analyze and store examples. If the recorder does not have a USB interface, it is possible to play the recording into the computer while recording with a recorder program. The Earphone jack of the recorder can be connected to the Microphone or Line 1 jack via a cable. The sound source should be set to the correct jack via the pull-down menu in Audacity. Recording with a sample rate of 11025, mono and 16 bit resolution is sufficient for EVP. Files should be edited as *.wav format, but shared as *.mp3.

Analyzing the Recording for EVP

Always use headphones when listening to the recording in a computer. The earmuff style that completely covers the ear is best, but also good are the soft rubber ear buds that are inserted in the channel of the ear.

Be sure to set up a method of saving your recordings in your computer that will allow you to easily locate examples. A good practice is to save the raw recording session in a dated folder and then also save clips containing the EVP in the same folder. Field recordings are saved under the name of the location and the date. It is helpful to keep a separate folder for your Class A examples for easy retrieval for demonstration to friends. The AA-EVP follows the labeling practice of: (c)lisa_butler2008-what_evp_says.mp3. The (c) symbol indicates the intention to protect rights to the example. Using first and last name helps sort many examples in the folder for easy retrieval. The underline and dash symbol with no use of capitals helps assure that computer systems and the Internet accept the name. A 200 kb audio file can be reduced to around 15 Kb when converted from a *.wav file to an *.mps file. This makes it easy for sharing files via the Internet.

In Closing

These guidelines represent the most common technique for recording transform EVP. EVP may occur in any technology that will record voice. With this in mind, it should be clear that there are no hard and fast rules. There is additional information at the http://aaevp.com, including membership information. The AA-EVP Idea Exchange (a benefit of AA-EVP membership) is excellent for asking questions and receiving help in analyzing examples.

AA-EVP is an association of people who are EVP and ITC experimenters and people who have an interest in this phenomenon. Membership helps fund efforts to bring information about EVP to the public. With the help of the public, the AA-EVP is also funding research via the Sarah Estep Research Fund, so please consider joining in this most important endeavor.

Source: American Association Electronic Voice Phenomena (n.d.). Basic EVP Recording Technique. Retrieved November 20, 2008, from

http://www.aaevp.com/techniques/techniques_evp9.htm

Script for Recording Electronic Voice Phenomena

Turn on the recorder.

My name is (provide your name).

Today is (provide day of week, date and time)

I/We am/are at (provide the name or location of investigation)

With me are (provide the names of all people with you)

Also make notes of any loud noises like ticking clocks, traffic outside the building, body noises, etc. (This is often called “tagging”.)

The most important thing to remember is to make no unnecessary noise. This includes fidgeting, talking, etc., and especially DON”T WHISPER!! When listening to the playback, whispering is very easily mistaken for a spirit. Better to speak loud enough so everybody will know it is you, than to whisper and contaminate data. Also Research your location. Sometimes the words we use today might not go back to the time the Spirits where alive. A great example is the word ” HELLO” Hello started around the time the phone came into use. When we investigate homes that report spirits from the 1800’s era we introduce ourselves by saying ” Howdy or how do you do” both very common used back in that time period.

Here are some Sample Questions - Remember to pause after each question to give the spirit time to communicate. VSPR likes at least 10 second pause after each question

Questions

Is there anybody here who would like to

communicate with us today?

We would really like to hear what you have to say.

Would you like to talk to us?

Can you tell us your name please?

Are you male or female?

How old are you?

How are you feeling?

Are you sad or angry?

What is your favorite color?

Do you know what year it is?

If so, please tell me.

Why are you here?

Are you here all the time?

Are you alone?

How many of you are here?

Is there anyone else with you?

What are their names?

Are there children there?

Do you know who we are?

What is today’s date?

Are you a spirit?

Are you resting here?

Are you happy?

Do you know what happened to you?

Can you see us?

Do you know my name?

Would you like us to leave?

Is there any way we can help you?

Is someone keeping you here?

Are you afraid where you are?

Do you have anything to tell us?

Related Links:

A Ghost in Every House (A Paranormal Investigator’s Guide)

A Prayer for Protection: St. Michael’s Prayer

A Simple Protection Breathing Exercise

Basic EVP Recording Technique

Best Time For Vigil: Day or Night?

Paranormal Investigation Software

Paranormal eBooks

Sacred Smoke: Smudging (An Ancient Art for Modern Times)

Shaman Consciousness

Spirit Guide Contact

The Mel Meter: A Paranormal Investigator’s Best Friend

My Experience as an Investigator in Training

My name is Ida and I have always had an interest in the paranormal. I grew up watching horror flicks as a kid and listening to ghost stories from my mom and dad from their time in Texas and Mexico.

I never really became active in investigating until I moved to Tennessee. I did a little research on some of the teams out there and started off by attending a few meet ups in the Franklin and Nashville area. I got to meet some different people who had the same interest as I did and that was pretty cool.

I think when you look for a team to join you should be sure that is the team that is right for you. What I was looking for was a team who was open-minded and able to teach me how to investigate and review evidence. I was also looking for a team that would consider ALL evidence when combined with other evidence (orbs, mist, evp’s, emf, etc).

I found exactly what I was looking for with VSPR. Mike & Monique are very helpful and I have learned more from them then I ever did by attending any meet ups. Don’t get me wrong, meet ups are great if you want to explore your options. Mike takes the time to listen to our suggestions and hear our ideas. It is kind of like having your own separate family with people from different backgrounds.

We do not provoke or show any disrespect whatsoever towards the Spirits. I understand that some cases will require you to take a stand but you can always do that in a tactful manner. We show professionalism on all of our investigations and treat the clients, as well as the spirits, with utmost respect.

So while you are out there searching for a team, take the time out to do a little research and see if the team’s ideas coincide with yours. If they do then you will be on well on your way to being a great investigator.

Happy Hunting!

Ida Lozano

VSPR

Ida has been  great asset to the VSPR Team and is soon to loose her training status and becoming a Investigator with  VSPR.

She has done some amazing work handling a private case we worked on earlier this  year by helping the client feel more at ease and showing true professionalism. VSPR is honored to have her being part of the VSPR Family.

Mike Sears

Director of VSPR

Want to thank our fellow readers for the nice feedback we have been receiving on our blog and apologize for   the lack of postings recently. We have just been swamped with cases and evidence review the past few months.     

     VSPR has been investigating a historical land mark in Middle Tennessee since Feb and the amount of EVP evidence has just been amazing. Once it’s been presented to the client and their ok with our findings we will be posting our finds on the web site for everyone to see and hear very soon.

    VSPR has done a Private residence in North Nashville the past month where we returned several times to further find answers for the client. We are making a video of this investigation and will be posting it on site hopefully next month.

  VSPR also returned to Octagon Hall in Franklin, KY on April 24 2010. It was VSPR fourth time returning there as a team and Mike and Monique seventh time investigating there.  Also  2 members of NPR where invited to investigate  with VSPR . This investigation Mike and Monique noticed that the house was not very active as it has been in the past. Inside the house VSPR didn’t get any EMF response till our last session that morning around 4am in the Parlor room across from the gift shop. There they did a ghost box session and got some interesting replies on the ghost box. K2 and trifield got EMF spikes and the light motion detectors in the door ways turned on several times. Several Investigators felt a breeze go by them and their hair raise one their arms. During that night there was a severe storm. The VSPR team wasn’t able to do EVP session in the cemetery because of flooding. They investigated in the slave cabin and barn several times. Both Places they had lots of K2 spikes and trifield readings and Motion detector lights going on. In the cabin a female Investigator (Stephanie Wrangler) had a personal experience where she felt hands on her throat and she felt like she was being choked. Mike stepped next to her and could feel the energy in the air and his hair stood up on end. No EMF spikes during this, Mike then asked the spirit to leave the investigator alone, she moved from that location and she felt better. We noticed red marks on her neck; she said her neck felt like it was very hot. Mike touched her neck and it felt like someone with a severe fever. That her skin was very hot and red marks could be seen on her neck, Photos were taken during this time.  Mike commented that in the prior six investigations there that no one had been physically grabbed like that in the past. Though several times in the cabin Mike and several others had nausea feelings and had to leave the cabin. Later that night another female investigator (Clare Russell) felt nauseas and had to leave the cabin. We will be reviewing our recordings and see what EVP’s might had been captured during these time period.

Jeremy Roberts is no longer an Investigator in training. He has become a full time member now of VSPR and is now an Investigator. Congrats go to Jeremy for his hard work and dedication for the VSPR team.

VSPR haves several investigations lined up in the next few months ahead and will be posting those soon as we can. Hopefully next month we will have the EVP’s up and playing for the fellow readers to hear.

When Mike the Director of VSPR  is called for a investigation or meets people, they always ask him,  ” So how did you get into this paranormal Investigating and do you believe in life after death? ” He tells them about 2 of his most amazing experiences   he had in the Paranormal in 1994.

His First experience is this  event he had in June of 1994

The near death experience I was able to witness was my Father’s passing  in 1994. My Father had been battling cancer and was loosing his battle in June of 1994. His last months of life my Mom had called in Hospice care so my father could pass away at home with family. He was not a big fan of Hospitals and we respected his wishes. Before his  first passing he was in a coma for 3 days. Hospice would come and help every other day, Unless we requested to have them to be there. On his 3rd day of his coma the Hospice nurse said his temperature  had risen greatly and she felt he was very near to passing away. Hospice wasn’t do to come over the next day  to help but the nurse said if he passed away that night or we  needed help the next day to have us call them .
I had been working long hours and plus helping my mom look over my dad  I was exhausted and told my mom I was heading to bed and if she needed me  or if my dad passed away that night to  please wake me and let me know. Later that night  some time after three am  in the morning my dad had passed away. My Mom was at his side and heard his last breath. She stayed at his side for some time grieving  and then left his side to go wake me to let me know he had passed away. Before she could leave the room, My Father sat up in the bed and asked her to come back to the bed to talk to her. She was in shock to hear his voice since he had been in a coma for 3 days and over a week prior he could not speak . She turned around to see him sitting straight up in the bed and seeing him full of color and looking healthy. She went over and sat next to him. He told her that “He could not leave her and I  with out making sure we would be ok, That he asked them to allow him to come back and tell us this.” During this time my mom said she felt a presence in the room with her. My dad started talking to family members and friends he knew  who had passed away years ago. Then relaying their messages to my mom. One of the most interesting talks he had was with his first wife. She had passed away back in the early 1960’s of cancer and she was from Japan where they had met when he was stationed there serving  in the Army. My dad started speaking fluent Japanese and then translated back to my mom what his first wife was telling him. She told my dad to tell my mom this message , she said “ I just want to thank you for taking care of him on this side and that he will be ok and I will be taking care of him on the other side.”  My dad talked to my mom and back and forth to love ones for several hours. 
My Mom came into my bedroom  later that morning and woke me up to tell me that my dad wanted to talk to me. Being half asleep I was surprised to hear this and said,  “ what ? “  “ He wants to talk to me?  “ I had gone to bed and he was in a coma and was very close to death.  I got up and walked out my room and started to walk to our living room where Hospice had placed a medical bed, my mom stopped me and told me  I need to go to my parents bedroom and that I will be very surprised  for what I‘m about to witness.
I started to walk to their room and I heard my dad calling for me. I was in shock hearing his voice so clear. I entered the bedroom to find my dad looking healthy and laying in his bed freshly cleaned from a shower he  had took that morning and was dressed in a clean shirt and shorts.  I was in shock and wasn’t sure what to say or think of it. He had asked me to sit next to him on the bed and he wanted to talk to me. My dad started to tell me that he was worried about me and wanted me to know that he will be ok and that I need to go on with my life and not dwell on his death.  I was speechless at first and then said to my dad. “ Dad you have had it rough, its not been easy for you “ ( my dad served 22 years in the Army and had bad health since his return from Vietnam) His reply to my comment was a huge surprise to hear to me.
His reply “ Mike I haven’t had it that rough, you know who has had it rough? Jesus has “
I was in shock to hear this from my dad. My dad was not religious at all. He never attended church the whole time I knew him and the only time I heard Jesus come from his mouth it was used in a form of cursing.
My dad then asked if there was anything  I wanted to know. I was just in shock of the whole moment and  I was left pretty much speechless. ( today I have tons of questions and wish I wasn’t so much in shock when this happen ) We then talked for about 30 minutes and then he said “ I guess if your done talking to me and I have nothing else to tell you both , then I’m ready to go back.” My Mom and I where not sure what to do , and My Mom said, “ Maybe you have to go to sleep and they can take you back “ .
So my Dad decided to go back to sleep and we gave hugs and farewells just in case he didn’t reawake. After he went to sleep my Mom and I went to the living room and she told me all that happen that night. We talked for several hours until  we heard my dad call out asking if anyone was there. We got up and ran in to the bedroom  to check in on him and he was surprised to find us there. He asked “Why are you two here with me? Have I crossed over? “ with a hint of disappointment in his voice. We told him he is still here with us and that maybe that they are giving him a extra day with us. He then asked us “What should we do? “ Then he suggested I go rent some movies and make him a nice meal and we could spend the rest of the day talking and relaxing together.
I went out and rented some comedies and found some fresh crawfish at the market(one of his favorite dishes,.) and head back home, not knowing if he will be there waiting for my return.
I got home and he was very pleased to hear what I had got for us to eat. Now this is a person who was eating through a straw for over a week before he was in a coma for 3 days. I cooked up the meal with corn on the cob and we even shared a beer together.
We watched movies in his bedroom and shared family experiences for the rest of the day till it was pass midnight. He started to get very tired and he wanted to go to bed. Before We all went to bed, he gave us a hug and told us he loved us and not to worry about him if he doesn’t reawake in the morning. He also said he would give us signs that he is ok after his passing to let us know he is ok.
The next morning we got up and found him back into a coma, Hospice came over that morning and where shocked to find him out of his hospice bed and into his own bed. They wouldn’t believe us that he had got out of his hospice bed and walk to his own bed. They where not happy with us and they told my Mom and I that they where upset that her and I had moved him to his own bed. My dad was back in a coma for 3 more days and then he passed away in the afternoon in June of 1994.

A week after his death, every day for 5 days we had a red cardinal show up on the time he had passed away and peck at the window. on the 5th day It finally realized that this had been happening every day that week and it was the same time period he had passed away. Once we said this, the cardinal never returned to the window. Later that year Mike and His mom  had 2 avacodos , 2 pine apples and 2 big honeydew oranges on  plants that Mike’s dad had Planted on their property.  All 3 of these plants never produced fruit when Mike’s dad was alive and his dad  was disspaointed that he never was able to have any fruit from them since he planted them.  Mike and his Mom believed these had to be the signs to let them know he was ok ,  To have 3 plants to produce only 2 fruits on each that year only.
This experience was a huge eye opener to Mike and his Mom, the experience gave them a whole knew outlook on life and has made life less stressful for them.  Since then Mike and his Mom have shared this experience with others and has made Mike want to find more answers about ” Where do  we go after we pass away” ?

Later this year Mike will be posting his second event that happen to him in 1994 that got him into the Paranormal Investigating

VSPR TEAM UPDATE FEB 2010

Mike was recently put in the local paper, Dickson Herald for his win and nomination from International Paranormal Acknowledgement Awards.

COPY OF THE  STORY:

Local ghost hunter earns paranormal photography award

Mike Sears of Burns recently received the “Best Spirit Photography” award as part of the 2009 International Paranormal Acknowledgement Awards.

“There where people nominated from all around the world in this awards event, (and) I was nominated with some of the top people in the paranormal field and community,” Sears said. “Being nominated was just a huge honor, but to win, I never expected, especially being nominated with Mark Macy in the ‘Spirit Photography’ category, who has been doing this for 20-plus years and written books on it.”

The Burns resident split his award with Parris V. Stephanow, and was also nominated for “Best National Paranormal Investigator (Male)” along with Zak Bagans, Jason Hawes, Chris Fleming, John Zaffis and Steve Gonsalves (winner).

For more information about IPAA, go to the organization’s Web site: www.ipaawards.org.

For more information about Volunteer State Paranormal Research, go online to: www.vsparanormal.com/.

TO SEE THE ACTUAL NEWS PAPER STORY CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW

DICKSON HERALD