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What are my feelings about paranormal investigation? I saw a social media post about relying on science instead of gadgets with blinking lights, and I found it fascinating. Here’s how I commented on it. I believe this explains my perspective and where I stand on paranormal investigation and research. It’s not something I think most people would expect me to say. Many believe that those of us who have experienced a haunting are all in for the ghost crowd, but that is rarely the case for most. Here is how I responded:

You know, blinky lights have never given me the answers I was looking for, and science didn’t provide those answers either, but science helped by ruling out some things and helping me understand certain aspects better. At this point in my life, I feel— from my personal perspective— that there will never be definitive answers about any of this until we die. I have shifted my approach to a more experiential and historical viewpoint. I have traveled around the world, and the way different cultures handle the paranormal and spirituality is much different than in the States. There is a more accepting view of it as something “just is” in life. My experiences are more interesting when I follow the legends and history rather than spending countless hours sitting in the darkness with flashing lights and roaming radio stations.

In May of 2001 something horrible happened to my family and continued afterwards. I have never gotten concrete answers about what “it” was. But I do know no amount of gadgetry ever gave me answers. I still don’t have a label for the personal experience, and I have no complete explanation. I can tell you what the Church says about it. I can tell you all sorts of theories I have been given about it. However, not one person or group has ever been able to provide me with a definitive cause. Not one. Sometimes, you must accept things for being just “as is.”

That is how I commented on the post, and I am sure there are going to be those it confuses. Over the past six years, I have learned more than ever before. However, I have found that too much time is spent chasing ghosts and demons and dwelling on death. This approach is not healthy for me; honestly, it has stifled any actual research. I view the paranormal as a living entity rather than seeing it as something dead or tragic. I don’t believe that is the case at all.

I have discovered that a more vibrant approach works best for me. I view paranormal activity as a naturally occurring aspect of life, much like how one would see rain. I have realized that it simply happens when I don’t push for activity. I have had amazing experiences in the streets of Europe, Asia, and Africa by taking this approach. I follow the stories and the history with the mindset of experiencing and learning. I can’t tell you how many experiences occur organically with this understanding and attitude. It has truly changed and broadened my view on living more than the idea of death. The best part is that I no longer find myself sitting in a dark, damp basement of some rundown building, looking at a gadget to light up or waiting for roaming radio stations to give me the answers because, in truth, I know they won’t.